PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1861, 22 September 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vioe-Eegal. His aDxcollency the Governor and thd Countess of Liverpool paid an official visit to Nelson on Saturday in the/ Government steamer Tutanekai. The party, which included Mr. Gavin Hamilton (privato secretary) (U'd Captains Hutton and Eastwood, A.D.O.,'a, ro« turned to Wellington yestorday.

A Press Association telegram frond Nelson states that His Excellency the Govornor was accorded a civio welcomer in the presence of a big orowd on Sat* urday. The town is gaily decorated.

Tho Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes, Post/ mastor-GeneraL, is erpcoted to attend" tho Christchurch letter-carrioTS 1 second/ annual dinner noxt Saturday evening. • Mr. E. H. Biloy, tho now General Manager of Railways, is duo to arrive at Auokland to-morrow by the Niagara from Vancouver;

Colonel Wolfe, formerly AdjutantGeneral, now inspector of riflo ranges/ has returned to Wellington, having ro> covered from a recent illnoss.

Tho death took place at Christchurob on Saturday of Mr. Trevor wlio was well known in rowing circles.-* Press Association.

Mr. It. W. Gilbert, who leaves shortly! for South Africa, lias resigned tho/ Secretaryship of the Wellington branohj of the New Zealand! Political Reform League. Tho local committee has by resolution expressed its keen appreciation of Mr. Gilbert's enthusiastic! work in tho position ho lias resigned. His successor is Mr. W. I. Clark, ofi Molesworth Street.

Mr. Henry Saint-George, examines for Trinity Colleiro of Musio, London, will arrive in Wellington by the Napier express this evening. Ho will start examining; tho local candidates to-mor*' row morning at tho Town Sail,

Captain W. J. Foster, a etaff offioei! on exchange from the Commonwealth Military Forces, is returning shortly to Australia, his term of exchange having almost expired. Captain J. H. for whom ho is exchanged, will return from Australia, and will probably suc-< ceed Captain Foster as instructor in mounted duties in the Wellington dis< trict.

_ Mr, W, Pryor, secretary of the WelJ lington branch of tho Shipowners' eration, was presented with a silveß tea service at tlie Central Club Rooms on Saturday morning on the occasion of his silver wedding. Mr. W. E. Ful< lor, chairman of the Shipowners' Federation, mado the presentation, and CajX tains MoArthur and Petersen, and Mn W. Bennett also spoko.

Mr. A. B. Speakman, accountant td tlie Huddart-Parker Company's Auck-i land office, is to Dunedin izd connection with tho opening of tho comJ pany's no.v branch at tho Southern port/1 Mr. M. Stewart will fill the vacanoy ag accountant during Mr. Speakman's abJ sence.

Major Kelsall, of the Sixth' RegU ment, Palmerston North, and late oi Cliristchurch, is at present on a visiii to Wellington;

Captain R, W. Wilkinson, AeßlstfuifcAdjutant, has taken over the command ■of tlie machine gun and signalling £<xi tions as from September 19.

Tho Hon. G. J. Smith, M.L.0., left' for the South by tho Mararoa on Sati urday eveningi

Mr. F. Broomficld has Joined thd firm of Blake, Carlisle and Co. as from' to-day, and takes charge of their Cus-" toms Department, having _ severed hi# long connection with the Windsor Manufacturing Company. '

Mr. T. C. De Lacy, a very old rosli dont of Dunedin, died on Saturday at' the ago of 90 years. Ho camo out t<3 Otago in 1852, and was; the first Mayotf of the Borough of West Harbour, filling that offico several times. Subset quently he was a Customs official from' 1860 till 1871, and was in the Chief Gold/ Receivers' Department from 1861 till 1867. At one time he owned all the land on which the suburb of Ravensbourno nowi stands, but he sold out to Messrs, Proudfoot and Oliver when tho survey, for tho Dunedin-Port Chalnior's railway was being made. —Press Association.

Of tho late Captain William Thomson, once harbourmaster at Duuedin, it is related, according to • an exchange, that ho was passionately fond 1 of musio and singing, and usually had a suilor s band'aboard his ship, When he was carrying Irish emigrants to America, more than half a century ago, he found) Ms ship's band helped te keep tho emigrants cheerful. On one voyage ho was ready for sea, but found he had no musical sailors. Tho vessel was full ofi' passengers. Ab ho _ walked from tho Customs ofiioo to his ship ho saw a young Irish fiddler playing at the street) cornea-."Will you conw for a trip to America P" saidi'tho captain. "Indadel will, if it's worth while," answered Pat So tho bargain was struck there ana then, and) both walked dowm te the ship, whicli sailed almost immediately. The fiddler kept tho Irish lads and lasses dancing all tho way to Amorica, ajid happiness reignod on the ship. Tho death took place at Palmerston' North on Saturday of Mr. Herbert Carden Watson, of Clyde Quay, Wok lington. Deceased was a son of Mrs. Watson, late of tho Pier Hotel, ana! was 34 years of age. The funeral is to take place at Wellington, and is to leave the Basilica, Hill Street, jor tna Karori Cemetery at 2 o'clock this after* noon.

Among tiho passongora <who arrived by Saturday'b Main Trunk express wero tho following Mr. L. S. Curtis Ohakuno), Mr. B. R. Collins (Welling-, ton), Sergeant-Ma jor T. CWiens (Pahia* tutt), Mr. W. G. Caldow (Wolleigton), Mr. L. M. Schapiro (Wellington), Mr. C M. Cliegividdon (Wellington), Sir, and Mrs. S. D. Gordon (Wellington , Mr. W. H. Cunningham (Wangamu), Mr. D. Robb (Rotorua), Jlr. E. W. Martin (Makotuku), Mr. H. Moyncb (PalmerstoiD North"), Jlr. Frank Reidl (Palmei'ston North). Mr. J. T. Wuiter (Auckland), Mrs. W. J. Jorgenseu (Auckland), Mrs. J. A. Clements (Auckland), Sir. W. Price (Thames), Mr. 0, H, Palmer (Auckland), Sir. A. Thompson (Auckland), Mr. W. M'Donala (Auckland), Sir. H. 0. F. Maredea (Wellington), Miss Moodio (Palmerston North), Mr. C. D. Jenkins (Palmerston North), Mr. E. Herbert (Marten), Mr. R. Pearson (Auckland), Sir. A. A. Car* son. (Tiviihapo), Dr. Hurman (Marton), Mr. and Mrs. G. I>. Haigh (To Awanvuiu), Miss Davey (Auckland), and two Sisters of Mercy (Palmerston North).