PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1812, 26 July 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. James Allon, Minister for' Finance, was sufficiently recovered yesterday from tho effects of vaccination to rcoppear in tho House. II r. Allen hnu |)ceu incapacitated since Monday last. It is expected that tho Financial Statement will now make its appearanco on Friday next. Sir Cha-s. Bowcn, Speaker of tho Logis* lativc Council, went south by tho Wahmo last evening. Advice- has l>een received that Mr. EdWard Lionel Fletcher, of tho White Star Company, lias joined the Board of Directors of Messrs. Dalgety und Company, Mil., London. The resignation of Miss M. Williams, who has for some years been engaged in the teaching of shorthand and typewriting at the Wellington Technical School, was accepted with regret at last evening's meeting of tho Technical Education Br-ai-d. It was decided to send a letter of appreciation to Miss Williams. Tho Hons.G. J. Smith, E. C. J. Stevens, and C. Louisson, and Messrs. T. Davey, Witty, and F. IT. Smith, M.P.'s, were Tiussengers for the south by tho Wahino last evening. Mr. A. E. Sykes, cf New Plymouth, left Wellington by tho Maungaivui on a fivo weeks' business trip to Sydney. Word has been received from London stating that Mr. Wilfrid Cullender, son of Mr. William Callender, general manager of tho Dank of New Zealand, has nu.vacd tho intermediate examination for qualification as Associate of tho Royal Institute of British Architects, Mr. Callender was for some years in the office- of Mr. Charlesworth, architect, of this city.

Yesterday, in the Supreme Court, his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) admitted Mr. Ernest B. Tustin as a solicitor. Madame Mary Conly, tlie talented Aus» tralian singer, who lias been engaged as principal soprano for tho Royal Wellington Choral Society's performances of "The Creation" (Haydn) and "Elijah" (Mendelssohn.) at the Town Hall on August 1 and 22 respectively, is expected to arrive at Auckland by the Maheno on Sunday, and if tho steamer connects, will arrive in town on Monday afternoon, in time to attend a rehearsal for eoloista and orchestra in tho evening. ' Mr. 1 , . G. Boltou, ex-Mayor of Eastbourne, loft Wellington en routo for Syd-> n<?y, Europe, and America by tho Maunganui yesterday. Residents of Northland gathered in St. Vincent do Paul's Schoolroom, Northland, last evening to tender iv farewell "social' tj Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Callaghan. Mr. Callaghan is leaving the city tramways to tako up-tho position of engineer to the now tramway system at Napier. Mr. George presided over tine gathering, and also present were tho Hon. A. L. Herdman, Minister for Justice, Mr. J. 13. Fitzgerald, and tho Hey. lather llickson, who each niado oulogistic references to tho guests of tho evening. Father on behalf of those assembled, presented Mrs, Callaghan with a silver tea ar.d. coll'ee service, aud Mr. Callaghan with an, illuminated album containing the signatures of a largo number of Northland residents. Mr. Callaghan. briefly returned thanks for tho gifts on behalf of Mrs, Callaghan. and himself. A programme ol musical aud vocal items was then given, and a dance terminated tho procoediuga, Mr. Callnghan was escorted from liis house to tho hall by tho Kelburno Scouts-, under Scoutmaster Grant.

Mr. Amies Beaumont, tho well-known, tenor, whoso death in Melbourne was announced Inst week, was} for years ono of the leading operatic singers of Australia. Born near Norwich in 1810, he first appeared in Sydney at tho concerts given by M. Poussard, tho violinist, and M. Douay, tho 'cellest, in 1855. Not lonff aftorwards he joined the Lystor Opera Company, and rapidly ndvnnced to tho rank of a principal through his success in singing tho rolo of Elvino in "La Somnambula," at about an hour's notice. The artist became extremely popular all over Australia in a wido range of charac* ters, and later on attained distinction as t an interpreter of oratorio. 'Latterly ho was teaching in Melbourne.