PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1512, 7 August 1912, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

—■ ■ 0 .. • The Chief Justice (Sir Eobort Stout) leaves, for Auckland on Saturday. Mr. Justice Chapman will bo on the bench at the criminal sittings to-day. Thn election to fill three vacancies on the. Wangunui Education-, Board resulted in the unopposed return of Messrs. F. Fiirnoll and E. Dixon for tho Central and Northern Wards, respectively. For Southern Ward, Mr. G. 11. Bennett was reekcted, defeating. Mr. W. Thomson by 203 votes. Mr. Focke, German Consul in Wellington, has been advised that Dr. Schultz, Chief Justice of Sumoa, has been appointed Governor in succession to Dr. Solf, now Colonial Secretary in Berlin. Dr. Schultz made on extensive tour of the Dominion a few years ago, inquiring into its resources and legislative conditions. Mr. W. Nosworthy, memljer for Ashburton, was unanimously elected Junior Government Whip at a meeting of the party held yesterday morning. Mr. W. J. H. Keynolds, of Wellington, who represents the Poverty Bay Football Association on the Council of tho New Zealand Football Association, has been presented by that body with a handsome set of silver-mounted carvers, to mark the occasion of his recent marriage. Mr. Leonard Monk, Into manager of tho Wyki'hnnV-Xnble Comedj' Company, leaves for Sydney by the Maunganui on Friday. Mr. Stewart Leckie, who fractured his skull as the result of being thrown from a pony in Webb Street on Monday, died in tho hospital at 3 a.m. yesterday. The deceased, who was a native of Naseby (Ohtgo), was 20 years of age. He only returned from Sydney a few months ago to cater into partnership with his cousin, Mr. James Leckie, as butchers, at the corner of Webb and Hopper Streets. The deceased was married. An inquest will be held in tho Magistrate's Court-at ■' p.m. to-day. Major and Mrs. Itowley, of the. Salvation Army, are louring Wellington for Australia by tho Mriungamri on Friday next. Major Hnvley is to take up work among the children in Bathurst. Compliriientnry references were made to Major niitl Mrs. Rnwlev ut the various farewell services on Sunday. Thfl members of the Wykeham-Xablo Comedy Company arrived from tho south .yesterday, and are to leave for Nelson and the West Coast to-day by the Pateena. Onr Mastevton correspondent states that Mr. C. Cnrle.y, who was for some, years connected with the firm of Dalgety and Company at Mastertou, died this iveek, after a painful illness.