PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2469, 24 May 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

( His Excellency the Governor >. Earl of Liverpool will return to * lington from Auckland to-morrow resume residence hero. 1 The Wellington Branch of the N? Zealand Institute of Architects _ha lliven an enthusiastic send-off to six oi its members who are going to the front. They are: Captain Greenish, Lieutenant Haugjhton, Sergeant Flair, and Privates Quick, Busby, and Tomsitt. Each was presented with a silver wristlet watch, having radium hands and dials. A memorial servies was held at the Petoue Methodist Church last evening to tho flev. Wm. Kirk, one of the pioneer missionaries, who died at Petoiie on Wednesday last, in his ninetieth yea'r.

,An interesting little function took place at the Parliament Library on Saturday last, when Mr. A. B. Thomson, wlio for seventeen years has held The position of assistant in tho library, and is now retiring from the Public Service, was presented with a suit-ease, travel-ling-rug, pair of binoculars, and a watch, on behalf of tho library staff and the officers of the Legislative Department. The chair was occupied by Sir William Sail-Jones, M.L.C., Chairman of the Recess Library Committee. The presentation was made by the Hon. William Eraser, M.P., Minister in Charge of the Legislative Department, who warmly eulogised the departing officer, with whose work in the library he, Mr. Fraser, had been personally acquainted when he occupied, as he did for sow# years,_ the position of Chairman of the Joint Library Committee. Mr. Charles Wilson, Chief Librarian, also testified to the valuable nature or the services rendered by Mr. Thomson, and other eulogistic speeches were made by Sir William Hall-Jones, M.L.C., and Dr. Newman, M.P., and Messrs. John Rigg, an ex-Chairman of the Library Committee, A. Ft- Lowe (for tho Legislative Department), and P. K. Reeves. on behalf of the Parliamentary Press Gallery. In returning thanks, Mr. Thomson made an excellent speech, iu which lie paid testimony _ to _ the happy relations which had invariably existed between himself and his fellowmembers of tho library staff. Mr. Thomson leaves next Thursday for Sydney, thenca proceeding, by the e.s. Osterlay to London, where he will take up au important lecturing engagement on behalf of the Good Templar movement, with which he has been prominently, connccted for soma years.

With military honours, the remains of the late Captain. Alexander M'Neil, one of the rapidly-thinning band of Indian Mutiny veterans, were interred at Wanganui. Captain M'Neill, who died 011 Monday, actively participated in the Indian Mutiny war from the beginning to the end. He was at the first rising at Meerut, and at the storming of Delhi, where he was rounded. When he retired from active Service he came to New Zealand, and'for the last 30 years had resided at Wangnaui. For several years he was the member for Wallace. Captain M'Neill's brother was General Sir John M'Neill. V.C., well known in connection with the Maori wars. The deceased gentleman had two sons, both of whom are resident in Auckland. There was a gathering' of mourners and of the general public at the funeral.

An ■ old and very widely respected settler in the person of Mr. Isaac Short 1 died on Tuesday last at his residence ' Oliii-o Road, Brooklyn. Deceased was 1 born in Wellington in 1847, his parents ; having arrived in the Big London in i 1842. Mr. Short was- formerly in the carrying business, but retired about twelve years ago. He was one of the oldest members of the Brooklyn Baptist Churoh. The internment took place at Karori on Friday, and was very largely attended. Under the Vuotoria College Amendment Act the following have been, declared duly elected members of the Viotoria College Council Elected by the District Court of Convocation: The Hon. A. L. Hordman, M.P., Mr. W. H. Morton, M.1.C.E., Mr. Clement Watson. B.A. Elected by the governin" bodies of secondary schools: The Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, M.L.C. Elected by the teachers in secondary schools and day technical schools: Mr. W. S. La Trobe, M.A. WHAT DR. POERITT, OF WaNGANOT, SAYS ABOUT THE STUDEBAKER. The firm or Aaams, Ltd., aoes not handle second-grade goods. It holds the agencies for the Knight Minerva car. the Humber car, the Triumph motorcycle, and the B.S.A. motor-cycle, and last, bat not least, it''' has added to ita list of agencies the Studebaker car, believing it to be in every way the best of all American,: cars. Durinß the' last two years some hundreds of Studebakers have been sold in this country, and in every instance the car has given perfect satisfaction. He.'e is what a North Island Studebaker owner, Dr. Porritt, of Wanganui, has to say of his experience:— "Just a few lines to tell you how Rleased I am 'with the Studebaker yon recommended me to buy. As you know, I have got my second one now. I had the o-seater a year, and during all that time had some hard running, and never had the slightest trouble with it. I don't wish for anything better than the 5seater as a family car, but for me, of course, in my doctor's work, the 3-seater is more convenient, and now it is hard to realise hoiv we ever did without the self-starter and electric lights, neither of which have ever, given me a qualm. I would always be glad to tell anyone howsatisfied 1 haTe been with mv two Studebaker cars (I have had five different cars now, and so hare had' a little experience of tliem) if it is any help to you, but I imagine you don't want much helping, as they seem already to have established their popularity." The prices of the new 1915 Studebakers are:—2s h.p. Five-seator, .£315; 25 hp Threo-seater, ,£315; Six-cylinder Fiveseater, ,£455; Six-cylinder Seven-seater, ■4.'ibo> o art now booking orders for Studebakers to arrive at an early date Adams. Ltd., Studebaker Importers.' Christchurch. District Agents:-Tourisf Motor C 0.,. Hastings: Adams, Ltd Palmerston > ; - ?nd Wanganui; Newton'lung. Taranuki; Ihe Grove Motor Co., Wellineton: Hutchinson Bros., Eketahuna; Tombs and Co., Hamilton; ,1. C. Mercer, ivelson; E. A Rarnson, Dannevirke; A. and R. Donald, Pahiahia; J. H. Little, ilastertoiL—