PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1824, 9 August 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. W. ,T. Wickham, ■ British Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, is to leave for Cliristcliurch on Wednesday, and will uttcncl Iho annual meeting c[ ihe Canterbury Chamber .of Conuniircc. II« is to remain in Cliristcliurch until the end of tlio month. 'J'lio commissioner lias teen instructed by the Hoard of Trade lo proceed to England at the end of January, and, during tlio <l'iy Home, will spend two months visiting manufacturing ccn> trcs in Uio United State. Prior to leav« ins Now Zealand, Mr. Wiclcham will visit Dunedin, and will also bo present at the opening of tlio Auckland Exhibition.. Olio month's leavo of absenco from his legislative duties, on account of ill-health, was granted to Kir ,Tames Carroll by tho House of Representatives yesterday. Mr. and Mrs.' Harris and Mr. C. J. Cubboge, of San Francisco, ore .visiting New Zealand, nml are at present at the Grand Hotel, Wellington. A Duncdin Press Association telegram records tho dealji of i.lic Rev. John Christie, who was in charge of tho Pres. byterian Church ot Waikouaiti from 18G3. tho year after his,arrival in Otago, till 1901, when ho retired from active work. Deeeilsed was 83 years of age. ' Mr. James Gibbons who had long been identified with tho timber industry in tho Auckland district, <lifal yesterday morning. Tho deceased was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, and cnmc out-lo Aiicklnnd from his native eountrv with his pa,vents in a vessel owned by'his father who killi'v on was tho latest sawmillor in the Manuka.u and one of tlw founder's oi tho Bank of New Zealand. The late Mr, .Tames Gibbons was the last of a larg« family of sons, nil of whom were in tin timber lino. Tt is worthy of nolo that lid and tho late Captain Bonner, of Welling' tsi, who ran a steamboat to Hokitika dun in™ the- palmy days of tho diggings there, bath died within a day of oacli other. Mr. B. W. Alison, of Auckland, Air, Alcorn, of Cliristcliurch, and Captain liainoy, of Napier, wore amongst tho arrivals yesterday at Iho Grand Ilotcl. Mr. Georgo Joachim, Mr. John Allan, and Mr. J. Hamilton, all of Dunodin, arrived at Wollingtou yesterday, and ara staying at* tho Empire. Hotei,

Mr. C. 11. Furst, of Sydney, ig on a visit to Wellington, and has made tin Empire Hotel his headquarters. Mr. J. Lunge, a well-known Dutch gen. tleman, yesterday left by tho b.s. IJliinaroa for Java, via Sydney. Mr. A. E. Good, of Wanganui, and Sir. and Mrs. Chambers, of Hawko's Bay, Jive on a visit to Wellington, ami liavo made tho Royal Ouk Hotel their headquarters. Mr. pA. A. Wylio, formerly with tho firm of Messrs. Chapman, Skorrett', Tripp, anil lilair, has been admitted into partnership with Messrs. Quick and Ward,' barristers and solicitors, who will «a cariiying on practice under the stylo o£ Messrs. Quick, Ward, and Wylio. ■ Air. W. G. Stead, of Hastings, is staying at tho Grand Hotel, on his way to Ohi-istehuroh. Sir Joseph Ward, Air. G. W. Russell. Mr. G. Witty, and other South Island fnembers of Parliament left for Christchurch last evening.' Several North Island members have also gone to Christchurch for tho week-end. Information was received in Wellington yesterday of tho death of Mr. James Irvine, senior partner of tho firm of lrvino and Stevenson, merchants, which has a branch in this city. Deceased, who was over eighty years of age, passed away at Duncdin on Thursday night. He was born in Scotland, and caiuo out to Otago when a young man. lie was a particularly fiuo 6tanip of tho early settler, and was greatly respected. By his death. Duncdin loses a prominent citizen, and the First Church in that city ono of its original members. Ho is survived by a widow aud a family of two sons and loui daughters. Tho death is announced of Mr. W. T. Gordon, well known in Government and Parliamentary circles as private secretary to Sir James Carroll while tho latter was Native , Minister. Deceased, who was about forty years of age, was born at Oaiuaru, but.iflsidodi rijb,.,Wellington for many years. Soino twenty years ago ho jawed' tho Civil 'jjcmrice as one 01 tlia I'ato Mr. Seddon's secretaries, and la,ter' becamo, privnto secretary .to Sir James Carroll.' Death took'placo at'Silverstream on Thursday night, Mr. M. M. Rogers, of England, is 011 a visit to Wellington, and is staying at tho Royal.Oak Hotel. Mr. .T. 11. iWt, Mr. 13. Hulme, Mr. S. J. Heifer, and Sir. G. Richardson, who liavo been staying at tho Empire Hotel, returned yesterday to Blenheim. . Mr. W. H. Stafford, of Nelson, returned homo from Wellington yesterday: Mr. E. Buckridgo, who has been on a visit to Wellington, returned . yesterday to Carterton. Tho Mayor of Wostport (Mr. Lever), tho town clerk (Mr. Dobson), and Mi', and Mrs. Fair, of Wcstport, aro slaying at. the Hotel Windsor. Major H. H. Browne, of tho New Zealand Staff Corps, recently met with a eomcwh.it severe accident, _ caused by a slip on tho footpath. Ho will bo unable to undertake duty for about a fortnight. Soveral well-known Auckland people ar# residing at the Royal Oak Hotel, am.ong.st whom aro Mr. Ralpli, Mr. and Mrs.. Harry Blomfield, Mr E»;pio, Mr. aud , Mrs. W, R. Holmes, and Mr. J. E. Owen.