PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1293, 23 November 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor was at Nelson yesterday.

Sir Joseph Ward is duo to leave Pukekoho for Patumahoo and Waiuku to-day, speaking at tho latter place in the evening.

Sir .Tames Carroll is at Gisborne, Sir John Findlav at Auckland, tho Hon. D. Buddo at Kangiora, tho Hon. R. M'Kenzip at Kelson, tho Il.on. T. Mackenzie at luaho. (Taranaki), tho Hon. J. s \. Millar at Dunodin, and tho Kon. A. T. Ngata at I'ort Avramii.

Tho following returning officers for licensing district? have been appointed:— Wellington, Mr. A. 11. Holmes; Auckland, Mr. 11. H. G. Grant; Christchurch, Mr. L C. Williams; Dunodin, Mr. Henry Maxwell. "

Mr. Hugh G. Finley, of Sydnoy, scctctary and legal manager of the .(unction North Company, died ill Broken Hill Hospital on Thursday last: of heart trouble and pneumonia. '.Mr. Finley arrived ill Broken Hill the previous Friday with his directors. He caught a sevcro chill en voyage and was taken to the hospital on Sunday afternoon.

Mr. 11. A. Snelling. who is resigning from the employ of tlio Dresden i'iano Company, after a period of service extending over coven years, yesterday received a presentation from his colleagues in the Dresden Company's office. Mr. Brookes (manager) made, the presentation, the gifts consisting of a leather travelling bag and silver-mounted companion. Mr. Snelling has now joined tho stall' of Hayward's l'ieturo Enterprises, Ltd.

Dr. Karl Kumm, tho explorer, loaves for Sydney to-morrow. He is booked to lecture there on December 1,

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Tii" incml.iiY ill III" l'.i"il l>i ii -if Ii of Hi" Aii ".I rn lu-i ii n lii■ 11 •ii I" Hi Mnriri" l,ngincer? lim i<cii;v"<l lii" lnll'iwini; I'lli'ifrom Sir Win, 11 si 11-.1 ifii'in, High Comini'Momr Inr .Vi-.tv /."iilini'l In l/iiiiliiii: "I inn very |i|i'in"i| I,n |";irti Mini. 'In miimln're of tho liptiluto of Murine Kngille"n |irn|i'i!" I'i |i'"i'/lii'.f III" i'.tI'l'llilll icivii'iii l"i,il"in| by Mil In ill i; ;i I friend, Mr. A, l!, Ilii'l'iji, iiii'in filiriin! from f.lm pokillmi lit r> i.rctiiiy '/I Hi" ilr.lltul", I full;/ im/ij/|ilmi the good wni'l: li<> Imn il'iii", mill tviMi '■'fay goo'! wii.li (or III" '.iii/w. in Hi" fiitiirn, I."linvn in", fiiii- t,ilii.'.lil,7, Vim, Hnll.lonri'.,"

Mr. A 1 fr<->l I.lnl'-y, of ll,ft Witt's mid Riiynl J'M.iir'i return'-d Ir'un mi "*l"ii'l<-'l Util. lo urul MelljOiirim ,V"sl"i'|:i,T,

Mr. 11, l/.mil r,;>■-. n |.ii-'fiiK"r from Sydney liy lh'; Msifiukii ,71 ?t"iday,

Mr. Tho/, l.liidviy li'iii-.V., of liatinevirke, who !in>. I,<"ii hh a liip round tlii world, fi'luini'd v. W'dlintft/ih yesterday liy the Mnji'ika.

Our Kcilding i.orrc-pMidciil »Ulm:-At the anntuil inc",tiw,"i ol (,'oiirity Councils yesterday Mr. Fowler we; eleclcd chniriiiiiii o( tlm Kiwi ten. Oiijneil, Mr. liruv.ii wits re-eli-cteil for I'iiliafojiiia, Mr. -I. <i. Wilson for .M»ri;>v.;>Lu, and Mr. Hugh Hurrell wan elecl/.'d for Onum '/iiiritil.

Mr. Theodore Taylor, l.ib'rai member of Urn lion"; of (.Mntftoi;.*. for tn'• South-Kust Divi-ion o" ami the head ol a larifo Yorkshire woollen manufaclurin;.; linn, arrived in Auckland from Sydney on Monday, mc-'jiiipaniwl by his wife. Mr. Taylor's vi-it to tho Dominion is for pleasure only, awl during tho next four weeks he intends to visit tho most interesting nnrtsof the country.

Mr. Alexander Sutherland, a v.ell known resident of Auckland, died Maidenly un Monday while walking in Nelson Street, his death being due to heart failure. Mr. Sutherland, who was in his 71th Tear, arrived in New Zealand in ISfil). and for many years was engaged iu building and contracting on a large scale. Among tile undertakings completed by liiiu were tho Itobson Street Wharf and part of tho Queen Street Wharf. Ho was a Freemason, and occupied high rank in the craft. Mr. Sutherland was married in 1877, and leaves a widow.

The .Rev. Father Daniel O'Shea, who left New Zealand for Ireland in May last, died on October 7 at tho residence of his brother, parish priest at Killmallock, County Limerick, leather O'Shea, who had been in ill-health for somo time prior to his departure from New Zealand, had been stationed, whilo in this country, at Waipawa, Takapau, Hawcra, Kaponga, and Danncvirke.

Mr. A. G. Barrett, confidential clerk to the Wellington Harbour Board, was la.-it night appointed by the board tc (jie position of acting-treasurer and assistant secretary, shortly to bo vacated by Mr. V.Caeheinaiile, who is leaving the board's service. The hoard also took occasion to place on record its appreciation of the faithful service rendered by Mr. Cachomaillc (luring tho eleven years for which ho had been an ofliccr of the board.