PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr. L.'Cockayne, Ph.D .^left for Chrisii. church yesterday. Mr. A.' C. Pearce, Mayor of -Ka'rori, and Mrs.' Pearce werewelcomed .back from ; Eiig- :; land at a social gathering held at'Northland'' 'last'-'evening.' 'Sir:. W..Murdoch, ActingMayor, presided, and there" was a very largo attendance'."-' Miss' Jessie Graht presented ! a ''' bouquet to' Mrs; Pearce; anil Mr.' Pearce narrated some of his experiences abroad. Songs were sung, and the evening was concluded with:,a dance.- 1 ' •• iSrWJu • v;i. 1 ' The '' Wairarapa, 'correspondent'-' of the'' " Hawke's, Bay Herald' I 'rtientions 'that'.Dri"' ; Collins and Mr. . H.'Dl 'Dell' arrived'in that ; township on Wednesday, a son of Dr. 1 Bel'-'" being -ill at: the Empire Hotel.' -• ■ ' The condition of Dr. Spratt, of Greytoivn, who is' seriously ill/' is causing bis friends " considerable'anxiety. . '' _ V f : Mr. J. M'Lachlan, member for Ashburton, who is at present-seriously indisposed, was yestorday ; granted leave, ofi absenco-from, his .- 1 [Parliamentary, duties for. the rest ..of theses- , , sion. . ~;.i ,~. .>.!■; .Mr. Ernest Scliatz, of the Pollard Opera;. Company, left '^for,. Sydney, :,by, 1 the Maheno yesterday, on business. V- .■> Mr. Stuart Richardson: City Electrical Engineer, who has been'suffering from an attack of- influenza, loft for .Napier yesterday' moriiing'for the benefit of his health. '

Sir. and Mrs. Cockburn Hood have.ibooked , passages for London by tl>o. Mooltau; j which.. leaves Sydney in Fobruary next. '-y Mr! G. Stoning, Cliristcliurch Secretary of.'-' the Y.M.C.A.; Mr. G. Armour; Dimedin' Seerotary, and, Mr. ;J. , M'Kiuney,' Invercargill l ' Secretary,, left for.,the south yesterday. •■ we Messrs. 1 Lymari 'LJ Pierco' land' W.' GillaAdors, National' Secretaries of tho YiM-CUL's ! of Australia and New Zealand, loft for Syd-" 'neyiby the Mahcno yesterday. From! twenty 1 to thirty'niombers'of : tho'local Association/ ; togcthor with the '' visiting secretaries, 1 ' cscorted tlicm to'tho'boat; sang "For'lie's 1 . a Jolly' Good Follow," 'and'gave them three ' cheers on parting. ■■■ ,i;: ■' ■' : Mr jj Chappie, chief rates clerk for tho Wellington City Council,'and. the. Misses-' .Chappie' (2),' aro to leave on a trip to the ■ 101(1 Country after tho 'New.Tear... They will J ' pick up 1 the Medic at Sydnoy on January 22.' . " ■ '. : At the meeting of. the .Wellington .College . ; Board of Governors, yesterday morning, the ..: resignation was received of..Mr. W. F. AVard, .ono of the senior assistant masters. ..Mr.,,., Ward, who has been on* .the staff of tho CoW.., lege for, fifteen years, is about to take up the practice of law, of which, lie hasbsen a , student for .some years past; • ■ .;?> •