PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1931, 13 December 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. Justice Chapman, accompanied by Mrs. Chapman, left-for Sydney by the Maunganui last viigiit, en route for England. They go via Sue?,, and break tho journey at Egypt, doing the Nik* trip, and then possibly travelling along the north coast of Africa. They ex* peet to be. in England in March. * Mr. Charles -Stocldart, an English visitor, who yearly comes out to Sew Ken* land for tho fishing afforded in the Dominion, leaves Wellington 011 Sunday i'of tho north. Ho purposes to indulge in king fishing off tho Bay of Islands foi a time, and will bo acc-ornpunied by Mr. D. A. Campbell. New Zealand king fishing is said to provide almost as good sport as tuvpin fishing in Mexico and Florida. Alderman Uicbards, -.rhij was a few days ago ajectetl Lord Mayor of Sydney, was formerly Town Clerk of Duned'm. Mr. Frank Goldberg, who has recently returned front a torn- through; iCuropc' aiid America, has joined tlia Kasey Advertising Company, Ltd. Sir. Alfred Burton, formerly Mayor oi Wangamii East, when that suburb was municipally independent, and who i-s retiring from business io 'take up farming pursuits in tho Main Trunk district, was, with Sirs. Burton, enter* tained by a large Bmnber of Wall.ga.nui East residents in tho Town Hall oil Wednesday, evening. Tho Mayor of Wangamii presided and, 011 behalf of those present, and also tho Builders' Associa-. tion, made several presentations to Mr. and Mrs. 13urt-ou. —Special correspondent. Three South Canterbury teachers, Miss Swap (Temuk-a), and Misses Lindsay and Caskoy (Timaru South) leave next week for Winnipeg to oxciiango places for tho year with three Canadian teachers.- —Press Association, The llev. Father Eccleton left for Sydney by the Maunaanui yesterday. Mr. W. S. Cochrane, who has for the last forty years been secretary to the Anglican Diocese, Auckland, lias forwarded his resignation. It will bo remembered that some t-imfe ago Jlr. Cochrane was'granted a year's leave of absence, owing to the state of his health,' and he went for a.trip to tho Old Land. Mr. Lockio Gannon was selected owt 'of fifteen applicants at a special meeting of tho Takapuna Borough Council for tho position of engineer. Mr. John Jewell' Howard, who died this week at Dcvmiport, in his eightyninth year, arrived in Victoria by tho Indian Queen as far back as 1848, after a voyage of 115 days. He returned to England iss 185-1, and came buck to Victoria the following year. In 1861 he arrived iu Christchurch, and came 011 to Auckland in 18(39. iflo: leaves a wife and nine children, 34 grandchildren, and 51 great-grandchildren. Sirs. Heath, the last of the piouew Bottlers of. Howiek, passed away on Monday morning kst, in Iter SOtli year. She CiHiio to Now Zealand in the ship Sir George Seymour .in the year 1847. 1 Passenger* from tho' north b.v IHo ' Main Trunk express yesterday in-clmle-ilMr. A'. '0; King and Mr. A, M'Cosh Clark {Auckland?; _ Mr. J. Fleming (Kaipara); Mr.. A.- Wv Walker ; (Sydney); Archbishop O'Slwa (Wellington); Sir. K. Jenjssen (Daimevirke): Mrs. Taggart (Wangamii).