PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1729, 21 April 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vice-Regal. His Excellency the Earl of Liverpool is at present at Okoiroire, in the Auckland province. All tho Ministers of the Crown are in Wellington to-day, .with) the exception of tho Hon. W. H. Hcrries, who is at Invercargill, tho Hon. Dr. Pornare, who is going from Inglewood to New Plymouth to-day, and tho two Ministers who are out of tho Dominion. The Hon. R. 11. Rhodes arrived from the south yesterday morning; the Hon. W. I:\_Massey, Prime Minister, leaves for tho King Country 011 Tuesday; and tho Hon. W. Eraser leaves for tho West Coast to-day. Mr. Hamilton Holmes, of tho Argentine, arrived in Wellington by tho lonio 011 Saturday. It is understood that Mr. Holme 9 is visiting New Zealand for tho purpose of seeing what the prospects are for breeding chinchillas.

Mr. J. P. MacMahon arrived from Auckland yesterday morning on n brief business trip. Ho returned northward by tho Main Trunk express last night.

Tho death is announced of Mr. Robert Buchanan, iron-founder, of Chuistchurch. Deceased arrived iu that city in IS7O, and w<is a steady advocatc of the encouragement of local industries. Ho was one of the founders of tho Canterbury Industrial, Association, and president in 1910. Ho was also chairman of the Working Exhibits Committee at the International Exhibition in 190S-G. —Press Association. Mr. and Mrs. Wernicke, German tourists, who are 011 a visit to New Zealand, arrived in Wellington by tho lonic 011 Saturday. Tho Itev. Mr. Houseman and Mrs. Houseman, of Ilobart, wero amongst tho passengers who arrived in Wellington by Iho lonic 011 Saturday. An interesting visitor to Auckland at the present time is Mr. John H. Irving. It-is just 77 years aso since Mr. Irving first set eyes 011 tho straggling village which was destined to become the city of to-day. He arrived in his father's barque, the Carnarvon. After whaling round the New Zealand coast for five years, the Irving family settled in tlio Bay of Islands. Mr. Irving built tli'o first European liouso erected 011 tho WaitanSl side of Russell Ilaibour, and tells «n interesting story of how tho .Maoris came down and threatened to throw the timber into the sea. Tho famous Hono Heke himself talked with llie pakelias, and the situation was saved when the lighting chicf partook of the family's hospitality, and slept. 011 tho sit' l of tho house, which was hcnecfort.hi declared to be immune from Native interlerence. Except for a brief residence in Auckland in llie early 'fifties. Mr. Irving has resided almost continuously in the north. Ho is now on a visit to 'his daughter, Mrs. .Tames Ingram, of "Glenosniond," and, despite his 8-1 years, is exceedingly hale and hearty. His family numbered 1H children. 12 of whom aro istill alive.—Auckland "Star." At a meeting of tho Dunedin branch of the Civil Service Association on Friday night it was unanimously decided to support tho candidature of Mr. A. Marryatt (Wellington) and 51.r. li'. -T. Mouat (Dunedin) for seats 011 the Public Service Appeal Board. 011 Friday members of Iho Dunedin Hospital Board entertained Mr. D. Larnach, fine of their members, at supper prior to his departure 011 a visit to the Old Country. During the evening the chairman presented Mr. Larnach with a Mosgiel rug as a mark of the esteem in which ho ir» held by hio fellow iu«nbcr» on tho •ward,