PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 234, 28 June 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice-Regal. His Excellency the Governor-General is to bo installed as Chief Savage of the "Wellington Savage Club at the Town Hall, on Monday, July 4. The Minister of Education (Hon. C. J. Parr), who has been visiting Christchurch, is expected back in Wellington this morning. The Minister of Public "Works (Bon. J. G. Coates) returned to Wellington from the north last night. During the absence of the Hon. E. P. Lee in Samoa, Sir Heaton Rhodes is acting as the Ministerial head of tho Department of External Affairs within tho Dominion. Mr. Lee will do a certain amount of tho administrative work of the Department in Samoa. The council of tho Wellington Chamber of Commerce passed the following motion yesterday:—“That the chamber learns with deep regret of the death of Mr. A. E. Pearce, and desires to place on record its appreciation of his valuable work in the interests of the commercial community of Wellington as a member of tho chamber since 1895. as a member of the council from 1896 to 1900, in 1902 and 1900, and from 1908 to 1910, and as vice-president in 1900 and 1907.” Messrs. Charles M. Bowden and F. L. W r alker have been elected members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Engineer-Lieutenant-Commander Kerr Harley, of H.M.A.S. Australia, arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa yesterday. Mr. C. W. Jones, New Zealand manager for Huddart-Parker, Ltd., and Mrs. Jones, arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa yesterday. In the annual report of the Island Bay Bowling Club deep regret is expressed at the death of Messrs. George Cade and W T . J. Gaudin, sen. Both had been popular members of the club. The late Mr. Gaudin was a foundation member and one of the original committee of management. As evidence of his keen interest in the club he gave instructions shortly before his death that his debentures were to be presented to the club. A Press Association telegram from Wairoa states that Mr. James Miller Dickson, Government caretaker at Lake House, Waikaremoana, died on Sunday night aged 45. Deceased was born in Queensland, and came to New Zealand as manager of the firm of J. and L. Matson, grain merchants, at Bluff. Ho was a leading athlete, especially in wrestling. At the outbreak of war he joiner! tIH force for Samoa, and. when serving there contracted malaria, which undermined his health, and from which he never recovered. As caretaker of Lake House he proved a capable and popular manager. His death will 'be greatly regretted by all tourists. Besides a widow he leaves ft son and daughter. The Canterbury College Board of Governors decided yesterday to offer the position of rector for the whole of Canterbury College to Dr. Charles Chilton, one of the college professors—Press Assn.