PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 78, 27 December 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Many of the Ministers of the Crown aire out of town at present. Sir William Eraser, the Hon. G. W. Russell, SirFrancis Bell, the Hon. J. A. Hunan, and the Hon. Dr. Tomare aro still in Wellington, Sir James Allen is in Dunedin, the Hon. W. H. Horries is et Auckland, the Hon. A. 51. Myers is at Auckland, the Hon. W. D. S. MacDonakl is at Gisborne, the Hon. T. M. Wilford is at Timaru, and the Hon. D. H. Guthrie is at his home at Feilding. A Press Association telegram from Oomaru announces the death of Mir. Alfred Crawley Stubhs, manager of tha Union Ba.i&. The late Mr. Stutobs was 45 years of age. Our Masterton correspondent telegraphs that the death occurred early yesterday I morning of Mr. James Mncara, who was for many yem's engaged in the coaching business in tho Wairarapa, but had latterly been living in retirement. The deceased, who was in his SOth year, went to the Wairarapa'over 50 years ago. Ho was well known in sporting circles, and owned a number of racehorses. At th« time of his death he was vice-president of the Masterton Racing Club. Mr. William Arthur Speight, who joined the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's chemistry staff.2s years ago, anil became manager of the company's experimental nurseries at 13a, Fiji, died there a few days ago, aged 43. Deceased, who was the second son of Mr. W. J. Speight, for many years manager of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Government Insurance Department, was born in Auckland, and after a brilliant scholastic, career he became a school teacher, subsequently entering the Sugar Company's service. Captain D. M'Lean, who was in command of a hospital ship, has recovered uiifficiently from the effects of a recent operation to bo able to return to his home. Owing to illness Mr. W. C. Cooper, of Karon, the president of the Wellington Bowling Centre, was unable to lie present at or take part in the annual tournament which commenced yesterday.