PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1814, 29 July 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir James Mills, managing director of the Union Company, went south by the AVahino last evening. Dr. Edward Goss, head of tho Government Laboratory at Portland, Oregon, will shortly sail for Australia and New Zealand (states a Press Association cablegram from Vancouver). The Hons. J. Barr and G. J. Smith will arrive from tho south by the Mararoa this morning. To have seen tho very beginning' of European settlement in Now .Zealand could naturally be tho lot of but very fow people, and yet such was t'he experience of tho late Mrs. J. E. Hickson, who died at Dllerslie recently.; She was the daughter of Mr. W. I'. ihirbourn, one of that noted band of missionaries and pioneor teachers who risked their lives at tho behest of Samuel Marsden in order to carry the practical benefits of civilisation among tho heathen Maoris. She wus born at Pahia, in tho Bay of Islands, in 1829, when llongi lka had just paid the penalty of his dreadful forays, and Eaupnraha was devastating tho south, and she remembered tho Maori at tho height of his power and ferocity. The Rev. Dr. Brown/ president of the Australian Methodist General Conference, lias departed for England to represent Australia at tlio British Methodist Missionary Society's centenaij- celebrations (states a Press Association cablegram from Sydney last evening). Mr. E. M'Leary, ex-president of tho Letterpress Printers', Lithographers', and Paper-cutters' Union, has been presented with an enlarged photograph of those who were office-bearers during his term as president. According to a Press Association cablegram, Sir Joseph Ward is oxpected to reach Auckland on Friday next by tho Niagara, which left Sydney yesterday. No change has taken place in the condition of Mr. J. H. Pope, formerly chief inspector of Native schools, who lias been lying seriously ill for the past week. Mr. P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, loft for tho West Coast last ovening on conciliation business. Sir James Carroll, who has boon in a private hospital in Wellington for some months past, returned to his homo in Gisborue by the Maitai last evening, Mr. N. Galbraith, of Wellington, who lias been 011 a visit south for a few days, will return by tho Mararoa this morning. Mr. W. Nicholson was last night elected to the position of town clerk to tho Lower llutt Borough Council, out of 39 applicants. M'r. Pursur, who Iras occupied the position for 21 years, giv«» up duly on August 21. When his resignation was formally accented last night, it was decided to grant him a testimonial under seal. The Mayor (Mr. E. P. Bunny) intimated that at the next meeting of the couracil he would tako tho opportunity of making fitting reference to Hie services which had been rendered by Mr. Pursur while in the council's employ. A Dunedin Press Association telegram records tho death of Colonel C. C. Morris, formerly of the Madras Light Cavalry, India, and a contributor 011 military metiers to tho Dominion press. Ho was 75 years of age.

S.S. MARAROA & NELSON RUN 4

SOME DEMAND FOR HER. Sinco tlio Wahino lias entered the M'el-lington-Lyttelton ferry service tlio Maori has been undergoing overhaul at Port Chalmers, and tlio Mararoa and tho new ferry "flier" liavo been keeping tho service going. During tho last month or so (speculation, has been rife as to what the Union Company intend to do with tho Mararoa when tho Maori resumes. Questioned ou the subject last evening, Sir James Mills, managing director for tho company, stated that no definite arrangements had as yet been como to concerning tho Mararoa. "In fact," said Sir James Mills, we have not considered tho question as yet." Asked if there was aay probability of tlio Mararoa being placed in the Welling-ton-Nelson service, Sir James Mills said that ho did not know anything about it at present. It is under(tood, however, that a deputation of Nelson business men and citizens vrill wait on tho local manager of tlio Union Company shortly, to advocate the running of the Mararoa between Wellington and Nelson.