PERSONAL ITEMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 25 January 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

.The Hon. Dr. Findlay, Attorney-Ge-neral, lias proceeded to Duuedin to deliver his lonjj-looked-for lecture before the Eugenics Education Society.

Dr. M- George (Feilding) is a visitor to ~ Nelson, and is staying- at VVainui Honse.

A London press c~bio says that Mr Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is indisposed, has left for a health sojourn in Italy.

The Rev. Mr. Chatterton ivjisborne) who, with Mrs. Chaterton, are visiting friends ■;in -N.elson, intends proceeding shortly with" a- party to the south, where they will visit the Franz Josef Glacier and other interesting spots.

'.An Ottawa press cable announces that Mr.' J. E. Schwitzery who was recently appointed chief engineer of the Cana-dian-Pacific Railway consequent on his bfiQiant engineering achievements for the company, has died at Montreal of ponemonia.

-Mr W. M. Hennay, manning director of the Golden Bay Cement Works, but" formerly general manager of the Wellington and , Manawatu "Railway C 0... is at present on a visit of inspection to the works atTerakohe.

pr'and Mrs Gibbs left Nelson .'!::». irornihg en route to the Mount Cook district, where some time is to be spent kt the Hermitage.

-Mr. Hauni Tawhiao, son of the late King" Tawhiao. and brother of the prer sent King Mahuta, contemplates standing - for the Western Maori electorate ' district, at the next jjeneral election, as a'snpjKHiter of the present Government. Mr flaunui Tawhiao is nopular amongst the Natives. "^

A welL-known Auckland business man, in the-.person of Mr. Henry. Edmonds, died on Friday at his- residence, Haumoana, Northcote, after a short illness, at the early age- of 50 years. Mr. Edmonds carried on the business of a gum merchant in Customs-street for many years. Up to a before his death ■' he tad, enjoyed excellent health but. was attacked by pneumonia oh January 16, and. never ' - He was widely -esteemed "by » large circle of friends. He •kiaves'a" widow andTsix sons and three daughters. Deceased was an active member of the Beresford-street congregational Church, and .was keenly interested in religious movements.

•Mr. S. T. von Goes, who has been. Consul for Sweden in Glasgow for four yeaTsi-Swill shortly in Sydney to take over "the- ConsuLship of New South 'Wales* and Queensland. The new Consul, -who is the head of a Swedish oioble "family, was born in 1863, a n d is barrister by profession. After holding consular appointments successively in Liverpool; Lubeck, Shanghai, and .New-castl'e-on-Tyaie; as well as at a district judicial court with headquarters at Stockholm, he became Vice Consul at Glasgow in 1906, and an the following year he was raised to the full rank, being the first paid Swedish Consul at Glasgow.

A former Nelsonian. Mr Ernest ■ "Ferdinand Gabriel Johansen. died at Thnaru the other day. Mr. Johansen, whosa. age 33 years, had a brilliant academic career, winning both the New Zealand University junior nr-.tional and senior scholarships. He graduated at Canterbury College,' taking his B.A. degree when only 50 years'of age, and his M.A. and LL.B: degree, two years later. He was the: son of Dr Johansen. of and started private practice on his* own account at Motueka. He then entered the office of Messr s Adams and Harley, solicitors. "Nelson and later the firm of Mr T. F. Martin, Wellington, and- Pindlay and "DalzieT, He was associated with ifr Martin in massing the latter's tejxt book "Conveyancing in New .Zealand" through the press. He took up a position with Messrs Smithson and Raymond, solicitors, Timaru. tcwards the close of 1908, and was ".proving himself j6. valuable servant when his ailment (a long-standing complaint) Took" a n aggressive turn. Latterly. Mr Johansen had been in scything ."but good health, and i.-'s end was not unexpected.

Mr. E. G. Jellicoe who is still in the South of France for the sake of his health, writes the London correspondent of; the "Times," is booked as a passenger -to New Zealand'by the PJ and O. steamer Morea, sailing thence from Marseilles early in March. He has been altogether out of the present campaign, though it is well known he -was invited; to contest more than one' large ■conatituency/' but, was obliged to decline ori Recount of his health. When he over in England last month he was looking far from well. ' By the way, ±Ke; LilSerals of the Walton Division-of LTyerpdol were not fortunate in their decision "to run a local man as candidate; at the last election, as the latter polled 200 votes fewer than Mr. Jelli-c6e-."polled in 1906 when, in spite' of ■absence..from this "country until the~eve of thfc poll, Mr. Jellicoe ran close up to >Mr.; F. E Smith, K.C., who has hied the seat ever since. Messrs Powell and Sond," the well T known window designers, are just now at work upon a beautiful stained glass window, which is to be erected to the memory of 'Mrs;. E. G. jellicoe, in Wrexnam Parish Church, where Mr. and Mrs. Jellicoe were anarriecl! some: 30"yeara agov -;■-- T-> : -.L

Her Excellency Lady Islington rode ©ni\'to the f <arop . at" KarOri, ofo Monday" the '•Times/'" and; with his Excellency the Governor and! General and Mrs Go dtey-\watched the manoeuvres of the Ist Infantry Battalion of the Wellington Territorials. Her; Excellency seemed very' interested in %h& work, and before leaving personally.- inspected No. 5 Company Field Ambulance, of which Captain Harty ancl Captain* Elliot' were in command." Her Excellency is : * H'onOrary ' Colonel' of the New! Zealand Army Medical Corps. Lady Islfiigton expressed herself as very much pleased with the smart and soldierly appearance of the men.