PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 764, 12 March 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. -9-— * "'. Sir W. J. Steward, ILP., xraa a nasssy gar by tho.Mararoa, which left Lyttelioa for Wellington last night ' .. ; "This position has given me mora inkalloyed pleasure and loss itißßdfeftifftW than any other I have ever held," remarked Dr. Newman last night in acknowledging his election for tho twentyeighth time'as president of the Pnneka Football Club. , The death occurred at S-SO o'clock last evening of Mr. Charles Tennet Mitchinsou, who. met with a severe accident whilst diving in abodt four feet of water on December 5 last The accident resulted in an injury to the spinal column, which causcd paralysis of , tie limbs ana body. The deceased, > who' was the third son of the Into Mr. Josiah Mitchinson, of Wellington, was formerly in the employ of Messrs.. Briscoe and Co., and at,the time of the accident .was employed on a station..on liana Island. He was a member of the Poneke Football Club for many years, and ever displayed a lively interest' in outdoor sport of all kinds. l£r. Mitchinson was unmarried.; Mr. Sidney Wolfe, of Dunedin. who ii to act as judgo in the "musical competi* tions 'at Wanganui, arrived from the south yesterday morning. The following passengers who left for Sydney or forward ports by the Moana yesterday were booked by Messrs. Thomas Cook and Sons:—Misses B. Marshall, Marton; E. M'Eldowney, Marton; Mrs. S. A. JTEldowhey and Messrs. Jolm and A. M'Eldowney, Marton:. Mr. L. D. Coombcs, Wellington;. Mr. and : Mrs. A. Caselberg, Masterton; Mr. E.. ■' Charlesworth, Wellington; Mr. . A.. Beale, Weir lington; Mr. M. Hodgson, Wellington! Mr. and Mrs. Page, Nelson; Mrs. Miller and infant; Mrs. E. F. Howell, Singapore; Kev. 'P. Treacy,. Stratford; Misf. M. Harding, .'■Stratford;'-Mr. J. Sewell, HnntinrUle; Mr; Kidson.. Nelson; =' Mr. B. H. Pratt, Timu.ru; Mrs. T. It. Orr, Wellington; Mr. H. Starsmore; Mr. Warham, Wellington; Mr. J. Ml,eod, .Wellington; Mr. V. J. Davidson, Napier; Mr. H. A. Watson, Napier; Mr: R. Ireland, Huntervillo; Mr. W. Orr, Feilding; Mr. E. Bullock, • Wellington; Mr.' E. A. Drew, Wellington; Mr. Jans de Boer, New. Plymouth.,. After, a stay of ten days in Buenos Ayres (says the "Southern Cross" of January 7), the Eev. Dr. Cleary (editor of the "New Zealand Tablet," who, was recently voted for-'.the vacant bishopric of Auckland) said fara-_ pill to his new friends and . left for .liosario. .While in Buenos Ayres he was the guest of Mgr. Ussher. Ho had a Ion" jinterviow with .the Minister for the In°' terior, for whom he had a. letter of introduction. He will visit Cordoba and Mcmlozn, and will proceed to Chile, Peru, liolivia, etc. On Thursday afternoon, at Talmerston, the members of the Hospital Board gathered m full strength to make a presentation to Mr. W. Rutherford, who is retiring from the position of secretary, m which ho has done so much work for tile institution for over eighteen voars, Iho chairman,, Mr. J G. Wilson, spoke ■W 1 ? of . w °rk that Mr, Euthorford had dM®> expressed the great osteem in which all held him. Mr. Eutherford was then presented with a handsome leather diessmg case, for himself, and a similar presentation for' Mrs. Rutherford,. ■—■Hi:: Claudo L. Jewell, well known in Wellington journalistic circles, has been appointed sub-editor of tho TaranaM Daily isews, and will take up his new duties soma time nest week. Mr. G. P. Brown, who has accepted the ® f managing editor of the Levin Daily Chronicle," is to take up his new, duties to-day. . '