PERSONAL ITEMS

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14668, 17 May 1913, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tho Hon. Jame* Allen, who arrives

in Auckland from London on Juno 3rd, will bo accorded a civic reception on landing. A deputation from tho Political Reform League waited on the Mayor yesterday (says a Press Association message from Auckland) in regard to tho matter, which has been definitely arranged. Tho Hon. W. H. Herries, returned to Christchurch yesterday, after a thorough inspection of the* rail ways on tbo West Coast system. Hβ receives deputations this morning and returns to Wellington by this evening's boat-

Mr .7. A. Johnston©, vieo-preeident of tho Dunedm branch of the Narr , League arrives to-day f rom Duned'in in connection with the visit of H M S i >ew Zealand. **•-«..0. 3 - Ir J l - U - H V - Central Ota~o) arrived in Chnstehureb yesterday Iv Howell (Stowcl.ndce). E. R. Bowler (Gore; A A. Scott (Gore), A. A. Nowss" 1 <- •>■ "^ them to enter into business on his own account. J Mr W D Stewart left on Thursday, for London by tho lonic, partly on a business am! partly on a pleasure trip Mr Stewart intends to visit the ; wool centres m Groat Britain and on the Continent. Ho will return carlv in November. t Archbishop O'Shea i s ( S3 ys the I o:,t ) or,' of the most 'familiar fijrr.ros in Horn an Catholic clerical ! c, . r ™ es »" Wellington. lie is a native or San tranoisco, whore he was born about forty-three years a</o, but the ! K r^. ter Part of his life has been spent in New Zealand He v,- as tme o( tho earliest pupils of St. Patrick's College, for which ho used to play a remarkably • Koccl gam.- at Rugbv football, and oii leaving then? entered tho Meoanoe Seminary in Hnwkc's Bay as candidate for the rrk-thc&d. Before ho left Meeaneo ho had aehicve<l the dis- | tinctton of being Professor of PhilisJ ophy in that institution- Ho then, j some seventeen years ago, came to I ; \Velhngton, find sinco then has been I associated with parish work in Te Aro. I Archbisiiop O'Shea has coine to tho ! front of late years as a priest whoso j sole object is the uplifting of his : people, and tho Church, tho doing of , works of kindly charity without osten- ! tation is his distinguishing characteristic, and in connection with the formation of tho Catholic Federation he, in conjunction with Bichop Cleary, of Auckland, has set an example to the clergy and laity in other parts of New Zealand which has been productive of splendid results. On Thursday, Mr A. Kirkwood. who has sovered his connection with Messrs lyno and Co, in order to tako up land in tho Isorth Island, was presented by tho stock auctioneers of tho local arms with a gold chain and sovereicn case, well filled. Mr. August Lolievro. of L o Bon's liav. is in town for "battleship week " Mr J. Craigio, M.P., and Mr E H King, secretary of tho Navy League' Tirnani arrived last night on business connectod with tho visit of the H.M SAew Zealand to Timaru. c+ i r J v J ; Qrealish. of tho literary stnff of the Wellington "Evening 1 ost, • and at one time a member of the staff of "The Press" and "Evenin.News has been offered and has ac° cepted a position on the Sydnov "Daily Telegraph." Mr Grealish will*bo leaving Wellington in the course of three or four weeks. Constable Pratt, who is in charge of tho Addingfcon polico station, left by tho Moeraki yesterday afternoon for Melbourne on two months' furlough