PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14142, 18 August 1909, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mb. and Mrs. db Beer, Dunedin, leftAuckland yesterday on a trip through the islands. '

Mrs. and Miss Sommers, of Christchurch, left for the Islands yesterday, after spending a few days at the Grand Hotel.

Captain'Gartside Tipping, an English tourist, arrived in Auckland yesterday from the South, and is staying at the Star Hotel.

Ex-Judge Foster, who retired from the Supreme Court Bench of New South Wales in 1894, died in Sydney yesterday, at uie age of 79 years (states a Press Association cable).

Mr. G. J. Hawkesby. of the Lands Deportment, was presented by the staff with a very handsome marble clock, on the occasion of his marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkesby are spending their honeymoon at Rctorua.

Mr. T. Greshf.m, district Coroner, having obtained a week's leave of absence, left by the Main Trunk route last night, for Napier. In his capacity of president of the Ladies' Hockey Association Mr. Gresham will witness the representative matches to be played by the Auckland team.

Mr. Channing C. Buckland. LL.B., of the finn of Messrs. Buckland and Buckland, solicitors, Cambridge, accompanied by his wife and family, returned to the Dominion on Sunday evening last, after an absence of two years at Vancouver, 8.C., where he had acquired large property interests.

Mr., Dinnie. Commissioner of Police, interviewed at Napier in connection with a further report from Wellington of his contemplated resignation, gave it an unqualified denial. He had, he said, already contradicted the statement, and the Minister for Justice followed the same course. "The statement may be contradicted again?" asked the reporter. " Yes ; there is no truth in it," replied Mr. Dinnie.

The high resepect in which the late Mr. Samuel Brown, who was Mayor of Wellington in 1887-8, and employers' representative on the Arbitration Court, was held was shown by "the large and representative attendance at his funeral on Sunday, the interment taking place in Sydney-street Cemeterv, Wellington. Those present included Judges Cooler, Chapman, and Sim, the workers' representative on the Arbitration Court (Mr. J. A. McCullough), and the registrar (Mr. B. M. Wilson), prominent citizens, city councillors, members of the Masonic Order and Wellington Bowling Club, and others representing the commercial and industrial life of the city. Many beautiful wreaths were sent by sympathising friends. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. A. M. Johnson, of St. Mark's." The deceased leaves a widow and family, consisting of Messrs. Stanley S. Brown, W. B. Brown, A. E. Brown, and J. A. S. Brown, and one daughter, Mrs. O'Shea, wife of Mr. J. O'Shea, city solicitor.