PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2420, 27 March 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rev. Dr. Kennedy (Rector of St. Patrick's College), the Very Rev. Moil* signor Brodie, the Very Rev. Deans Smythe, M'Kenna, Regnault, Holley, and Binsfield, and the Ven. Archdeacon Devoy and the Rev. Father Roche, who attended the funeral of the late Bishop Grimes, returned from the South yesterday morning. Dr. .Prendergast Knight and Mr. J. Craigie, M.P., and Mrs. Craigie w6re among the passengers who loft for Sydney by the Manuka on Thursday evening. '• The Rev. W. V. Westende was_a passenger from San Francisco to Wellington by the Maitai. It was. announced yesterday _ morning that at the March for licensed land surveyors, held by tho Surveyors' Board of New Zealand, the following candidates completed- their examinations and passed:—A. Sandoll, W. Paora, H. L. Pater son, and M. Gandar. : At yesterday morning's meeting of the College Governors it was announced that Mr. P. A. Ongley, 8.A., has been appointed to succeed Mr. J. P. Mawson as assistant master at the Wellington College, the latter having volunteered For service at the front. _ Mr. Ongley is at present connected with - the--staff of the District High School at Eltham. The resignation of Miss E. R. Watd, of the staff of the Girls' College, tfas also accepted. Mr. A. R. Sennett has left 'Wellington for Auckland for the purpose of attending a conference of the Industrial Association and the Empire Trade League in connection with the scheme for the establishment of the Board of Trade and Industries. Mr. G. V. Pearcoj M.P. for Patea, is in Wellington. He will refrain here for a day or two, and-then he intends to go to the South Islands Mr. W. H. Triggs, editor of the Christchurch "Press," left : Wellington for Christchuroh by the ferry steamer last night. Four valuable members of the Wellington Rugby" Union's Executive have decided to not.-seekre-electioh this year. The quartet is'.'Messrs. E. 0. Hales, W. Perry, G. Howe, and E. Little. Mr. Hales has been president of the executive .and Mr. Perry treasurer for some years. In every case lack of time to devote to the work of the uniOn is the reason for retiring. Mr. John Butement, J.P., an old settler of Masterton, died in the Wellington Hospital on Thursday night. Deceased, who formerly followed farming business pursuits in Ot-agO, was 79 years of age. One of his sons is Dr. W. H. Butement, formerly of Masterton.' Mr. E. S. Douglas, the open golf ohampion of the Dominion, intends to compete at the Australian championships, to be held at Sydney nest September. The champion has established in New Zealand a record that will take some breaking. Since landing here some two years ago he has • won the Open Championship of New Zealand, 1913 and 1914; Professional Championship of New Zealand, 1914; Christmas Tournament, Trentham, Wellington. 1914. In 1913 he was runner-up in this event. Mr. Douglas holds the record for the following links: —Dunedin, 71; Nelson, 70; Wanganui, 71. He has also holed out at Trentham in 70 (record 68)'; and Auckland 71 (record 70). At the age of 19, in the Scottish Professional Championships, held at Cardross, Glasgow. Mr. Douglas finfslie'd 15th out of a large field of about '2(JO. During the last five years, competing inluornaments held in England, America-, and New Zealand,. ho his always been in the prize list.

Mr. J. W. Collins, of the Wellington Labour Department, who is at present in Auekalnd, will return to Wellington on Monday.

Mr. A. R. Dyson, assistant-manager for the Anchor Line at Nelson, will leave' Wellington for. Nelson by the Nikau this afternoon.

Our Napier correspondent telegraphs that the following Napier candidates have been successful in obtaining the A..T.C.L. Degree in the examination of the Trinity College of London: —Misses May' Clague, Muriel Northcroft, and Rawera Dons Hunt.

The chief secretary of the Salvation Arrty (Lieutenant-Colonel Powley) will, liiave for tho South Island to-day. Major Oolvin, of National Headquarters, Wellington, also leaves for the South Island on Salvation Army business.