PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1611, 30 November 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. Vice-Regal, Lady Islington bade farewell to the Gill Peace Scouts at the Government House, Auokiand, late yesterday afternoon. Her Excellency addressed the parade of girls and expressed the hope that the movement would flourish and inoreaso.—Press Association,

The only Cabinet Ministers in town yesterday wero the Hon. W. Fraser.tho Hon. A. L. Herdman, : the Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes/and the Hon. Dr. Pomare. Mr. Rhodes leaves by the south boat to-night for his own electorate (Ellesmere), and Dr. Pomaro also will go by the same steamer on'a visit, to Christchurch and Dunedin. He will be away from town for about ten days. The Hon. W. F. Massey is at Auckland, the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher at Christchurch; the Hon. J. Allen at Dunedin, and the Hon. H. D. Bell at Nelson. Mr. Bell is. expected to return to Wellington in the course, of the nest two or three days.

The following engagements of tho Anglican Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Sprott) are announced in the "Church Chronicle": —Deoember .1,: Levin •.' Confirmation; 4th, Wanganui: . Confirmation; sth, Wanganui:. Confirmation in School Chapel; Bth, Marten: -Preach. 11 a.m.; Confirmation (afternoon);' Bulls: Confirmation (evening); 12th, Kilbirnie: Confirmation; 13th, Eastbourne: Confirmation; 15th, Wellington: Preach in St. Peter's, 11 a.m.; Karori: Confirmation (evening); 17th, Newlands: Confirmation;, 22nd, Wellingtoni Ordination in St. Paul's,-11, a.m. January 7, Tinui: Confirmation; lGthj Nelson: General Synod. February 5 to 9, Auckland: Mid-day addresses to men in Chamber of Commerce (sth, 6th, and 7 th); Mission Address to Men and Women in St. Matthew's Church, evening of 7th; preach morning of 9th; 16th, Pongaroa: Confirmation; 23rd, Parnparaumu: Confirmation. March 2, Matarawa: Confirmation. The. Rev. Mr. Inglis was a passenger from Wellington to Sydney by the Manuka, yesterday.. ■

Says our Feilding correspondent: Mr. A. Richmond, the. oldest practising solicitor in.-Feilding,, and chairman of the local Law Society, stated yesterday morning that ; the members" of .tiel Feilding Bar greatly regrotted / the impending loss of Mr. A. D. Thomson, :S.M.i: as a magistrate.; -Mr.": Thomson was greatly, respected by 'counsel' for his unfailing courtesy, his-fairness and justice, his;probity, his aptitude for seeing; the /legal position of any . argument;, and his" summing ••up of evidence. . . . ... . .

The death' occurred at Dunodin yesterday, i!n his 77th year, of Mr. C. S. Reeves, J.P., who has been a prominent figure in Dunedin for many years'. : Ee came to New: Zealand in 1863, and was -elected Mayor in 1876. In 1874 he represented Dtfuedin on the Provincial Council, and was one of the first Hospital Trustees.. He took'a keen interest.in volunteering from 1863. till 1890, when he retired with the rank of Lieut,-Colonel, He has been a member of the, Representation Commission for: 6ome, years.—Press Association. A centenarian._ and veteran colonistMr. Daniel O'Brien—passed away at, his residence, ; Nelson Street, Betone, on Thursday. ' The late Mr. Nelson had attained tho ago of 100. years. '> ' .At the supper given to the'judges of the competitions .on. Thursday .-night; after the concert, J. D. Sievwright, in .proposing, .the health of the president, took occasion to express the regret ■: the committee felt' on account of 'Dr. Izard's: departure from Wellington.- : He-had: taken a'warm interest: in the society-mnce its inceptions and had proved a valuable and enthusiastic officer. : Dr. Izard said that he was sorry to:' have to - leave' the society, and proud that he had'been concerned in its moeption. It had been productive of many warm friendships, and the hours ha • had spent over the -affairs of the 66oiety : and- at 'the ■ competitions would I© one if his brightest memories.: He hoped that the society would continue to flourish, and be really the National Competitiods ''SocietyV-wheii: returned to Wellington'.!•/'•(ipplauso})™?.'<»«>»?•.•...• Mr. David, Greig, a resident of Wellingtoh: for a great many years, died yesterday; at-the family residenoe in Derwent Street, Island Bay. The "deceased'was'B2 years, of "age; His family' -includes Mr. W. Greig; of. Messrs. Ross and Glendin-: ing'tf Wellington"staff, ahd Mr. D. Greig, of the New Zealand Lighthouse Service. The' late Mr. Greig was a member of the,' Masonic fraternity. '' '-v Mr., Orton Stevens left by the Manuka last evening for Melbourne , to attend, a conference of managerk of the National Mutual Life Insurance Society. Mr. ;jWi' E. Cocks, Missioner at the Seamen's 'Institute, has been appointed the representative' in Wellington for tho Shipwreck -Relief Society of New Zealand, and -tHe Royal Humane Society of New Zealand.' He will be glad to give attention to any local-matters on -behalf of either society}' ,? J ' - : ; >, . TKe RevV Angus; M'Dqnald : haa teen called to' the Presbyterian charge at Waipu (Auckland), 'which was rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Thompson; As' Mr. MTDonald can preach in Gaelio, he will be acceptable at Waipu, | where there are still close on 20 old people who. have never learned the English language,—Auckland "Star." The Anglican Bishop of Auokland (Dri Crossley) is taking a brief jest, at GeraJdine, in Canterbury. ' . , Mr. J. F. Montague, judge of elocution at the competitions, leaves for. Auckland by the Main Trunk. express to-day... Mr. Sidney -Wolf, the .judge of music, left for the south last evening. Miss Laiirenson, instruotress in dress--making at the Technical School, has been granted 9-months' leave of absence. She goes -to 'England; and will visit various schools there: Miss Mackay has been appointed assistant instructress. . Mr. A. E. Brown, of the firm of S. Brown and .Co.,' Wellington, was a pas-'j senger for Sydney by the Manuka' yesterday.' Colonel Heard, Director of Staff Duties and. Military Training, arrived in Wellington from tho south by tho Maori yesterday morning.

Wife—"l came across some. of your' old love letters'to-day. How you loved me, Harry!" Husband—"Yes.: Is supper ready? .I'm awfully hungry".