PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2205, 18 July 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Joseph Biamires, Mayor of Htiddersfield, Yorkshire, at present in Wellington,'; is an uncle of. the Rev. Mr. P.lamires,' for some yenrs in charge of the Central Mission in Wellington, and now located at Hawera; - >■ Mr., William M'Lean continues to make steady'progress towards recovery. Ho will, it; is'hoped, be able to, take cut-of-door oxerciso noxt week. . • Th e many friends of M.v Alexander Myers, youngest son of Mr. Judali My- ' ers, of,this city, will regret to hear of his death, which occurred! at a late hour last night. iMr; Godfrey Holdsworth, a son of »Jiv. C. Holdsworth, managing. director of the Union Steam Ship Oompany,ieft for ban Francisco by tlie Moana yesterday afternooh. Mr. Holdsworth, who •fame from Dunedin to see his son off, left for, the south again last; evening. ■ D?. Valintine, who recently underwent an operation, has been granted fix months' leave of absence, and actj ing on medical advice left by the lonic , on Thursday last on -a trip to the Old Country. The Hotu :R. Heaton Rhodes, Minister of Public ; Health, has : announced- that during Dr. Valintine's ab-. Mice tlie Deputy Chief Health Officer, . Dr. Frengley, will; act as Chief Health Officer/and Inspector-General of Hos- ■ pitals. . ' . •' . Dr.'Frengley will nct as Chief Med-' , near Officer during the absence. of Dr. Valintine, who left for England -yesterday -r. Mrs. J. M. Geddes, who accompanied her daughter to . Alberta (Canada), .where she was married; to Mr. Blundell (formerly of Wellington), returned by . tho Willochra on Thursday. Mr. C. H.' Wenman, one. of the prinJ. 0. Williamson, ■ Wd., afitt. his wife" (nee Miss ■ Flossie Dickenson) were'* ' through passengers . From San Francisco to Sydney by the Willochra. V ; , V : Mr." J. J. M'Grath, the Wellinctton solicitor,' left for Sydney by tho. MauUganui last evening." ■ Mr, E. W. Yere, who has for manyyears' been counter clerk at the local telegraph office, has been, transferred to Pplmerston'\North.V, - Jrior to' his ,de- , \parture. from Wellington on Saturday List, he was presentedby his fellow officers with a .dressing case. 7 , ; . ', Mr. p. Bally, Conciliation Commis- ;; J. sioner,- retnijns'to, Wellington from NaI)ier , and Wanganui to-day.He has been officially engaged there for the past •, few days. . • .<■;■■ ]■' The funeral of the. late! Mrs. A. E. I.awson,! of Wellington, took place, at 2.30 yesterday;afternoon! 'The deceased lady was the widow of the late Mr. H. 1 . ' Lawson, formerly of the ! Public Department and some time manager of /, the Panama Company in - Wellington. ; She is-survived by ,3ight daughters and ; / cne son. . The married' daughters are. Mesdames C. V. Kreevt. G. S. Hamer- , ton (Pelorus Sound), and G. S. Hamer- ■ ton. ... !..■ \