PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. G. P. V. A. Anion, son of Dr. Anson (at .one time a Wangahui College: boy),, is now 'at the' end. of his second year at Trinity "College,. :.Cambridge. . .He".." has. passed his second' M.B; examination, and' is going.up for jthe;Natural .Second.Tripcs next. June, ..aftet which i© will'enter: Sti Thomas's Hospital, London.. Dr. Anson's second.son, itr. 81. '.V... 'is: now. studying at the Royal College of. Musici and Aext year, iii October, goes to Trinity College, .C&mbridge. " '.'■■■.' ■*.■ ■;:■., Mr. Y-.' Hbdson, .of .'the graph Office staff, has" resigned .from ,tb.e> : service : tp take up. an 'appointment'witli'' the Jiarconj Wireless Company, at Sydney,. Mf. .Johnston, of the .Wellington.' Telegraph. Office, is' also' leaving .New' .Zealand to. take, up yrireless. wbrk'jin- Australia. . Both officers have. ■ be'eti' ; studying' .wireless for some' tune' past,'.They:will leave Wellington, on November 22. ■'■'h . Mr. ,C, W..'Palmer, loft on .a'itripi.tp'' Sydney last evening. Diiring ;hisO; absenceMr. R. Darrpch will. act as local', secret tary: of the Havy Leaguij.' .; , ; ; Mr. T. R. Hodder, .president. : of-the. Mahaw.atu A.- a.hd fe. Association,/.was' presented with a fountain" pen.:yesterday by:the;M or. more...press", representatives whose duties took theni ..to the'Mahdwatu. .ghOW,- '■■■' '.{:'':'■ The Hon. J. E. JenMnson, M.L.C;, was a paKengerby'the'. Maori, which left .for the, sout4..last,',,eybnirig.. • v ; ■4'jMri''Ceoil-, ; W'. "Palmer,-, local secretary: for the Navy. League, let's ..for Sydney yes-, torday,' on a ; bu6ihess : tripV'.; During;'-.'has absence, Mr, Robert parroch .will '.be the ■acting local' secretary. ■ ■ "Mr. Alexander Allan,.who.'died.recentlyat ..Papakura- whe're'.-lKr hadbeen'.'living '■ in" retirement ;for> 'the.', past five yjears,. was oneof. the' oldeSt'settlers of Pokenb;. having 'arrived." in. the: sailing ship . Helenslee: (commanded .by;,, Captain: Brown).in. 1864; -Deceased .witnessed'' many, stirring' incidents in tho' lives of 'the/early pioneers; and, .was..at the : .opening ;,bf..tho. ■Thame's gbldfield,'where he put'dowii..the'. Golden.'Gßite.'shaft...He .was", one : ; : bf -'the", original owners' of tho! coal iiiowbeinejoperated. by the,Taupiri.;Cpal- Mines, ■at. Huntly. . Subsequently,,';,'he.:.'.followed' farming', pursuits ate Te Rnpai '■' near." Hani,ilton. retiring five years ago,.' and remove ihg' to Papakura.' .Two. daughters.-':iur-' 'vivo .him-'-Miss'' Allan, of ~Papakuraj . ..and .Mxsi W'mi : .Wallace (wife "of. the ■Mayor of ■ : Birkenhead).. . Mr,. Cecil Jameson, eon.:of■. Mr..; ;■ S. Jameson,;.of iWcllington,"':bas, according' to recent news, received Of.him,..iii'London, achieved considerable succesSj and Sis worked Jiard for' it..'; A' .visiting Now: I Zealander : saw .an. exbellehi.crayon; portrait of Sir. Charles '..Lucas ■ fro ; m'..." i his: .studio, ■'and''''states, that. Mr.. .Jameson',' whenever he. .returns '.to .New...Zealand,, .should/, be a welcome addition: to''..art:, circles here. . ' ' ' -' .' The Chief justice.(Sir itobort- Stout)| ro : turhii.from-Mastert'oh at. noon to-day. : .""Mr„ justice. Denniston left for .Gh'ristchurch by last night's.steamer. . Mr. : '. Justice, Co- 1 .per has gone to Auckland.. , Mr; Justice, Chapman, leaves this, afternoon for Net" : son;, ■■ Mt' "Justice. Sini. '. arrived, in'Wet-', li.ngton from'Gisbpme last night.'i'. Tho. "death occurred 'at his residence,' 52'Boulcott:Strce't,. of .Mr. John. Edward' Evans,. isaddler,.'.aged: 69''.■ yearsV; His. parents arrived, in Wellington, in..the ship Adelaide in-tho..year 18-10.'.hndvMr,: ■Evans, was educated at Messrs. Eirihi'mbre: and Toojnath's ■'.school here; .' At nineteen;.' years of. agbj on the- death : :of : -his father,' he took over the - lattcr's' saddlcr:r-busi-. ness; This was in 1862 i the. business having beeii established in 185.1.','.'It.is':.bne of the: oldest' businesses of its ■■kind, in New, Zeaia-nd. In 1871-it was.removed. ;from. Willis Street, to Lambton. Quay;; where, it. .has.' : suice continued. F6rtwenty-.fiyo.6uc-csssivo' years, tho late Mr.,:EMns..:was;.a. member of the Terrace Scfiobl Cominnteo:. He ieavesa. widow .and .two. sph?:(Messrs.. E; Gi- and H. M. Evans),'and a. daughter,:. The funeral will tako place' on Monday, at tho Sydney Street Cenictery.i

Mr. 'Horace Hunt .desires « to correct.a. : statement' iff tlie report; of. the Napior : , Competitions Society that' he lias.;; been: appointed judge, of -tie' instrumental music, events at the society's next festival.: Mr. Hunt etntos that he .was invited to. .adjudicate, but. declined, as he is not: in' (sympathy . with, the comp'etitions move.-, 'ment. .' . ■ ■'■ :