PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 940, 6 October 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. J. B. Sinclair, M.L.C., has been fit-anted a week's leave of absence from his legislative duties.

Mr./ Frederick Bryant, formerly of W'"'" ,-ji and Palmerston North, and !/- 1 .-esident of Tunbriage Wells, Bnglar.ii: ./-arrived from Sydney by the XJlimaroii, yesterday on a brief visit to NewZealand. Mr'./John Duthie, jun... who has-been recuperating, in Australia for some months, returned to Wellington yesterday by the Ulimaroa. By the same steamer arrived - Messrs. J. C. Eimner, (Liverpool), and C. Danvors (Sydney), of the Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance ■ Company; They were met by. Mr. Charles J. Cooper, of: Christchurch, general manager for;New,Zealand. ■■■/ Mr... Robert Wiggins, of Wellington, returned from a business visit to Sydney by the Ulimaroa'yesterday. ; l '■■Messrs.-..8i-E. and, M. Bannister, ,of Palmerston North, arrived back from a .visit to Australia, by the Ulimaroa yesterday. ■-/ Sergeant. Dart, -of the Rintonl Street Police Training Depot, is spending a few days' leave in Auckland.'

Ihe staff of Messrs. Sharland and Company, Limited, Auckland, took the opportunity on/Friday of -mailing .a presentation and wishing success, and prosperity to Mr. .Albert Waterworth, who had resigned jhis position with the ■ firm .and joined-'Mr.'K. S.: Pegler, in the New Zealand. Photo. Goods Company, Limited; Mr. Waterworth, as accountant, head of a department, and for some, years editor of • Sharland's./New. /Zealand : Journal, had been a servant of Sharland'and/Co., Limited, for .16 years, and at the' time of his resignation was one of its oldest employees.-"'.- .-•' ' -' •

News has been received at Woodville of the death of Mr. J. J. Murphy,-which occurred at Auckland on Tuesday. De'-. ceased (says a Press Association message) was a very old resident of Wood r ville. He built the Club - .Hotel :/ over thirty/years ago, and managed it for a number of years. Prior,to that he captained the... Government ■ : steamer : Sturt, and; took part in the Maori War on tho Waikato River and elsewhere.: -/'"/ ;

■ The death at Harrowgate-a few weeks ago of an old Sydnevite, Mr. William- S; Walsche, a well-known operatic tenor, is. announced. His.voice was'of 6uch quality that he quitted; the civil service 'in .New. South Wales\ early 'in life, and secured an engagement in the tour of Miss Emily ' Melville, in r'Talka''- and 'other.:operas, and afterwards he travelled through- Australia,, New. Zealand, .India, China; and Japan as. the principal tenor in Mr.-Mar- ; tin • Simonsens 'coinpany,, and with:.his own companies. He went to England in : 1895,. and two years: later v toured' - South' 'Africa. 1 .'He: was in; the performance' of "The Squaw .Man": at the-London Lyrio' not long > ago;; and fiupported' -lliss , IJllen Terry in "C-aptain 1 Brassbound's 1 Conver-' sion"- in' 1906. at: the • Court. Theatre'. .V, - v Captain J. Touibleson, of Gisborne (active ; list, -unattached), returned . from 'a, visit -to ithe' Old ; Country by the Coring' thio yesterday. ■: v- .:" v;,' . . Mr;. Martin,-: Opposition, organiser, is on ■a visit to the Raipara electorate—Press Association. : -. ■ P. E. Simpson, of the Corinthic,' is making his first - visit to Now Zealand • oil \the-, present; trip of the White i'Star .liner. He changed over from the Afrio in^,-London. . '• Among the passengers; to arrive : ;from' London by the . Corinthic: yesterday was; Mr; '.Neil, Keriyon,'' - a well-known V- and popular English comedian, who,, specialises in "Scotch -humour. vMrl Kenyon . is ' en'' route to Sydney, where he is under engage'.inent to-Mr.. J/'C.; Williamson, to 'play the, principal comedy.part-in:the successful... comioopora, "The ; lslanders,";..-: in' which he has been appearing -in ; London. .Incidentally, he is a -brother-in-law .: of Mr. llayward, formerly - a partner in -'West's Pictures, and who now has a considerable interest in " -many of the permanent picture shows in • several towns in Now Zealand; l It is to 1 afford Mrs.' Keiyronran''opportunity to. see. her relatives ! ih'-';this' part .'of " the. world- thst Mr. Kenyon left London earlier than was vnecessary ; .to pick ,up.', his Australian engagement, ; which. does not' -comm'ence until towards the end -of- No vember.: f :-He - will stay' : in -';Ne'w .Zealand for about six weeks, during whidh' time it is just.'possible that tho public may have an oppo'r- ' tnnity:■ .of. enjoying ' the humour .of . the, talented • visitor. ; Many Vwill.' Tegret ? : - ; '>to ■ learn, that; Mr. : Hayward' ds ait • present indisposed, inChristchurch. .

■ /Mr. Qwen Higgins, the well-known city carrierj, died;in' the Wellington Hospital early yesterday mornin. ! \Pot - some considerable time Mr, Higgins had not been in ,good, health, and a few-weeks, ago he entered .the hospital suffering from a seri-. ous internal complaint.; He underwent an' operatic)) and appeared to mako fair progress, but '.this ;week -it was found neces-, sary.ifdr him. :1 to undergo ..another. operation. "-His condition became and ; he passed away yesterday at the- ago of. 40. • Fifteen.; yeirs ago "Oney" Higgins'. was a familiar.;figure in"the 1 boxing' ringj. and triumphed in a number of glove contests in Wellington. Ever since he has' been ; widely known, and, on .account .of his genial nature was very popular, more especially with all' sections of the' sport-, ing public. He leaves . a widow and several children. - .' '

' A Press Association ■ message received from Sydney last night states;■ that Mr. Whitson, who has been acting-manager of,, the . at Sydney . during Mr. ; Jackson's absence,-is. a' passenger. for. Auokland: by. the "Maheno,;■ which sailed last evening. v ; "/•

. Mr. Rix-iTrott, the.retiring borough engineer, of. tower : Hutt, was yesterday afternoon made' the recipient of an address and leather case : (inscribed), containing a.silver, cigarette: ease' and. holder, a silver matchbox, and sovereign-case, by the ployees;of the. Borough' Gouncil. Mr. ji'leet made the presentation,, and expressed regret that Mr. Kix-Trott .was leaving," but tttey wished him and his family every success in their new, sphere. , :