PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1929, 11 December 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The. Veil. Archdeacon and Mrs. Thorpe, of Christchlirch, who have been on a trip to; the,-Old Country, returned to the Dominion by the Kua-hino yesterday. His Lordship Bishop Grimes, Roman Catholic Bishop of. Chiistohurcii, who has been on a visit to the Old World, returned to Wellington by tho Maunganui yesterday, fie was accompanied by tho Rev. Father Cronin. Mr. C. Payne, a well-known Duncdin lawyer, returned to the Dominion yesterday by the Ruahine, after a trip Home, Amongst the passengers by the Maunga'uui, which arrived at Wellington yesterday, were-Mr. Kcddoll, of Pahiatua. Mrs. Keddell, tho Misses Kcddell (2), and Master Kcddoll. Mr. W. D. Ferguson, a son of Mr. W. Ferguson, engineer to the Wellington Gas Company, was a passenger _hV the Ruahine, which arrived at Wellington from London yesterday. -Sir Rupert Clarke, the. well-known Australian sportsman, arrived in Wellington yesterday by the Ruahme. Major. T. W. M'Donakl, of the Dominion Defence Staff, who has been undergoing a course of training at Hpmo, returned to Wellington by the Mlumgarmi yesterdav. Ho was accompanied byMrs.' M'D-oii'ald. Mr. A. J. Black, the well-known English baritone, who is to take a principal part in the Roval Choral Society's per' formance of "Tho Messiah," arrived in Wellington .by the Maunganui yesterday, The Hon. W. Pitt, of Melbourne, was a passenger to Wellington by _ the Mauiiganui yesterday.. Mr. Pitt is p, woll-kiiowu Australian architect, and is the designer of the Auckland Town Hall and the new Wellington Opera House, which is now Hearing completion. • Lieutenant-CommaiKler-Eiigincer W. H. M'Kcnzie. representative of the Admiralty in the Dominion, arrived in Wellington from Sydney yesterday by the Maunganui. Mr. V. G. Bolton, of Wellington, re> turned yesterday after a trip to Australia. Mr. T. S. Weston, solicitor to tho Wellington Harbour Board, was ft passenger"" by the Mamigamii, which arrived from Sydney yesterday. Mr. F. M'Allum, Town Clerk of Mar. tinborough, is a visitor to Wellington, having again been compelled to seek medical advice in regard to an c.y« trouble.

Mr. A. Anderson, one of the pioneer settlers of Ekstalnma, returned on Thursday from n trip to Sweden, his native land, which ho left -K) yoars a<*o.

Captain Alfred Bruce, a well-known master mariner, lia<! a seizure at Netson on Monday afternoon, from which ho expired shortly afterwards. Deceased was noting as master of tlto Krti, ami was to have taken that vessel to Motueka at one o'clock. For a great many wars lie was permanently Employed by the Anchor Company, and was master of the Wallace, Charles Edward, Murray, Kennedy, and other vessels of the fleet. He had not been ill Rood health for some time past, suffering from his heart, but was well cnouch sit times to do relieving work, which ho Ims been doing since the strike He was a very old member of Court llobiu Hood A.O.F.

The Venerable. Archdeacons Jacob arid Tfarper wilt visit tho West Coast in Jailnary and will hold special services at tho'Anglican Church, Hokitika, in connection with tho AVcatlaml Goldfiolds Jubilee. Tho latter was tho first vicar of Hokitika in 1868.

Captain llalscy, who was in command of the. battle-shin New Zealand during her voyage to New Zealand and back, has been created a Companion of tho Order of St. Michael and St. George— Press Association. Sir William Lever, head of the wellknown firm of .soap-makers and founder of tho garden village of Port Sunlight, on the banks of the Mersey, has left Knjlland for a visit to New Zealand. Ho may be expected in Wellington about January 2, 1014. Mr. Charles Pratt, of I,ower Hutt, has been injured through his motor-ear colliding with a telocrniih post outside the Petone railway sintkiu, and is expected to bo confined to bis bed for about a week. :

At a meeting of the Hoard of Governors of tile Waitaki High School a iew days ago Sir. L. S. Jennings, of the Wangamii Collegiate School', was. appointed Bonior science master, jilid Air. James Thompson, of Dunodin, junior assistant. Dr. A. Grange F«gus lias, out of a huge number of candidates, been eelect«d resident medical officer of tlu; North Kwiiißlon Jnlinnarv. Leicester. Dr. Fergus is a daughter of the Hon. T, Fergus, n.iid commenced her medical studios at the Olagn Medical School, finishing at Ediuburadi Univovsity. About two and a half years ago Mi. Balfour Dawson, eldest son of Mr. Robert Dawson, of Mastwion, loft for Knc» land, where ho took a complete course iu the wireless t*losrranli branch of an English College. Mr. Dawson lias now secured an appointment as officer iu charge of Mnrconi's wireless telegraph aboard the Cunard liner LusitAiiia. Prior to this appointment Mr. Dawson has been engaged in connection with (ho wireless telegraph on several other steamers, and Ims visited various parts of the world, including a trip to New Zealand about n year ago. Among those to-arrive in Wellington by yesterday afternoon's Main Trunk express wore:—Mr. and Sirs. R. 11, .Simmons, Mrs. A. Stephens, Messrs, W. It. V. Talno, C. Is. Howdcn, C. S. Kelly, A. Allen, T. V. Crease, H.-Grif-fiths, and W, F. (1. Scott, from Aurltlailrt; Mr. A. H. Hunt, Russell; Mrs. R. E. Hayes, WniiKaiiui; Mr, F. ,}. CulIc.v, Frankteu Junction; tho.llev. ■ A, Don, Palmerston North; Mr. W. Car. die, Paliiatua; Mr. and Mrs. H. S, Conifoot, Mrs. C. B. C. Evans, Sir Geo, M'Loan, Foilding: also Miss Lai-sen and Mrs. Amy Boultou,