PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2213, 28 July 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. R. H. Rhodes returns from Marlborough this evening. . Professor Pindlay, who is to lecture in tho Concort Chamber, Town Hall, next rhunsday on "Leading Principles or Education Reform," arrives in Auckland _to-day by tho Makura, He leaves " ror Sydney on Friday to attend the meeting of the British -Association. Mr. William M'Lean has sumciently. recovered■ from his .recent illness to attend'at his oflico for part of the day. _ Mr. K. M. Barrance, at present at tho Talisman Consolidated Mine, Kara.ngahako, has beon appointed mine manager, of the Ross' Goldfields Mine, in succession to Mr.- John Cock, who hae left for Australia. Mr. Silas B. F. Carter, a director of the TeAro House Drapery Co., Ltd., who arrived from London by fhe Arawa has taken up his residence in Wellington. .-'■ '.' •, ; ; Mr. W. R. C. -,oswin received a pr&sentation from the,local staff of Messrs Dalgety and .Co., on leaving, that tirin ' to.tako a position with Messre. A. S. v Paterson and Co. . ' Mr. J. B. Clarkson, who is leaving . for a trip to America and Europe on. : August 14 ; was presented-on Saturday evening with a solid silver slaving set by his staff. .-. .•'■•'• To-day is the third anniversary of the death of Mr. 1.E.. Taylor. ..'■".• .Mr. H. Absolum, ,a well-known •exAuckland representative "Rugby player, has been appointed to act as the Napier agent of the Departments of-Agri- : culture. Industries, and Commerce, a ' post which was rendered vacant by the transfer of Mr. A. C. Philpot ts Wanga. -■Mr. Scott Colville; repre3entinK Messre. J. and N. Tait, passed through! Welhngtou yesterday to the south to make the preliminary arrangements for tuo Harry Lauder tour, which coin, mences in- Dunedin' in a fortnight's time. - The death' is reported of a very old resident of Wellington, Mr. A. Seamer, aged 69. Deceased, who had beon ill for a short time, built a number of well-known buildingy in. Wellington, in- ■ eluding the Ohiro Home, and- at the-. ; time of his death was engaged in put- '■- ting' lip new premises for Mr. C. Smith : m Cuba Street. Mr. Seamer was one of the founders/of the Druids' Lodge in Wellington, and was also a member of the Masonic Lodge. He leaves a eon, Mr. A. Seamer, and a daughter, ■' Mrs. J. Griffiths. . ■-. •. ■'.':'/ News has been received in Gishorne of the death at Queenbee, New South Wales, of Mr. J..E. Kayo, who some - .three years ago held the position of manager of the Gisborne branch of Andersons, Ltd. Mr. Kaye was found dead in hisbed. ' . . . . : ' " '~■:;'■'■'. .