PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2209, 23 July 1914, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

: Commander P. J, Stopford, who was at different timos ;in command of the Pioneer and Pyramua in New' Zealaud waters; hasbeon appointed to the .command of H.M.S. Canopus, one of the battleships of tho Third Fleet. : Mr. Arthur .'Lilloy, of CListchurcli, --Kill.-.'act-as judge of music at the coming competitions in Mastorton. Mr. Do Spong, of Dunedin, will he the judge .of elocution.'. '', , Messrs. L, T. and F'.. Horbort, of, Pahiatua, leave Aucklaud by tho Marama on Friday of next' week ior Vancouver, en route to tho United States, whore they intend, spending a holiday. ,-. ;' A cablegram- was recoived in Wellington yesterday '.announcing the death in London of the Hon. John Blair Wkyte, who was for a number of years a member, of. the Now. Zealand Legislative Counoil. He'camo to Now Zealand in the year 1868 and followed farming pursuits in l the Waikato for' a aumbel- of years,' subsequently becoming M.P.: for that district in 1879. In 1890 he was appointed a life member of tho' Legislative. Council, holding that :'titlo until his roturn ..to'England in 1894, where ho resided up to the time of his death. Tho late Mr. Whyto is survived/by a 'widow and a 60n and daughter. The son, Mr, Blair Whyto, is a resident of Wellington. .'■ Two distinguished: visitors;, to New Zealand passed through Wellington yesterday in tho :persons:: of Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. H. W. Hepburn. StiYart-Forbes Trefusis, and his wife, Lady Mary Trefusis. The Hon. Lieu-tenant-Colonel; Trefusis is the second sonof the twentieth Baron. Clinton, one of the old Cornwallfamilies. The present Baron Clinton is the twenty-first of a. line, that-.was- created in: tht. year 1299. The visitor.is attached to tho fourth battalion of the Duke of Cornwall'si Light' Infantrj (reserve), and was formerly ■of the ; Scots Guards. Lady Mary Trefusis is a daughter of the sixth Earl of Beauchanip, and has been a Woman of the Bedchamber. to, thu Queen since 1895. The visitors left for Rotorua by last evening's express, and will leave Auckland for Sydney on : Monday nest."'.'■'■■'';";. ' V-;'. :■■■• Mr.'O, T. 'J,: Alpers, the'well-known' dhristch'urch. solicitor, is > visitor to Wellington. \- '■:!"-■:' 'At the New Zealand Farmers'' Union dinner yesterday some glowing tributeswere paid -to Mr. J, G. : Wilson, of Bulls,, the president of .-.-the Dominion iilsecutivo of the Union, who was absent.' .through: indisposition.. .Mr. Guthrie, M.P., said that Mr. Wilson had devoted practically his whole life to the interests 'of . the fanning community .<' of.- New Zealand not seeking' his" own aggrandisement, but aiming at. • the welfare and development of the pro-' ;■ duping fraternity.; He vcongratulctted Mr. Wilson, on his recent appointment to the presidency, of the Board';,of Ag,riculture.: He ; did-)not. think .that a mor» .popular appointment had ever been made. Mr. -E. ofWanganui, said that the question for.' tho union, was: Who was going to.take Mr: Wilson's place !'if that great man retired" ? He had been unable to of anyone who could... Mr. Wilson's work for the farmers ..occupied, almost his wliole time. * Even when travelling in .the: trains. he would-;be, found at work,-on -something affecting rural ihr forests, and when at home ho had to .secure .assistance,., .SO: .heavy was the. correspondence he had to deal with. , Tho doath is reported of an old resident ■ of'; Otaki,- Mr. Ben. Wade, who'' died on , Tuesday evening at the age 0f.43. years,v.^,. 1 y,v^,,v : ,,,.;'\- ' ' Mr. P. H.'Ruhdle,'secretary of theNew. Zealand. Swimming ' 'Council, Christcburch, who' has been in.Wellingfew 'daysi'ileft for -the 6outn last Evening.'.; ; -; : '': ;■'• ■''•■"-■ v •■■: '•.