PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1923, 4 December 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

ViCF.-RnGAt,. His Excellency the Governor ami the Countess of Liverpool, accompanied by Captain Shawe, military secretary, and Captain Ilutton, A.D.C., returned from Auckland yesterday morning. To-mor-row night Their Excellencies will witness the fourth performance of "The Geisha" by the Wellington Amateur Operatic Society. The Primate, Bishop Novill, gave notice fit St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunodin, on Sunday morning that ho had transferred Archdeacon Could from the archdeaconry of Oamaru to that of Dunedin ; and that Canon Woodthorpe, of Seivrvn College, would become Archdeacon of' Oamaru. ~.T liq-.iMiiHajioj)„p{l l. p,r.t A . W. Averill, Ili'sho}/of Waispu/ as' Bisb'op of Auckland, has been formally approved by tho Synods of two of the other live dioceses, and by the Standing Committees of tho three remaining. This sanction is required by t.'io constitution of the Church, and now Hint it has been granted. Dr. Averill is at liberty to nssumo office forthwith. Tho Bishop, however, will not take up his residence at Auckland till early in February, whoivho will be formally enthroned in. St. Mary's Cathedral. Dr. Averill will visit Auckland on Saturday next, returning to Napier on Monday. Sir G. Clifford went south by tho W.ilunc last evening. Ensign and Mrs. Parker have been .appointed to the charge of iho Salvation Army's Boys' Home at Island Bay. The Ensign is succeeding Adjutant Davis, who has been transferred to tho charge of iho Discharged Prisoners' Home in Auckland. Commissioner Richards, Colonel Pow» ley, and Brigadier Bray, of the Salvation Army, left for the South by the Waliiue last evening. Mr. '!'. W. Leys, editor of tho Auckland "Star," has arranged to leave New Zealand in Janunrv, on a visit to England. One of the oldest settlers in the Tnkapau district, Mrs. Jane Thomson, wife of the late Mr. W. Thomson, Makaretu South, died on Sunday afternoon after a long and trying illness. Mrs. Thomson and her husband arrived in Napier in ]BGS by the Rangitira, and havo been all their lives in Hawko's Bay. She leaves a family of two daughters and five sons.

Adjutant Sharp, of tlio Salvation Army, is a passenger by tiio I'atecna from Lyttelton this morning,

Commissioner Kichards, of tlio Salvation Army, was anions tlio passengers who wt'iit south by the Waliino last evening. Air. J. F, B. Steienson was yestoriliiy admillofl s«s a solicitor of the Supivmo Court by liis Jlonoiir A!r. Justice Chapman, on the motion of Mr. C. tl. Izard. Air. Frank flraliam. l!ie Invercarpili | ii-iior, who is to sing in "William Tell" : with tho WclliiiKtoii Musical Union on December H, has arrived in Wellington. ; Air. J. 11. Owen, who has been spending the summer in England, will nhortly'bo in New Zealand again. Jlo leaves \ London on December 19 by 8.J1.5. Otway. Thorc was expected to pass through Sydney this week Air. Shailer Weston, who lias been touring in Great Britain and on tlio Continent. Air Weston lias returned by way of tho Suez Canal, India, and tlio East. Airs. Greeor Jl'Rresor, ono of Waniiauui's oldest citizens, celebrated her 90th birthday yesterday. Mr. John Kennedy, a very old resident o'' the liveli, died in tho West port Hospital on 'l'lmrsday last, Tlie, late. Air. Kenncdv, who was well known and liii'lily respected, was a native of J reland.' Deceased, who liad resided ill Now Zealand for over forty years, was 7b" years of age. The Hon. G. J. Smith is a passenger from tiie south by tho l'ateena this inornin<r. llr. Thomas Thompson, who for tliirty-fivo years has filled the position of Bnller Comity Engineer, has rcsignctl, and will retire on superannuation. Tho Rev. A. E. Hunt, v,ho has been appointed to the charge of the Courtenay I'lnre Consrogationill Church in sucocssion to tlio Rev. Aiacdonaid Aspland, will arrive in WcllinfjUni from Tinmru by the Wahiiie on Friday moi-n----in.!». He will ho accompanied by Mrs. limit, Mr. Hunt has been stationed at Tiniaru during the last fen years, and iirevions to that was a missionary in New Guinea. Tho. Kov. Mr. Hunt will be iiidiH-iCii to his new cbai;jo on Friday evening, the ceremony commencing at i'.lo o'clock. Tho so/vice will he condueled hv Ihe Hev. J. Heed {Um.-soii, asiif..led by the Kevs. W. A. Evans, J. G. Gibson and J. Dawson.

Tim death of Mr. George Orflros % an old mid esteemed resident of tho West Coast, took place at i'nn olid of last wool: at Greymcuth. Tho deceased, who was ninety years of ago, arrived,in Itokitilcn in thVvcry early days. Ho commenced a roving life in 1852, in which year lie joined as a steward tho steamship Great Britain, which took troops to the Crimen, and sites traded to Melbourne, lie was on ihc battlefields of Sabastojiol and Balaclava, and at the burning of Kertch.

Mr. H. F. Mulliin, who for t'hirtytwo years lias acted as secretary to tho Duller Hospital and Charital'flo Aid Heard, has resigned tho position-, and will retire on twelve months' full pay.

Tlio staff of the Gear Ileal: Company met yesterday afternoon to hid farewell to Mr. \V. C. Alexander, who, after a term <if 13 ywuV service, has resigned his position to take up farming in tho Waikato. In view of Mr. Alexander's approaching marriagewhich takes place at Foiiding next Wednesday, occasion was taken to present him with two handsome cases of entlery. .Mr. Milhvard made tho presentation..

Amongst those who arrived from the north hy yesterday afternoon's Main Trunk express were:—His Worship tho Mayor (Mr. J. P. -Luke), Mr. A. R. Glover, M.P., Mrs. 11. Brown, Messrs, G'. N. JJaevertis, K. ami M. Fouhv, .J. H. Upton, A. Burt, inn., .1. Clark, A. Mowlein, F. 51. Exlcy, and G. Gillespie, from Auckland; Mr. W. J. Glasgow and Mr. M. M'Masmway, Marlon; Sirs. T. 11. Glasgow, Wangamii; Misses Lorna Snow ami Myers, and Messrs. l'\ S. Cox and K. Wplls, Palmerst-on. A'orlh: Mrs. Niol, Mr. Ijcwin, and Mr. T. _F. Fitzgerald, Foiiding; Mr. W. L. Price, Napier; also Messrs. A. S. Henderson. B. M. Wilson, H. M, Millar. E. W.'Sharp, T. B, Boulton (Christchtirch), A. L. ' By-mo (Dnnedin), and C, Johnstone (Waikato),