PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1482, 3 July 1912, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vice-Regal. Sit Joshua and Lady Williams, Colonel Allen, and Archdeacon and Mrs. Harper received invitations to lunch at Government Houso on Monday. His Excellency and Lady Islington ore about to issuo invitations for a boll to bo given at Government House on Monday evening, July 22. His Excellency will speak nt the meeting to bo held in St. Peter's Hall, Ghuznco fjtreet, to-night oil bohalf of (ho fcocial work of tho Anglican Church,

Mr. James Triggs, father of Mr. J. R. ■"■"Egs, Conciliation Commissioner, died yesterday morning at tho advanced age of 87. Dcceasetl wes'anativo of Portsmouth, England. On coming to tho Dominion, about 50 years ago, ho settled in Christchurch, and, later, ho went to the Thames goldfields, but subsequently returned to Christchurch, and started in business as a bootmaker. Latterly, lie has lived in retirement. Ho is survived by six sons and two daughters.—Press Association. Dr. Charles Nelson Johnson, of Chicago, one of the authoritative dental practitioners in tho United States, and known practically throughout tho English speaking world, arrived in Auckland'yesterday by the mail steamer Jlakura on his way to attend the third Australian Dontal Conference, which is to bo held shortly in Brisbane.—Press Association. Tho death of Mr. John Dnnno, a very ild resident of Ealcluthn, is aimounoea. He camo to Now ZcaJand in 1863, to tako ehargo of tho Queenstown gold cscert, and subsequently had charge of the Tuapeka and Balclutha police districts. In 1572 he started in business as an hotelkeepor. Ho was Mayor of Balclutha for 6even consecutivo years, and held tho sa.mo offico on two subsequent, occasions.—Press Association. > Mr. P. Jlalley, Conciliation Commissioner, left for Jlastorton yesterday afternoon.