PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

,ThG.Hon. T. Mackenzie is in Duuedin, the Hon. Dr: Findlay at' the Hermitage, Hon. A. T. Mgata at Port Awanui, and other. Ministers in; Wellington.... ■■' -,- ■ ...■'."

: A.. E. .Guinness'' and"' Mm. Guinness returned to .Wellington from Eotorn'a yesterday.'. ■'.: .. r .-.

■ His Excellency Dr. Solf, Governor ol German Samoa, and Mrs. Solf left for tlio south by tho Maori last evening. They are . proceeding to Timaru, where they will stay with Mr. A. Ehodcs. -

■On the occasion of his departure for Port Chalmers, after twelve service in the Presbyterian charge", of Havelock North, the ' Rev.-- Alexander : : Whyte . was presented with a cheque for £$!, 105.,' and llrsi Whyto with three silver flower vases, subscribed for by. Association.: , : ..'■... • ','■' ' : -;.v, ; -. The' .Bev. "Hon.: E.\J;'; : Yarded B'uiler, warden: of; Navy House-^the-.Ghnrch Naval Institute—Chatham, ..tEngland, arrived ■ in; Wellington-, yesterday!;.on .'a health .trip.,, .■ i.,:;;,: '■-.-■ ■,::-: : >^u ,; i:^, f- • Our ,Wanganuj-' correspondent ; 'states that-Mr. Wade, Premier of Now' South Wales, will arrivo at Wanganui; by the, river route on' Friday."He , proceeds:.by the. mail train; to Wellington the:.'same 'day..^'■.'"'■•;,'■':':•.'.;.•'■:. :;.-;.,".'::;b'\' : :;-:W- : ;.'- :

'Mr. and 'Mrs-AW. Little,, of Palmerston " ; North; leave shortly, on aril extended visit V "- to! the: Old: Country. , .,: They will: be.. ac-■.'.'. conipanied'by the Misses.Little '. ■:. -"Mr!'-F. Mowlem;' of i Palmerston, •' who'.'. has :been''spending, ■ a';'holiday.', in.":the ' ■■-. Auckland ■ dietrict, •'.Teturned > > hearing; of ■■; the ; of :his 'i -brother,'? .. Captain ' Mowlem, ■ who''; still, ■;lies-:ini ,af:;:': procaripus •:: condition. '■'■ ■ Mr. : : iW. F. : Jacob, of Ewitea,■■Vio hoi■■' been'on;.a.:health.visit.to. England,'.has"'.V' rotu^'ed: , ■to■ , '^'thβ : /Pplnlnioi'.• , ;'Tβ^y.' : <ia , benefited 'by .the 'change';.;:.;At .Tuesday'irri meeting of the General, Committee:of' the'.' : ■■'■ ManawatU' A.7,and-.P. '■ Association,' .Mr.-; : ,' Jacob, ; who is: an : exrpresideht, •'and i has ':••." for.many years:'been a,member_.of> tho.': .; committee, ■. was welcomed backj.by j the V■''■■ president,' Mr.,"'•: S. 'Lancaster/ V. ; ;V ; '- ;Mr. ;C!.:B. ■Morison,''of "Wellington, : has v. :i ' ; returned; from an.extended:, visit.:ttf, the 1 A \ :/-/ ; :i:. y: ; : ;■■;:■,;■ v .H:;^^:': '■':, Mr.~Geo'ffre'y : Nye,: 'Well , : known' "'.witli,■ .;: West's, Pictures, ! and:i,who,: ; by:. , arrange-: : ment; with,:'that "firin , ; '■. adted i as' touring '-'}:-\f manager: for Mr. : Ward'e recent';. ;.. tour, is returning:,to;New'Zealand to. ro-.,•;■;'. present: and manage West's 'interests lin ;.:': rountry'.,,::He_will' ! .also 'act ,as'resi-:ii V dent., manager in '•-.. Wellington' or, ,Chrjsfc '':•■■;']■ .j, church,"where-:.-: , their , : new 'theatres r< are \ ■■-,.'. nearing completion; :[:~-'\"■'.'*"'j'.'\l : ;'. ; -''' iv.■'.'■.'■' ■?"i-Mfif-, John Murray," a .rpioneer.; ..''. settler pf' ; tho Waituha district,', and who,; ;■■';-, .repentljr';.'retired 'fromV farming, '•.'■ is V.'dead, ■\ : ;;\V i states a Press Association telegram;,., Mr. •':■';".; Murray-lived in.Feilding,.where lie t owned- ~, considerable property.;,:.? *i;:^: ;: -' ' ■, .'.; Oni Tuesday .Mr. James"'. Cable,': Eooond^:'. iSon: of' Mr. William Cable,-proprietor, of. .;.' the Lion Foundry, was presented,'on the; ; ere. of .>his.':marriage,.;:with; a: handsome <■ '■.'[ silver' tea: , service; and -.oaken tray : by.' the .■',: ' .foundry .employees and office:etafE. The.:,: . presentation,':':which. ■'. took:. place ' at ; the; ;,. • j firm's. new■•■'premises' at-SKaiwarra,:was.; •' ' made, by;-Mr.vS..!Duff, accountant ;: r the'firm,' who, dri'.bohalf of the^employeca,"■■".". expressed '".the-esteein .in-:which-Mr. Cable r.:;, - was.'held, ,, , and iwi6hed- him-health'; and :;-;/■ -. happiness /in / the; future.; - : The .recipient ?; ■;' '■}■; , suitably; ;:;>'^'v:'j

