PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1555, 26 September 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. Win. Pitt, of Melbourne,'architect for the proposed now Wellington Opera House, arrived from Sydney yesterday by tho Maunganui. 0 A very largo "send-off social" was acf cordcd the Rev. Father Maples (who has , been transferred to Stratford) by members ii of Hie Petone Roman Catholic community ri last evening. Musical and vocal items ii were given, and Father Naples was mndo the recipient of an illuminated address j and several other tokens of esteem. 1 His Grace Archibishop Redwood leaves 1 Auckland to-morrow for America, Eng- . land, and Rome. He expects to be absent ; from Now Zealand for about six months, f In the annual report of the Wellington ' Cycling Club, tho Hon. F. M. B. Fisher ' is congratulated on his elevation to 9 Cabinet rank. , Mr. Harry Price, treasurer of the Wellington Bowling Club, and formerly licenseo of the Albert Hotel, has taken j over a lease of the Clarendon Hotel, t Christchurch. Mr. Price will be enter- . lained by the members,of the Welling--5 ton Bowling Club to-morrow evening. ' Captain M'Arthur returned from a visit - to Australia by the Maunganui yesterday. Tho vacancy caused by the death of the Earl of Onslow as representative of tho Grand Lodge of Now Zealand in the Grand ■ Lodge of English Freemasons, has been " filled, and the distinction has fallen on ' Air. James W. Matthews, who received D his commission from New Zealand early • in August. The appointment, remarks 3 a London paper, is the more interesting 0 as Mr. Matthews is New Zealand born, his 1 native town being Dunedin, where the j Grand Lodge of New Zealand is now held, v Mr. 13. W. Relph, of Christchurch, reL turned from a trip to America and Eng- . land by the Maunganui yesterday. s i Mr. Albert Sticlibury, of Wellington, f is to leave for Sydney, en route to London, to-morrow. Airs. Stichbnry will accompany her husband as far as Tasmania. Mr. Patrick Jlonaghan, ono of Wellington's oldest pioneers, sustained a rather severe shock on Monday. He was cross- > ing Featherston Street, opposite Johnston and Company's warehouse, when he was pushed over by a motor-car. Luckily tho car was not going fast, and tho impact was a very slight one, still it was enough to give tho old gentleman, a bad turn for a few minutes. He was taken into Johnston and Company's office, and attended to until he recovered from the shock of the fall. Mr. F. J. Evans has been appointed secretary of the Victoria Bowling Club, vice Mr. F. North resigned, Mr. Leo do Chateau, formerly manager for tho Dandies (red), lias left for Melbourne, where he is to confer with tho management, of Edward Bransconibe, Ltd., on future operations of tho firm in New Zealand. The Now Zealand Employers' Federation decided yesterday to send n telegram to Mr. R. Chisholm, of Tiniaru, sympathising with him in his illness, and expressing tho liopo that he will quickly recover. Colonel Stuart-Menzies, of Sydney leaves Wellington by R.M.S. Corint'hic on October 3 for South America. Dr. J. Halliday Scott, of Dunedin, has booked a passage to London by R.M S Arawa. Word has been received of the death, at Katanga, Congo Beige, of Mr. William Dawson, at tho age of 35. He was a well-1 known Hastings boy, and oldest son of Mr. J. Dawson, of Clivc Grango. Ho left New Zealand some thirteen years ago, and after three years in England mado for tho Transvaal. Later ho was in Nigeria and Rhodesia. Tho return of Air. C. A. Wilkinson as mom bar for Lgmont was formally intimated to tho House of Representatives last evening by Mr. Speaker, who read the usual communication from Iho Clerk of tho Writs announcing tho result of the Egmont by-election. Mr. Wilkinson lias not yet arrived in Wellington lo lake up his political duties, but it is anticipated that ho will be sworn in on Friday. In a letter to the Chief Whip of the' nartv (Mr. D. H. (iutlu-ie) Mr. Wilkinson states that he is busily engaged in clearing off arrears of work which have accumulated in connection with (lie recent election, but that, he hopn< | 0 reach Wellington bv mid-day on I'Yiday. Word has been received .of tlio death at Toowomnba (Queensland! of Mr. Wilfred Bcckctt, formerly prominently known in football and athletic circles lit .New Plymouth. Mr. John Far roll, advance agent for the Oscar Aselie Dramatic Company, arrived in Wellington lasl evening to make arrangements for the forthcoming 'Wellington season, which commences on October 7.