PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 32, 2 November 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice-Hegal. A Press Association: message from Auckland states that tho Governor-Gen-eral-held a levee at Government Housa yesterday and left for Wellington last night.

A Press Association message from Lonydon states that Sir i'onald Oratiford Muiiro-Ferguson (former Governor-Gen-nr.ll of Australia) hns arrived in London, Senator Milieu's party missed connection with the Calais train, and were tt> arrive in London last night. .

Mr. 11. W. Dallon, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner, wilt be a visitor to the Mauawatn and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Show at Palioerstoii Norl'h

Messrs. .J. E. anil P. W. Bass, of Bass Bros., linvo been elected members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Avery Hanmond left for tho north yesterday.

The l!cv. It. S. Gray, who lias been connected prominently with the prohibition movement, in New Zealand, and Mrs. Gray, are about to leave on an extended tour of Europe. Tliey were farewelled last evening uy a large gathering of friends and supporters of -lie movement in the Farmers' Institute Hall. Tho Kev. W. J.' Comrie presided, and paid tributo to the work Mr. Gray haft done, saying that both Mr. and Mrs. Gray had made many friends by-their sterling (lunltticji Other speakers' included Miss Atkinson, Mr. J. G. Harkness, and tho Rev. J. Dawson. On 'behalf of the executive of.tihe Mew Zealand Alliance, Mr. Dawson presented the guests of tlie evening with a travelling rug. As organiser of tho prohibition campaign at the elections lain' year, Mr. Gray was widely known, an<J lie is proceeding on his tour mainly fur the purpose of regaining his health. The speeches were interspersed with - musical items, and the ga-Biering concluded with the singing of the National Anthem, after praver had been offered; by the Rev. K. Drake

The funeral took place, on Saturday, of the late Mr. James ' M'Lean, a wellknown member of tho Marine Engineer.*' Institute. Tlie ' late Mr. M'Lean, who wns GS veflrs of age, came out to NewZealand 'in ISB3 as third engineer of vlto Tarawera. After spending some years on Red Funnel steamers, he returned to the Old Country, but again came out to New Zealand as sccond engineer of the l'ukalcai. He later held the position of chief engineer on a number of coastal vossels. Mr. M'Lean, whose wife died abouii four years ago, leaves a grown-up family

Mr Georgo David Hood died at li.is residonce, Island Bay, last Thursday, a»ed 81 years. Tho late Mr. Hood arrived in 'New Zealand in 1858, and was for some time on tlio M ost Coji6t of tho Som'h Island, later residing for a numbor of years in Napier. He leaves a widow, a son (Mr. G. C. Hood, of Wellington), and daughter (Mrs. il. A. Jl.iolev. of Masterton)'

Mr. W. Perry; who lias been a member of the Wairarapa South County Council, for the past twenty years, and'chairman since 190 i, announced at a meeting ot tho council on Saturday that he wou.d not again seek re-election. Hie meeting paid « tribute to tile valueiservices rendered to the ratepayers by Mr. Perry during his'lengthy association with the council.