PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 5, 6 July 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS.

His Excellency the Governor, Lord Islington, was the guest of the At-torney-General (the Hon. Dr. Findlay) at Wellington Club last evening. Amongst those present were the Prime Minister, the Judges of the Court of Appeal, and several leaders of the Bar. Earlier in the day, when the Speaker, of the Legislative Council presented .himself to His Excellency, Lord Islington took occasion to warmly congratulate Sir^ Charles Bowen on his re-election, and also the Council on. having a gentleman.* of such high distinction to preside over its affairs. His Excellency kayes forAuckland on Monday. On arrival ho will be officially welcomed, and during his visit he will hold a levee. His Excellency leaves on his return to Well lington on the following Wednesday. Mr.. Joseph M'Cabe will leave for the South to night. Mr. Max Kreissig, is still lying seri* ously ill at his home at Seatoun. Mr. J. M'Lean, of Greymouth, arrived in Wellington from the West Coast to-day. Mr. T. Lawry, an old resident of Featherston, died there yesterday, telegraphs our local correspondent. Rev. Alex. Douli, the new minister of St. Andrew's Church, Palmerston, arrived from Auckland yesterday. He is to be inducted to the charge to-day. The Dunedin Presbytery has sustained a call to the Rev. W. Gray Dixon, of St. David's Auckland, to replace lh« Rev. Mr. Chisholm at Roslyn. Sergeant- Major Henderson, of tlie School of Musketry, Hythe, a non-com-missioned officer with excellent credentials, has been posted in the Wellington District Office on the instructional staff. Mr. C. R. Smith, manager of the Ak liance Assurance Company at D-unedin, who is' to take charge of the company 3*3 * Wellington branch, in succession to MyWilliam Gill (retiring on pension), is to be succeeded in his present, position by Mr. Alfred Burn, chief clerk in tbe Dunedin office. The death is recorded of Mr. George Ward Beer, late of. Devoii-sfcreofc, vrho passed away wMle undergoing a serious operation. He leaves j, widow and two daughters, Mrs. John Chapman and Mrs. G. Lawton. Tlig deceased gentleman came to the colonies 44 yeais atro, and was much respected. Mr. Roy Barber, youngest son of Me W. H. P. Barber, leaves for England in tho Sussex next week. The object of his visit is to make himself proficient in tho art of dyeing and cleaning. Facilities have been secured which will enable him to work in several of tho largest and most up-to-date dyeing and cleaning cs« tablishments in England and Scotland. Mr. William Hall-Jones (son of Sir William Hall- Jones), who for sometime past has been a member of the Public Works survey staff preceding the Strat-ford-Ongarue- railway cont-Lruction works, has received notice of transfer to Gisborne, where he will be attached to th« departmental staff engaged In connection with the Gisborue-Karaka railway. Mr. Alfred Seifert, the well-knowa hemp authority, who has been in. illhealth for some time, has sufficiently recovered to be able to return from New, South Wales, where he has been in a sanatorium for the past twelve months. It will be necessary for him to spend the winters in Australia, however, for some years, telegraphs our Palmerston correspondent!