PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2619, 15 November 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Joseph Ward returned from Christchurch yesterday morning.

The Hon. W. D. S. Mao Donald lias gone to tlie Poverty .Day district. Ho will bo absent from Wellington for about a week. The Hon. Dr. M'N'ab intends to take part in n recruiting campaign in Canterbury, commencing on November'-IG next. ' Ho will he absent from Wellington for the remainder of this month.

The Eight Rev. Dr. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, is report* eil to bo making satisfactory progress towards recovery from his recent sovoro illness.

A Press Association message from Waipawa records the death of Mr. Alfred Dillon, some time mombor of tho House of Representatives- for tho constituency of Hawko's Bay. Mr. Dillon was a very old and very well-known rosidont of tho district, a.nd was identified with public lifo there over a long period of years, serving on local bodies. In 1905 he defeated tho late Sir William llussoll for tho Hawko's Bay scat, and ho rcprosonted that constituency for ttio life of tho Parliament. Mr. Dillon was 74 years of age.

The Hon. G. W: Buseell came back to Wellington from Christchurch yesterday.

The Hon. J. A. Hanan will return to Wellington from New Plymouth tomorrow.

Mr. C. L. Mowlem, 'well known in musical circles in Palmerston North, was entertained by his friends on Thursday last, prior to going into camp with tho Tenth Reinforcements. He was presented with a case of pipes and a wristlet watch as tokens of esteem.

Mr. F. Billman, 6en., has been elected a member of the committee of tho Royal Choral Society. .

The members of the Williamson Musical Comedy Company arrived from tho south on Saturday morning, and wont on to Hobart, en route for Melbourne, tho same afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perrin, of Rangitikei lino, have received a cablegram confirming the news of tho death of their eldest son, Clarence, who was drowned with a number of members of tho No. 1 Stationary .Hospital, N.Z. Medical Corps, off the transport Marquette, on October 23.

Major O. H. Wheeler, N.Z.M.C.an Auckland practitioner, has been appointed medical officer in oliargo of transports. ' ' Mr. S. J. Standen, who has enlisted, lias been presented by his fellow linesmen in tho' P. and T. service with a wristlet watch. Mr. Standen is the eleventh man from the Telephone Exchange stores to enlist.

""Mr. E. Wilton, of tho firm of Messrs. iT. Andrews and Son, Christchurch, has left on actve service. Prior to his departure on Thursday last he was presented by his employers with an inscribed silver hunting watch. The employees presented him with an inscribed safety razor.and ease. Mr. A. J Fraser has gone to Groymouth to attend the funoral of his father.

Senior-Sergeant Cassells, of the Ham-

ilton Police District, was a passenger for the north by the Main Trunk ex-

press, last night.

■ Mr. J. "M. Johnston, who has been on a few days' visit to Wellington, returned to Palmerston North last night.

Foroman W. Hindo, who leaves Hastings for Trentham on Tuesday, was last week the recipient of a wristlet watch from the members of tho Hastings Fire Brigade. ,

The death-is reported of Mr. William Temploton, overseer to the Hawko's Bay County Council. He was 63 years okf, and loaves a widow and a family consisting of five sons and a daughter. One of his boys is at present, serving at the front, and another arrived homo with the last lot of wounded from the Dardanelles. For twenty years he was

in tho service of the "Hawko's Bay County Council, and some four-years ago lie was promoted to the position of county overseer. . *

' Tho death occurred at Auckland recently of Mr.. Charles J. Thompson, who was well known in Wellington a few 'years ago, when ho was licensee of tho City Hotel. Ho was also widely known in the Wairarapa district. Latterly ho resided in Nelson, and was on a health visit to the north when his death occurred. He was fifty-two years of age. Two of the late Mr. Thompson's fivo sons are at present at the front.

From thirty-four applicants, Mr. J. Williams, formerly with tho Rangitikei County Council, has been appointed overseer for> the Masterton County Council.)

, Mr. Arthur Sylvester Faire, of the Public Trust Office, was on Saturday admitted as a solicitor of tho Supreme Court by His Honour the Chief. Justice (Sir Robert Stout). Writing to a friend in Now Zealaaul, Mr. Philip Newbury, who has been ! in India for some time past, records tho fact that Mr; Oliver Farrow, formerly well known in musical circles in-Auck-

land, and tho possessor of a fine baxitono voico, was recently shot dead, in the course of a quarrel in a hoardinghouse in which he happened 'to bo staying in Calcutta. Mr. Farrow, who was a builder by trade, competed most successfully-at the competitions hold at tho Town Hall in 1911. Ho was hero last year on the Fuller vaudeville circuit as one of a vocal quartet, which also included Mr. Harold Widdop, formerly of Wellington. Both had then adopted stage names. Mr. H. Moschini, lion, secretary of the Wellington Professional Orchestra, has been presented with a handsome silver-mounted music case, as a token of tho esteem in which he is held by members. The presentation took place at an interval in yesterday morning's praotice. The death occurred yesterday at his residence, Wellington South, of Mr. W. Higginbottom, J.P., aged 67. The lato Mr. Higginbottom was born in Sheffield, and had been in Wellington for 32 years. Ho commenced business here as an ironmonger and cutler in Willis Street, removing later to Newtown. Mr. Higginbottom retired from business some four or five years ago. Ho was the founder of the Aorangi Lodge of Oddfellows, 8.U., and was a member of tho City Council in the late 'nineties. For many years also he wns a prominentworker in the Primitive Methodist Church. Up to the time of h.is death ho was chairman of directors of the Newtown Building Society, and a membdr of the Newtown Bowling Club. Tho lato Mr. Higginbottom leaves. three sonsMr Wilfred Higginbottom, of the Gas Company's staff; Mr. Percy Higginbottom, manager for Messrs. Ross and Glondining, Wanganui, and Mr. Willie Higginhottom, who is with the Bth Reinforcements—also two daughters, Mrs. C. W. Nottleton, and Mis;, TJ. Higginbottom. The funeral will Eho place to-morrow morning.