PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1299, 30 November 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor armed at Chrislchnrch last evening. Sir Joseph Word arrived in Wollington lo&t evening from tho north, aud left later for Christchurch. He is to speak at Goro this evening and on Friday at Kailangaln, Lawrence, and Milton. ' There .ire no' Ministers in town to-day. Tho Hou. I). BuiUlo is at Rangiora, Sir .Tas. Carroll at Gisborne, Sir John Findlay at Auckland, (ho Hon. R. M'Keuzie at AVestporl:, tlio Hon. T. Maekeuzio at Eltlinra, the Hon. .7. A. Millar at Duiieilin, and tho Hon. A. T. Ngata at Gisborne. Captain Sppncer-Sniith, formerly staff officer In General Godley, relumed from .England by tho Ulimaroa yesterday. Mr. 11. IT. Bridge, formerly of Hawko's Bay, who has been resident in England for some years, returned to New Zealand by Hie Ulimaroa yesterday. Mr. H. W, Kelly, of the Wellington offico of the Now Zealand Insurance Company, has been appointed manager of the company's Wangaiiui branch. Ho will leave to take up his new position in n week or two. Mr. Kelly was best known in Wellington through his association with Rugby football. Onco a prominent rnprosenlaiive player, ho has, since giving up (ho game, taken a keen interest and an active part in (he management of it, having acted as honorary treasurer of the New Zealand Rugby Union for the past two years. Mr. F. 0. Raphael, of Chrisfchurch, secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Association, who has been to Australia to sen the Kngltsh team in action at. Adelaide and Melbourne, returned from Syd- j ney by the Ulimaroa yesterday. My. Mack Josl, the well-known commeicial traveller, who, it will bo recalled, brought that famous picluro "Tho Light i>l , the World" to I\ T ew Zealand some years ago, arrived from Sydney by tho Uiimaroa yesterday. Mr. A. D. Bayfield, captain of the Star Boating Club, retnrncd from a trip to Australia yesterday. Mr. Theodore C. Taylor, a. member of the British House of Commons, who will be the guest of honour of the New Zealand Club on Friday, is the originator of a scheme of profit-sharing. Ho is also the leader of the anti-opium movement amongst members of the British Parliament. * ' Mr. Henry Denhord, founder, of ono of the largest bakery businesses in Wellington, died at his residence, Ilataitai, yesterday, aged 70 years. The deceased, who wa-s a native of Germany, arrived in Lyttelton from London in 18G3, and from there walked over to the West Coast. Hβ participated in several of tho gold rushes in the Grey Valley, and subsequently practised his trade there. Some fourteen years ago ho and his family came to Wellington, and established the business in Upper Willis Street, now conducted by Messrs. Ilciiry Denhard and A. J. Clegg. Tho Into Mr. Denhard retired from active, work two years ago, since when ho has resided at Hataitai. He had b«en suffering from heart trouble for the past n've weeks. Ho leaves a family of fivo daughters—Mrs. Goo. Taylor, of Greymouth, Mrs. Geo. Fjhortl, of Charters Towers (Queensland), Mrs. A. J. Clogg, and Mrs. W. A. Midlane, of Wellington—and two sons, Messrs. R. and H. Denhard. Tho funeral leaves Hataitai at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow. Mr. Philip Newbury, the well-known tenor vocalist, who is to siug in tho Royal Choral Society's performance of Tho Messiah" to-morrow evening, arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Ulimaroa.

Mr. A. AY. Hogg is rapidly improving in health, and is expected to bo quite in p'htiug trim for his mooting at Eketahiina next Monday. The death is-announeed by Press Association telegram from Dannovirke ot Captain G. D. Hamilton, aged ssventy- ■?/■ ?* v ' ns a ver >" old settler in Hairke s Bay, aud was formerly owner of the Mangatoro Estate, in connection with which considerable litigation took place botweon deceased and tho Bank of New Zealand. Mr. Thomas Christie, of T. and ,T. Christie, of Diinedin, returned froni Australia by the Uliinaron yesterday morning. Mr. Harold Cooper, son of Mr. Justice Cooper, has taken tho M.8., n.Se. degrees in addition to his L.R.C.P. (Loudon) and M.H.C.S. (England). He lms now had o somewhat extonsivo hospiiiil exiißi'ioiicc in (ho' bicßPat Itospital in the Xdi-tli of rnsliihd (tho l.'oyal Victoria, XnvvKaslle-on-TyiK"), and will probably return to N'ow Zenlnnd übout tho carly'parl of next yen: , .