PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1280, 8 November 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ills Excellency the Governor is nt Cliristcliurch. There nre no Cabinet Ministers in tovni to-dav. The Prime Minister is at Winton, Sir .Tames Carroll at Manakau, Sir■ Jolin' l-'indlay at Auckland, the Hon. 1). Bnddo at K-aiigiora, the llou. R. M'kenzio .it Nelson, and the Hon. T. Mackenzie at Rahotu (Tarauaki). 'i'lio Hon. J. AMillar travelled from Christchurch to Dimcdin by the first express yesterday. Dr. Karl luirain, the African explorer and missionary, arrived from the south yesterday, <nul left by train lor uaiipaSuii. On'his return to Wellington lie will deliver a lecture in the Town llall 011 1113 experiences 111 Africa. 'J'ho death is reported of LieutenantColonel .Tames Thomson, of Inverenrgill. Tim deceased, who vns 58 years of ago, had Ix'on unwell for two or three weeks, but death was totally unexpected. Lieu-tenant-Colonel Thomson took a keen in-k-rest in military matters, and was for some time in cliargc ot the .South j\iili(an district. Ho was a printer by tr;ule, and was for .'-.01110 years machinist and publisher of the ".Southland News." Of late years lie wan a partner in the printing firm of M'Conechy, Thomson, and (Jo. The lli'iht Kev. Monsi«;nor O'lTarmt, of St. Mary's Cathedral, .Sydney, who was private sceretarv to the late Cardinal Mornu, arrived at Auckland from Sydney by the Maheno on Sunday. He has come til New Zealand for the benefit of his health, and intends lo reside in the Dominion for several weeks. During his --lav in Auckland, Mnnsißiinr O'llarnu will l.e the guest of Hisllop C'leary at Bishop's l'alace, l'oiiMtnby. Father Uollwavd, one of the Marist missionaries, arrived at Auckland from Sydney 011 Suuday 011 liis way to Samoa.

Admiral William H. Henderson, %v 110 has retired from service, arrived in Auckland from Sydney on Sunday, a<eonipaiiieil by his 111111111< r. He lia« rei<-ii(l.v visited • jiic.'ii.-JiiMd mid Ne.v South Wales, and intends (u journey lliroir,'li New Zealand, visiting Jf !>( otici, Wellington, riuiM.. church, iiml Duiiediii, and leaving 11n: l!lillf (111 Noveinl)"!- i! 7. lie will visit Tasmania, .Melbourne, and Adelaide, and in lint last-named city will be joined by Mrs. Henderson, v.ho is a native of Australia, ;md the party will then return to i'iligInnd. Two younger brothers of Admiral Jlender.son have attained high rani: in the liritish Navy. One. of them is Admiral Sir llcginnhl I''. If. Henderson, K.C.Ji., who reported on tho naval defence of Australia in .March last, and the other is Vico-Adminil I'ranlr IJ. llcndeison, who has :ui honourable reeord of active M-rviee. Another brother is Mr. Kwrard lliiiiler-on, of To Araroa, and HIM- reason for Admiral Henderson's visit to New Zealand is thai ho may see his brother. .Mr. 11. W. Campbell, v.lio lias occupied Hie position of engineer of public works to the Ijovoriiineiit of Tonga for the past i:i month", has resinned his charge, and is coming to Now Zealand this month. Three young priests of the Roman Catholic ''|j i]ich arrived at. Auckland from Sydney by the Mahono on Sunday to undertake work in the Auckland diocese. Tljey me: Father O'Doherty, from tho Iriin Odlege, Paris; Father OWlalley, trom Oirlaw Colic'":; and Father Ford, j rum flic Propaganda College, Homo. ■\ very old and highly-respected citizcn of Auckland, .Mr. Alexander Dcwar, died nt. his Me residence, Pompallier Terrace, I'onsonov, at. the advanced age of S3 years. Dccea-.eil is survived by his widow and a grown-up fiimily. .Mr. John Massey, senior (father of .Mr. W. F. Mass.ey, I.eadcr of tho Opposition), died at West Tamaki on Sunday, after suffering a protracted illness. .Mr. Marwsy came to New Zealand in the. ship Citv of Auckland, and was foljowecl nine years later by his eldest i-on. lie Wili <-ngage<l in (arming in the Manger" <listrict for many year?. Some tim<Tago Mr. Jfnssey leased his' holding at Man sere, and lias since resided with Mr. Joltri Massey, jnn., at Tamaki. His wife died some years ago.