PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 771, 21 March 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Captain Shannon and Mr. H. C. Waterfield, arrived from Christchurch yesterday morning. Admiral Sir Richard Poore has accepted the invitation of the Canterbury Jockey Club for himself and the officers of the flagship to be present at the autumn meeting at Riccarton next Monday and Tuesday. They will be entertained at luncheon by the stewards and committee. The Hon. G. Fowlds returned to Wellington by the Maori. yesterday morning. The Hon. J. Carfoll and Mr. W. H. Field, M.P., both of whom attended the Maori gathering at Otaki yesterday, returned to town last evening. Mr. R. J. Gilmour and Miss Gilmour, of Invercargill, are visiting Hawke's Bay. Mr. W. C. Caccia Birch, of Moju wnango, Hawke's Bay, tnfandq leaving on a visit to England by the lonic next month. Mr. John Holdaworth and Mrs. and Miss Holdsworth, of Havelock North, leave by the Tainni this week for England.. At the' close of the. business of the Hastings branch of'the Bank of New Zealand on Saturday, Mr. Angns .Wilson, ledger-keeper, was presented by his fellow officers-with a handsome set of silver-backed brushes and comb, the occasion being his transfer to the RaeUlii branch.. The presentation was made by the manager, Mr. Halse, who spoke in very oomplimentary terms of tlic good qualities of the recipient. . j Our Napier correspondent states thai , -M.- ffm. Russell has almost recovered I trom a recent indisposition, and was in | town on Saturday, He intends resigning from the Hawke's Bay Education Board at.Thursday's meeting, and will leave Wellington 'by the Rimutafca on April 7. ' ■ . •••

Inspector Ellison, who has been on a visit . to. the..Marlborough returned to Wellington by thePateena on Saturday night. . Major W. M. M. Edwards, V.C., astd Mrs. Edwards, who arrived here from England about a fortnight, ago, left for the south by the. Mararoa on Saturday night. They return to ' Wellington early next month, and proceed Home by tho Rimutaka. " Among the,passengers by the Maori from Lytlelton yesterday -, were Major Lascelles and Mr. J. B. Heywood. Mr. J. Lomas, Chief Inspector of Factories, who has been' in Christchurch for the past week, returned to Wellington 1 yesterday. - \ Dr. . and Mrs.,' Norman Jones were passengers from the ..south by the Maori; yesterday morning. Mr.,R. K. Couper, who for several years has acted as secretary for the Old Wellington Navals' . Association, recently tendered his : resignation owing to pressure of other work. At the annual meeting Mr. Couper's' services were referred to in glowing terms, and he was pressed to continue,in the position, which he finally consented to do. He was voted the usual £5 ss. honorarium. Mr. CI M. Montefiore, manager of the Ocean Accident Company, returned from Chrißtchurch yesterday morning., . A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that Miss Helen Allan, of Auckland, has been .appointed in-, structor in cookery in the schools under the , Otago Education Board, and that' Mr. Edward-Wentzell, at present in the service of the North Canterbury Board, has"'been appointed woodwork instructor under the board. -

Dr. Rosa Collier, the. lady doctor of Clinton, has.now extended her. practice' so as ,to take in Balclutha. She has taken Dr.' Ina Dugloby, of Napier, into partnership. '

Mr. W. MT. M'Leod, an old resident of. Opunake, died last week, aged 74 years. He was the last survivor of. the historical Livingstone - expedition, and was one of the chief, mourners at the burial of Mrs. Livingstone on the Zambesi in 1862. He was left in charge ,of the expedition, and prior to his secession from it he was presented with a Bible by Miss-M'Kenzie, sister of Bishop M'Kenzie. Deceased had been in New Zealand since 1864, In order to commemorate - Lord Kitchener's visit to New the Hon. D. Buddo has offered to the Kaiapoi School a prize of £1 to. the. school cadet writing the . best essay ,on the Field-Marshal's visit, 1 and £1 as'an essay prize for the girls.. - It; is the intention, of Mr. E. Scott, M.P. for Tuapeka, to invite the Eight Hon. Sir. J. G. Ward; Prime Minister, to visit the Tuapeka district, in. order to see , for himself the continuation of the route of the Lawrence-Roxburgh railway, from Big Hill to Beaumont, and possibly to Roxburgh. Mr. J. C. Williamson's "Peter Pan" Company, tthich is to inaugurate a tour of New Zealand at 'the Opera House on Saturday evening next,: left Sydney by the Moana yesterday, and will;arrive hero : on Wednesday.

. The, funeral of the' late, Mr. D. L. Lux ford, which left the residence of his sister in Karori Crescent yesterday afternoon for. the Karori Cemetery, was largely. attended: Sir. Luxford was very well known, particularly in this district. He was a son of Mr. Wm. Luxford', an early settler in this pro-, vince. For some years deceased was engaged in journalism—on the "Evening Press" and the "Evening Post," and subsequently on the Nelson "Mail." He afterwards joined the staff of Mr. : J. A. Gilruth, then chief veterinarian, and latter, filled a similar position under Sir. C. J. Reakes, who succeeded Mr,, Gilruth. Prior-.to being promoted to t'he position of district agent at Napier recently, Mr. Luxford was for some time stationed at the Wallaceville laboratory. Deceased took a keen interest' in all forms of athletic sports. • He had been in indifferent health- for some time, and it was thought that - the change of climate would ..have benefited him. He leaves a widow and child.