PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1908, 17 November 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. H. D. Bell returned from Lyttelton by tiio Maori yesterday.

Sir James Mills, managing director ol the Union Steam Ship Company, arrived by the Maori from Lyttelton yesterday. He will remain iii Wellington for some days, and will meet hero Mr. F. Holdswortli (general manager of tho Union Company), who is to arrivo at Auckland from Vancouver by the Malaira 'to-morrOw. Mr. Holdswortli returns after an absence of seven months, during which ho has visited Great Britain. y

Br, H. Watson, fion of the eminent, mental specialist of Edinburgh, and his Wife are now staying at the. Hotel (hand. Central. Their return to Bug- 1 ' land has been delayed owing to tiie strike. In all probability they will leave by the R.!\I,S. Coriuthic. '

A Press Association, message from Hobart states that the Panama Exhibition Commissioners havo departed aboard the Ulimaroa for New Zealand.

Bishop Crossloy, according to a letter received by the Vcn. Archdeacon Oalder, i$ niueh improved in _ general health, but his nerves' are still in a weak condition.. The bishop states that he has taken a houso at AY heeler's, Bramsjlot, Hampshire, England.

' 'The elicn Stomatflloge.il at Vienna have awarded a prize of 500 kronen to Professor It. P. Piokerill, of O'tago Unrver-* sr.ty (Director «f tho Hental School), in connection with his recent work on the treatment of deft palate. ,

Dr. T. H. A. Yalir.tino, In spec lo:Gcueval of Hospitals, is at present oil a visit to Auckland.

•51 r. 11. W. Hudson has accepted tho position of. vice-president of tho Atickland Employers' Association, rendered vat-ant by the retirement of Mr. T, Hodgson in July last. The Chief Justico (Sir Robert Stout), .who left for the .north .by tho Main Trunk express on Saturday, will join the other members of tho Prisons Board on Thursday at tlio prison reformatory camp at Waikerea, near To Awanratu; and subsequently tho two prison camps in tho Hot Lakes district will lie visited by tho board, Tho other members of tho Prisons Board, aro Mr. 3. R, Blair, 'Sir. G. Fouwick, Dr. Hay (Inspector-General of Hospitals), anil Mr. Jordan (Under-Secretary of Justice).

Mr. James Ames, City Valuer, who has been incapacitated for some timo past by illness, resumed duty towards the end of last week.

Mr. Robert M'Xab, who returned from Australia oil Friday, will leave for liis liomo at Palnierstoii Js'ortli today. '

; Mr. C. H. Dlekersoii, of Karori, and Mrs. .Dickerson, have returned from a trip to Europe. ' ,

Sir. Charles M'Mahon.of Dominion Pictures, Ltd.. and Mr. W. H. Madill, ehnirnian of directors of the company, arrived by Saturday moisting'g express from Auckland.

The Commissioner of tlio Saltation Army, accompanied by the chief secretary., Brigadier Bray, and Captain Sut'er left for Auckland on Friday. The. tour is an extensive oil© and includes a visit to tho various towns iii tho province. .

Several members of the staff of the A.M.P. Society attended, tho funeral of tho late Mr.. James Wishart oil Friday. Mr, Wishart solved in tho head office <>f tlio society in Wellington for nearly a quarter w a century prior to his retirement on. account of ill-health. Tho Rev. James Paterson conducted a servico at' tlio residence in' Grass Street, and also officiated at tlio graveside-.

Tlie death lias occurred at Wcslporfc of Mr. William Jamos Ferguson, of Charleston, well known in the early days of the goldliekls of Otago ii_s "Big Bill," and sometimes "Black Bill, 011 account of liia dark complexion. Mr. Ferguson came to Duiiedtii I 1! 0 "! . toria ill tho first trip of the ship Lightning, about 50 years ago, and was 0110 of the .party who found t-lio prospectors at Skipper's Creek. He- went to tiio West Coast in the year 1.866, and liias remained there over since.

! The funeral of the late Mr. Frederick ! lYout, who cited at the Wellington Hos- ' nital after a short lEljiess, took place at Karori on Friday. Mr. Trout, who was . twenty-sewn years of age. was a meni- . bo.r of the <U\o. mail room staff, 110 leaves a. widow and two children. Iho chief mourners at the funeral were his widow, Mr. and Mrs. Et. Treat (parents), Mrs. Wood (sister), and Sir. J. Trout (twin brother). Members of too mnii room .staff acted as pttll'-bcara'S, and tho Rev. Mr. Harnett, of Sfc Paul's, conducted. the service at the graveside. Among the passengers by Saturday afternoon's Main Trunk express were the following c-~Mr. J. F. Barry (PnlmcrstoH), Mr. li. L. tlitchings (Marion), Mr. J. F. Miles (Marton), Mr. Ford Hanking {Palmersto'ii North), Mfs. P. Matuler and Miss Mander (■Auckland)> Mr. T. Parker (Napier), Mr. F. Ktuekey (Palniorston -North), Mr. C. W. Leaivy (South Canterbury), Ilira'rf Waiknto (Huntly), Mrs. Percy Anderson (Wanganiii), Miss M. Myers (Wellington), Mr.. W, J. Martin (Wellington), Mrs. J. Corieh ( Auckland), Mr. A, T. Roberta (Wellington), Sirs, W. Young (FeiMing), Mrs. "J. Cameron (Keilding).