PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1924, 5 December 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Major E. Pcixoito, who was in New Zealand as manager'of a team of San Francisco boys a couple of years ago, arrived here "yesterday from "San Francisco as manager of the American team' of athlete;;. Mr. W. G. Hiddeil, S.M., lias been appointed to be si eoininisioner for tile purposes of tho Extradition Act. At a meeting of the Royal Colonial institute, held on October XL- the fallowing New Zealandcrs were among those elected Fellows:—-Mr. John 11. Dean, Mr. Gerald 11. Engols, and Mr. Percy J. Overton. The petition of James William Durie, of Wangntmi, praying that ho be. granted tho New Zealand war medal, on account of military services rendered by him, lias been referrodi by the A to L Petitions Committee of 'the House of llepve-seirtatives to the Government for "special consideration," on account of the dangerous nature of the meritorious ' services rendered by the petitioner. News has been received from England of tiio death, at his residence, _ Ik'ck Ferry, on October 13, of Captain Edmund Crosby Roberts, hits master oftho Shaw-Savill liner lonie. Members of the Wellington Presbytery met ist tho Presbyterian Church, Kilbirnie, Inst evening for the Induction of the Rev. li. Hoggs tn file charge. The Rov. A. E. Rande-ison prosided. Thero were, also present the Revs. Paterson, Thompson, (.'oniric, M'Caw, Shirer, and Hudson, and Mr. Smith, ekkr. Previous to his. new charge, the Rev. H. Beags has been pastor of St. James's Prcsby- ! teriaa Church, Auckland. Ho , will' ho tendered a, welcome by the parishioners to-night. Mir. T. H. Royrlhousc, who has just retired from tho editorship of the Sydney "Sunday Times" to take up farming in New Zealand, arrived in Auckland by tho Ma.hcno on Wednesday. Mr. A. H. Coltwi, a settler at" Jordan, near Hikurangi, has announced his candidature for the Bay of Islands scat at the nest general elections as an Independent liberal. Mr. Joseph Milter, who lias been manager of the New Zealand Expresss. Company's Auckland branch during tho past 21 years, retired from tho service on Saturday. Tho petition of Philip Eva,,of New Plymouth, for a pension for services as a militiaman has been referred by tho A to L Petitions Conunitteo of tho Houso of Representatives to the Government for favourable consideration. Tho petitioner is totally blind, and is unable to obtain the old ago pension. Mr. "Winter Evans, of Rceftott, and Mr. C. Rhodes (of tho Waihi Goldmining Company) were in Wellington yesterday. Mr. Rhodes has just returned from a visit to America. Mr. R. A. Holmes, Inspector of tho "Onion Bank, returned from a trip., to England via America by tho Tahiti yesterday. Mr. Thomas W. Brown lias been appointed an honorary ranger for tho Orongorongo State Forest llcserw, situated in the survey district of Pcttenrrow. Mr. F. A. Ellis has been appointed an assaver of gold for the purposes of tho Gold ljuty Act. Mr, Q. L. R. Scott has been licensed to act as a surveyor under tho Land Transfer Act. Mr. and Mrs. A'. Burton, who have, been residents of AVanganui East tor some years, Mr. Burton having also been Mayor'when, the suburb xvas.an independent municipality, aro leaving at the end of next week for the To Kawa district, on the Main Trunk line, whew Mr. Uti'rtoii has purchased a farm. They are being entertained at a farewell ".social''- in. tfro Wanganui Da.sfc Town Hall before they leave.

Mr. J. Sutton, stock inspector for tlio iVoodville and Pabiatua districts, has, savs an exrfm-nge, been promoted to New Plymouth, Ho will be succeeded by Mr. Halligan, of Wellington:, who several yean-; ago bad charge of tho l'ahiatua district.

A roplv lias now been roan've-d from T)r. (J. Camnboll Morgan, the wellknown Congregational minister of Westminster Chapel, London, who is favourably considering the mvitatfon sent him from the various States of tho Commonwealth to visit Australia in 1915.

