PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2171, 9 June 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Justice Hosting left yesterday morning for Napier whore ho takes the sittings of tho Supremo Cotlrt. It is expected that His Honour will return to town towards the end of the week,, proceeding forthwith to Nekon and Blenheim. Tho Rev. Father Hiokson will leave Thorndon parish this week to take up tho temporary position of secretary to 'His Grace Archbisli6p O'Shoa. Mr. D. H. Guthrio, M.P. (Chief Government Whip) is at present on a visit to Wellington. ' . Mr, D. Buicb, M.P., arrived in towh yesterday afternoon, and will rottifn to Palmerston- to-day. ■ Mh- W. R; Morris, .Secretary of tho Post Office; leaves New Zealand by the - Niagara oil July 0 on his way to attend the International Postal Conference at Madrid. ■ Mr. D. B. Carrick, manager of tho Masterton branch of Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd;, has 'just received news of tho death of his mother at Kingussie, Scotland. Tho Hon. W. H. Herries will leave Auckland to-day for his own electorate of Tauranga, the Hon. R. H. ■Rhodes is at Ohristchurch, the Hon. Dr. Pomaro at Rarotonga, and tho ctlier Cabinet Ministers aro in Wellington-.

! Tlio following' appointments havo been made-by tho Wellington Education Board:—Mr. W. E. Atkinson, now relieving at Nowman,. to be solo teacher at Horoeka; Mr. J. S. Miirsden, now- at Island Bar, to bo assistant at Terraco School; Mr. F.' W. Gregory, now at Haa'Well, to bo headmaster at Pongaroit." '• ' '' f'"" ■

' The death occurred in Masterton at aft early hour on Sunday morning of Mr. R. 'T. Holmes, ail'old resident of tho district. Tho deceased, who had reached tlio ripo Ago of 82 yearsj was for several years cohnectcd with tlio firm of Whitcombe and Toirtbs, AVelliiigton. Ho afterwards purchased a stationery business in Masterton. During his residenco'in Masterton he has filled tho position of chairman of tho Masterton Charitable Aid Board, and has occupied a scat on tho vestry of St. Matthew's Church. Ho leaves a grownup family.

Prior to tho departure of H.M.S. Pylamus from Napier for Lyttelton yes"terddy morning tho Napier Harbour Board presented Lord Kelburn, her commaildei 1 , with several photographs showing Lord GlaSgOw (Lord Kelburn's father) opening tho Glasgow Wharf, Napier, in 1891.

Tho death of. Sir William Anson, Bart., Warden of All Souls and M.P. for Oxford, is not without interest for New Zealanders. The title was gained by William, grandfather of tho late baronet, for meritorious service in tho Peninsular war, and especially ,at tho battle of Talavera. At,that battle tho two brothers, William, tho elder, and George, tho younger, distinguished themselves as cavalry leaders. After tho war, William was mado a baronet and George was knighted. There are still some membors of tho younger branch who assert that a mistake .was niadoj and that tlio baronetcy had been intended for Gcorgo and tlie minor distjnetion for William, but tho supposition has never received any confirma. tion. Sir William married a daughter of Major General Sir Denis Pack, ono of Wellington's trusted Peninsular leaders. His son, Sir John Anson, was killed in a railway accident at Wigan iii 1873. Ho had three sons, Sir William, who has Just died, without issue. Frederick, who had a farm at Akaroa, married Miss Roberts, a New Zealandor, and had one son, Denis, and four daughters, among whom are Mrs, C. Crawford and Mrs. Estcourt, both lately residents of Wellington. Tho third brother of Sir William was tho lato Admiral Algernon Anson. During the last seven months, all threo brothers havo died. The title therefore devolves on Denis, tho young Now Zealander, educated at Eton, and Trinity College, Oxford, unmarried, and a barrister at. law. Sir George Anson, the younger .brother, had numerous descendants, ono of whom, Mr. Ji, 0. Anson, a grandson, now lives it Lower Hutt.

Beforo the ordinary business of tho lower Hutt Council began last evening tho Mayor (Mr.',ll. Baldwin) referred to the loss sustained by tho death of the late Mr. Orton Stevens. Ho stated that Mr. Stovens had earned tho'respect of all who know him, and had creditably filled many public positions in tho district. A motion of sympathy and condolence with Mrs. Stevens and family was carried in silence, members of.tho council standing.