PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1911, 20 November 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

1- «—, , r The Anglican Bishop of Nelson (the ~s Right ltflv. W.- Sadlicr) is oji a visit to j Wellington. if Writing to . a friend .iu MaStertOh-, ■t says otlr special correspondent, theft. Very Rev, Dean M'JJemm, V.S., if states that bo is having a splendid d time in liis native country. Ho lias > travelled. 40Q0 miles iu a motor-car. 0 , Ho intends proceeding to Rome after :,. Christmas, and will return to New !- Zealand in March, The Vicar-General states that his recent promotion will. it not involve his leaving jMasterton, The current issue of the "Now Zca- ,_ land Railway Review" prints tho follow* L g iug itppreeiatory justice- respecting the ie late Df, M'Artbiir;—"One of the kindir liost of men, in a- judicial office passed ,_ away suddenly on October £3, when Dr. r M'Arthur, S,M., wall .known to railway* I toon as chairmen of the North Island 0 Appeal Board, was found dead in his ji office. ... During the time ho acted > s as chairman of tho Railway' Appeal 1 ) Board ho brought to hear his wide ]i knowledge- of human nature, and £ ls wonderful fund of Kindliness which l 0 mado appellants feel that 115 ignorance :( j of judicial procedure or tho laws, of evjt. deuce Would prejitdice their chance of r . putting UlO case fully bc-forc- tlie hoard. y A great believer in common-sense as against hair-splitting technicalities, he ~ often found (juick and satisfactory solu- '& tions when things seemed tooeomplex for ~ a noii-railway-maii. to unravel." l " Amongst tlie latest appointments' to * tho survey staff cf Australia's Federal :* capital,' Canberra, is that of Mr. Harry f" Mouat, a New colander, Mr. Mouat., [" (states tho "New Zealand Surveyor") II started business life in the Government 'i Insurawcq Department at Cbristohurcll r alid Wellington. After six..years of the ! " pen, .ho turned .to the chain aiid;: theod.o* r lite, and gained his ■ experience with thePublic Works .(Gisbornp-RotorUn. ra-il- - way), and with Messrs. Sea-ton and Slad-, k den, of Wellington. He afterwards prao- \ .- tised his profession ill Tonga and in! 6 Australia. a Dr. and Mrs. Putnam, of Pii.l.merston j '" NortlijJhavß returned to Now' &>alftnd> j after, visiting Australia. . 1 Mr. Fran'k Grady, of Willis Street, : - who is returning fxom a trip to Eugr D laii-d, arrived at Hoba-rt yesterday by r the. AraWfl,, A movement is on foot in the Wala lace electorate (states.tho "Press") to 3 indue© Mr. j. E. Watson, of Invercar1, gill, to contest the seat in the interests f of the Reform party at next election.. x Mr. p. Kent-Johnston, Town Clerk 1 of 'l?oxt<m.j js now in Wellington on j municipal business, and will appe.af bot fore the legislative Council's Statutes t Revision Committee to give evidence ref gardiiig municipal corporations: being , authorised to give klne.matogra.pb enter* '. .-. tain-nients, as provided, for in tho .Muni* j ci-pa-i Corporations Bill, recently passed 3 by the Lower House, Mr< (3, B, Mor* „ ison, iCC, will appear for tho SFoxtoh . -Borough Council. A well-known Methodist minister in i the person of tho Rev. 0. $5, Beeerqft r died an Mtniday at Mount Albert, Auck*t land, in Ids G*9th year. Mr. Beeqroft., t wlw was bof-h in Lancashire, entered tho i ministry, of the English. 'Wcsloyan Con* • feronce in 18G9, and worked in England > until 1888. In 1891 (says tiro "Herald"'). ■ } he received an appointment under tho 1 New-.Zealand Con-leie-nce, from which!. 3 time ho exorcised a most efficient imd j popular ministry iu many parts of the. D&minion. Whilo loyal ie Lis 6*.n I "Olmreh, ho was a man of broad sympathi ieg, and fine cathoiic spirit. TJ-ie high■mi distinction wliich his Chur.cli coitld ; bes'to\y' was riven in .190.8, when .ho was f elected .president oi tie conference. _ Sir. Beecroft syas an able ;preacher, a diligent t pastor, a friend of a'li, and/the- ■o'liomy' of. pone. Ho will be greatly missed lit -the ' ranks of the ministry, -of which lie was 3 so orstiftgu-isTißiJ a member. i - A. S. Ward, professor of liistoj'y 1 ~at tho University of Leeds, left Au'efc--5 land by the Malieno m Monday for Syd* . noy. Ho lias been staying in tho Da- • ■ minion duriug the Inst few weeks. 1 On the recommendation of Prafessor ! : Laby, a research scholarship of £50 has ; been awarded by WW Victoria College * I Coimeil to Mr. L. Bastings. .