Passengers arriving hero by the Tahiti yesterday included Mr. T. Brown, of Duiwdin, and Mr. C. Rhodes and family, of Auckland'. The former has been on a trip to England, and tho latter to Ameriusi.

Mr, A. 11. Uryson, formerly of the Indian Civil Service, died in Adelaide a few days aijo. He was in Luekiiow when it was'besieged bv rebels at the time of the nnttinv. His father, who was in charge of the defences of tho city, was shot dead during; tho assaylts. One of his mns is a mnior in the. Indian army. During the voyage of the s.s. Tahiti from San Francisco to Wellington a passenger, Mrs. O'Neill, died at sea on November 20. She was bound from New York to Christclmrch, where her husband {Mr. John O'Neill) resides. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Newton Moore, Agont-Gononil for Western Australia, sails in the Otwny.—Pres3 Association. Tho He.'. A. C. Lnwry, of Auckland, who is visitiitu Knpdand as tho delegalo for New Zealand to tho Centenary celebrations of the WcKlcyan Methodist Missionary Society, has been speaking mid preaching in Various parts of Kitsljuid since his arrival. Ho will sail by (■lie Otwav from Tort Said in January, on his return to tho Dominion. Tito bnvii of tho Ota«o Boys' High School assembled a few days ago to hid farewell to Mr. J- (»- l''iillarton, who lias resinned from tho staff to outer unoii Vti'iit farming at Huvcloek, liawke's W-iv. 'Hie rector (Mr. Mor* veil) alluded'lo tho good work done by Mr. Fullnrtoii during his ten years' service at the school. Lieutenant Cuthbovt Coppinger, R.N.. i'ormer'y of H.M, ships Pioneer ' mid I'vramus,'is at i resent- vmdwgoiug ii course of instruction in H:M.S. Dryad Navigation School at Portsmonth. Mr. IT. Goiirley, of the Timaru Post Office staff, is retiring after -10 years' uervicc. James Carroll, who claimed to be 123 years oi age, lias died in the llookw-oea Benevolent Asylum, New South Wale*. Carroll was a. native of Ireland, and arrived in Australia 65 years ago. \\ urn in the institution ho was closely questioned as to his ace, and the oflwiuls there believe that he was as old as lie claimed to ho. Arrivals in Wellington yesterday afternoon bv the Main Trunk express included :-Mr. and Mrs. T. J., lJrownett, Misses K. Stewart and White, Mesdismcs Cows ami Matmseil, Messrs. f.. C. niomfield, V. K. -iIa««soil, M. K. Mackenzie, ftris, Doyle, . Ann, 1). Monat, W. E. Wwli*. l'A Mmr A. Cnbonrne. from Auckland; (.. V. Mm, To Puke- C Wobb-Kowcii and h. Wakeman, 1 namiovirko: Mis. rldocn QuinHven. Pnlmmton \«r...; «'".. 31 ' inline Dwan. \\all2nuul: Mr. }\ . • v "<\ W-iravann. TV ]!cv>;. .]. iSnmiuie ami T Morris and Mr. and Mo«r<! J. T. Qui". ''• •'• ] > i|!iv . S 1?' Johnstone n!nn returned to \\c\Hi, Mrs. and Miss M'Lenn, Oinlor-lmrv-'Mr. (i. llarlnvll. QweiiHlnnd; Airs 'IT. V. Hull, and Mr. A, H. Young-n---n New South Wale*; ftev. and Mrs. (Vh'einaille. Miss A. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.'While, and Messrs. D'Arcy Raymond, C. R-. Hotnrth. and Miss Stippl" (England):, M. Toutemumta (France). The military commandant of South Australia (Colonel Lp Mcs«ri«) died in a North Adelaide private hospital lastweek iron? cancer, after an illness of many mouths.