PERSONAL ITEMS,

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1889, 25 October 1913, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS,

Her Excollenoy the Countess of Liverpool will open tho Boys' Institute buzaar at 3 p.m. on Tuesday next at tho Town Hall. Tho bazaar will remain opon from Tuesday aftornoon iioxfc until Saturday, November 1 (inclusive).

Sir George Clifford, president of the Racing Conference, arrived from Christchurch yesterday morning.

Commissioner Richards, of tho Salvation Army, is to return to Wellington shortly from his tour of the South Island. At a later date tho Commissioner leaves for _ Auckland, where ho will conduct services ou Sunday, November 16; He will then visit Paeroa, Thames, Waihi, and Hamilton. The chief secretary is to accotnpany tho Commissioner te Auckland. Mr. F. Kershart has been appointed overseer to the Hutt River BoaTd, vico Mr. E. Fisher, who has Received an appointment under the Palmerston-IL-u-Tanga River Board. Mr. Fisnor was the recipient of a presentation on "Wednesday evening by tlio board s cmployees. Mr. H. N. Fletcher, tho well-known vocalist, is at present suffering from a rather severe attack of 1 laryngitis.

Tho deaili occurred at Kai Iwi on Thursday of Mr. Jas. Currie, another of the few remaining pioneers ot the district, at the ago 01 72. Ho arrived in tho district in 1862, and for many years tho firm of Messrs. Moore ' and Currie, general merchants. was well-known; on this Coast, as also wa3 the partners station at Kai Iwi. Deceased leaves a widow and two sons, Mr.' T. Currio, of Brunswick, and Mrs. G. M. Currie, of Kai Iwi.—(Press Association.)

Sir James Mills (managing director of the Union Steam Ship Company of Now Zealand) will arrivo by the Maori from the south this morning. Mdllo. Adeline Geneo has accepted tho invitation of tho Racing Club to attend the' meeting at Trentham on Monday next. Mr. Thomas Thomson, M.1.M.E., and Inspector of Minos for tho Southern District of tho Dominion, has received an appointment as manager of tho Waipa Collieries, Ltd., at To Akatca, in tho Waikato. Mr. Thomson has had considerable experience in Now Zealand and British Columbia. In 1907 ho was appointed assistant civil engineer to the AYestport Coal Co., and during the three following years held tho position, of manager of tho Ironbridgo Colliery. Ho was later appointed Inspector or Minos.