PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 285, 26 August 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr, Nelson Illingworth, sculptor, returned from a professional visit to llotorua yestorday. ' Tho death is reported of Mr. James Slaok, of tho firm of Slack Bros., stock breeders. Death rosultqd from a sharp attack of pneumonia. Mr. W. E. Pearsou, secretary of the Wellesley Chib and secretary of 'tho Wellington Hockey Association, is. at present confined to liia room owing to illness. The doath is reported of Mrs. Billman, a well-known resident of Uppor Cuba Street, whioh occurred yesterday. Tho deceased lady arrived from London, her birthplace, in tho sailing vessel Alma in tho early days of tho Colony. For tho past four years slio has suffered from chronic rheumatism. Fivo daughtera and two sons survive her. William Robert Friar, tho Onehunga schoolboy, who was second in the Lady Gwendolen Guinness Trophy competition at Bisley (the individual tost for. schoolboy marksmon of tho Empire), was received by Mr. 11, A. Hobinson, chairman of tho London, County Council. Lord Roberts also mot Friar, patted him on tho back, and said: "I hope ygii'll shoot well." Friar (writes tho "Daily Mail") is just fifteen years old. "I have brought my carbino and my traps ovor," ho said, "and I am to begin practising at tho 200 and 500 yards ranges at Harrow. All the boys in our sohools in- Now Zealand aro'kecn on shooting, and training with tho rillo is part of tho curriculum of most schools. I havo won many prizes, but the one 1 think most of is the Intor-lsland Shield, which was open to Now Zealand,"