PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1315, 19 December 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor vat at Auckland yesterday. The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward), Sir Jas. Carroll, the Hon. R. M'Kenzie, (ho .Hon. T. Mackenzie, the Hon. J. A. Millar, and the Hon. A. T. Xcafca arc in Wellington. Tho Hon. D. Buddo is still at Rangiora. Tlic Hon. E. M'Kenzie. arrived in Wellington by tho Napier express last ovening. Iu a tolcßiam, printed on Saturday, it was erroneously staled that Mr. M'lCtuzin had arrived at Auckland by motor on the previous evening. As a fact, ho arrived at Gisborue from Wuiroa by motor on Saturday, proceeded from Gi&bornn to Xnpier on'.Sunday afternoon, and left Xapicr by express* yesterday for Wellington. Sir John Fimllay yesterday resigned his position as a member of tho Executive ami his portfolios ns Attorney-General and Minister for iliiblice. Jlr. Evan l'arry, Government hydropleoiri(vil expert, is still at 'Waikaremoana in-pectins the jw-isibilities of the lake from <\ ijowei-pi'oduoiii!; iKiint of view. He is cxnt'cted to returu to Wellington in a fen . Jays. The death tool; pla<:o on Sunday last of Mr. W. S. Ritchie, latelv a member of tho' mechanical staff of Tin; Dominion. The deceased was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and before coming to Now Zealand lie held a similar position on the "Sheffield Daily Telegraph." He was a keen "soccer" enthusiast, and was n member of the Wanderers' Association I'mtball Club. The deceased hud been employed in Tiik Dominion siucc the paper's inception, and held in high cstenin by lii.s fcllow-workcrs and members of otlu-V dcpiirtineiits, The fime.t'a.l will leave Tusinan Klrecl I his afternoon for Karori Ci'iiK'tery. A rivic reception wus tenderwl by tho Mayor of Auckland (Mr. C J. Parr) yev I terday moruins to Sir Johu Kirk, 'tho v-oli-kno«u London philanthropist, atin' U» Auckland,— Pruis Assooiatioai

Mr. \V. 11. .Morton, City Kiißiiiopr, is W|M;cl(!il to arrivo back lroni Australia lu-inori'uw. Mr. Henry Kiism'll, of :il Waripori SI red, a rcsidcnl of for llie lw-si II years, died at tlw Hospital on ■Sunday last, siHor :i wwli's illnos. lie. lirsl came to Xnw Zcnlamt a.s n inciiibor "I the. tri'w of 11.M.5. liosclln, which oporiiled on Hip Wailiiilo Hivcr iliiring tlio .Miioii distiirbiiiu'cs. Ifo rctiumnl to I.iiKland afUir the Iroublr, and tanu- out njffiiii in the ship .lossio, liradnmn, and has iv-idcd in WVllinHtnn over sinco. Tin! deccaM'd. who was (U ycai-s of aise, U>hvcn window, r.ini! Mins, and two diiunhlors. The \>ii. Archdeacon llnrpvr, who Icavos for Kujiland noxl week, a HUM- of iifl'cctinnntc fnrcwell to his ]inrishioniM's and friends allw thirtvsix .years service in Tiniarii. The cilizens Kill ;:ive him a farewell, and si purse m recognition of his work us n public-spirited A considerable Mini has been subscribotl.—Press Uon.