PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. J. A. Young, Mayor of ■ Hamilton, returns •to the north to-day, after a short visit to Wellington,. Major Nicholas, an' English Army officer, I arrived by the Corinthic yesterday, on his ! way to visit his sou' at Auckland. _ • Mr. W. H. Bowron, of Christchurch, returned by the, Corinthic. yesterday from a visit to England. Mr.. Bowron went south by th© Mrfon last evening. ■ Mr. E.'Marsden, the popular secretary of the: Southern Football Club, has' resigned his position, as he is proceeding to D'Urvillo Island, to tako up sheepfanning. . t Tho Hon. Dr. Findlay. who will be tho guest of the New Zealand Club at luncheon to-day, will speak on "The loading characteristics of our native-born." . Constable Charles Knapp, of Spring Grovo. Nelson, has boon retired from the police at tho age limit, after' 42 years' service, with a pension of £104 a year. Th© Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister for Education, leaves for the south on Friday evoning. lie' will visit the Lincoln Agricultural College .'on .Saturday, and the Burnham Industrial School on Monday. Word has been recoived that Mr. Bruce •Morison, son of Mr. C. B. Morison, of this city, has passed into Balliol College, Oxford, whore ho will take up terms in October. Mr. Morison was a student of Victoria College. • The operation performed recently on Mrs. E; Kennedy, late of Feilding, by Dr. Savage, at Mount Pleasant Hospital, Auckland, was, wo are informed, successful. This will bovery welcome news to her many Wellington friends; Mrs.. Charles Seagcr, of Silvorstream, passed away at her residence at midnight on Tuesday. The deceased lady, who was 74 yoaxs of age, was, with hor husband, among the first Settlers in the Hutt Valley, and tlioy had resided' there, ovor since. Mrs. Seager recently took a trip to Rotorua, but since her return she lias, been far from well, and her , health deolinod gradually to tho end, which was not altogether unexpected. Mr. Charles Seager is que of tho best-known figures among tho oldest identities in the looal-shipping world,-having been managing director of tho Wellington. Steam Packot 00. for' many years past. Tho flags on tho shipping in port yesterday were flown at half-mast. . ~ *...-■ Prior to leaving Kaikoho, Judge Gilfedder and the officers of tho Native Land Court wore entertained at a farewell social by the Native Women's, Temperance Association and friends. An. address was read by Milii Ramcka, and. reference was made to tho largo amount of business disposed of by tho Court at Kaikoho, where tho titles to somo 60,000 ncres of papatnp'u land woro investigated, in addition to the partitions of numerous blocks. In the course of a lengthy address, Judge Gilfedder exhorted tho Natives' to pdopt the attitude of compromise and a spirit of "give-ind-tako"; ill connection witn the -settlement of their land disputes. The Court adjourned to Kawakawa. and after completing the work there will proceed to Russell and Mangonui. | Miss Sarah J. Lury, who has spent nearly two years in Now Zealand as a minister of the Society of Friends, loavos for England by tlio Athenic to-day. A numerous gathering of members and attenders of the Wellington Friends' Meeting and the Wellington Adult School (both of which organisations have been greatly assisted by Miss Lury) bado her farewell at tho Friends' Hostel, Murphy Street, last evoning. Mrs. H, Rigg, on bolmlf of the Friends' meeting, presented Miss Lury with a Now Zealand album, and Mr. C.Mayall handed her a travelling rug as ft souvenir from tho Adult School. Both gifts wero feelingly acknowledged by tho recipient. Tho proceedings afforded strong ovidenoo of. the esteem and affection with which Mias; Lury is regarded by thoso who havo como ' iii oontact with her during her stay in Wellington. Hor colleague, Miss E. 8.. Ruttor, will remain here some, time longer.