PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2181, 20 June 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

i. ' Viob-Regai. ■ ...";Their Excellencies the Earj and tho Countess of Liverpool, with Captain Eastwood'and Captain Hutton, aides-de-camp, arrived by tho Moana .'last night from their visit to tho Cook .> Group.' ••■■'■" Tho Rt. Hon. AV, F. Massey is at Auckland, tho Hon. AV. Fiascr at Kaikoura, tho Hon. F. M. B. Tishcr atAYhnngarei, and the Hon. A. L. Herd- . man, the.Hon. AV. H. Herrics, and tho Hon. R. H. Rhodes are in AVeltington. Tho Hon. H. D. Bell returns from Christchurch this morniini, ■ and .the Hon. J. Allen from Blenheim this evening. Mr.' Rhodes, leaves' for Christchurch to-night. Professor Hering,'of-Boston,, was an . inward passenger by tho Moana from San Francisco yestcrd.vy. He left for Christchurch by tho Monowai immediotcly after the'Moana berthed.' • v Mr. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public AVorks, returned to AVelliugton yesterday by the Moana from< a holiday trip to Tahiti. 1 Mr. J. S. Cotterell, a well-known AVaikatb apiarist and a prominent member of the National Bee-keepers' Asso-; tion; has been appointed to, represent that body at tho San Francisco Panama Exposition. \ - . ■ ' Mr, AV. Borberg, M.A. t a Danish visitor, who has been studying social legislation in Now-Zealand for tho past throo weeks, was a passenger to Sydney by the Mooraki Jast night. . Mr. AV. H. Bowden, who has'been in business in Kaiwarra for many years, is leaving the district shortly to reside in Otaki. Mr. R. M. Haekett, night editor of the Auckland "Herald," arrived in Wellington yesterday afternoon. -; ,;■',. Mr. A. G. Clark, Government Audi-' tor. who has been on one of his periodical official visits to the Cook Islands', returned to AA'cllington by the Moaua I yesterday. ' Mr. t. C. M. ButtcrwortH, of tho firm of Butterwortli Brothers, of Dunedin, arrived ,by the Moana last night, and,,left for the south, by the. Monowai . .'..-, Mr. : L. Jackson, who has been a mem- • bcr of tho Wellington Hockey tion for somotime, and has been actively associated with tho Wednesday Hockoy Association, leaves to take-up Ju's residence in AYangauui shortly. At last night's mooting of the AA'cllington Hockey Association, tho presidont, Mr. 'C. K N.' Cathie,' mado complimentary reference to Mr. Jackson's work in hockey circles', and spoko .of his departure as a loss to the game in 'the city.. ', At last night's meeting of the AA rellington Hockc\y Association it was decided to forward a letter of condolence to the relatives of the lato Mr. G. H. Davics. '*'..•

Captain Colin M'Donald has been appointed to succeed Captain Strang, who recently retired-from the positionof .marine'superintendent' of the Union Company. •'Captain M'Donald's connection with tho Union Company dates y Lack, to'about the 'year' -1886, when ho ' assumed the position of. fotirth officer on one of tho company's'vessels. He gradually made his way up the ladder, and, passing''-through "all the : usual .-, grades, was finally mado captain. Since then.hehas been in command, at different times, of.'almost every vessel of importance in the company's fleet. .. A matter of: eight ..'years ago, /roughly, Captain M'Donald was appointed assist anfc. Marino superintendent, and, after RorringiniiUithat'idapacUyiiforMtlu'co or foiirtyear'S,' proceeded-to England '■ to .superintend the building for tho company of several new ships,.among the number being slioNiagara; - He>rpmained at Home three years, and on his return to Dunedin was appointed.joint marine /superintendent''with'. Captain Strang, a position which he- has held antil his latest move, .-• Another very old resident passed awajr on Wednesday at his residence, 43 Surrey-Street, Grey Lynn, 'Auckland, „ in the person of Mr. Robert Sanderson Lalta. Mr.: Latta wasborn in; Basbrook. Ireland, in 1844, "and came to Auckland in tho ship Ironsides; in 1864. He was ono of the partners in the "Berkeley Castle" claim at the Thames in 1368, selling out in 1869, since which he had beeri-connected with the building .trade, in Auckland, until his retirement some four or five years ago. Mr.-Latta loayes a widow, two sons and one daughter. . -■ _Mr. G. W. Hean,■;'manufacturer.' of Hean's Essence, 'is at present in Wellington.' /'.- '.' ' ''.. «,