PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2153, 20 May 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tlio Hon. Jos. Allen left for AVangamii yesi'srtlaj'. Tho Hon. W. H. H : orI'fes i.s to arrivo this ovt-ning from S>l- - - Hie. Hon. D.r, J'eniaro is #6 Auclsland. The other Cabinot Ministers.aro iii Wellington.

,'i'lio doatli 'occurred at Xnpier oil Jlfinlay niglit of Mr. IVrcy H. Kelly, managing directer of, the firm of Messrs. Uiolmnison and Co., steamship ounors, and olio, of tiio host kiiuwn owi most popular Hiiiwos in Napier. Only a. week, ago Mr. Kelly spoko at a, political meet, iiig Napier that was addressed by tiro Prtnio Minister, and previous to tins lie had been Jimiowhcdd as the Rowrai candidate for iho seat at tiio approaching Ccnorel Eloetio'is. As Mr. Kelly was hotil aa ablo .mui a popular niiin, tho contest, promised to be an iiilerostnig oho. At ilio liieetiiig jnejitioried Mr. K.e.ily said that ho bad arrived at Kapier as a boy 32 years ago iwd boon educated in tin public B.clioffl'l in tlvo town, and had afterwards taken a rmimmeiit! part m rowing an/I football activities. His career in Inismess .} commenced with the Uiuon Steam Ship! Company, vjdcli he loft to enter t)je ; eiiiploy of Messrs. Wfllianrs and Kettle. AVlteu 25 years of age he was pkced in eiiargt} of the firm's'sliipping ,and wW > bushiess, Hft was -offered ii position by JleSsrs. R'iciiardsoii aii<J Co. Inter, ani| '■ w!)o» only 30 year.s of ago becamo manager for that fit®. li'ive years jiitffr ho was appointed mn.i).a,gij.i.g ilireetor of tho eoiiipiUiy. Ho leaves a wife a.mi tlireo children. Mr. R. D. KeJlv, as-1 sistant postmaster at WeUingtoii. and } naw reliovin.g Mr. Bewick as eIuVF I jxistiiinster at Pa.lmersto.a Xorili, fmd j STf. XI.- Kelly, of kite Auckland stuff i of the Kmv Zealand lr.sur.meo Cow- ] ■paiiy, are brothers of tho deceasiHl. Ac- j : eotliiig to tiio I'tm-s Assoatatioii rnessai'.e, Mv. Kelly's end canio with triigm silddemress, Toiva.rds tiro end of last week ilia face became somewhat swollen, and on Jioiidtiy mottling acute blood poisoning developed, and be sank r.ipiuly. The Hag of Messrs. Johnston | anil Co., local agents for Richardson and Co., was flown at half-mast yesterday, as a Tribute to the memory ttwi doe-oased.

Mr. A. U.- Hei'liovt litis <>f.>iiioly n.i'inoviHCfid Jiis intention of contesting tiro Mnsterton scat in tlio Govcnmienc j ßv terosK telcgmplis ow spr-mt .convsJh ! . C. h. Duigais, cliiuri.nim of Oiroetors- of tlio Wangaiuii Moat- Fvec:-/.-mg Co. intends leaving on n visit to 011 Thursday. Mr. Cliiirki liearle, orgiinisoi- of tins Australasian to^vu-plaiininjg ton;, !<-.ay.< s for Nov;- Zoa'i.iiid by the Mrungiinui on Saturday next.—l'rass Association.

There was a large gathering of tfe parishioners of St. Mary's Glrareb. teieiirai.hs our Wuin/.uisiii «omspaiideilt, to wfcli torn voyage to iitoir paster, tho Very Key. J)ean Hoiley, mm make hi in a presentation in token of their anpreeiaiion of his services to ttomj sinecs his arrival in Wnn;ja:nii thiv.o pars ago, Several speakers iikkSc ■e'l.ii'ogjstjs references of the many kindly deeds mil wots .performed (hiring the Bean' s si ay in \Vaiij;.i!iiii, also to ii.is work .oh tho materialistic side of bis duties of 'ho 'parish, Mr. Lloyd, who made tire, presentation, asked tho ©e'an to aecept a purs© of sovereigns as a small token of tins esteem in 'which tlio recipient was held by his parishioners, and wishe-i him "bun Voyage and a Ran- return. 'Tiro' Dean suitably replied, iwfew'.tng t'te work of the, parish since he leek ■ehargo. The B-ev. Dean Ifollcy left by the mail train yesterday for Wellington to join, liis efllieag'Hos at Wollir.cion eii .royto to Belßittm, wlwrc lio will represent Kew Zealand a! the Chapter of the Order of the Marisi Bros., to which he belongs.