PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 143, 11 March 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. -t.'. —yrv —... ..,. ;■ . All 'the Mmisfcrs ' 'of ' the' Crown are in Wellington 'excejit'the Hon. Georgo Fowlds, who'is at Feilding. V" '

. The General Manager of Railways, has returned from, an official inspection of lines in the Auckland, proving.;

Tho death is announced at. Now Plymouth pf Mr. Samuol Allan, ,who arrived at Now Plymouth, m February, 1842. 1 ? The Rev. J. F. Macßae, ;M.A., 8.D., who is to oc&upy-St, John's, pulpity for tho next four • Sundays, arrives by the Maheno on Friday. ■■■ 'A

' The Rev. (Father H. W. Sleary, of Dunedin,'> editor of " The New. Zealand Tablet," is a passenger by tho s;s. - Maon, duo at Wellington to-day. ". Tho cold medals for. best-shack and best

forward in the Molrose, Foojtball Club have been awarded to.Messrs. G;.Spencer, and D. Gilchrist' respectively. ■..' v ;. '■':./■

. The Very Rev.,Dean;Regnault, Provincial . of. the Marist Fathers m-Now Zealand, is :n Wellington; and will pfohjibly remain hero ■for a wook\or.'ten days. : ; Mr. ancTMrs. A. M' Sedgwick, from South'' • Africa, and Mr. C. Paggo and Mr. R. Cocks, ■ from Melbourne, are touring the Dominion, ';' 'and .were iii>Wellington yesterday. . iiTlie. Rev. J.< Guy; 'formerly. Primitive Methodistyminister at' Ghristcjhurch, is spend-, irig a few,'days in; Wellington. Oil Thursday 'or .Friday he will .go; ori'vtb. his .new chargc at Now Plymouth. ' ( ,Mr._R. Wv Holmes, Enginccr-m-Chief of tho Public Works Department,. will leave at ■the beginning of next week on a tour -f inspection of railway'/and' other construction . ivbrks'',in.,Cariterbury 'and -Otago.,, j Tho Very.,R?v.'-Dean,M'Konna, of Masterton, will celebrate on 1 Sunday next tho silver ; 'jubilee r"of • .liis. entering the ' priesthood. Special', services wilKbe' held at Masterton to 1 the';event)' in .which His Grace Archbishop Redwood, . the Veil. Archdeacon Devoy, the . .Very Rev./ Father . O'Shea,. S.MvVjG., and ; Rev. Father Keogli,. Recto* of St.vi'atnck'siCollego, -will tako part. V ;Mrs. D.wan, sen., widow ;of tho late Mr. ■:Thomas ? Pwan,. and mother of Messrs. T. ;8.and of this city; celebrated the ■ fiftieth'.j^ear-of her landing .in' colonies ypstßrday) '.exactly, half, a century having elapsed './sinco'; she landed in Melbourne, Vica .'very unpretentious town. With her . husband - , she ,was ; present at several of the .gold ' " rushes," in- Victoria, and afterwards spent some years on the West Coast; of tho'• South Island, following the discovery of gold in , that; district. Mrs. Dwan received many congratulations 'yesterday to mark, this occasion. . .; ' ■ The first meeting of tho Wellington Chess Club,, since tho death of its president, (Mr. 0. W. Benbow),' was held last night. Mr. E. W. Petherick (senior ■ vice-presidont), expressed grief at the great loss tho club'had sustained by the death of Mr. C. W. Benbow,. who for, 31. years continuously, since tho' resignation i of. Mr. Goorgo Hunter, M.H.R.,; in'lß76, had carried out the arduous duties of president, giving satisfaction to all. Others, spoko feelingly of tho good •fellowship that; always «risted between Mr. Bonbow and members generally. It was docidpd that. .Mr. A. I. Littlejohn, junior vicepresidont, represent, tho club at, tho funeral. Tho Now Zealand Clioss Association will ta represented by Messrs. F. B. Sharp, secretary, and'C. W. Tanner, ex-secretary; tho Working Men's Cftlb and tho South Wellington Chess Club by Messrs. R. J. Barnes aiul F. K.'Kelling respectively. Tho Wellington Choss Club has decided to send a wreath accompamed witlr a letter of oondolenoo to tho lato-Alr. Bonbow's relatives.