PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 680, 3 December 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

'•■' SirVGeo. Clifford was a passenger;for LytteVV;-: ton.by tho Mararoa last -. nighti; ■ '■', ';/ ~■■;■':;::>■:;■':,;■ < Mr. J. B. Eeid,: a director of "the Bank, of ;!■>(> ■New Zealand,, arrives from Lyttclton ;by.'.,thei':,.. Maori this'lmbrning/"-, , ;.■ •::: '■- f.:;"::: , ;--. -■;■-, .'■' ; MrJ'/S;' Carroll, secretary- to the: Chamber b<;.'..; ' Commerce^ ■"■ goes- to' : 'Auckland... to-morrbvr. • : .;;..', ; ' 'i Four-iuonthß'' Wiive'.-of a-bsenoev was igranted ;'iit ■' •by the-City Council last:eve'ning to Councillor-.,-•'.; Sh , irtoliffe;' i who,,i as previously announced, ia.'iM about to ; ,leave on> avyisit; to the Old Country,..; '. 'Tad' city' enjjmeeiv Mr. Mortonf wae;' V; .granted a months .holiday leave at last night •,*. ■■; \ meeting of the City.Council. •. Mr. Morton in- ■;, . tends; to: pay ;a.vifeit, to Australia. . ~': : ,,:": ■.■'.<, r Hi Vi Barber has V 'mlun of "the ■ Wellington Woollen Manufacture ..„.■ ■..j.ij-; ..,.'... ...,;, M : .;;•> :•. -Mr. -yf.. Jcffriesj' of Temuka,■ arrived,by tho. ': M6raroa ! yesterday morning' on'a :busjn<!ss'visit ■']■, to' ■Wellington^; , ;;:.:;'';: V.-.- v- r 'j : ..![''■■:,-'[ ■:■'.;.; ' 'Messrs; A. and. Ik. Jeffries, of Picton; : ■;' ' rWed ! by the'. Ara inra on - Wednesday •.• morn*" •"; ; s ing. en route • for/lithe Kaglan:County, Auck':.; ; .' land, they Uivfl.purchased, property. ■,'■■••.:':'

Mr. John Tullor, ]un., is aboard tho Maheno, which is duo at Auckland on Sunday, and will come on to Wellington during tho week. Ho has engaged three vaudeville companies for Now Zealand. Mr. Bon. Fuller will be duo hero shortly from Australia. Mr. William George Fountain died on Wednesday night,at tho hospital, which ho had entered a fey days before in consequence of a shock lo his system, sustained through slip- > ping and breaking two Email bones of his ankle Mr. Fountain, who was 75 years of," age, was a native of London, and came out to ." Wellington 33 years ago. Ho retired from business a few yeais ago. Mrs. L. Hoggard,' of Wanganui, and Mrs. Pollard, of Napier, an, his djiughters. Mr. William Fountain, ~ ' who died a few inonthi ago, was' his only son.'

