PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1755, 21 May 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon..W. F. Massey (Prime Mini* (or), the Hon. VY. 11. Herries, tli? Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, the lion. H. D. 8011, and (ho Hon. Dr. Pomaro aro in Wellington. The Hon. M-r. Fraser leaver to-day for tlie Wairarapa. lie will visit Pahiatua, Pongaroa, Kkytahuna, and Masterton, and return to Wellington on Saturday. Tha Hon. A, L. llerdman is at New Plymouth, and tho Hon. 11. H. liliodes at Christchurch. Itr. George William Seller, for nine years Mayor of Carterton, died to-night at tho age of fifty-nine years, telegraphed our Masterton correspondent last night. The Chief Justice (Sir llobert Stout) was a passenger by the Mararoa for tho

south last evening. Mr. George Howell, of tho Patea staff of the Bank of New Zealand, was presented with a purse of sovereigns on tho occasion of his departure for Mannia, telegraphs our special correspondent. Jlr. M. C. Davies, founder of the karri timber industry at Karridalo, died in Perth on Saturday week in his 78th year. Deceased arrived in Tasmania from .England with his parents when iivo years of ngc, and afterwards went to tho Blackwood diggings, Victoria. He was subsequently engaged in tho mercantile ship-, ping business in Melbourne and Adelaide. His firm, Messes.. Baillie, Davies, and Wishart, built tho second Adelaide section of tho railway to Melbourne. Tho lalo Mr. Davies went to Western Australia in 1875, and acquired tho Karridalo Estate. He secured the timber concessions, established tho Karridalo mills, and fostered s an export trade in karri. The Augustas'Barkway, lato rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Launces(on, celebrated tho diamond jubilee of his ministry on Sunday week. Ho preached in the 'morning and evening at. Cat-rick Church, where his ordination took place. Tho death is announced from Adelaide of Jlr. Archibald Maclcifr, secretary of tho South Australian Commercial Travellers

Association. The ltev. Thomas BritlCn Angwin, a; leading Methodist minister, died in Adelaide lust week.

Mr. Henry Holmes, an old Bendigonian, who died recently in Melbourne, bequeath, ed to tho Bemligo Hospital an estat« valued at £30,00(1.

Mr. W. Callendcr, general manager of the Bank of iW Zealand, who has been visiting Sydney and Melbourne on official business, is expected to return to Wellington by (he Sydney boat duo to-day.

Mr. Arthur Guise, who was privato secrotary to Lord Islington, lias l>eou appointed private secretary to Lord Denman,' Governor-Gcnel'al of Australia, and, accompanied by Mrs. Guise, arrived m Melbourne last week from England to take up his new' dntries. Mr. Guise was formerly privato secretary to two Gov-ernor-Generals of Canada, the Earl of XI into, and Earl Grey. Dr. Charles I. iM'argeson has succeeded Dr. Tunstill as ships doctor on board the Maraina,

Tho lato Mr. Marcus Clarke, founder of tho-firm of Marcus Clarke and Co., of Svdnev, left property valued for probate at «t'3'72,(i37. This is bequeathed to lilS widow and children and relatives.

Mr. J. J. Frauklyn, minister of the Church of Christ, Paddington (Sydney), lias Uen appointed organiser for tho Duncdin No-Lieense campaign, under tho New Zealand Alliance, lie terminates his miiuistiy nt Piukiing'ton. at- tho ojid or June, and leaves Sydney 011 July a ior the new sphere of work.

Mr. I'. ITally left for Palmerston last evening to conmicnce there tho first of a series of investigations into tho haddleis Dispute, which arisoii) in t-ho Welling* ton Industrial District. On Thursday ho goes on to Napier, where lie will Htqun' o into another section of t'ho teaddlers _ Dispute there, and tho. next day lie is to hear tho Trawlers' Dispute. On Monday Mr. I! ally will go to Wangamy. and oil Tuesday lie will hear the Saddlers Dispute tiiore. lie returns to, .Wellington, on Wednesday, in time to hear that section of the Marine Engineers' Dispute nnecting small vessels, on the following morning. Mr J I'. Firth, headmaster of the WeU lington Hoys' College, is at present visiting Chrii-tcluu'ch. His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman has gone to Palmerston North ■ to hold a session of tit; 1 .Supreme Court there.

The GovernWut steamer ninemoa, which leaves port early this mornii>„' for the Cook Strait lighthouses, is taking- with her a number of lighthouse-keciKTS who have been transferred. Mr. Dusting, latq of Puvs:>gur Point lighthouse, is to go to the Brothers. Mr. Sl"Alpine has been promoted to principal keeper at Cape Campbell. Principal Keeper Craig, ol W6 Campbell, is to :;o to the brothers jißhi house, ill place of Mr. Tutt, who is being promoted to principal keypcr nl Stcph Inland. Mr. M'Neii, lake principal keeper at Stephens Island, is retiring on supeianimation. Mr. Kevnolds Deimisloii,, general nmnager of the Little Theatre ni Sydney, had a innw escape whilo motoiing last week. His car skidded and threw him •out- with some violence,, on to the road. Fortunately his only injury was a fiaclure in ibo elbow. Mr 11-uTY li. Moffntt, formerly for 33 vears haYbourmasicr ami wharfinger at Motuekn, and a very wc) -known resident died at Mdiucka yesterdaj. 110 was il years ef Association. ' The Hon. Robert Skeon Chief .Tustieo of Tonga, who has arrived at Auckland a son of the lato Mr. K. hkocn. of Auckland (uncle of t 10 Messrs. \Yilson of ii e "New Zealand Herald" I'wpr»e ary . anil was born in Auckland. Mi. \\ llso* Sen, of Wanganui, and formerly of Wellington, is a younger brother ol (ho visitor. •