PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. W. F. Massev, Leader of the Opposition, •; returned: from Auckland yesterday. \ ..-,';■■,.,': ..Passengers' by. fKe Maori arriving from, Lyt-:, .'':■'. telton this morning includejiha Hon. J, An- ■ - stey, M.L.C.,Hon. G. J. SfTith, M.L.C., andr ■ Mr. Q: Forbes.;M.lV / \yi:r: .'.. ■: '.: ,'C:. V V'- ] ":- : :'' It is understood (says tho ■Diinedin "StaO \ that Mr. Farquhar Young, who is well known, in musical circles throughout Npiv'Zealand, is -.. .■ to; bo' transferred to the ■ charge of thoPort :■" •'';.■'•' :■. Post and Tolegraph,Office, Nelson., . ..'-,:■_,. -i ~,^'-.'.; The resignation'of Sister L. James- from the-.- .': . : staff of the Wellington Hospital was ■accepted- . ■ at yesterday's meeting of tho Hospital Trustees/ , /.•.-■■ Tho chairman'stated that Miss James had. re-' • . ■; signed to take Up a "position in tho .Military'/!' , Department, and ho 'regretted tho loss of the' ', nurse. Ho was glad tpeay, howevor, thatthcre,/, .' was, always' a , number of new nurses coming;'; :\; forward' at itho hospital. ;.,; ","-.. : : ; :; ; ; :V ■: V; " : Pr.'Begg, of the 'Wellington Hospital staff, -.>';,'; was granted a montii's leave -,pf absence .at:' ',- . ■ yostorday's-meeting , of > the Hospital: Trustees, i l !'. Mr. William Beach, ex-champion ,sculkr of. , ■ : ■'.: the world, was the guest of the Feilding Jockey;■■-,• ...i. Olnb-at its.race' meeting , yesterday. .V ,'. : .:.,.:' -.':' The passengers from London by the Athenian V: :■•-., yesterday included tho Eev.' P. T. Pryce-» ' Mochel! and, Mrs.. Pryce-Machell; , : ,V' ;: ! i Mr.. "R;.: : Herdman Smith, of I 'Christchurch, V formerly art instructor at the Wellington Tech--nical School,'",was a passenger from London bjf:'' ' ~ ■; the; Athertio, yesterday. He, was 'accompanied' ~: by his. wife and son.". .'. , :;: ..: :..) : ; . ;■ ;

■Mr. Will ■ Crooks. M.?. for Woolwich,, ar- , ' nved, in; Chrietchuich from Wellington - yesfer- .'! : day morning.. At'noon* ho was received by' the -\ Mayor: at- , the' City Council Chambers, and ,in,V .the : afternoon he; spoke at the sale of .work*, at the Technical College, in aid of the work■'■. amongst; the'children in the. Hast End of Lon- : / uori. In the ovening, at His Majesty's Theatre,;''.'..' he was tendered a welcome by tho Trades and ' Labour. Council, the , Fabian Chip, and other'■ !■■".' bodies..': Mr. Crooks will leavef6r Dune'din to-'. :,, \ day.—Press Association. O: <:...', ,' ■ : '' *•■■ Captain D. J. ' Watson, secretary of the Mejv','-' chant Service Guild, and Mr. A. R.Hislop, - secretary of the Institute of Marine Engineers,-,., left for Dunedin Jott evening to interview! the;; " 'Union,-'Steamv.Ship"- Co. ■ authorities, regardini;,:', : thoproppsed'superannuation scheme for officers-" and. ongineors'in; the. company's..service; .".-,, '?. , ,-;' . Constablo Cullpn); formerly of Hawera,' "but' i'i". now stationed at Wanganui, has been appointed •' '■■■'. 'acting-detective, anil is to bo inoyed to Auckland.:;! 1 , s ; :. ;•.":.';:'■'■'.' '-.'",. .V ,- •'.'.:''.' '.'.'■■■< vcl'-ri I, Mr. Alexander Sligo.'.'a prominent and much-1 respected reeident ot Dunedin- for a great many '■ years, is dead, ■ states a'. Press -Association ; m>s : • ■•■, sagev . -Tlie , .deceased !