PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 551, 5 July 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hons, G. Fowlds. and T, Mackenzie aro in Auckland,' the Hon, It. M'Kenzie is, in Nelson, and tho other Ministers are all in : Wellington. ''' j: \, ••• ■The Hon. ■ J,: A, Millar ,was a passenger from the south yesterday by the Maori.' ■ Mr. ■ Justice Denniston. arrived from Lyttolton yesterday by tbo-Maori. It was Mr. Henry Cock (not "Mr. : Goo. Cock) who diod at New Plymouth last week. Lieutenant Morris, of. H.M.S. Pionooiy arrived from the 1 ; south yesterday by the; Monowai. , ■ Dr. Valintino was a passenger >, by : the Takapuna, which arrived from .Nelson and Pictori, on Saturday night. . ~ i ' , Sub-Inspector Phairi of, tho Police Forcc, who leaves for -Duncdin' on, transfer next Tuesday, was entortawed liy his friends ,in the Brooklyn Hall on* Friday, evening. / v; The Hon. •A. Ngata. went north via' the Main Trunk line on Saturday. It was his intention 1 to moke one or two stops en route to Auckland, whioh he expeoted to reach to-day. | • Mr. ,J. E. Smith, the : newly-appointed) 1 Resident Commissioner, tor the Cook Group, left for Auckland by Saturday's.mail train, to catch ; tho Hauroto, wtjich leaves tor Rarotonga to-morrow. ' ' 1 ' ;Mr. E. 0. Lewor, of Karori, who is about to settle qu . tho land at Koputaroa; is to be'tendered a send-olt by• the residents of the western suburb. Mr. Lower is a wellknown member of the Karori .Bowling Club,' and has also gained distinotion ,as a member of, the Karori Rifle Club, f Mr. Allan JlaodoUgall, tho Rhodes scholar, leaves Wellington for London on July 15 by. the White Star liner -lonic.- 'As an ''old boy,'' he was entertained at the Terrace School 011 Friday afternoon, when tho headmaster, Mr. Goo. MacMorraii, took pccasjon to wish Mr. Macdougall all success in tho scholastio career ho was to coiitinuo at Oxford.' - -

.. Constable M. O'Brien, Clork of the Court at Patea, on .Tuesday, rotired from tho police after 30 years' service. He joined'the Armed Constabulary in 1879.. Ho was present at several of tliQ ongagonionts at Panhaka during.'tho tronbiflus tin(os with tho Natives. Owing to injuries received 'somo 1 years: ago whilo oil mounted duty, : Mr. O'Brien' has found it necessary.'to Joavo tho force. He intends to resido on his farm at Opunako'. 1 ■ Tho death occurred yesterday of Mr, Albert G. H. Moore, qiio of tho oldest, commercial 'travellers' in Now Zealand arid a" well-known member of; tho Commercial .Travciiers' Club, Wellington, Mr. Moor©, who was 45 years of age, died at hls. ; residence, Heatoii Terraco, Brooklyn. Somo nine weeks ago he. caught'' a ssvero cold whilst travelling, in tho Manawatu, and the'cold developed into an attack of pleurisy, which, ultimately - causcd death. Deceased was . tho youngest; son of tlio ■ Into' Captain P. |G. Moorcj one of . tho oldest pioneers of, thi Dominion, and commenced business 'as an insurance agont. Ho tried his luck on tho Kimboltoii digginos when tho rush sot in,. but came .back to NewfZealand ! lator.'and entered the,service of; Messrs. W; Wiggins and Co. as a: travelloivromaining l with the firm for liino years, Ho then joined Messrs. Wiseman and Co;, in Auckland, awl after being with, thorn ;for several yeairs' left to, go into business with Mr. 1?. R : , Russell as wholesale saddlers. Deceased. leaves a widow and four sons and one.daughter.; Mr.; Win.' Moore, who is in charge of the artificer branch of tho' Defence Department, and: Mr. Frederick Moore, of Auckland, aro.'brothcrs of fclio (looeacod, who also loaves ono eiSleiyMrsMorris, of Wellington. - i..