PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2222, 7 August 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

.The Eev. Mr. Sinims, Presbyterian Minister, of Manly, Sydney,, is a ™tor to Wellington. He paid a visit to %b.o lowu Hall yesterday.. .-'•',. ■■'*;;■■ -, . - Mr: William "Guertn, an old icolonist, • who was one of the few survivors of the 70th .... Kogiment 1 ("the Black Dogs"), died at hw , son's residence at Karon-on Wednesday night, at the'.'age.of 88 years.-. The late Mr. Giierin was born in c Tipperary, Ire-.. land, and when short of 18 years he; enlisted ah;", the.' Ar»y.' served through the lSnWmyflire?Je..was promoted to be sergeant, and was ordered on to • New Zealand in 18G4: He was .among, the troops which went through tho mountain > track General Sir Trevor, fchute. After leaving the : Army he,became , a schoolmaster in.New Plymouth, and later in Hawera. . For. several years lately. M had resided in- Wellington. His;.,surviving children are': Mrs. A. J. Whittaker, of Auckland, and Messrs. W, J: and J. Gueriu, of Wellington.' • _-. = ■ . Mr. Neil Galbraith, of the New Zealand Shipping Company's staff, leaves' for& Dunedin this evening to assume the duties of branch manager.there., • ■'■■•■" ,\ : ' Mr. Eobert Cobb,'of Otaki,..anoV for-, mei'ly' of Foxton, states that he wUI be a candidate for Parliamentary honoursfor the Otaki.seat in'the interests of the Eeform [Party. - -■'■: ' _' . ' Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Eoberts, NZ C, has been awarded a Colonial AuxiUary Forces.Officer's Decoration / for 24year3'service. - -.- ■ ;. . '. The following members of J. C. Williamson's Comedy Company, are j.stwutf at the Albert Hoteh-Miss Beatrice Holloway, Mrs. Charles Holloway, Mr. Sob- . ert Greig, Mr. Sydney Stirling, and ,Mr. Eonald Byram, also Mr.JE. A. Burke, ot Greymouti Mr. J. M'Kee, ..pf f ihape,, and Mr: Grant, of Wanganui. \ ' ;:, ;:." Mr. Heniy :Short, a pioneer .resident of Wellington, who was born here 71 years ago, died on- Wednesday night. Ho was one of the twelve sons of tho.lato Mr. James Short, who came out to.New Zealand' in 1840, 'under arrangement.with .the New Zealand Land : Company. For manyvcars the, deceased was an employee- on the-Happy Valley-Station, and was One of the early prospectors for, gold at lera- ■ whiti. Messrs.. Henry, James A^ 3 "* Ernest Short, all of Wellington,- art his sons, and his daughters are Mrs. DoiB) of Levin, Mrs. Charles Turner, of Wellington, and Mrs. Ernest Dockery, of Grey- , town. Mr. Ernest Short, of Feilding, is a nephew. ' ■. , Mr J. Fuller,' junr., who has been away from Wellington for some time, is. now in Sydney, and may arrive back next w«ek,' ■ ■