PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 99, 23 October 1913, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS

On Tuesday, next the Cpuntess of Liverpool will open the Boys' Institute Bazaar. Tho Governor and the Countess of Liverpool, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Barton, of Featherston, since Tuesday night, returned to town to-day. Their Excellencies will attend the races at Trentham on Saturday, and in the evening the Earl of Liverpool will attend the Wellington iiacing Club's' dinner, at the Wellington Club. The member for Aucklahd East (Mr. iA. M. Myers) was yesterday granted leave of absence (on Mr. Glover's motion) for the remainder of the session, on the ground of urgent private business. Major E. Herapath, D.S-0., who was mentioned in the South _ African War despatches and was invalided Home, is on a visit to Wellington. He has arranged to do some fishing in the South Island next week. Mr. F. de G. English, who has been conducting the examination in Welling ton in connection with the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music, left for Picton and Nelson yesterday. Captain Shilling, senior pilot, has been appointed deputy-harbourmaster to the Wellington Harbour Board. At the board meeting last evening, Captain D. J. Watson moved that a deputy-harbour-master be appointed, a proposal that- -was seconded by the chairman and unanimously approved by the board. The appointment of Captain Shilling was the sequel. Mr- W. W. Pilkington, of Wellington, returned yesterday by the Manuka from an eight-months' trip through Great Britain, Germany, and America. Being interested in the motor trade, Mr. Pilkington naturally took advantage of the opportunity to investigate the latest developments in the Old World. He visited the various large motor works, both in America and Europe, and found the greatest activity everywhere It is found very difficult to supply the demand. N*w Zealand, according to Mr. Pilkington, is highly esteemed at Home, and New Zealandera receive a hearty welcome wherever they go. The great loss suffered by the death of Mr. Augustus Hamilton, curator of the Dominion Museum, was referred to at the annual meeting of the_ Wellington Philosophical Society last night by the. Jtfesidant, Professor Easterfk+ld. The ate Mr. Hamilton, stated the president, joined the society thirty-eight years ago, and three years later contributed his first paper. It dealt with botany in the Okarito district, Westland. Since that date he had contributed a very large number of valuable papers to the Transactions Of the Institute. Hid sympathies were very wide, his activities covering an extensive range. This comianation of interest, together with his untiring energy, had made him a model curator for the Dominion Museum, and it was to be regretted , -that his ideal of a museum building worthy of the collection which he had done so much to perfect remained unrealised. The meeting, all members standing, then affirmed a resolution passed by the council, condoling with the deceased gentleman's relatives, and placing on record his invaluable services to the institute. Reference was also made at last night's meeting of the Zoological Society to the' death of Mr. A. Hamilton, and it was decided to place on record appreciation of the services rendered by the deceased gentleman, and that a letter of condolence be sent to his relatives. Sympathy was akvo expressed by the society with the Rev. J. Crewes in his recent bereavement.