PERSONAL ITEMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 17 August 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Ward is still .suffering from ;i »ovoio ciild.

Mr. Ferguson ha- been re-elected Chairman <>f"the Otago Education Board for the third successive term, sayp a Duno-din Press Association wire.

Mr. J. J. Devine. solicitor, a resident of Wellington since 1876. who had serv-

Ed mauv vcai-s on the City Council, and had taken a lirominent part in the affairs ,f Wellington city, died rather suddenly yc-flterday, says a Pics- Ass-ociatic.il. wire. lie was 54 year- of age.

Commander James f!. Bremer, R.N., wlio.se death took place in a private .hospital at Darlinghurst. New South Wales, recently, was the eldest son of Mr. John I)e Cf.-u.rev Bremer, of "Clarair.ina." R'se Bay. and gra.ud.son of the late Admiral Sir James Cordon Bremer. K.C.8.. \.C.H.. who was commodore of the British .squadron at tile capture of the Island of Chusa:n, en July 6, 1840. The late Commander Bremer entered t.he service as a naval cadet in April, 1866, and he became sub-lieutenant II vears later.» In March. 1897. he retired" with the rank of commander. The deceased had been cadet with Captain Lindema.n. the present sh-ipning ma.stpr of the port of Sydney, in th L . old Challenger. During the Egyptian war of 1882 he held the rank of lieutenant, amd he received the Egyptian medal and Khedive's bronze star. Uo a'iso commanded H.M.S. Ro-vali.-t when s.he was in Svdnev.

The death occurred on Julv 2nd. at Sringar. KaTshmir. from chalera. of Captain Kynard Hawdon. of the 21st Cavalry (Daly's Horse). Captain Hawdon wa.< the ln.ro of a remarkable journev to Qiutta via the Transoaspian. railway. A-hkabad. .Meshed. Seisin »i and Nushki, lii s own aceomit of which was published in "The Times" of April 26tli. 1905. under the title "Overland to India in" Thirty-Seven Days." He was the gaudson of. one of the earliest settlors •nid explorer- of Australia, the late Mr fo~eiJ.li Hawdon. who in the early days oil .'leered the overkmd stoek route froin Svdnev to .Melbourne, and thence to Adelaide, and who afterwards sat in the \'ew Zealand Legislature. Xew- has been received by the Ts.ln.iid mail of the death bv drowning of Father Bitoii. of the Catholic Mission at Pago I'a go. Samoa. Accompanied by Father I'.ellwald he was returning to Lenua. in an open boat/, when the erft capsized. Kalber Ballwahl succeeded in swimming to the reef. bn( Father Triton, who was unable to .-wini. quickly disappeared.

The <rif't sal.' is din win <_.(o a. swift close at Mrs. Anstice's, and to make • final clearance of the .--tosck everv article is marked down to a fraction of its value. Yon wil] bo wise to ca.ll in as. soon as possible .and see the la.st of th,osf> bargains.— Mrs-. Anst ice. Trafalgarstreet.* °

Willi the comimr Pnrin £ r our Ladv Headers are reminded that the first shipments -of Spring and Summer Millinery are now being shown at Mrs Anstice'rl. where everything that is correct and ' r' coming for the coming season may lie. seen, including stylish read v-to-wears, a'l marked at most moderate pr\ , <.' Call and inspect. A vir-it will be ni'icri appreciated.—Mrs Anstice, Iviffinarstreet.* c