' Mr. David. E.- Hutton. formerly director '"o" j;' ':■; v'.: the: .Wanganui , -Technical returned .by .'•; );S: ■'. theMobraki after,: a. period, of study in : the-:.- ':<■'• Old' World.:'; Ho. went; on tr).;,Lyttelton "last-:;:.H ;; evening..' ;!-.-: V'w-';.'. ;- ; :. : ;.-, .■ :" , ''7 r: ' l Vf-.lV'--:- , :.-'''•"''• i , i-ii Press Association m'essago'i from■Wanginui ■ stitteS that'the Castlecliff-Gonrillo,To\vn Board , ;;;'.',: ■'has appointed Mr. "RV K. Creagh,. of Aucklond,' ; ; ,vi to .the position cf tramway'engineer, r. ■,-: ; ■;;. ■■■■■ •■; .-/; ;■ --, ■': ~,- Ittwas resolved ■>, at yesterday's meeting of. l '-' •■ i, the 'Shopkeepers' •Association .that h letter'^of,;:;.', condolence..should be' forwarded to tho■ wife..'■.•;-■.'::•' and [family of tho Mr. J. B.lnnes.,? Mr; ■ ■; Seaton , stated .that Mr. : lnncs had been a ineih-';■ J : ;; ■; ; ber-of the association 6ince its inception, and ~X' . his kindly; and; genial dispositirn 1 had ■uladcvs.'v, Mm ilikea byi everybody.. ■' .;;■'/;; .•■ ; ."V-: ' : ;. ■'■;,■:■ 'Ji-'!;{' •■';':' '; The i Rev.: Dudley, Bright Ashfor'd, .(Congrega-,. i '■ '■ tiorial .Independent) is gazetted '-, an officiating., , ;;■ minister sunder; tho Marriage' Act . ,' : v .j l : '•...■'•"."!: ; vMossri.;Edwin;H. ;: Montgomery,:iof Sydney/.;'.»i and Henry J.Mansori, of Melbourne, have been'.' : -. '! appointed, justices'.of. tho peace for: New,;Zca>:; : ;; V; .■jand..-Viv.'. : '-'••,.:■:' .;.';■■ -■. ;:-.,;V.' .'..':■/'k« .'. :':■'■: ;■>■:■,.'.-' V, ' Miv Will' and Mrs, Crooks were, 1 offici-: •« '-: ally welcomed at the .Town Hall, Dunedi.-^.yos-.'';:.-ierday iiiorniiig; They : will remain in.Dtnodin ■■■._• ;, : L ' .until Monday, when they • leave for. Melbourne.'■ W,. —PrasS Association. ;. . .. ■■..:.'■■,:. ■'■': -'.:--'y/. : -: ; :!: 'The following;appointments are gazetted:-;': '- l -l\-'■;: Mr. , J. I!.' Smith, Chiof Justicoof the ' Higk ' '... : Court'oi the Cook;lslands: Mr. Gordon'Esam, ■::•'.."; fruit inspector'fbr tho Cobk Islands (other than -.' ■ -Niue)"Mr.'W. ! Ci'Eobinson, ohief olerk.to the , ;. ..: -Commerce, rand.;- , .. Tonrists; Mr.' Frederick .Woods, to. regulato the .\ " : :.. traffic and 'navigation. of-, the Mjmawatu .Kivei. •;.,■;■:'. when regattas 1 or boat Tacos aro held; and Un- ; stable K 13. q'Hallprnh, Clerk of the Pahlatu*, , : ; Licensing-' Conimittecv; ■• ■.., -.;;; -_ ;■;-. ::.'■;;■ , _:},.-,;, : ... %, r Tub funeral of tho late Mr. Victor Roy; Mini.;, \ :,-' : . fio'tooit place yesterday morning, ttt- , :. Cemetery. 1 ' Represontatiycs of ; , the. IX aillvay. ; ,■, Apartment, St. .Peter's Choir, and; ho W< ; - v will '■ Street-Lawn 'Tennis Club attended.-.The;: v ~-'. Blackburne officiated;at the. graveside.;.;•:■:■. '■'■ Tho ißev; T.' G. Kayji of tho,Northlond-Ayride»-;■ ; .•;-v/ town Parishi who is'at present on ~■ Enriarid," in , the coiiree off some notes..on; his,. •;; ; trip.etates vthat:,pir his •: .. ! Kuai*hn'-h6',..t00k..jk ohurcli.service eytry...Sun-V;; , : dav, Boraotimce ,twb.'; v ln England ho was p^:.?..;: ; , sent tit tho. wolcomo-home , dinner to 'Lient. "..■;- Shaokletbri; and' other 'momlwrs.of the. eipcdi-;..;.:, : Uon.ffgiven by .-Mrt.-G; , - A,;'M;. Buckley,' with ■;■ . whom-Mr..and' Mre'.-'Kay etiiycxi. Ho,w'as. also;-,:,):... the guostof tho .Bishop of "London nt Fuiham: -.■■.;':'. Palace; 'Ho 'was present, nt a .Ornnd Lodw ...■; -■■:■■'■ meeting of tSeiEnfefieli■'■Freeinheons,' , over whiwj'vv'.-'.' , -, the Duko of Connanght presided, On aubthci '; . tho gne«t : Edward.^: v : Lotoliwoiih smd Mr. 'Gerald. Maxwell; s.tho author; 'Ho toured stay-: ; ;: ing OTth ; frickde, and.paid, a virit to-the'.vieaiy;;:.v•■■::,.' aS in trhich his fthuMhwardon at Wadcstoiyni'f v Mr. T, : '■D , . :v Bellptt,\whs born./v'Hd has bcenU./..;' von* -busy'■•• preaching, ' and-- his ;V: lasted up to Uio'ond of ,Oclobpr.; He-had op- , •*;;,; porhmßios ofiiiddMSßiuß 'several of tlie-.meetj'ji-■■'..-ings of Hie Church ; of Enffland;Men's Society,;; ; v;{ the members fof.'.which .were);inucli'i intcreetea ;.■-.,;.-(■;; inrNew^Zoiiland.v;^;".. , .-;;/';/ ':^':'%"^\- : ,.-'i'4'i^}-i^:^'x : '''■• Mr.'lt'Si' WarJolli l wlio'-is' r C)iiri^fc-y;Vf": .' ■chUrchi;; v :ißv.Mpbctod.vbackUfi ; ; Wc!lington^ty: i 'miOTow^-'mornu^.:':;;^';:;.';^ I . , ;.;;;*^'.^.;^;;;.;^^^