PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2254, 14 September 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Yioe-Beoal. The followihg were invited to dinner at Government Houso on' Saturday last:—Hon. Sir James Carroll, K.C.M.G., M.P., Hon. R. Moore, M.L.C., Hon. W. Morgan, M.L.C., Hon W K. Nikora, M.L.C., Hon. T. Mac Gibbon, M.L.0., Hon. 11. M'Kenzie, M.P., Mr. T. Buxton, M.P., Mr. J. B. Hine, M.P., Mr. G. Hunter, M.P., Mr. E. Newman, M.P., Hon. A. T. Ngata, M.P., Mr. -11. J. Okey, M.P., Mr. T. l'arata, M.P., Mr. J. i'ayuc, M.P., Mr. T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., Mr. G. V. Pearce, M.P., .Mr. V. H. Heed, M.P., Mr. i{, Triggs, Mr C, Wilson, Mr. F. S. Pope, Mr. C. W. Jonea.

The Hon. W. H. lierric6, Minister of Railways, who has been laid asido by illness for two or three weeks, is making good progress towards recovery. Tho Hon. J. Allen is expected to arrive back in Wellington from , Christchijrch to-morrow morning His Worship the Mayor, who has been suffering from a sovere cold, caught at the old-time orickct match on Wednesday afternoon last, expects to be well enough to attend at his office at the Town Hall this morning. Tho Boy. J. J. North was a passenger from Christchurch on Saturday morning by the Maori. He occupied his old pulpit at tho Vivian Street Baptist Church yesterday. The city engineer (Mr. W. H. Morton), of tho lteserve of Officers, is at present on the stalf of the Commander of tho Coast Defences (Colonel G. F. C. Campbell). Tho death occurred on Saturday morniug-of Mrs. J. Monahan, an old and esteemed resident of Brooklyn. The deceased arrived in Sydney from • the Old Country when quite a young 'girl, and camo to Wellington 55 years ago, and has remained here over since. About three years ago she sustained a paralytic stroke, from which she only partly recovered. Some twelve days ago she 'had to take to her bed again. She leaves six children —Mesdamos J. Thorburn (Brooklyn). Goodwin (Bunnythorpe), Fitzgerald (Dunedin), Miss A. Monahan, and Messrs. T. and J. Monahan.

A privato cable message has been received at- Waimate from Dr. Earclay, Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding the South Canterbury Ecgiment of Infantry, who >vas in tho East when the war ■ broke out. The cable read:—"Pctrograd. Volunteering for military service, England. Meanwhile at llussiau-Austrian front, operating surgeon, field hospital."

An old and esteemed resident of Wellington passed away .on in the person of Mrs. Helen Harton, widow of the late Mr. Wm. Henry Harton, of this City. The deceased lady, who has been seriously ill for soma time past, died at the residence of .her daughter, Mrs. Marohant, of Mortimer Terrace. Mr. Charles Harton, of the staff of the Post and Telegraph Department, Wellington, is a son of tho deceased lady.

Among the visitors to Carterton during the week (writes 'our Carterton correspondent) were Dr: and Mrs. Creelman, the former being president of the Ontario College of Agriculture, Canada; Dr. Ely. Professor of Economics, of Wisconsin University; and Professor Frankland, of California. They were much interested in the development of dairying, and Messrs. Moncrieff and Fisher, of Carterton, took them to various factories in the district as well as to several dairy farms, the- visitors being very pleased with what they saw. They also visited tlie Carterton bowling green (Dr. Creelman is president ot tho Bowling Association in' Ontario).

On the eve of his departure, for Wellington, on" transfer to the Bank of New Zealand's staff there, Mr. George West, Who was a prominent member of the Cartorton Swimming Club, was presented with a brief-bag from, liis club members.—Carterton correspondent.

There are at present in the Expeditionary camp at Palmerston North four, grandsons of the late Captain Lynch, ;of tie 65th llegiment, who fought through $11 the Maori wars. The boys of tills soldier family are Kingi (only son of Mr. P. H. Lynch), of Kumeroa; Eric, second son of Mr. M. J. Lynch, of PaTCiparauiuu; and Willie and Oscar, sons of Mr. 0. I'. Lynch, Paokakanki. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon of Mr. John Twist, _ who for fifty years past had been identified with the building trade in Wellington. Ho was always recognised as an expert craftsman, and many of tho buildings ereoted during the last half-century bear a tribute to his workmanship. In 1868 Mr. Twist was associated with-tho late Mr. Samuel Brown in laying the tele'graph line from Wellington to Masterton. During the later period of his life Mr. Twist had been connected with the Public Works Department, and at the obsequies on Saturday four of his comrades in the Government service, Messrs. E. Flindle, W-. Gapes, F. 0. Lemon, and T. Webster, acted as pallbearers. Many beautifuLwreaths, .including ono form the Public Works Department, were received. A funeral service was conducted by the Kev. J. Kennedy Elliott at the house prior to leaving for Karori. while the same minister officiated at the graveside. The feelings of a statesman pondering whether he will give peace or war are difficult for the ordinary man to imagine (says a contributor to the London "Chronicle"). There is a strange story concerning Bismarck the critical days before the war of 1866. His subordinate, Kendall, was an accomplished pianist, and, as Grant-JUult puts it in recording tho story, used to fulfil towards the Chancellor the function which David fulfilled towards Saul." One evening Bismarck was unusually moody, and Kendall surpassed himself at tho piano. At last Bismarck said: "Thank you, my dear Kendall, you have soothed me, and done me so .much good; my mind is mado up—we shall declare war against Austria!