PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1971, 30 January 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. W. Fraser, Minister c! Public Works, leaves Wellington on Monday on his postponed visit, to the Kawhra ant) Raglan districts. The Hon. it. H. Rhodes is expected to return froin Blenheim to-day.

Sir Robert Stout (Grief Justice), who has been, presiding at tho University Senate in Duneclhi, is expected to arrive back in Wellington this moruing.

Mr. Tlios.- V. Roberts, formerly Au-ditor-General of Tonga, left Wellington yesterday for .Auckland, en route to Fiji. ;

Tho funeral of tho late Mr. W. Ramsden, late manager of tho Pot-ow Woollon Mills, took place yesterday, and was largely attended. Oporationa eijased at the mills at Tho directorate of the Wellington Woollen Company and tlio employees were represented at tho funeral. Tlio Rev. Air. Stevenson ■ officiated •at the Taita oenietory.

The death occurred Inst, evening of Mr. Arthur JL Winder, eldest son of Mr. George Winder, Deceased, who had been ill for a considerable time, was 27 years of .age, and had been employed in his father's ironmongery establishment. ' ■

An old identity of Auckland passed away on Monday last at his rcsideiito Mount Eden in his Bisjb year in, the person of Mr. John Reosing, The deceased eaine out from England With his father in the barque Union (Captain Todd) in tly? year 1842. • , , ,

Tho funeral of the late Rev. Barton H. Ginger took place yesterday. Members of the' Loyal Orange Lodge, Progress Tent, 1.0. R., and members of the ministry followed. Tlio cortege left the man so at, 2.30, and a brief service Wiis held at the Methodist Church, Main Road, Lower Huit. Many messages of .sympathy and wreaths were received. Tho Oraugo btirial Service was read at tho cemetery.

Colonel H- 0. Knox will be leaving for England towards the end of Febru- - tty••. He will relinquish the .office' of Quartermaster-General of tlio Dominion Defence Forces at the end of this month, and his duties will he taken over by Colonel A. W, Robin. It is understood that Colonel Knox intends to resign from the service on his return Hoine. Tho City Engineer (Mr. W. H, Morton) has returned from it visit te..Auek : land. During his' stay 'in tlio nbrthe.rri city* he wis shown every 'courtesy, and , was given tho opportunity to iiUpcct all" the principal city works, including the. new Titirangi drive out towards the W&itakprei Hills. Mr. Mb.rteii states tlmt the new drive threads through Some very pleasant country, and should ■when ' quite complete form a valuable adjunct to Auckland's nriay recreative possessions, . , Mi'. Tllos. IT. Wells has beoit elected "• } a of the icaeliors' l Stij>o.ra:Hima-■' tion Board, te fill t'ho vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. H. ti, Girasijis, a representative of t-h.e North Island oojitftbutoM. Mr. James Cameron has been appointed a Government Inspector of Stone Quarries. Dr. J. P, D. Leahy lms been appointed Health Officer at Napier. Mr. G. •T. Shocbridgo has been appointed harbourmaster for tho port of Xgungtiru. Mr. C. E. Roach has been appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths., and Mafri'flgbs at Ross. _ Similar positions fit Haicombe, Donuiston, • and _ Gtoytewft •havo been filled by tho appointment Of Messrs. C. >1. Brooks, A. F. WeTTs, and A. M'Kenzie respectively. The appointment of Mr. E. AV, Buricsi as a Stipendiary Magistrate is gazetted. Mr. Burto.it is at present in Wellington, Tho Rev. H. O. Towilsolid Hnnby, ivt present- assistant to -the Rev. E. J. M'Farlnnd at fct. Bariinbns's. Mount Eden,- luis heen appointed vicar of the parochial district of Fairlio, by tlio Bishop of Christclmrch, and proceeds shortly to take up his new duties. Mr. Maurice Fell, M.A. (Oxon) has been appointed to an assistant-master-ship at Christ's College. Mr. Fell was educated at Winchester and Oxford. ITo will arrive in Gliristehurch in Juno, and wilt succeed Mr, Tjiitton Carter .as bead of the modem language department on tho tatters return to Clifton. Sir. William Hall-Jones is At present visiting friends at Waimate. Tito death is announced of Mf. Alfred H. Hale, postmaster ijt Richmond, Nelson. 1 He wits well-known thf&iig'htiut the Post and Telegraph Service of the Dominion. Mr. :E. "\V, Carlisle, wh.fi.. lias accountant for Messrs. FriedlaUder Bros., Ltd., Asliburton, for the last six years, lias resigned his position. as lift B taking -up liis residence in Wellington. . '