PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 884, 2 August 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ifr. P. Pirani was re-elected chairman I of tho Wangauui Education Board last night.—Press Association. . ■ • His Worship we .Mayor (Mr. T.' M. tViltord, At. I/.) has been advised that his son, Mr. Ueoi-gu Jd. \uuoni, lias passou ail his examinations at the Glasgow Technical Uoilego with merit. The subjects 1 iuclii'ieJ chemistry, electricity, uyuamics, natural pnuosophy, and matiieiuatics. Iu , mechanical drawing he headed the list with 100 per cent, marks, air. Wiliord; jnn., is serving his lime at Messrs. Denny Jirotkors, Kuipbuilding Works, Dumbarton, aud later on intenas to broaden his experience at Pittsburg, United States of America, A Press Association telegram from Ingicwood records the death of Jlr. A. i<. Atkinson, aged litf, an old resident long connected with all important local bodies. He was tor fifteen years clerk to the lloa Itoad. Hoard, and was one ot the founders' and for many years a director of the Jloa Farmers' Union. He was also tor several years a director of tho Uoa Farmers' Dairy Company. The late Mr. Atkinson leaves a widow and four children. The Anglican Bishop of .Wellington (Dr. Wallis) hopes to holu confirmaiions in St.. James's tnurch, .Lower hutt, ami at Eastbourne, towards the end of October; and, later on in the year, at St. Peter's, 'Wellington; Hikurangi College, Clareville; Christ Church, AVanganui; the Collegiate School,' Wangauui; Palinerstoa North; Jliisterton; Feilding,' Pahiatua, , and Petoue. •■•'':'..'■ The' two Onehunga. cadets (SergeantMajor. Morgan and Sergeant (Jlai'Kson) who left six weeks ago to compete in the cadet rille-shooting matches at Bisley, arrived in London on Thursday lajt (says the "New Zealand Herald"). Major Hobb's letter to Dr. Hansen, secretary of Lord Hoberts's Boys, apprising him of the departure of the two boys, reached its destination a week ago. A .cablegram was received by the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward)-on Friday, from Dr. HanHen, asking • for permission to include Morgan in. Lord Roberts's, shooting • team which is to leave London for Canada on August 12. .The consent of the boy's father (Sergeant Morgan, caretaker of the Penrose rifle range) having, been obtained, a reply in the affirmative has been sent- Whilst in Canada Hie. team will be the'guests of the Dominion Government. ; ' ' . Mr. R. W. Robson, of Otagb, has been appointed editor of the "Wairarapa Daily Times." , . ,'..''■ At the conclusion of service at the Mas-, terton- Methodist Church on Sunday evening a largo number of the congregation gathered to, bid farewell to the Eev. C. U. Porter (says our Masterton correspondent). Mr. 0. N-. C. Pragnell presided, and in an appropriate speech, alluded to the regret that all felt at losing the services of Jlr. Porter who had , decided to icsign from the Methodist Ministry. It was. a'step that required. a great deal of moral courage, and one that ho was' convinced Mr. Porter only took in accordance with his convictions ami the dictates' of his conscience. Mr. Pragnell then read the resolution of regret, that'.had been passed at the quart»rly meeting. Mr. J. A. Donald, on behalf of t]ie Sunday School, and' Mr. A. R-. Burton, on behalf of , the Kuripuni'members ,of the Church, also ex■nressed regret that. Mr. Porter -was leaving. ■ . ■ , -.'".', The death;of Jlr. Theodore Sedgwick on Saturday, July 23, in Melbourne, will be received with regret iu commercial circles (says the "Age"); The', deceased came' over to Victoria from New Zealand in' 185G, and in his early days was on tlie press in Ballarat. He subsequently joined the staff of the New Zealand Loan andMercantile Agency Company, with whom he remained until December last, when ill-health compelled him to relinquish business. .. ' ~; .- .' • * Mr. H. Redward, chief masseur at the, Rotorn-a Sanatorium, who has been spendin;; his holiday leave in Wellington, returned to. Rotorua yesterday,. via Napier.