PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1481, 2 July 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

All tlit! Cabinet Ministors will bn in (own 10-day. The Hon. ][. G. F.H and the Hon. T. Buxtou wore both in Christchurch yesterday, and aro to arrive hi Wellington this morning. The following; are some, of tho engagemcnls of l.bo Anglican Bishop of Woilinu'fun (])r. Sprn(():-,luly 2~\Volling(on: Opening of Diocesan Synod, .1 p.m. July 3—Wellington: Social service meeting, St. Peter's Schoolroom, 8 p.m. July M— Dunedin: Consecration of tlio Hov.'jolm Cecil Wood, D.1)., to bo Bishop of Melanesia. July 21—Nelson: Consecration of (ho ]?<?v. William Charles Sadlier, 8.D., lo bo Bishop of Nelson. July 2-I—Wel-lington: jMdauesian missionary meeting ill Town 3lull. July 28—Island 'Bay: Confirmation, 7 p.m. August 7-Welfington: Meeting of Examiner.; , Hoard of Theological Studios. August 21—Tamarn: Coniirmatiou at St. llaiVs. August 22Chi'istchurch: Confirmation at Cathedral. The following licenses to assistant curacies aro announced in (ho Anglican "Church Chronicle":—June 1, the Rev. W. l-'ord-Ifutchinson, Master of Arts, Trinity College, Dublin, in tlio parochial district of l'almerston North; Juno 28, tho Rev. N. S. Harnett, in tho parish of St. Paul, Wellington. Colonel Wolfe, who has been commanding (ho Auckland Military District for (lie last five 3'ear.s, is expected in Wellington (o-moriw afternoon. Ho will tiikn up a position on tho headquarters' start' here. Lieut.-Colonel Logan, from Dunedin, has already gono to Auckland lo succeed Colonel Wolfe in command of that district. llnjor H. K, Potter has been appointed officer in chargo of No. 5 Av.?j. Group, yice'Caplahi J. H. Whyle, of the New Zealand .Staff Corps, (hus relieving Cuptain H. jr. W. liichardbon, who has been carrying on tho work in addition (o his own regimental duty since Captain Wliyto Captain Ateo ' Frnndi, commanding I.M.G'.A. Senior Cadets, has resigned. The death is announced at Suva (Fiji) of Mr. Humphrey Berkeley, a well-known barrister in the group. Mr. Borkeloy was born iu 1800, at St. Kills, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Ho was a eon of Sir. Thomas Berkeley, C.SI.G., president of the Federal Council of that colony, and a younger brother of Sir Henry Berkeley, Kt, late Chief Justice of Fiji, now At-trrncy-Gcncral of Hong-Kong. He arrived in Fiji in 1892; and immediately upon his admittance to tho Bar commenced tho practice of his profession. He quickly attained to a leading position, not oniy at tlio liar, but also in tho public lifo of 'the colony. In. the practice of his profcMion lie was actively associated with all (ho more important and celebrated cases which have engaged tho attention of the Supremo Court of Fiji during tho past 20 years. The deceased expressed a desire to bo buried at sea, and his last wish, was complied with.

'i'lio Chapnian-Alexandor mission party, after a successful series of meetings jii Adelaide, passed on to Broken' Hill, where a 10-dnys mission was l|eld. Thero in to be a grent Y.11.C.A. demonstration in Melbourne on July 4, after which. Dr. Chapman ami J[r. Alexander will go to Sydney. SimulUnujus missions in various metro-politan-centres, preparatory for tlio mission, began on July 1, and continue to July JBJ The central mission will l>o conducted in the Syiluev Town Hall from July 10 to August 9'. Meetings will subsequently bo held in tho principal country centre:-.

Mr. Arthur Kombor, a brother of Mr. Henry Kember, accountant and auditor, of this city, died in Wellington at an early hour yesterday morning. The deceased, who was G2 years of ago, was born in Surrey, England, and was educated nt Sydenham College Ho spent some years in France, where he was engaged in the .silk trade. Somo thirty-five years ago he came to New Zealand, and followed this profession of an accountant in various places. Ho married Miss Marion Allen, of Timsu'u, wTio predeceased him by eighteen years. Ho leaves a son and daughter. \ The New Zealand Post and Telegraph Officers' Association is about to present Sir Joseph Ward, late Postmaster-General, with a picture that is to cost £10(1. Sir Joseph Ward is to eelect the picture himself from tho Baillie collection when ho is in Cliristchurch.

At n. public meeting held at Nelpon last night, nt which representatives of practically every denomination wero present, it was decided to present a piece of plato to the Right Kev. Dr. Mules, on the occasion of his retirement from tho bishopric of Nelson.—Press Association.