/' gentleman, "' who \'wae ■ •'.' soventy-eight years of 'age, ; was'.bom! in Perth! '■ Scotland,;and was educated' at tho old. .Guild !, School in : that city. .'.He,6erved an,apprentice., ship to tho, stationery and bookbinding trade .'■■' ■ in' ; lus .native city. ■ '■■ In ISM hejwent. to Aub- : tralia, and .worked,in. Melbourne: for some, time;; ;.. :as a : bookbinder nnd paper-ruler. ■Hβ aftei'r' :: to.Ballprat, and was there ': the riots; ..In; 18G3 ii« arrived in Dunedin, and.',. settled down, thorpT after he had some,, experience of life og.jthe'. Qtapo.goldfields, , . lie worked'-,. ..- at luslrnde'ini'Duiicdiri' , and; then t 'in 1871,;, h e ! :, began .business .ttee.as a bookseller-;and.sta--,j,, :tioner, oii.his oto account.- Ho took a lending:'. , | paTtjn connection with, the;OddfelloffsV Ordpr ■ ■Manchester; Unity),: and -was,; for,, niany- yearsi, conespoiifling secretary,for; the 'Otago. district., j,. He'eat on school committees. for a .very long period,',and for soms years he was a member*!of, : tho ,, Dunedin Licensing Committee. •; ■. For ;; -. three years': he was chairman |of that body. He ;x' was also; a' director of. the .local Caledonian.: ■ Society- and 'of several • joint-ftock' companies; Mr.' Sligb contested thoby-olection for Dunedin in, 1897,'/necessitated by the death of 'Mr. E. ,, -'. ■ S.lKsh,' and, was returned.' /; : -' : ,'-.';,':. v ." : ;:■'.,'•; At,the last moment, Mr. H. Birch, district,, troasurer: to 'the Wellington District, ;A.O.P.' (and engineer, to tho Wellington Gas Company), "was*.prevented .by. illrhoalth from, making ;the ; ';. trip to Pictori,' : where the triennial of .the .order 1, commences' .to-day. /.../, ;.- ;, •'. ■;.; ; Mr. F. Moorhouse, of,'the- local,office.of the,V Agricultural.Department (Tourist Division)' is; at.present on'his wny.to Vancouver,.en touto: ' to South America, for the purpose of securing! and bringing to;New.Zealand a herd of moose, i .which have . been . purchased by. the i Govern- : '-'■-' ment hi liberation in tho" South Island.;'. ■■',■. A 'considerable number- of members of -.- th« '■!;: 'Loyal Orange Institution paid: a last, tribnU.,', of, respect to the late president of the Purple .llocket Lodge; -tyo. i, Female J3ranoh, = Sister,'' • Paker, who was buried at K'arori: Cemetery;; yesterday afternoon. The Eov. Mr. Hoaton, of.:. ■Johnsonyille,;gavean affecting address at the,,-., .cemetery, Key. Bro. Ward read'? the service. ,:>,'.< : ;". ;•.;.':'..'-: ! ). \■■'■}■■■ '' A presentation is to be mnde about the middle; .■ of to. Mr. B. Gallichau, organising : ; ; secretary, tho Liberal and Labour .Fedora-";■ tion,; in'-.rec'ognition' of his .-.services to the'../ Ministerial", party. , ; : M'r.. : E.,Arnold, J.P..',, ievv hon;' treasurer ]pt ■ the Presentation'- Committee,, ;.j Tho Prime Minister willmake the presentation. , . "',: Deep regret is'.felt atitho.death i of,.Mr..Vic.' , tor EoyMinifle.who passed away at his home;! atvKelburne j-esterday. '■:He was for.-eight 1 : years a '■■ member of St. Peter's Church choirs '■■ and • also; a member, of)tho, Bidiyill Street'. Ten- ; : uis Club.'•■;. Ho belonged <to. the. office, staff at •':■ the To Aro Bailway Station. Tho deceased,',: who was! a very popular , young man; was thj'.. ;youngest , sonOof .the. late' Mr. John. 'Willie: V Minino,;Who was .well-known in rausinal , dirola V : ,'