PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 70, 16 December 1919, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. David Mills, lat'o manager, of the Union S.S. Company at Sydney, and now resident director there, arrived from Sydney by . the Jloeraki yesterday. He intends spending tlje Christmas holidays in Dunediu. Mr,. Alexander Burt, scnr., of Dune(iin head of the firm of Messrs. A. and T Burt, is reposed to be seriously ill. His son.'Dr. Burt, of Sydney, arrived here yesterday by the Jloeraki, en route, lo Duiiedi-i. The Hev. James Simpson, 8.A., of InTercaririll. has. arrived tioni the south 16 relieve the llcv. , Kobertson Orr for a. few weeks at St Andrew's' Presbyterian Church.'Wellington Terrace, il'o is th 6 guest of Mr. W. S. Bruce,' of Kobson Street. ■ ' , General regret will be expressed at the news of the death of D:\ \V. H. J. Hutliwaite. who passed away in the Bowcn - Street private hospital on Friday last. The deceased practised for many years in the Otaki district, and for part of the time was in-chaise of the Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium. ' Though suffering from a painful internal disease, he worked on unremittingly until a month ago,' when he had to seek treatment in town, knowing that his case was practically hopeless. Mr. T. H. Lowry -and Mrs. Lowry returned fioin Sydney by the Jloeraki terdayPassengers who arrived from Sydney by the Jloeraki yesterday morning were Dr. Burt, of Sydney (brother of the principals in the li. m of .Messrs. A. and T. Burt), Lieutenant-Commander Hall. R.N.. Mr. J. B. Clarkson, and Mr. Harry Burlon, of lilie staff of J. C. Williamson's musical directors. I)r. Porritt and Jlr. G.-Hean, of A\ anganui, ar.ived itorn Sydney by tlie Jloeraki yesk-rday. Jlr. Aubrey Barclay, sub-editor of the Sydney "Sunday Tillies," and sou of Captain W. M. de R. Barclay, of Wellington, arrived froni Sydney by the Jloeraki yesterday. Mr. Barclay's mother died a few days .ago. Among tlio passengers to arrive by : the Jloeraki yesterday was Jlr. Percy Sargood, of lilie firm of Messrs. Sargooil, Sou, and Eiven, who has como across 1.0 spend a few weeks in New Zealand. He is accompanied by Jirs. Sargood and the Misses hargood (2). • Jlr. C. Nathan, brother of Jlr. David Nathan, arrived from Australia by tlio Jkeraki yesterday morning. During tho alhenco abroa<l of the Government Statistician (Mr. Jlalcolm Fraser) the duties of that officer are being performed by Jlr. J. W; Butcher, Acting-Uovermnent Statistician. Mr. Tom Pollard passed Hirougii Wellington yesterday en route from Nelson to Christchurcli. In Nelson lie iWrected a five nights' season of the comic opera,. "Paul .lones," which turned out veiy succ&ifully. Mr. Walter G. Williams'is leaving by thi express to-fl'.i;.' for Auckland on a few days' business trip.