PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 665, 16 November 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Captain 6. .6. Smith, naval registrar, teturned from the south by the Maori on Sunday morning. Ho leaves for Dnnedin about Debombor 20, in connection with the visit of H.M.S, Pioneer to that pott. , '.■■..,. ■ ■..■' ■ ■ •>:.' Mr. W. Lano, of the editorial. staff -of the "Now Zealand Herald," arrived from Auckland by tha Main Tnink ospross yesterday afternoon. He will spend a few days in Wellington. '..■■■ , ... .■Word was received yesterday by the Hon. J. T. Paul that Mr. Will Crooks, Labour member of the House of Commons for Woolwich, end a. membor of the-London County Council, who is at present in Sydney,' wiU arrive here from Botorua by the Main Trunk express on November 23, Mr. .Crooks WiU leave on November .29 for Christciiureh. He is accompanied by Mrs. Crooks.. . , ■ The Rev, Drr Clenvy, editor of the " Now Zealand .Tablet,'', will'leave for Monte Video by the lonic on December 2, ...'. : •Mr. Leslie W. Ashbolt, formerly of Wollington,. and now on the managerial, staff of PearWβ Proprietary, Ltd,, Melbourne; is visiting Wellington,' . . ; jy Mr. Benjamin Gosling, senior, of Dandalo, Foilding, died there on Saturday, aged 82 years. Mr, Gosling was prominently associated with rocipg in the district. '■ ■ Mr. S. J, Flewejlyn, late lessee of the Contral Hotel, Wellington, and a member of the Wellington Bowling Club, has taken a lease of the Royal Hotel, Auckland; Mr. W., G, Emeny, the well-known builder and contractor, has tflfcon oror (ho lease of the City Hotel, Wellington, from Mr. D, Sullivan. •. A, motion of condolence with the family of the late Mr. Joseph Hioks, chief raechanioa) engineer to the Wellington Harbour Board, was passed at yesterday's meeting of that body. The chairman (Mr. Wilford) M.P.) said the board had - suffered a great-loss through the death of so valued an officer. - The harbour board'e flag was flown nt half-mast yes* terday, ..■ ' : .•; .'.-.■. , ' • ' v ; '■ ■■ ■ ..■. ■:■■.:. Mr. J. Mueker, an. English racohor6e-bwnor,' who ■ has been spondinß ft few weeks in New Zealand, will be a passenger by the' White' Star liner Bailing for London. pn Deconibor 2, Mr. William Stockvia, Attache to the Persian Consulate at Brussels, is cominc: across from Melbourne to pick up the Ipnic (for London), sailing on December 2, ; '. Mr. H, W.-Prost has returned to Wellington from Auckland. < ' . Mr. Thoinas.Bain, of Dannevlrke, arrived in town last evening by : the Auckland express. Dr. A. Osborne Knight, of Auckland, who has been for the,past two:years in England, leaves »ext niojith on his feturn,to;Nsw Zealantl,'.' ',"' .■■.'..'■■ ' •;'■'■',■' ; ■■'•■■■■. : r'V. '''':'■, .■,■' Dr. ,W. H. C. Patriot, of Kilbtrni*,'is pra- r ceeding Home as. surgeon of the Waimate, Which, leaves for London w-morrow. ,;■ Mr. W, A, Flaveil, manager of the Wsstport Coal Company, left last night on trip to■ tlip West Coast,■ . •:..;;'::::■:-. ;.