PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2203, 16 July 1914, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

'Mr. F. Pope,, secretary to the Depart- ■-.','. ;.-"-. inent of Agriculture, - has ' been > advised .. that Mr. 0. G. Moore, honorary repre--sontativQ of the Government of New • Zealand in Buenos. Ayrcs, will visit :/ New Zealand-in.September.'.. Mr. W. R.'Daviage/ whois lecturing on-town-plaririing in Wellington, is a gentleman of very high attainments as ''~.-. :a surveyor (inwhich connection he holds an important'post in tho London County Council), and is considered to bo among the highest authorities in the Old World •on town-planning. Now Zealand has i been fortunate enough to secure a visit "'■"" from Mr.Davidgo tiirouglr the accidental circumstanco that he is'to attend tho ..'■'--. conference of. tho British Association for the Advancement of Science in Aus- ; tra'la'sia, before which august body. ho ','; is to read a' paper, and when approached .' he gracefully acceded to the'request to anticipate the conference by a few weeks, and give a series of lectures in .'■■■'; Now Zealand and .Australia') for which ' consideration. ho is receiving nothing '/■ monetarily but his bare expenses. I A private cable message from London records,' the.' death .of , Mr. . Godfrey .'-. M'Cullochj aged' 42 years, only, son of tho late Mr. Henry M'Culloch, who was the lato Mr. Henry M'Culloah, who .-':':' was . Magistrate ' at" Invercargill ', for 281 years.' . The ■'. decased, / who was a native of ; Invercargill; and- who •'..-• was educated'.at the ' Boys' '„'High School, left for South Africa in \ 1894, and .was appointed Magistrate, at ..<:, Fort Victoria.. Ho 'went 'through tho ~ Matahele.War with General (then Colonel) Baden-Powell, and afterwards ':',:"■ became Magistrate at Salisbury.' He was for some years inUgahda; when he made three trips overland to Salisbury >—each occupying nearly two'years—-' with no companions but his native bearers,. travelling. .down the lakes, through British and German East Africa and the Portuguese' territory. While "'. • . elephant-hunting in Rhodesia he. contracted sleeping sickness, - and nine months ago.Bailed:'for London for treat- '". merit at the Tropical School of Medicine. . His'only sisteris Mrs'. G, G. Burnes, of Invcrcargill.-fPrcss Association. Between' the second and third acts of 'the performance: of "Paul Jones" at the' Grand .Opera.' House last evening - a presentation was made ,to Mr. Tom Pollard, who has acted as,, producer. Mr. - •' Pollard was presented with.a handsome ■ cheque, for his services, and with .a. get of : silver-'backed brushes for Mrs. Pollard. In making the presentation, tho Hon. A. L. Herdman, president of ,:■', .the society,' eulogised. the' good work .done by Mr. D. Kenny,the conductor; as well as that of .'Mrs. Jahies Hannah; V who designee! the dresses. ; -, Mt. Herd- . man also referred' to ; the; remarkable ,; work done by' Mr.: Pollard.' :., <'■''.:...- A private cablegram has.been received from Sydney stating that tho reported :. illness of Miss Cecil Haines is incor- : ,rect. Miss Haines is stated tv; be en- ■' joying the best of health... '„ . ':-■ '" . '•'■• : Mr. P.-W. Hutton, a very old resident and the principal'of the oldest bookselling firm in Timaru, died yester- ... day. Mr. Hutton' landed in Dunedin from Scotland in- 1861, and camo to Ti- ■•■.'',- maru in 1865. ;He'has. been-in frail ..•■ health for two Associa- :; :tion. .-■ ■ ■:■.'.."•'''■ ■'■: ?''••'■ v ■'■.'.■■ '•' The ';Nelspn Farmers' ■ Union, yesterday presented _Mr. Ivo Tunnicliffe, the • 'provincial president,: with; a purse of -sovereigns in recognition,(of his long services to the union and. to thefarm- '. v ers generally .—Press Association..' •Victoria-College is to he placed at the disposal of the.vißiting ; Briti6h iicientisxs .. on;the L pccasioX : 'pf"th"eiCmee l tings',here, on/September .3, ..4,':an'd.'6;rie'si!.'.:!..' •'.,'.'■ , The-annual;generalCmeeiing of the' Wellington; Garrison Officers' Club '■ was held-bn Monday.! lieut.-Colohel Court-. ;.". ney.. presided.. ■: Tho .following ':'■■' officers . ,wero F elected, for the,.eusuing,.year:— Patron, Hi 3 Excellency tho Governor (subject to his .approval); yiw-patron, ■•'. Colonel R. J. Collins, C.M.G.;. president, .Colonel A.; W.' ; Robin, C.M.G. j : vice-presidents, Lieut.-Colonel Tunier, • ; Surgeon-Major Holmes, and. Majors ' Menzies and Petherick; ton. eecretary, ' Lieut. "Hedge ; hon. treasurer,: Captain "'•. ' Evatt; hon. auditor,' Mr. J. Hutchen; management committee, -Captain Richardson, -''N'.ZIS.C.,; Captain Slatthbws, Captain' Roache,- ' Captain Wilkinson, Captain Gibbs, Captain Simeon,; and ■■.'■: Lieut. Gasquoine.' v \ .'■ '■'; '',' : •.■'.""'. '■.•■ All' the delegates te : th'e Municipal .. Congress did riot ■ attend .the' races; at .; ■'■ Trentham. ' The majority -of. those who ' didinot avail themselves of : the Wel...lington Racing Club's invitation: to • : visit Trentham were treated .to; a\car-; ! rid© round the-city and suburbs,, visits .'■'•,'' ;being paid to Wade'stownj Brooklyn, Island Bay, and Lyall Bay. .. \ ::.