V.Captain.; B.r'M.v Aldw'eU";has,.b?en y'appointed; to- tte : ;command. ; ,of.; ; the iJJnioii.:;--:;-.'.' SteamsMp Company's ■: Maori':inj Bucce*,;''.-; •sibn-to' v CaEbiui.-,T;-;M; v shortly > take/ up" : his - dutiesv as ■; pilot ■ to; ; K" "V I the- ; Lyttelton Harbour Captain;.-..: ' Aldwejl is r a native of .England, : - and! is-38; V;-,- ■ years"of ; age::.'-He has.-hadsia?successful;; .'.:; ■ciu^'e^'.-in^tiiei'.BerTicij'pfitK/Tlnioiij'ConivJ;';':;.': , pany, ■-, and- though''riot ;bne. of itheir' old- ':■ "j ;V :est s.erTants,\he isrone' : bf;the'mostipopn-': '.' lar ■ skippers '.bh. the : ;coast. ■ -.At varioua '_■■■/■■,: -.- times ?he .'has:been ; inV command:iof,; the'- , -.; -'.- Wainui.'Poh'ernajr.PateenaivPenguinrjEo--..' ;'.,-;■ :toiti;■•';;Manapburii;'»Xe: t - Anau, , ; and Taka-.-. ;.;. puna, 'his , recent /command being ;the''Pa- p ' .: : teena "■ in ; .the ':- •.Wellington'-Pictxm-Nelson: .'," '■: seryice..: .Captain-Ald^ell'.'leftv.on,', the:; '■.-, ; Maori 'last nicht'.in 'company : wjth- Cap-,:.. ■ .; tain'..Hunter,' iwhq J: Jeayes.ytne;'sliip 'on v; . arrival ■"■'■/ : }

