PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1554, 25 September 1912, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. G. J. Smith, M.L.C., was vesterday granted leave of absence from tho Legislative Council on account of illness in his family.

Captain J. H. Whytc, D.5.0., Mounted Brigade Major, Wellington military district, is exchanging posts for a tern; w" 11 an officer of tho Commonwealth Military Forces, an'd will leave for Melbourne at tho beginning of next month.

Mr. J. B. Clarkson, managing director of J. B. Clarkson and Co., Ltd., leaves on a trip to America and England to-day. At Auckland he will connect with tho Marama for Vancouver, and will proceed straight on to London via New lork. In November he intends to bo present at tho Olvmpia Motor and Motor-cycle Shows, and will also make a point of attending the big motor show in Paris a little later. On his return journey lie will take in tho big American motor shows in .Tnnunry. He expects tn b»absent from New Zenland tor about four months.

Mr. B. H. Price, treasurer of the 'Wellington Bowling Club, who is leaving for Christehurch, is to be entertained by members of the club at the pavilion on Friday evening. . Mr. M. H. Oram was yesterday admitted by Mr. Justice Sim as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court. Mr. E. Kennedy appeared as counsel. Mr. F. J. Evans has been appointed lion, secretary of the Victoria Bowling Club, in succession -to Mr. P. North, who has resigned owing to ill-health. \t St. Eval Church, Cornwall, on August 7, a stained-glass window was dedicated by tho Eev. C. Bridgwater, rector of St. Tudy, in memory of John and Mabel Lock, son and daughter of the Kov. J. Lock, vicar of St. Breward, who lost their lives by drowning in New Zealand on February 13, 1912. The sad occurrence will bo in tho recollection of nianv. Much sympathy was felt in tho parish in which they spent their young days and whero their father was vicar for many years, and a desire was expressed that some niemorinl should be placed in the Church in which they so often worshipped.—"Church Times.' The resignations of Miss M. Hitchcock (assistant teacher at South Wellington) and Mr. H. T. M. Fathers (assistant at Maranui) were accepted by the Wellington Education Board. Sinco the Dominion Conference of the YW.C.A., Miss Baines (national travelling secretary), of tho Y.W.C.A., and Miss Stillwell, of Auckland, have been helping in the work of the financial campaign in the Christehurch Association.