PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1224, 5 September 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho following wero invited to a dinner at Government House yesterday: Hon. S. Thome-George, Hon. ,T. D. Onnond, Hon. Sir G. JI. O'Korke, Kt., Hon. J. T. Paul, Hon. J. Bigg, Hon. E. C. J. Stevens, Hon. H. I , '. Wigram, Mr. (5. Laurenson, JI.P., Mr. F. Lawry, AI.P., Mr. V. Kecd, SI.P., Jtr. W. P. Jlasscy, Jf.P., Jlr. E. Newman, 31.1'., Mr. Jl. J. U. Okev, M.P., Jtr. T. Parata, M.P., Jtr. C. l't. Poole, Jf.P., Sir W. J. Steward, Kt., J1.1'., Mr. ]■). U. Taylor, AI.P., Jlr. G. J[. Thomson, M.P., Sir. L. Stowe, Mr. ]J. Olterson, Jlnjor \V. J. Shepherd, Jtr. J. F. Andrews. The condition of Jrr. W. D. S. Jfacdonald, JI.P., continues to improve, but he is not yet able to leave his bed. The liev. Herbert Reeve, vicar of tho Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Auckland, has accented the position of vicar of Christ Church, Wangaiiui, in succession to Archdeacon Jacob, who has been appointed vicar of Timaru.—Press Association. Mr. Anthony B. Watty, an old sprtlor of Wellington, died at. his residence, Hopper Street, on Sunday, aged 81. The deceased was for some years in the employ of the Union S.S. Company. Sir. 11. Opie, who represented New Zealand at the Festival ol Umpire Sporls at London recently, and Captain AV. S. Kin?, rifleman, who fired «t (he English Bisley meeting on behalf of the Dominion, are due to arrive here by tho Eotorua on September 18. Jtr. A. Leigh Hunt, who has been on an extended business visit to the South island, returned by tho Jlonowai yesterday. It is announced that the Hev. J. Scott liidgelt and Jlr. G. P. Gooch have agreed to carry on the "Contemporary Review," in succession to tho Into Sir Percy Bunting, pending ftirther arrangements. A Sydney Press Association mossago slates that Colonel I/ongfield, a prominent member of the Aew South Wales Rational Kille Association, is dead. The liov. Herbert T?ocve having been appointed to Christ Church, Wahganui, has resigned from the parish of Ihc Holy Sepulchre, Atickiand, of which ho has been vicar tor some years. Jtico or small birds are in future lo be kept in mines for testing for the presence of poisonous paws. Fez, tho seme of the recent trouble in Morocco, has 100,0110 inhabitants, only i\ of whom arc Europeans,