PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1953, 9 January 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

»--♦■' ■ . ■ The JU. Hon. W. p. M,iss o y continues to make satisfactory progress towards recovery, kit it is not certain yet when ho will bo attlo to leave Wellington. •Sir Reginald Brado, who succeeds Colone Sir ISdward Ward as Permanent Undersecretary of State at tiio War •Uilire, roeon-ed a Knighthood of t;ho Bath in tho Now Year's honours list.—Prev Association. Tito Chief Justice. Sir Robert Stout, raves WcHmgtoii for Dunedin to-night' to attend the-University Senate. Majo-r-G-onoral Godley left for tho south by tho Muori last ovening to cousuit with the Minister of Defence (the won. Jus. Allen).. ' ' Mr. K. W, Burtoii, of Auckland, has "Pf 0 " f stipendiary inagisQtago. tßk ° up drty in Central A '-, & .B«bUlBOtt and X. C. th !• T ltot 5 rUfl ' frQm Tfe he & ' S nd > cut > is from tiio Boyal Engineers. All the officers 2-e * D ' ml<>r of ' ord ' Captain Robert Neville, commodora cairtam of the Union Company's Hoot and master of tho Willoehra, *as married on December 4 at Sj'dney to Xlis-s Violet Ba'kor Sti.llwcH, the second dnu K hter of Mr. C, R. Stillwcll, of Bendigo. It is understood, in Dunedin that Sii James Mills will loayg the Dominion by tho Aorangi fo-r ,?an ranoisco, <n rou't< fer London, towards tiro end ol February. Mr, J. P.-Firth, headmaster of Wellington College-, • who has been visiting Mount Oook, proposes to ».pend. spnjo weeks' holiday in Christ.chureh, The death is recorded in Paris of MEphrnssi, q. well-known sportsman.— Press Association. Mr. A, E. Kenlot has left mi a. visit to TaUjio. • , After an illness extending over some fpirr months Mr.' Joseph Henry Wakotitt died at his residence, Carterton, on Wednesday morning. Deceased, who was only 42 years of age, was a son of the late Mr- E. L.' Wnkeiin, one of tho pioneers sf the Wairarapa. Born in Carterton ho was educated at tho local school, and' when a youth entered hiß late father's flour mill and bakery establishment, subsequently' becoming proprietor of the bakery portion of tho business, which, he carried on success, fully for close on eight years, and then relinquished it same ten years ago to follow the occupation of a carpenter, which he did until four months ago, when illness compelled his resignation. I'or many yea-is deceased was ah active member of St, Mark's Church Choir, and also tool; a share- of the responsibiittv of the vestry of tho same church, cor soino twenty-two- yeats he had been on nctivo member of tho Carterton Volunteor Firo Brigade, and at the timo of his death ftas a member of the Carterton School Committee. He was also a. member of tho local Order of Oddfellows. In 1905 deceased Was married to a daughter of the late Mr. Phillip Armstrong, of Carterton, and is survived by a widow and oiva son. The funeral n'ill taho place at C'larovillo to-day. Mr. H. S. Moss, secretary of the Wairarapa and East Cfeast P. and A. Society, has been on a visit' to Wellington, Tho Haitgiti-tei corresiKindent of an esohango states that Titoroa and Pohouui aro mourning tho death sf Mr. John Waller, an old identity of tlio district, 'flic deceased, who took up 4 soctfaiinvhen Pohonni was virgin forest, worked hard, and by indomitable pluck and perseverance 1m carved out a pean■tiful homo for .himself. - About four months ago he sold his Pohomii property and purehascrl another at Taaroa, ivhero he died. Mr. Hayivood Miranis, tnafiagof inNew Zealand for Messrs. Kronhcimev, Uibacco nterchants, leaves Wellington for Sydney by the Willoehra, Mr, Allan Maguire, who h.is been seriously ill for some time past, is now improving in health, Mr. J, H. Upton, of Auckland, is at present in Wcffington. Mr. Eustace Stacker, Deputy-Bcgis, trar of tho Suprema Court at Wellington, has left mi a visit to England, accompanied by Mrs. Stocker. Mr. T. Sprott, local manager for Messrs. Frank and Bryce, who leaves for Australia by the 'Willoehra, to-day, will be away for about three months,' Mr, ttarryVLftudcr, the Scotch comedian, sailed for New York on Dece.mbn 27, oil his tour of the world, which -is to iiiclud.e an Australian visit, He was given a flattering se-nd-*off. T)iq jftov. J. Wilkin, vicar o! St, Paul's Clrnrch, \Vodivcsbuvy (England), is at Rotflnta. Ho intends to spend same time in fishing in tho Dominion. Dr. Percy Foote.who had a brilliant career at Otttgo University before going Home to complete his medical studies, is retnrniug to the Dominion as surgeon of the Ayrshire, which is due at Auckland towards tho end of this month. He is a son oi Mr. Frederick Foote, of AVhangarci. Colonel Hugh Boscawen, of the Crown Lands Department, was to leave Auckland on Wednesday for the Great Barrier, where he intends /to remain s week, <ixnminiiig the timber; hot springs, gumfieid-s, and the. Crown lands. N-o detailed official report concerning this interesting island has been n>ado io? a oonsidcrablo time. Mr. 33. E. Gillon, manager of the Hillside Railway Workshops, ii; to bo transferred to Christchurch, whe-ro he will ta-bo charge of the Addjngtoii IVorkshops, and also occupy %» : po.sition of assistant locomotive en-Eiiioor,. Mr. Gillon. will be succeeded in Du)ic4ii'i b.y Mr. J. Carson, at present in charge av Addington. Mr, J. Boucher has left Wellington to take part in the. 'motor-cycle competitions in the Aucktaid Exhibition grounds. Tho death occurred at Auckland on Tuesday of Alt. Daniel Birroll M'Donald, an old bijsiftessenian of Auckland. Mr. M'Donald, who 'was in his T2itd year, camo to Auckland mant years ago. He was at one time in trie police force in Otago, and Inter went in for mining. Ho tlien camo to Auckland, and was quo of tjjc oldest brokers on the Auckland Bjcchan.ge.