PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1551, 21 September 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vics-Bioai,. His Excellency tho Governor is to visit Taranaki'early next month. On October 5 lie will address a gathering of farmers at New Plymouth, under tho' auspices of the' local Agricultural' Society. The, following received ' invitations to luncheon at Government House yesterday; Count de Cisneros, Countess do Cisneros, Mr. and Mrs. A. Myers.

Mr. H. C. Wichelto, of Wellington, a well-know Esporantist, left Wellington yesterday by the Manuka for Sydney, en route for Western Australia. News has been received in Wellington that Mr. 0. Kessal, treasurer of "Tiny Town," is confined to the Palmerston North Hospital with an attack of dropsy. On that account Mr. Beaumont Smith, who was to have- left for Sydney yesterday, has had to postpone his departure. . Amongst the passengers to arrive in Auckland yesterday morning from Wellington was the Eev. I). J. Garland, organising secretary of the Biblo in State Schools' League.—Press Association. Another of Auckland's early settlers, Mr. John Samuel Weblcy, died at hie residence in Grey Lynn on Tuesday last. Mr. Webloy was born at Bradford-on-Avon, England, and camo ont to New Zealand 48 years ago. He served in. tho Maori war in tho Waikato as a member of tho Port' Waikato regimoiit, and was , one of the promoters of the Foresters' Lodge, Zoalandia Court, in which ho roso to the high" position of District Chief Eanger. The late Mr. Webley was a member of the Baptist Tabernacle for 45 years, and for nine years wns a member of. the Grey Lynn Borough Council. The deceased leaves two eons and six daughters. Prior to the proceedings at the Supreme Court at Gisborne being gone on with on Monday morning, his Honour Mr. Justice Chapman madeu tho following reference to the death of Mr. Vf. L. Rees:—"Since , the last sitting of tho Court here the Bar in this district have suffered a loss in tho lamented death of Mr. William Lee llees, ono of the oldest members of the Ne\r Zealand Bar, and I presume the oldest member of tho local Bar. It is fitting on such an occasion, coming here to attend to cinjuit duties, that I should say a few words on this subject. Mr. Rees was long known to mo personally. I am sure you will agree with mo that in courtesy of bearing towards his fellowmen, alike to old and young, he was » model to his generation. In tho history of the Bar of New Zealand, and in the history of the country, he was a noble personality. I am sure he will long Lβ held in affectionate remembrance foy tho members of tho Bar in this district. I only wish to eay these few words to express to you and to his family and friends my regret that I no longer seo him here, and I om pleased to eeo tho members of the Bar, his fellows in the profession, attend here'to tho number I see to-day to do honour to his memory."

Captain D. C. Spencer Smith, etnff offifcer and military secretary to tho General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces (Major-General A. J. Giodley, C.8.), is returning to England at the end. of the year, urgent privnto affairs claiming his presence at Homo. He will lie succeeded, it is understood, by Captain T. Iv. Estcourt (2nd Dragoon Guards), aide-de-camp to his Excellency the Governor.

About fifteen members of the Swifts Football Club assembled last evening to make a presentation to Mr. H. G. Mayer, vice-president, on the occasion of his approaching marriage. In making tho presentation, Mr. E. Pye-Smith referred to Mr. Mayers's useful connection with the club since 1898, and, on behalf of members, presented him with a silver oakedish and toast rack.