PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 949, 17 October 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

There was a pleasant gathering of members of the Legislative Council on Saturday evening when a dinner was given by the Hon. H. F. Wigram (Canterbury).

Mr. A. L. Herdman, MJ. for Wellington North, is to deliver a political address in the Sydney Street Schoolroom this evening. Owing to the number of important questions that have cropped up during the past few weeks, and which Mr. Herdman may be expected to touch upon, a- particular.,interest attaches, to the meeting. '

-Our Feilding .correspondent states that five friends, ' Messrs. Caughey, Fowlds (son of the Hon. Geo. Fowlds), of Auckland, Richard and Ernest Cobbe, of Feilding; and Hart, of the Y.M.C.A., Wellington, have booked berths on the Orsova, leaving' Sydney on March 1 for a tour of the world, including London, for the Coronation period, and finishing with, a,trip through-the. States.-

, Messrs. A. Hobson and Len M'Kenzie, of Wellington, have been ap'poi.Ved to represent the central district on the. Pharmacy Board of New Zealand., Mr. J. Bailey, of Carterton, whoso term expired at the end of December, did not seek re-election. N -

Bishop Neligan, who-has . resigned the bishopric of Auckland on account; of a serious breakdown in health, arrived in ,Wellihgton by the s.s.' Tonga-, riro yesterday, en route to London. The bishop is accompanied by Mrs. Neligan and'.family. He has been' advised b'y'/liisi medical attendants not to undertake any work for twelve months, with'i .view.' to the restoration .of _ his health. The friends of Bishop-Neligan were anxious to 1 mark his departure in some public manner, but they were ad-, vised tiat it would bo in the best .'interests of the ' bishop's. health that lie should be allowed to leave without any public ceremony, but a presentation of a cheque for £400 was made quietly on board the steamer.' \ Dr.- Neligan's resignation as Bishop, of Auckland took effect ;yesterday.'. .Archdeacon Calder will ' act as commissary, and will preside over the : syhod, which meets .on October 21, for the election of a bishop and'^h'e "business.:: Mrs. Arthur Mead, of Christchurch, has. received. :a-letter from Sir Charles Santloy (her one-time : music ■ master) '■stating'"that,he will,' at-her request,, do all he can in . the way of assisting the . Ellwood Trio 1 (of Christchurch) to get a. hearing, in London. V- ; It is generally understood (says ithe "Otago Daily Times") that Mr. F. W. Platts, Mayor of Port Chalmers, will be a candidate" for .the. Chalmers., seat -. at tho nest general election; , : Profossor "William Lowrie, M.A., B.So:, who resigned .the directorship of; the Canterbury 'Agricultural College at, Lincoln,to take- up the position of Director of- : . Agriculture;.for. the' West' Australian, Government at a salary of £1000 a yearj has now accepted a like: position in South Australia. . ' Chief Detective Bishop, of - Christchurch,' iB I'at-' present visiting Wellington. : j:,i y-/; The Rev. W. Potter, of the Webb Street Primitive Methodist Church,' who lias just returned from a visit to England, resumed; his ministry yesterday..-.. 1 :' ;-The: Rev. < Mr. Cruickshanks,- of-. the Auckland diocese, a former lay-reader in. St. Peter's Church, Wellington, has been appointed to tho Wliangarei charge. The Rev. Mr. Cruickshanks, who has been assisting at St. Peter's, delivered an impressive sermon on the work,' of the ! Anglican'. Mission ; of • Help in that' church :iast evening. • .

1 Mr.. George Musgrove, who is travelling with' the Nellie -Stewart Company, is accompanied by his ..daughter,. Miss Nancy, Musgrove;-., an.'extremely talent-. _Ed; young '; lady.-:; Miss .Mnsgrov© has just' iconcluded a pianoforte course at tho Conservatoire ,-ttf Lusanno, which takes a very high rank among the . conservatoires of Europe, and. she.is .now a very:finished pianist with a'comprehensive knowledge of. the 'classical .writers.

: The death is reported from Kaikoura of Mr. Ales: Wighton Ingles, at tho age of 72 years. Deceased was-educat-ed at the. Navy College, Portsmouth, and served in the Navy throughthe Crimean War •and'-Indian JtlutinjY retiring with. the. rank of lieutenant in the early 'sixties. ' He came to Nelson in 1862,'■ and soon-after took up land .at: Kaikoura. Ris surviving' brothers are Admiral Ingles. "Bishop Ingles, and Mr.. Geo. Ingles, of Kaikoura.

Mr. A; E. Greenaway, the well-known : actor,; who was ;■ last... here with ;.' 'The Hypocrites'' 1 Company, is spending '. a few days' holiday, in Wellington. .

• Our Feilding.. correspondent ; states that during the absence of Mr. C. N. Cotterill, »\vho ; 'has gone, for. a six-weeks'; holiday trip to Sydney, Mr. F, E. Finch Will be acting-manager; of- the: Feilding branch of tho Bank: of New • South Wales. ■ ;:

■' Canon Stuart, : .-one. of ■ the - Anglican Jmissioners, ;. inaugurated: a-, mission''; ■in Christehurch yesterday. Ho preached an . eloquent sermon to large 'congregations at'the Cathedral in ; . the:._morning and evening—Press Association..