PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1237, 20 September 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir C. E. Bowen (Speaker of- the Legislative Council), Lady Bowea, and Miss Boiven returned from their visit to l>rwt Britain in the Rotorua yesterday. Mr Charles was not able to be present at tho function in Westminster arranged by the Committee of the Lords and C° m ' mons. During liis absence he paid a visit to Ireland, where he has relatives. Tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) is not expected bad; from Pnlmerston r>orin before to-morrow or Friday. News of the death of Captain Thomas Speddin?, at Shanghai, has been received in Wellington. Captain Speddiug \ras formerly in the employ of the Union Steamship Company, having joined llio service r.s second oiiicer of the iarawera when that vessel came out from LiiKianil. Subsequently he served on several ot tliD company's steamers os chief oiiicer ana master,"and Inter left to take up a position in the China Navigation Company t. service. He leaves a widow and one daughter. At a meeting of the Wellington Iloppitat and Charitable Aid Board yesterday afternoon a resolution was passed recognising the services rendered by the late Mr. W. H. Quick to tho board s trustees and to t'hfl board.

Mr. Laiichu S. Chow, the nowly-ap-pointed Consul-Goncral ior New Zealand (in succession to Mr. Hiranp). is due in Wdlington from Sydney to-day. Mr. Chow has had a university career, and, although ho is only 29 years of age, tos held some important public offices, ior two years he was Yico-Coiisul m Manna, and after leaving tho Ph'.lippines ho went back to Poking where he was appointed to a post in tho AVai-Wu-Pu (Department of Foreign Affairs). Mr. Chow comes of an official family. His brother, Mr. Chow-Tzo-Chi. was Charge d Ait ayes in Washington for two years, and during tho visit of Prince Chin to the recent Coronation celebrations in England he acted as chief secretary to tho Chinese Imperial representative, lie is now vicePresident of the Department of Foreign AfTairs. From the little the new Consul saw of Australia he said ho liked tho country and tho climate very much, but ho was silent on political affairs.

Tho guest of honour at t'be New Zealand Club's luncheon next Tuesday will l>o Mr. H. N. Holmes, who is leaving New Zealand shortly. He was one of the Club's originators, and has done it great service as hon. secretary, Mr. J. J. Meikle returned from a trip to England by tho Rotorua yesterday. Air. H. Brown, ono of tho inventors of the Brown-Dickie stamp-rending machine, returned from England by the Eotorua yesterday. Mr. J. A. Quinn, solicitor, of Auckland, died somewhat: suddenly-yesterday morning. JTo liad been suffering from heart trouble. The death occurred yesterday at his residence 50 Wright Street, of Captain William Dalton. The deceased was 73 years of ago. Mr Fred I , ! rani arrived hero from Feildiug yesterday. Jlr. Pirani is representing ITeilding at the Employers' Federation Conference. Tho death occurred suddenly on Sunday night of Mr. S. B. Dwyer, secretary for the Auckland Painters' Union. Deceased had been suffering from bronchitis for about a week, but his condition was not considered so critical. Tho lato Mr. Dwyer was well known and highly respected in Auckland. For the last five years he has been secretary for the Painters' Union, and has been identified with all labour movements. He was a member of tho J.O.G.T. and M.U., 1.0.0. F., and has been a prominent worker in tho temperance cause. Deceased was 47 years of age, and leaves a widow and a young family of seven.

Mr. Vornon Keed, M.P. for Day of Islands, interviewed by an Auckland "Star" representative regarding the statement that a petition is being circulated in his electorate' requesting the Government to invito Mr. Heed to a seat on the Treasury benches, said ho hnd had no intimation, of a petition being in cir'culntioD in. (lid Bijy, .of, .Islands electorate regarding 1 himself and a Cabinet portfolio. He had spent half an hour in conversation with tho l'riine Minister on other matters, and had been in the House- continuously until midday on Saturday, and ho had not hoard any suggestion of the petition while in Wellington. He said, of course, he had not been in tho Opposition Whip's room. It came as a surprise to him when he read the paragraph in tho Auckland papers.