PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1784, 24 June 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vice-Bi-oal. His Excellency (he Governor will preside at tlio meeting of tho Wellington Boys' Institute to-night at 8 o'clock. The Countess of Liverpool will bo entertained at n. reception to-morrow by the members of the Pioneer Club.

All the Cabinet Ministers will be in town to-day: The Hon. R. 11. Rhodes will arrive this morning from Christcli'urcli. .Sir William Hall-Jones, la(e High Commissioner for New Zealand, will be Urn guest of honour nt the New Zealand Club's luncheon to-day. The death occurred at Newtown yesterday rooming- of Mrs. Ann Martin, who eame to Wellington with lier husband, Mr. Joseph Martin-, 40 years ago. The deceased, who was fil years of age, was a native of Croydon, Surrey, England, and eame out to Now Zealand in tho ship Conflict in 187.'). The vessel was wrecked in tho English Channel on her return voyage. Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband, who was one of tho founders of tho Wellington Naval Brigade, and a family of three sons (Mr. C. W. Mortin, well known in old volunteer circles; Mr. Frederick Martin, of the Referees!" Association; and Mr. Josenh Martin jun., all of Wellington); and tliree daughters, two of whom tiro Mrs. R. J. Deare, of New Plymouth, and.Mrs. George Deare, of Petone. The late Mrs. Martin was ono of tho earliest members • of Trinity _ Wesleyan Church, and a supporter of various charitable organisations. Mr. Ernest Collins, who. for the past three and a half years has boon general manager of Router's Telegram Company for Australia, will, on. Juno 30, retire from his position on pension, after nearly 43 years' servico with the company. He will be succeeded by Mr. John A. Barrnclough, the Sydney manager, who was previously for some years general man- | agcr of the company in South Africa,

1 Detective-Sergeant Cassells yesterday received by telegram news of the death of his brother, who passed away suddenly [at Ashburton. Deceased, wiio was about '30 years of age, was familiarly known in the district as "Barney" Cassclls. Ho was a member of the Post Office staff, and was well-known in the world of sport, as ho took a keen interest in football,' rifle shooting, and coursing. Mr. T. Royd Garlick, Director of Physical Education, returned last evening from Napier, where tho new scheme of physical training in schools has just been successfully inaugurated so far «s the training of teachers is concerned. Ono hundred and thirty teachers, representing 120 schools in the Hawke's Bay district, have been put through a fortnight's training. The instruction of children in these schools is to begin on Monday next. On Friday next Mr. Royd Garlick is to give a demonstration of tho now system at the Teachers' Training College. Tho death occurred yesterday, says a Press Association telegram, of William Poore Smith, a very old settler, at tho ago of 95. Deceased in his younger daj§ was nil officer in tlio mercantile marine, and settled near Nelson in. 1850, residing in the district ever sinco,

News is to hand in Sydney that Mr. Will Dysou, tho Australian cartoonist and caricaturist, has secured an engagement with an American press syndicate at ,£3OOO per, annum. Ho is one of Australia's "Bulletin"-reared black and white artists, having started with that journal when only nineteen years of age. Two years ago ho sailed for England, where liis work in "T.l'.'s Magazine," full-pago caricatures for the "World," and rogulnr cartoons in tho "Daily Herald," furnished evidence of his capabilities. English critics dcclaro that he is one of the finest caricaturists of tho present day—that lie depicts so much of tho inner soul of his subject, although ho is rather cruel in his portrayal of hidden vices. Mr. Bertram Stevens, of the "Bulletin," declares, however, that Will Dyson's English work is much more mellow than previously, doubtless attributable to tho severe repression of English editors. Tlio wellknown artistic families, Lindsays and Dysons, aro closely united, Mr. \Vill Dyson having married Miss Ruby Lindsay, while his sister married Mr, Lionel Lindsay. Mr. E. Carlyon Eliot, late warden of tho Island of Tobago, and formerly » provincial commissioner of tho Gold Coast Colony, lias been appointed to tho vacant post of Resident Commissioner of tho Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate. Engineer Sub-Lieutenant F. H. Jefferson, R.N., son l of Mr. J. M. Jefferson, of Auckland, having passed tho necessary examination, has boon promoted to En-gineer-Lieutenant and appointed to H.M.S. Tcmerairo, First Battle Squadron, Homo Fleet.

Mr. Alfred Clayton, aged 54, died somewhat unexpectedly at Rotorua on Friday. The deceased was a surveyor by profession, and had lived in Rotorua for the lost 25 years. Ho was a mail of exceptionally nne physique, and an athlete in his younger days. Old residents (says tho Auckland "Star") will not; forget his great match against Mr. W. Duncan, wlicn tho two ran a race, tho distance being from Rotorua to Tauranga, 42 miles. Through under-estimating liis opponent, Mr. Clayton was beaten in tho run to. tho post, but his offer to turn round and run l»ok there a;nd then was not accepted. Tho deceased gentleman was a nephew of the late Sir Julius Vogel, Premier of New Zealand in 1873-70 and 1881.