PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1517, 13 August 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, who has been appointed High Commissioner for New Zealand, will bo tho guest of honour at tho New Zealand Club's lunckoon to-morrow. Dr. M'Evedy, who has been recuperating at Kolorua, after' an attack of appendicitis, has returned to the city. Jlr. James Bryce, British Ambassador to tho United .States, has arranged to sail from Sydney for Sun Francisco by the Ventura 011 August 2i.—Press A&jociabion. Tho I?ov. W. Ready, president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, passed through Wellington last evening, en route to the Methodist Union Committee meeting in Christchurch. Ho will return on Saturday next, and will conduct the services of tho Central Mission in connection with tho Foundation Day celebrations on Sunday next. The Wanganui Chamber of Commerce yesterday atternoon entertained Messrs. Alfred Burnett and Allan Robinson, who are to represent tho Wanganui Chamber at the International Congress in Boston next month.—Press Association. Tho funeral of t,he late Mr. Charles Bateson took place at Trentham yesterday. Tho ■Rev. T. H. Sykes conducted tho service. The late Mr. Batesou was born in Liverpool, being the son of a cotton merchant of that city. He was educated at Wellington College, England, and as a young man ho came out to Queensland, and was for a time engaged on tho staff of the National Bank there. Afterwards he became secretary to Mr. J. C. lligginson (then general manager of the Australian . Pastoralists' Association in Queensland. Ho did good work for that firm in reorganising their system of accounts, and this brought him' under the notice of Mr. E. S. Senior (then secretary of the Trust and Agency Company of Australasia), and lie was made manager for tho' company in New Zealand. Mr. Bateson has two brothers in the Army, both of whom wero at tho investment of Ladysmith during the South African War. Deceased took a keen interest in the founding of the Wellington Golf Club at Heretaunga, and carried out the negotiations for the purchase of the club's property.

Mr. A. Webster, town clerk' of the Petono Borough Council, who has resigned the position, was complimented by the Mayor at the meeting last evening on the services which he had rendered to the borough. Tho Mayor remarked that the general works of tho borough had increased considerably during the nine years of Mr. Webster's office. Ho moved that Mr. AVcbster bo presented with a certificate of servico expressing the council's appreciation of his work, tho certificate to be signed and sealed by tho Mayor 011 behalf of the council, 'l'ho motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Howard Smith, of the Howard Smith lino of steamers in Australia, is a visitor to Auckland. Among the soloists to appear this evening in the Auckland Choral Society's performance of Moliquo's oratorio "Abraham," are Mr. John Fuller, sen., and Miss Cava Denhard. of Wellington (who will sang the 1 contralto music). Sir Joseph Ward and Lady Ward, and Miss Ei|een Ward left for Christchurch last evening. Sir. Joseph Ward will return on Thursday morning.