■;•.: It.was.'.intended: 'by -the"Mayor, .of; Na-.' pier (Mr.; , J.'TVigor: Brown)-to present the' Imperial/ServiceJ.Medalftecanfly from.his Excellency -.the'-Governor fpr.)Mr.-; Samuel-.Tanner,.:,for-,long "service in., the Ppstal; Department) ; at .last'■ nighty meet- , ing'of':the \Borough.-Council '(our Napier', correspondent , . , telegraphs);,'but , ; as.',Mr.; ■Tanuer-is-touring ceremonyi,has', ; had,-.to be. postponed.-'■■j/. r'Mr.V'Horace.'G.'Weber,'-who :i has' been appointe'd <t breanist , ..- and.- 1 ohoiririaster'. of,Napier' Cathedra l, iii ;succession;:tpMr.',:H.; .Gregson,. who;'.is •leaving shortly,,; is..at, present , a .resident:of jSemapliore, , .;South; Australia.—Press ,;Association , ..-:fi:; , :;..,:"?:' :

■V; Dr./ Bernard' C; Beale,; one of; 'Anefc:'!.■■ -:■; land's',:oldest and! most.'.-widery-kno'sni "■'''-. v-. ,cit™ns,''; , :pa^d': , .aTrayvronySTmSßy_;:at'; , liia ! '' : i ! ' ; -r residence; Avondale,rat the.';ripe age 0f.,: , T .79. Dr. Beale, whoVwas.born.in London/.-;•': in ; 1830, at'.first' l privately.■■'•'■£:: and then"; at.i the London: Hospital Medical.•!;''' College. ■% He*.- .-appointed 'medical ;'.':'. 'officerv to.; the; London. Board :of :■:' in .'.1849;,':,•.Hβ .passed.' his vfinal;'medical" , ,* ■'.' examination. ; in,\lßs2, 'anil '.in 'the "sunivi.: '■■' .jear';;:'he':' , .visited , :;the'.'-We^ , ':lndiea''T. :> and; , . ' Demorara.'ft/He; ftps/ 'medical-:officer' on:■ '■ the 'Earl v of :■ Belcarras;:...which. ;.carried,' \'-' ' : troops• taßbmbay in'the : -same year."..He''■ '■.■'■-V cime\ toy New' Zealand in". and on ■'■-'■' a'tTiTalyiras ; :. appointed surgeon! to;:the ; '. Nels6n : ,';Hospital,n.which' position- he , held'-'V-.--,for;,'three jears.;, ! :'?; Hβ; ..then, went' to '■': Shetland, and-fbri.abont;2s.years resided ■ in 'the vWaitato. district; -where, in" addi- : : :■'. tion ; to ■ an; extensive'; practice, he took" an ■' -<ji' active i part; , in V local*, body.; affairs,-being: ,■' a niomberof-theJflrst'iHamiltbn BbroiigE; : ■ Council,:and snbseqnently.-Mayor of that••■"-■ : borough..., r .Afterwards:..;heA practised"' in f: '':"■■ Auckland,.. living,inVPonsonbyvßoad. Dr. ./': Beale also held a;•"■ commission ■- in . the'■'!■■:: : ; AycMarid ■ militiaV'for/, many.. years.! iHeVi' , ' was ; promoted ,to} the;.rank : of■ lieutenant- "';■'' colonel, brigade.surgeon 1 in ISSVi-and.was*' 7 .placed: on'the , list ■• of retired officers in-'.:' ; .1903. - Dr.: Beale, prior to had ■■''■:■. '-;:"• been. , .liying' ; at. ! Ayondale in , retirement :! :for v the_past few years.. - ;He-had:been 'in'./.'' the , ., enjoyment '-"of.-'excellent-health till.'. '■■""'' : quite .recently. ,, ; On. Sunday he', was • sit- -v).;;. ting ; :on 'the-,balcony, in : , front-' of;v-hij''• '. ! ?~ house,;when ;.hevsuddenly: ! fell: down:-and : <hi\> became unconscious. • Assistance iwas' at ■' v> once forthcoming,; but 'he. passed Quietly '"'f away' : shortly^ : i Dr. ■ Beal» : lv >*' leaves a", widow and: five sons and thref '■■:'<■ ''-■■' daughters;;:'- :>v:. ; :;:^7 ; /:; ; : : :;.- : I-:. , .