PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1381, 6 March 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tlio linn. ,T. A. Millar is to go to Auckland to-iliiy on Departmental business. Tlii) nllii'i' Minivers are in town, uith (]»■ exception of the Hon. A. T. N'riilii, who is in Port Awnnui. Arrhlit.-rliop Kedwood will preach the dedication sermon at the .solemn blessing (incl oiiciiiiiß. of the church ju.-t erected in Clirislcliiirch for the Hitters of the liood [Shepherd. Mr. W. H. Kiillor. chief staff clerk New Zealand KaiUviiys. luavos for Auckliind toiliiy on .in pxU'iidod holiday. A fainpliiiicntnry diimir was jjivnn to Mr. (i. Sti!V(;iis, oi SlKVi'iis and (.'«., niotal lueri'liant l *, uu Hip cvt> of liis de])nvtmo to ihH Old Country l>y -a fi'w of Ms friends, and the mciulwrs of I lie Thistle l-'o.-itbnll Club, at Hie Tillili Ica-roonus on Monday ovciiiujf. The dinner was a very enjoyable ull'iiir. The health of the rucsl was liy .Mr. Alex. J)ick«m to wliieh .Mr. lileveiis suitably responded. Mr. Elevens, whose healtli has not been of the best lately, is (,-oiiiK to the Old Country on ii trip, in'which ho is combining business with pleasure. Jlr. M. J. Keardon, Secretary of the General Labourers' and iSlnughtermcu's Unions, was taken to the hospital yesterday sull'criiiE! from anneiulicitis. A AVcstport Press Association telegram records the death of Mr. William Lloyd, ft piojieer Wesl-port Ijiisincss man, forin'e.rly a meinljer of the firm of Lloyd and M"Tassgnrt, of Uuncdin, in the early days. ■ The l'ollowiiif; have been elected members of tlio (Miamhnr of Commerce:— ■Messrs. Charles Hniiies, S. Blncldcy (Tiirnljiill, Jones, Ltd.), W. S. Beuiiclt (D;i)?ety and Co.), ,1. B. Brinsdon (Umilop J! libber Company),, H. 11.I 1 . Victory (I.aiirenson and llanto]i), and AV. ]I. Long. Dr. .Tohnstone, of Cartc-rton, is a passenger by the Kiiiorna, which leaves Wellington for London to-morrow. Messrs. M. Laulcmonde, G. Graicliem, K. Milne, .1. A. l'arkcr, and H. Hull, London wool Imycvs, are printecding Home by tlio Kotoriui from AVellingtou.

Dr. Robert Boxall, who lias been touring New Zealand, leaves Wellington for London by (ho Hotoriia 10-:iiorrow. Mr. H. H. Cornish, M.A., of Duncdin, arrived yesterday morning to take charge of Did secondary classes at Banks's Commercial College. Sir. Cornish had a brilliant career at Otago University, holding three University scholarships, and completing his course l),v taking double firstclnss honours in languages and literature ami mental science. Mr. P. Vf. Marcliant, C.E., is a passenger fur England by Iho llotorua. tomorrow. Mr. IT. E. Itolladay, representing the Pacific Kxporting Company, San Francisco, and Mrs. llolhulay leavo Wellington for Auckland and Sydney by to-day's Main Trunk express. Dr. and Mrs. "Willis, of Feilding, who leavo for England on Thursday, arc at present in Wellington. They; purpose returning in twelve months' time. The funeral of tho late Mr. W. B. Trewin, barrister and solicitor, and an ex-Mayor of Feildiug, who died suddenly on Saturday from heart failure, took place yesterday, Wilis very large and representative. "Mr. Trewin took an active part in practically all local affairs, and at tho tiino of his"death was chairman of the Technical School Committed and a member of tho High School Committee,