PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1266, 23 October 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The lion. D. Bmldo was a passenger by the Mararoa for Lyttelton on .Saturday. At Ohakimo on Fi'idav night Mr. W. T. Jennings, member for i'aumarunui, was presented with an illuminated addrres from his constituents in those parts of I ho electorate now included in other electorates. The member's services were highly eulogised. Mrs. Jennings was presentod with a silver tea service. The gathering was representative of the whole district. —Press Association. Mr. K. C. Bruco, of Ngarurn, Hiinterville, formerly member for Rungilikei, and well known in Caledonian and Acclimatisation circles, who was operated on ut Pnlmerston North last week, i≤ progressing favourably. Mr. Frank Pop?, district manager at Auckland for the State Fire Insurance Department, is visiting Woliinglon. Mr. Lachlan Langlands died suddenly on Friday morning at liis residence at Si. Clair, Duncdin. Mr. Langlands was born at Gampbelltown, Argyllshire, on July 7, lSil), the son of Captain Koger Langlands, of the Royal Navy. Ho came to Otago by tho ship Victory, arriving in 1848. Dr. Carl Kunim, tho missionary, explorer, and author, is duo to arrive hero from Sydney on 'Wednesday. Mr. J. R. Gibbons, chief reporter of the "livening Post," is confined to a private hospital sutlering from a serious illness. Sergeant Faulknor, of the New Zealand Uarrison Artillery, one of tho New Zealand Coronation Contingent, is returning to Wellington by tho Turakina, duo hero on Saturday next. Councillor Bowie has given nolice that ho will move at next 'Thursday's meeting of the Minimal , Borough Council: "I hat Mr. Clark be asked to complete tho tramway audit." Mr. F. Lswry, who has announced his intention of retiring from political life, has received tho following letter from tho members of -the Agricultural CoiiimiUco of t'ho House of Representatives:—"Dear Mr. La wry,—We, 'tho undersigned members of the Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee, desire, on your retirement from elective Parliamentary life in this Dominion, to convey to you our high appreciation of your administration of the affairs of tho committee for twenty-one tensions. The records will ehow that "during that lengthy period your ruling on contentious questions has never been disputed. You have, by (net, eourlesv, ant! tirmncss, and by the methods adopled, been instrumental in facilitating business, without stifling discussion or impairing cfliciency in dealing with tho public matters tho committee has had to undertake. We wish to place this, our opinion, on record, as a woll-dcserved tribute t'o our chairman." At a banquet at Kimbolton, Mr. F. F. j-foclily, tho retiring chairman of tho KiwiU'a County Council, received a presentation from the councillors. Mr. lFoclsly retires in order to contest tho Wainniriuo electorate in tho Opposition interests.—Press Association. Tho members of tho Auckland Shakespeare Society arrived in Wellington by Saturday's express, nnd will give tJieir first reading, "Twelfth Night" in tho Town Hall Concert Chamber to-night. Tho party numbers fourteen,, including: Mrs. M. M'Calluni, Mrs. Frank Turner, iMiss Zoo Hartley, Miss Farrell, Miss Webster, Mr. nnd Mrs. J. F. Montague, and Messrs. George Warren, Frank Lorking, Alan M'Elwain, Laurence Abrahams, Zanto Wood, C. Uichardson, and Ilainish Henderson. Mr. Bertie Wright, the English comedian, with the Royal Oainic Opera Coml.viny, noiv playing'at the Opera Hon.ve, received cable advice on Saturday of tho doath of his father, Mr. Fred. Wright, ecu., who up (ill (iiiite rccuiilly was tho oldest English actor in active work. Tho dec-eawd actor was the father of the family of noted players, which includes Messrs. lluntley. Fred, jun., and Bertio Wright, and Mis>es Marie and llaidco Wright. Born in 1826, tho late Mr. Wright did not fciko to the fctage until lie was fairly well advanced in years, having mado his first appearance on the stage in ISSI. Thereafter lie experienced tho usual trials and vicissitudes" of mid-Victorian actors, but gradually worked his way into popularity in the English provinces as an actor, aud later as an actor-man-ager. Ho became lessee and manager of a theatre in Edinburgh, and at other times has controlled his own touring companies in the United Kingdom, and as a sound actor and comedian enjoyed a widely-spread popularity, both in. tho business and with tho public. In 1802 he accompanied Mr. Martyn Harvey on ii tour of America, and as late as I!)C(i was still playing Dr. Manette in "Tho Only Way." Each member of the Wright family learned (heir business in their father's companies, and for tho most part under his persona! direction. That each has risen to a prominent position in the profession denotes lion thorough that training must havo been.