PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1449, 25 May 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Good sport favoured the recent visit of his Excellency the Governor, Lord Islington, to Hunt!?, where he was the guest of Mr. Alec M'Kiinion. His Excellency spent two days with the.gun and dogs in quest of quail, and secured twenty brace of birds. The Hon. H. G. Ell (PostmasterGeneral) loaves for Auckland by to-day's express. The Minister for Internal Affairs (the Hon. G. W. Russell) is planning a visit to Christchurch, and hopes to leave this evening. Mr. H. J. H. Okey, M.P., and Mr. C. Carter, of New Plymouth, were in Wellington yesterday. They return to Tarauaki by to-day's express. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, Registrar of the Supreme Court, Wellington, who has been absent from the Dominion on leave for some months, arrived at Melbourne on Wednesday, and will reach Wellington by the steamer Maunganui from Sydney nexl week. A cable message was received this week stating that Mrs. John Mac Gibbon, who iei't on April 5 in tho company of her husband, son, and daughter on a trip to America and England, died at Winnipeg from pneumonia. She was long , a resident of Gore. She loaves a husband, five sons, and two daughters. Mr. George Macintosh, second son of Mr. A. Macintosh, of Wellington, has passed the required examinations preparatory to entering the Royal Navy. He did so well that ho obtained special commendation in the report, and an Admiralty prize ( a Navy regulation set of instruments). He is at present serving at the Royal Naval Hospital, Gosport. A Press Association message states that Mr. Clement Wragse is a passenger by the Winimera for Nhv Zealand. Tho Rev, R. W. Jackson and Mr. A. M'Phersou have been hppninted by Hie Ellesmere No-License- Leasuo as delegates to Hie Dominion Convention of the New Zealand Alliance, to be held at Wellington shortly. Mr. G. V. F. Mann, director of the National Gallery of New South Wales, leaves for Sydney to-dny by the Manuka. One of the visitors to tho exhibition of British paintings during tho last two days has been Mr. A. R. Coffey, an art instructor at the Sydney Technical School. He has been appointed to represent the Commonwealth Government at the International Congress of Applied Arts, to be held at -Munich shortly, and left for Europe,, via America, by the Tahiti last evening. Mr. Win. M'Lean, of Wellington, who was to hssve left for America by the Tahiti yesterday, has postponed his departure for a month, pending the acceptance of a tender for the new theatre to be erected in Mariners Street by tho Wellington Opera House Company, of which lie is secretary. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, Registrar of the Supremo Court, who has been on a visit to England, will arrive in Wellington by the Maunganui on Wednesday next. An interesting function took place yesterday afternoon at the breakmg-up of the Island Bay School for the term's holidays, when Mr. and Mrs. Stuckej; were presented with tokens of the pupils' goodwill, on tho eve of Mr. Stuekey's departure from tho school ae headmaster. Mr. W. B. Brown, the assistant master, spoke cf tlie high esteem in which ' Mr. Stuckey was held by all pupils under his charge. He expressed regret at Mr. Stuckey's departure, but congratulated him on his promotion. Mention was also mads of the excellent help Mrs. Stuckey had been in all socials and concerts in connection with the echool. Master Athol Maekay bade farewell to the guests on behalf of the pupils, and expressed _ a wish that Mr. Stuckey would meet with every success in his new duties. The two smallest children of the school then presented Mr. and Mrs. Stuckey with a beautiful set of fish knives and forks, and Mr. Stuckey with a set of gold sleeve links, all suitably inscribed. Mr. Stuckey, who was greeted with prolonged cheers, suitably replied, expressing sorrow at his departure from a school in which he had spent twelve very happy years. Mr. Ivory, chairman of thq committee, .also briefly spoke a few words of farewell. Early in the proceedings Mr. Stuckey was presented with a lovely bouquet by two of tho pupils. At the conclusion the guest and visitors were entertained by the teachers at afternoon tea. Last evening at the Town Hall, Island Bay, Mr. Stuckey was entertained by the eld boys and girls or the school. The first part of the evening consisted of a mimical programme, to which the follow] ns contributed:—Misses Christie, E. Harper, R. and E. Pearson, Collie, I. Hill, Mr. R. S. Pope, and Master Shearer. During the evening Mr. R. S. Pope made a brief congratulatory and appreciative speech, enicludmg his Tcsnarks by presenting Mr. Stuckey, on behalf of his old pupils, with two handsome entree dishes, and a very serviceable leather dressing-cose. Mr. Stuckey suitably responded. Tho following letter was dispatched yesterday to Admiral King-Hal! by tho local secretary of the Navy League (Mr. J. R. Palmer):—The Wellington Branch of tha Navy League desires to convey its respectful congratulations to the Naval Cpmmnmler-in-Chief upon his attainment of the- rank of Admiral, nlfo to express its warm appreciation of Hie encouragement and valuable assistance accorded the league- movement by his Excellency during his term of oflieo. At ihc same time, regret is felt that ho should bo leaving these waters at an early date. We hope, however, to have (ho of again meeting his Excellency ucfoi'o his final return to tho Old Country. It might be added th.it members of the ieague have ruiiso for sincere- gratilicaHnn upon tho recent decision of tho New Zealand Government and the Admiralty authorities as to the future disposition of the Dominion gift ship. This decision, so broadminded and fnrseeinij in its lvitiire, is enUrely tn accord wth the lcojruo's daa. of ±l'oan H«st. ene ■