PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1304, 6 December 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the GoTcrnor was at Christcliurch yesterday.

The Prime Minister is at Invercargill, the Hon. D. Buddo at Raugiora, Sir Jas. Carroll at Ashburloii, the Hon. It. M'Ktnzio at Mqtueka, the Hon. T, Mackenzio at Manaia, the Hon. J. A. Millar at Duncdiu, ami tlie Hon. A. T. Ngata at To I'uke (Auckland).

Mr. H. .11. Wayward, of the firm of Baldwin anil Rayward. returned yesterday from ti business trip to Auckland.

Mr. Quill, the weli-luiown Victorian tenuis player, who intends to sec thi; Davis Cup contest at Christcliurch, is a visitor to Wellington.

Lieutenant Thos. Herd, conductor of the Wellington Garrison Baud, has been nppointed judge of the North Island Brass Band Association's contest to be held in Uicljorne in February next.

Mr. 11. M. Didsbury, manager of the Xew Zealand Insurance Company's Bendigo blanch, lias been transferred to Naliier. Mr. Didsbury is an old AVellington boy, and a brother of Mr. Guy Didsbury, manager of the Standard Insurance Company's Wellington branch.

The Auckland "Church Gazette" (Anglican) says:—"We regret to announce that the Archdeacon of Taranaki, ovine to continued ill-health, has been obliged to send his resignation to the Bishop of the Archdeaconry of Taranaki. and also of his superintendence of the. Home Mission; the Archdeacon has been advised to tako at least two years' absoluto rest from all work. Archdeacon Cole has done more hard work for the diocese- tban most of our people have any idea of. Apart from the Archdeaconry of Taranaki, which in itself is no sinecure, ho will long be held iii grateful memory as the organiser of the Homo Mission. Under his guidance the outlying parts of this unwieldy diocese bav<l been mapped out and subdivided, and to-day ho is able to relinquish Ms position as superintendent of the Mission, knowing that his work has been accomplished. With the exception of the far north, Coroiiiandol, Ofiura, Taumarirnui, and tho Taranaki backblocks, the wliole diocese now consists of self-supporting parishes and districts. Tho remaining Home Mission areas, moreover, aro all in a state of complete organisation, and no longer lined tho guiding hand of a superintendent. Archdeacon Cole's work has been for the most part 'behind tho scenes,' and through his untiring z*al, in spite of indifferent health, ordor has been produced out of chaos, and the Mission can very well tako caro of itself."

Mr. E. D. Halstead, well-known as a veterinary surgeon, died on Sunday at his residence, Auckland, age<l 03 years. Mr. Halstead camo to New Zealand about fifty years ago, and for niauy years was well known to farmers throughout the Auckland province. Some seven years ago lie contracted anthrax whiln engaged in his profession, and suffered from (he after effects up to the timo of his death. Mr. Tlnlslead loaves' a widow and grown-up family of (wo sons and five daughters.

A well-known temperance worker, Mr; •Tames George Carr, died oil Monday in Auckland. Deceased was the eldest son nf the late Mr. J. W. Carr, one of the founders of the Auckland Total Abstinence Society over fifty years ago. Mr. J. G. Cni-r had attained tho <iro of r>B wars. He leaves a widow and five children. Deceased was for many years in the boatbuilding business in Auckland, but more rcrently hns been engaged in general building. For some, years Mr. Carr was chairman of thn Auckland City Schools Committee. With the exception of two voars, when away in the Argentine, Atccajed has occupied the oQice of district secretary of (he Indopendf.it Order of Tiechabites, and represented Auckland at the recent conference in Melbourne. Ho has passed through Hie chair, and filled practically every position' in the Etcbabile Older.