PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2199, 11 July 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

VIOE-lfteAli. His Excellency the Goveinor is to bo a spectator of the "Wellington-English Leaguo football match at Nen town Park this afternoon On Tuesday "no\t ho will preside at the opening of tho Now SJeiland Municipal Biennial Conference, taking luncheon -with tho delegates at 1 pm. On Tuesday evening His Excellency and the Countess of Lireipool will attend tho Wellington Amateur Opoiatio Socotj's peifomianco of "Paul Jones" at tho Grand Opera House On tho following Wednesday Then Evellencies mil bo piesent at the WBC. Meeting . at Trentham, and on Thursdaj will attend tho lace ball B^l on Fridiy afternoon Lord and lady Jufrerpool will attend an afternoon to bo k<\ en by Mrs H D Bel] in the Tow n Hall 1 On Satmday 'nest thoj will attenH the races at Trenthami and tint evening His Excellency will bo the guest of the president of the WE C at dinner in the Wellington Club. His Honour Mr Justice Hosking will lcavo foi Auckland to-day in connection with the Supiemo Court sittings in that rentre. Mr C J Kent-Johnston, Town Clwk of Foxton, is visiting Wellington He will Teprcsentihe at tho Municipal Confcience to be held ne\t week Mr Hirr> Price, formerly a promment(and popular member of the Wellington Bowling Club, who has had chargo of tho Claiendon JTotol, a<, Christchurch, for some time past, has takpn a leiso of Cokor's Hotel, and will leave Wellington to "take over" this evening Mr K h King, acting-manager for Jlios. Cook and Son, left for Sidney yesterday on a three months' holiday His duties ha\o been assumed b> Mr H Desboroiighj of the Auckland branch, Tho death occurred at Potano last night of Mr Robert Puflett, for many \ears connected with the Union Steam Ship Company Mr Puflett was for 10 jears manager of the company's GhristcJhurch branch, and was afterwards managet at "Wellington, and ilat»r at JTapiei, and again at Wellington —Pi ess Association An oIJ robidont of Auckland, Sir. John Gallaghn, died dining tho week at his lcsidcnce, Jervois Road, Poneonbj Somo >oars ago the deceased tt nducttd the Metropolitan and British Hotels, also several country houses Mi Clement Wragge, tho well-known lecturer on metcoioiogj, who, is at present m Queensland, is reported'to be seiiously ill ,> Mr W Smart, superintending engineer for tho Union Companj, and Mr R Constable, chief of the technical branch of the company, left for the south'by the Wahine last evening ' Captain l< , Jelly and Mrs Jelfr, of Wellington, left for Sjdney' by tho Maheno }«stcrday. Mr. P Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, returns to Wellington from Blenheim to day On Monday he will preside at a sitting of the Conciliation ' Council to consider tho engineer;.' dispute Mr W Bowles, district railways traffic managei at Auckland, left by the Rivcrina on Monday on an extended holiday visit to Australia During his absence tho duties of district maniser aro being carried out by Mi. .Tohn district traffic manager at Greyniouth. ( j S ;llaitliing,and J.,.Preston, of the "local office" staff of the Union, Company, woro passengers for Sjdney by the Maheno yesterday Mr K. L King, of *the local oflico of Tlios Cook' and Son, aVid Mrs 0. Cliarlesworth, of Wellington, were passengers bj the same \essol