PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1844, 2 September 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Bishop Avcrill and Mrs. Averill, who have been staying at the Windsor Hotel, are leaving for Hawke!s Bay .today.

At the annual meeting of the Pioneer Amateur Athletio and Cycling Club, Christchurch, held on Thursday evening, the lion. E. C. J. Stevens, was reelectcd •president for the tliirty-fuili consecutivo year. This probably constitutes a record in the nistory of any sporting club in tho Dominion. Yesterday's arrivals at tho Grand Hotel included: Mr. Kcnross White, •seti., and Mr. Norman White (Napier), Mr, Wilfred Stead (Napier), Mr. Marton Elgar (Featherston), Mr. J. C. Cooper (Masterton), Mr. E. F. Chandler (Auckland), Mr. Perry (Masterton);. and Mr. J. F. Miles (Marton). • i '

Mr. R. J. Cooke, the well-known exfootballer.' who, with Mrs. Cooko, is leaving Timaru to reside in Melbourne, was entertained at Timaru the' other evening by a number of friends and presented with a purse of sovereigns.

Mr. Oliver Smith died at Georgetown, near Oamaru, last week, at tho ago of 102 years. Ho was born in the Shetland Islands, and had been in New Zealand for thirty-seven years, Ho never had an illness sufficient to mako him stop work for a day, and his faculties wero unimpaired light up to tho last.

Amongst the week-end arrivals at tlio Roval Oak Hotel arc: Mr. P. A. Hadley (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. Nicolaus (London), Mr. J. J. Rouso (Sydney), Miss Bull, Mr. E. H. Burton, Miss G. and Miss Goldingham (Christchurch),Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Beattic (Woodvillo), Mr. E. Clifton (Auckland), Mr. M. Lorinier (Nelson), Mr. and Sirs. Grimmond and Miss Stulpuagel (Greymouth)) Sir. J. Fletcher (Huntley), and Mr. P. W. Galvin (Greymouth). .

Mr. F. J. Parson, who lias for tho past ten yoars hold tho position of chief clerk of the locomotive branch of railways at Auckland, and is well-known in Auckland musical circles, was on edncsday presented with a solid silver salver, revolving butter-cooler, and autograph albijm, ou tho occasion of his promotion to tho locomotivo engineer s office, Addiugton. Tho latest arrivals at the Empire Hotel are: Mr. B. Beans '(Ciiristcliurcli), Mr. Walter Kleemo (Sidney), Mr. W. E. Wilson (Wanganui), Mr. G. C. Dilmar, Mr. R. S. Thomson (rluntorville), Mr. Charles B. Buxton (Auckland), Mrs. and Miss Andrews, Mr. John R.Legge (Nelson), and Mr. W. G. Gibbs.

Mr. Wellesley C. Bailey, founder and Superintendent of tlio Mission to Lepers in India and tho East, is at present on a flying visit to Duncdin from China.

Mr. James Macintosh was elected vice-president of tho Wellington Chamber of Commerce at yesterday's meeting of the council. This election was necessary to fill t'lio vacancy caused when tho vicc-presidont (Mr. C. W. Jones) became president, on tho resignation of. Mr. A. E. Mabin.

Mr. James I'earce, of Pahautanui, is confined to his bed at Nurso Major's private hospital/ Marion Streot, as tho result of a broken blood-vossel in tho leg, and will not be out for several days.

Mr. J. Lomas, Secretary for Labour, is expected back in Wellington at tho end of tlio present week. •

Mr. Georgo Warren, of Auckland, has been appointed judgo of tho elocution section in the Gisborne competitions, to bo held from September 8 to September 13.

, The Eov. E. L. Woodhouso, for tho past tlireo years vicar ,of tho Clutha Anglican parish, embracing Balclut.hu, Stirling, Kaitangata, C'lydovale, and Owaka, 'was entertained at a farewell social in Balclutha by several of his parishioners and friends on Tuesday night, prior to his departure for the Mornington charge, and was presented witb_ a purse of sovereigns and a pair of hairbrushes.

Latest arrivals at the Windsor Hotel include: Messrs. Hudson, Moore, and A. 11. Bale, (who aro attending tho Fruitgrowers' Conference to-day), Mrs. Bale (Hastings), and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (Hawko's Bay).

Guests at the Hotel Cecil at tho present time include: Tho Hon. A. T. Ngata, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Cedenvall (Gisborne), Mr. and Mrs. Cowner (Danlicurke), Mr. Ncedliam, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Bond, the Misses Bond, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Stuart Macdonald, Mr. and Miss Broughton, Mrs. Johnston (l'almerston North), Mr. Scott, and Miss M'Lennon.

Tho death occurred at Gisbornc yesterday afternoon of Mr. John Score, ono of the oldest residents of Poverty Bay. Mr. Scorc camo to this district in 1879. —Press Association.

Mr. Charles Gollop, of tho Public

Works Department, who lias been transient d from Greymouth to Stratford oil promotion, was on Saturday presented with a handsomo travelling bag, with suitable inscriptions on a silver plate, by the Resident .Engineer, Mr. H. Ijowis,' oil behalf of his fellnw-officprs of the sorvico in tho Greymouth. disirict.