PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1981, 11 February 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Right Hon. W. F. ...Massoy (Prime Minister) and the Hon. W. 11. Horries are at To. A rob a: the Hon, R. H. Rhodes and the Hon.. Dr. I'omaro at Auckland; and tlio Hon. 1)\ .M-_ : B, Fisher at Gore. Tho other Cabilici ■ Ministers arc iii Wellington. Tlio Hon. F. M. 13. Fisher arrived in Goro yesterday. lie motored, to \Vaimumu in the afternoon to see tho routo : of tlio proposed Gore-Hedgehops rail-way,'-Press Association. Major F. E. Johnston, 98th (North Stafford) Regiment. at nrcseiit stationed ill India., Will arrivo in Wellington today, by the ilaunganui, Major Johnston its spending his furlough in New Zealand. Among the • visitors to Waiiiuj with tlie members of • tlio City Council yesterday was Kir. W. G. Scott, of Glasgow, tho accredited representative of the Argvle Motor Works, of Alexandra, Scotland. Sir. Seott is touring Australasia in order to ascertain the requirements of the local market. Mr. B. Smith, Town Clerk of Christchurch, and Mrs. Smith, are spending a holiday ill Wellington. 'They were both present at the animal outing of tlio Mayor and Council .at AVatoui yesterday. Mr. F. 51. Saywell, telegraphist., of Hamilton, has been appointed postmaster .at Haleom.be, .Mr. Daniel Rivers, of Hastings, who has been 'aid up for a short time, d ed yesterday niuniviig,--Special correspondent. Mr. R. D. Welsh, of Hawera, is at present in Wellington. Mi'.-M an Stevens, a well-known puiiedin Jlourmiller, died rather suddenly yesterday, aged 5G years, lie leaveß « widow, two .sous., and two daughters. — Press Association. Mr. T. G. Rtisseii, of Christehurch, arrives rn, VfclUitgfou. fry. . the this morning. l)r. F. Trilby King, who left for Auckland last evening to attend'the ■ Medical Conference, is to deliver an sddrcus tb-iudiTaiV morning on '''iSduc'atbii -ajid Eugenics,'' It is expected that tli.er.e frill be, a ,very la.rge wiTHd* ing many' ferhool teiichers. The iocluro' was arranged, sonio time agq, but Dr. King' got a notice of tho .i-ite' upon ■which it. was to lie delivered when. lw " was at, sea oil the Knap elm, a. littlo Si-ay Oiit from llobart. There he received . a wireless message from the conference secretary, transmitted over yearly a thousand ..miles of sea. Until be got the radiograph Dr. King did not know wliether he would ho back in time to keep hi.s engagement, and the incident . has imjire«s(sl .jii'in with the v.aluo. and utility of wireless telegraphy. Mrs. ' Trubv King did not aecompary her iivisi)a:id v to Ancklaild. She left by the Westralia last evening for Dunedin. A peculiarly interesting circumstance is mentioned" in tho annual report of St. Mark's, the parish church of Kenniiigto.il:, London (says the "Guardian"). Pr.' Darlington, tho' Yiear, slates that at present his only colleague at tho church is the Rev. IToani Parata, who went to liim last Holy Week. Mr. Parata, ho adds, is just.lv proud of tlio fact that he belongs to the great Maori race, and in July last ho was married at St. .Mark's to Miss Co«ie, a New Zeatand lady. Dr. Datiinglon adds : "jly colleague is r,. liian of swell unijue ■■ox'p'erieneos and. great' capabilities t a*t I feel we cannot, hope to keep him hero for long before loitio independent sphere of work is offered to hitn." The death took place "at Waihopo, north of Auckland, 'oil IVedriestlay last., ■of Mr. liMwin Cuff, son of an old Cantirlmry settler, and brother to Mr. Cuff, solicitor. The deceased volunteered in July, 1869, to join tlio Tararu (Thames) itiflo Volunteers for the . defence of Alexandra, Waikato, which was threat* cued by To Kootii' Mr. Ouff was ;a. grant iii the defending company. Messrs. (leorgo lhhntson. He'ibnrn, and J. J. itarshall, and Mr. XiohoVas Marsh, of Wellington, .wiei'.o.ai'sO' jit th'o same corn- ' pany as Mr, Cuff.. Th" (jt-nth ocrurred on Smiday iast of . a. wel!-kiiown and highly-respected, colonist in the person .of Mr. Patrick M'Mahou, of Ghuzneo Street. Tho lato Mr. M'Mabon arrived in. Wellington forty vears ago, and resided hero up to tlie time of his death. . He ftas » prominent member ol' the Hibernian Soei'etv, and at last ovening's meeting of St. Patrick's branch tribute was paid to his work by members, by whom ho was held in t'lre highest esteefii. Tho funeral took place nt Karori yesterday afternonn, and was largely attended by. relatives and friends from all parts of the Domijiion. Tlie H.A.C.B.S. wa3 stiongiy represented, several of tho brothers acting as pall-bearers. Tho large number of wreaths was striking testimony of the deceased's popularity. The Rev. Father Tymoits officiated at tho graveside. The late Mr. M'Mahou leaves a widow, five daughters, and iaur sous to mourn tbfeiJ loss.