PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 29, 29 October 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

, Last liighty Colonel; Robin (Chief-of tht■/ ■ General 1 Staff),' Captain Trask (Staff Officer), '"■' Lieut.-Col.' Campbell, ,0.C., ; G.A.V, , , Major ..' , Hume, 0.C., P;F., and. Captain Richardson, ..,■• D.A.S., visited FortKelburile, at' Ngahatir-;. ,angaj where the. Petorib'N&yals are in camp. : ■':' Mr. Donald .BankS)-Cierk of, the-Court at ..-.'. Hastings,' has' been , notified of! his'appoint- ■ ment to the position' , of Registrar,of Electors, p'. for Hawke's Bay', vice Mr, W*Y.; Dennett, resigned.. ■■■■;!'.■. '■•■■ ••..■•■■;"..•■;■• ■ ■■>..;.-: 1 -■.■•'' " His Excellency . tho./ .Goyernoiy', .hi&j •' v ' Plunket, andithb Hon. Kathleen Plunket,. ■ accompanied by Captains > Lybn' ■ and Ga-' thbrrie-Hardy, , A.D.C.'s,' and -Mr.. and' Mrs.;. H. C. Waterfieid leavo for, Ciinstchuroli oh . >.. Friday evening to attend the , Canterbury n, • Jockey-Club's'Cup-meeting. party will;' stay at "To'Koraha, , 'the' residence of Mr.' ' A. E. 6. Rhodes, on Ithe.rendaltpn ■Road.'. ... Owing to pressure of Parliamentary busi-: ■ ness,; His' Excellency will leave, Cliristchurch for Wellington again''oh Monday ' evening" next, but Lady, Plunket wili'iiot; return until Saturday, week) and, will.be present at the., ball tobo-heid'in Christchurch on Tuesday :• evoning'next. '■~■' ... ; ' ; '■ ■''. •'. ( Mf; Harold Sbearnianj eldest-eon of .Mr.' . Shearman/ at one '■' time ■;: Commissioner.' of Police ] n&w ',of jTaurafigajfis.. on' , a .holiday ... visit.,to. this ;city. ; Although .almost a 'for- ■, gotten incident',now) Mri>Hi Shearman has : - the honour of being the billy man who has crossed Cook Strait:; in. a;rob-fpy.!cano6. V" The death is announced.: at ,Tauranga of, Mr. frank .E.-.lSley, at tine.time.on'thestaff of the Gear Compariy in this city.; Deceased ; was a.membef. of Lodge Taiiranga, N.Z.C.; 1 .-.• Detective Andrews, who has been' on boli- '' day. leave, to Wollingtori froni Na-' pier oii, Saturday Inight.'.', .;;:,; [' ■..,''■. , In all probability, Dr. Nevnnan will be , a ' at\ the. next, (general election for., the now'electorate'.of suburbs.. . Mr. A. R. Atkuisou hitonds to contest the V Newtown seat. -; : /^ : ,; v •' ; ; •■■ ;■''■.■. V , . ; Influenza to be fairly prevaleiit ■' at the Lower Hutt Amongst its' victims, are , . ' the. 'Mayor' (Mr!' T. AV Peterkin) '&d \ the' Town Clerk ;(Mr, P. i R.I Purser). . ;: .;:".'' ; ! The' deaths are announced from Duiiedin of .' . Mr. J. N ' A. .jjirby, a ; pr;ominent Mason, and .'„'■. bowler, and Mr. William Wrightj. grocer, -' a former member of the Harbour Board and Hospital' Trust, y '■'..'' ■'; '■;'' '~'.";. '.''"".}''':'.'. ,\ '•• A Press Association message from Duhbdin- ■ •staies that Archdeacon Gbiiid, N .of O'ainaruj' has been' appointed..Vicar of • St., Paiills Ca't-. ; hedral, in' succession to Archdeacdn Robin--son. ■■''■■'■.■;'■' ■. ■■■ '• .'■(■■:/■■'.'■ ■ :'■■■ • -■■': ■ ■ '. -■;■■■■ ■■"'•■;■■'

• Mr. ,G. M'lntouli Hill, son of Mr. Charles - Hill, jun.i (of Mess/sV 0. Hill 'and Sphs) : is ■ . fourth, engineer.'of'[the. Tysef.. liner Whaka-, ■ Tua, now in port. Mr. Hill has secured ilia • second, engineer's certificate,' and -will go up:_ for Ills- chief engineers , certificate ,as soon. " as lie has put ill the requisite time at Sea., ...... ■ Tho news of the,death yesterday morning ;; t of Mr... William secretary'of' : the ■ " South Pacific - ; Deposit arid Mortgage... Colic; .:. pally, will bo heard with regret by a larga; circle of'friends. The deceased: only took ill;'. ■ a wcok ago, and-blood-poisoning , supervened . on an operation. that necessitated the draw--) ing of a number of. his teeth; Mr. Evans, _. J. who was tho 'Son of the lato : Rev. 'David", Evans, of Meifofd,. Montgomeryshire (Nortn, - ' Wales), was born in that town fifty-one years ; ; •, ago. His brothers are tho Rev. ThomasEvans, Vicar of'Rockferry, England, the Rev. Ebenencr Evans; of Bud Well, Liverpool, and Mr'. David^Evaiis,,sheep expert,, in-the.'., . omploy of. Mr. Sh'orbt, ,of Feilding. .His only << sister (unmarried) resides at Liverpool.:" .Oil'' arrival at Dunedin from the Old pouritry .the,, deceased gentleman was, appointeel to.a ppsi-. 'tion in-tlie Bank.of Now South-.Wales,--and,--., resigning from that position, ho removed to' : ; Victoria, whore he became'manager of the ' Mercantile Bank.at Toorak. When the Melbourno boom'burst ho roturned to.Nowv.Ze.a-. land, taking up his residence in Wellington, where bo became accountant for Mr; Win. , '' Wiggins; of Lambton Quay, which', position . ho retained for;niho years, when ho was of-, fored and accepted the secretaryship of the South Pacific Mortgage and Deposit' Coin- • 'pany. Mr. Evatts, who leaves a widow, was. -.' prominent in Masonic cirfclos, and was re- . spected by all who.knew him: ; .'. V