PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 222, 7 June 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

. Tho death is announced by a Press Association message from Sidney of Mr, Thomas Temperley, journalist.

A cable message from Now York announces tho .(le.ith of Seniitor .Charles Warren Fairbanks. Senator Fairbanks, who was born in Ohio in 1852, was ViccFresident of tho United States in 1305-9, and was also nominated for Hint oftioo by the Ecpublican National Convention in 1816. Ho was first elected lo tho Senate in 1807. Ho was chairman 1 of tho Indiana Republican State Conventions in 1592, 1898, and 1911. He was a member of the United Slates and British Joint High Commission which mot in Quebec in 1898 for tho adjustment of Canadian questions.

The non. T. 3r. Wilford, Minister of .Marine, leaves on Monday for Port Chalmers, wliero tho last sitting of the Waterside Accidents Commission will be held for the hearing of ovidence.

Mr. Ken Tucker, the representative ericketer,_ has been passed as fit for active service, and will go into camp in ScDtemb'er.

• Mr. B. A. Wright, M.P., is leaving shortly on a visit to Australia. During his absence the. interests of the constituents of Mr. Wright in Wellington SuV urbs will be attended to by Dr. Newman, M.P.

Mr. J. Cullen, Commissioner in charge of tho Jugo-Siar Administration, in Auckland, has boiii visiting Wellington, ho returns to Auckland to-day.

An informal gatherine of members of the local board of directors and members of the National Committee of the Y.M.C.A. was held at the National Headquarters, on Wednesday, to farewell Mr. W. Eglin (vice-president of Ihe Wollinirlon Y.M.C.A.), who is proceeding abroad as a field secretary. Short speeches were mado by Messrs. C. M. Ljiko (president), 11. S. Hart, R. Johnson, F. F. Laureneon, and A. f). Smitli (acting-general secretary). All spoke of tiho splendid services rendered to the Y.M.C.A. by Mr. Eglin, who is one of the "Wellington association's founders, arid, on behalf of the board and National Committee, Mr. C. S. Falconer (first vice-president) handed Mr. Eprlin a suitably-inscribed wristletwatch.