PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 309, 23 September 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

♦ ; . / ' Mr. Seaforth Mackenzie left last night oil a short visit to Dunedin. Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, will leave on October 2 for' Melbourne, where ho will preside over tho _ Sanitary Division of the Australasian Medical Congress. Miss Itosina 13uckman appeared as Gormaino in "Les Cloches do Corneville" with tho National Opera Company (Wren and Musgrove's) on September 12. Her performance in tho part at a matinee was enthusiastically received. Mr. L. K. M'Murrich, of tho Aparima's ongineroom staff (son of Mr. D. M'Murrich, superintendent of tho Union Company's repairing yards in Wellington), has passed tho Board of Trade's examination for second certificate of competency. Ho served his timo at tho Petono railway workshops. • A Timaru Press Association telegram states that yesterday afternoon Mr. A. W. Morgan, who has been for twelve years chief clerk in tho railway goods shed at Timaru, has been promoted to be stationmaster at Auckland. Tho Chamber of Commerce, the coal merchants, and tho crickct club, made him presentations with expressions of regret at losing an officer of such ability, and so obliging in his dealings with the customers of the railway. The Chamber of Commerce, as representing the'busincss people generally, presented him- with a purse of sovereigns. Tho lato Mr. T. E. Chamberlain, whose death has just been announced at Wanganui at the ago of 61 years, was born at Karori in 1847, writes our Wairarapa correspondent, and educated at Toonmth's grammar school, Wellington. He began farming in tho Masterton district when only eighteen years of nge, and resided there till about two years ago, .when he moved to Wanganui. For a number of years he was prominent in local politics, and in addition was president of tho Masterton Racing Club, and vice-presi-dent of the Masterton A. and P. Association. Ho loaves a family of seven sons and three daughters.

Tho Hon. C. Louisson, M.L.C., is cxpected back from Christchurch this morning. Mr. J. G. Ballard, Inspector of Telegraph Ollices, who has been suffering from heart trouble of lato, lias, been . granted throe months' leave of absence. Mr. 11. W. Kelly, who represented the New Zealand Rugby Union in Australia during tho tour of tho British team-in New South Wales and Queensland, is expected to return from Sydney to-day. The interment of the remains of the'late Mrs. David Kinniburgh took place at the Sydney Street Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Before the long cortege loft Maarama Crescent, a service was held in the residence of Mr. C. J. .Hill, son-in-law of the deceased. The service at the graveside was conducted by tho Rev. S. J. Serpell. Mr. Ernest R-igg, formerly of this city, who' may bo' remembered as a Junior University and_ Sir George Grey .Scholar, and who in 1905 carried off tho only, open scholarship (Uueknell's, _ worth £120) m the face'of English University men, at the London University College, has still 1 - further distinguished himself at that college _ in'. the July term examinations, by gaining the Filliter Exhibition for pathology,. and firstclass honours in midwifery. Tho many friends of Mr. G. S. Munro (manager of tho rc6ent New Zealand Exhibition) in Christchurch and elsewhere will be pleased t-o learn that ho writes from London in the best of health and spirits. Writing of a Dominion newspaper someone bad sent him, he says:—\'Do you blow it is the only New Zealand newspaper I have, seen since I left the Dominion; it is surprising how little people hero think or know of New Zealand. Beyond the result of a football match and sorno interesting political matter, one never sees any cable news relative to iNew Zealand. 1 have just returned from Cornwall, where I spent five weeks with my wife and family at "Forney Harbour. .It is without; doubt one of the most remote parts of England, but our holiday there' was most enjoyable. The more I see of London,- the more I marvel at the concentration of people, wealth, and business. It has a strange fascination that grows on- one, and I can easily understand the feelings of those people who say there is no place in the world , tq live in like London." ' The contemplated resignation of Dr. Ewart from his position as medical superintendent at the Wellington Hospital was referred to at yesterday's meeting of the Hospital Trustees. ,The chairman of tho board (Mr. C. M. Luke) expressed his very great-..regret 'at Dr. Ewart's determination to retire from the control of an institution which he had nursed practically from its infancy. Re (tho speaker) was one of : the o'riginal members of the board who had voted '.for the doctor when' he was first appointed,- and it would, no doubt, be .his painful t office, to be present when his formal resignation came before theni. Dr. Ewart had, on one or two previous occasions,, intimated his desire to retire from his position, but had been pre--vailed upon to remain,in charge. He understood that Dr. Ewart would vacate his office in February next, by which time ho woulo have completed 20 years' service. His relations with, the board; concluded Mr; ,Luke, had always been of ( a 5 most amiable nature.. As, however, the resignation wasmot.yet bd- : fore the board, further reference'to the matter might adf isably,be held over. ■ :