PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1917, 27 November 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) has.received an official invitation to be present at the opening of tins Auckland Industrial Kxlnl.itkw on Monday next. He is iilso in receipt of cards of invitation to (he. civic dinner jo he given tho same cvoninc in i\wtown Hull, and la the picnic to be hclsi at I'orost Park the next day. Mr. Luke 13 replying to tiie same, thanking those concerned for their courtesy and hospitality, but expressing his' inability to accept the same as he considers it his 1 duty to remain in Wellington during thopresent troublous time.

ft is with extreme regret that many people in Wellington will learn of the early departure from Wellington of Mr. J. J. Mallard, local manager for tho National Fire and Marine' Insurance Company. Mr. llallartl lias boon; promoted to ho secretary of the csnipanv, in succession to tho late Mr. Jam:* d'riffeii, and will therefore have to take, up his residence at Duiicdin. Mr. Milliard was horn in Melbourne, and caiuo to Duttcdin in tho early 'sixties with his father, ox-Police Inspector Mallard-,) who caino to New Zealand to servo under Commissioner JJ'rnniiigau, of tho Ota go Police Force. Aftrr completing his education at tho Dunediu High School, Mi\ Mallard entered tiro service, of the old Victorian Insurance Company, under Mr. W. Devenish Moare-s, at tho Iji'Siimiiift of ISrti, and remained with the company for 13 years. He t'h-cM joined' the staff of the National Compaiiy, and had worked up to the position of chief cleric in tho Melbourne office when he was appointed l manager for Wellington fourteen years ago. As secretary of tho company he will bo immediately wilder the general manager, Mr. H. 35, "Williams. Mr. Mallard is aii esteemed member of the Wellington Bowling Club, and was for some, years 'a member of the Terrace School Committao. He has a wonderfully'methodical mind, and his records of fires- and 1 ' maritime disasters is both unique and valuable. Ho is being succeeded hero by Mr. T. -Swtelilfo, accountant i.u tho head office at Dunedin.

The General Labourers' Tjiiion at Chrislchurch has nominated Mr. , W. M'Cnllousih for a scat on fhe Arbitral tion Court. —Press Association. ' , Visitors to Wellington staying, at the Albert Hotel are:--M.iss N. llortoii, Mr. L. Horton, and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. llortoii, LU-onlifMin; Mrs. W. E, Kukmiv, iXew Plymouth; Miss M. ('limn, Auckland; Miss H. Corsbie, Ohristehurch; Mr. W. Bird, Wnnganui; and Mr. and Mrs. B. Cock, Mr. Arthur Cheese-man, secretary of tho. Master Butchers' Association, has left the service of tho Wningaiva Meat Company, with which ho 'has been connectedl for seventeen years. _ Ho has joined' in partnership with his brother m a butchering business at Kilbiniie. Mr, F, L. Kcnrick, of Wcllittgteii, will be temporarily in charge of the Pahiatua branch of tho Bank of New Zealand until a successor to Mr. G. A. Burgess has been appointed. Mr. P. 0. Hill, of the local staff, is at present on holiday leave. Mr. G> A. Burgess has received notice of his transfer to the charge of tiro branch at Haweriv, for which town .he will bo leaving with Ins family early next Week. Mr. John Henderson, one of Daiiucvirke's earliest settlor.*, cljed on Monday evening at the ripe apje of 90 years. Mr. Henderson, wlw was olio of Auckland's early colonists, was born in 1823 in Sunderland, Durham, England, and in 3858 ho left England for Now Zealand by the ship Evening Star, commanded by Captain Ewcn.

Mr. Robert Glass, assistaut Forester at tho Waipa prison camp, died ■somewhat- unexpectedly last Tuesday night. Ho had beeai ailing for sqmo time, but was at work as usual on Monday. During the afternoon, however, ho collapsied while in ono of tho plantations. Mi. Bertram, who was coinnmnicatod witli) went out to see him, awl ordered him U lin removed to the. Hotoffia Hospital. Wills being brought in Mr. Glass expired. Mr. Glass was horn in Scotland' noout 45 years ago, and was immar' lied. Sir. John M'Cormack, the American* Irish tenor, is to commence. bis tour «if Now Zonlnwl at Cliristctaircli on Decernher 20, instead of in Wellington as <irininallv intended. When last in New Zealand, Mr. M'Cormack only sang in two centres —Wellington and Auck land.