PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14427, 21 July 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

—'• . ' I*?' . . .(governor (Lord Islington) will pay l&s's-v-:' his' first visits' to Christchurch and DunIk''';-. . ©din early next month.. fej - ■ The Rev. Ashford, accompanied by * Mrs. Ashford, arrived from Raglan yesV : »• te'rday by the Waitangi. HX . Messrs. E. W. Payton and W ; H. . Hazard left for Wellington by last night's express to attend the annual conference • of the New Zealand acclimatisation socles'' -. . ties. J r A Press Association cable from Brisbane ff-'y.- announces tho death of ex-Senator Dawson, v-' ' -Before entering Federal politics he took a *prominent part in the State Parliament, once occupying the position of Premier for ' .' - three days. Mr. Thomas Holland, of Onchunga, celebrated the 100 th anniversary of his birth' yesterdav, having been born at Lancashire on July 20, 1810. He arrived in the Dominion: 60 years ago, and is at . present residing with his daughter, Mrs. Constance.

t ... Mr. Arthur W. Short, at present third ' assistant master at the Napier Boys' High , , School, has been appointed by the Auck- ; " ,« land Education Board to the position of English master at' the Auckland Techni- • eal College. There were five applications i'or the position. Mr. C. D. Hardie, headmaster of the ' . West Christchurch District High School, has been appointed an inspector of schools •x... 'i; for the Canterbury Education Board, in place of Mr. E. K. Mulgan, who has '• been • appointed chief inspector to the • Auckland Board.. Mr. E. J. Osborne, district secretary of V the Ancient Order of Foresters, accom- ■ "" panied by several members of the district executive, left for Taumarunui on Tuesday night, and attended the meeting of /■.;' the. local court there last night. They rj-V -v leave on their return to Auckland to-day. : " ' Mrs. R. J. Seddon (widow of the late -■ , Premier) and Miss Seddon are at present V;. .' on a holiday visit to Auckland, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. Prior to her X' visit Mrs. Seddon had been in indifferent %: ■ health, but she has shown considerable 'vV '• improvement since her arrival in this city. .V Mrs. Robinson, relict of the late CapXX tain Robinson, who arrived in New Zear : i- -- land in the ship London in 1840, lias died 3 at Foxton (says a Press Association mes■p' sage). The deceased was noted for her • hospitality in the early days, and among her guests at that period were Lord Cecil (the late Marquis of Salisbury) and Sir « George Grey.

£y ' The funeral of the late veteran, Thomas James Whelan, took place yesterday. A s'• email number of. veterans were present at 1"'-. St. Pauls Church, where the Rev. C. A. Vj,* B. Watson conducted a short service. The .> ' cortege then proceeded to Waikaraka :g-; Cemetery, Onehunga, where the interment id' f ■ took place. ' . * v^"* "Mr. W. Hatchings, an old and respected J&f Resident of Wellington, died on Saturday f. ts ; i He arrived in the Dominion fpif.-: 37 year? ago, and had resided in Welling|t| -, ; "-ton,* during that.long period. He leaves a L'x widow and seven children, two sons and §g~ .I- five "daughters Mr. W. C. Hatchings, of |; ; c £Ke Sun Insurance' Company (Auckland), sSl'- v-Jack ■ - Hatchings . (well known in ;^«rickot-circles}; Mrs. - W." A., Parton, Mrs. |p *jf. Cuthbertson, . Mrs. A. G. Mann /;(Aucidand), and two- unmarried daughters. t . ' * The death of the. late Mr. Richard "Hobbs, who was a member of the Auck"mft -land Education Board for several years gvf y- and chairman of that body for four years, was referred ,to at yesterday V meeting llfc of the Boards-' The- chaii'man of the Board gppf .(Mr. C. J- Parr) said that Mr. Hobbs Kp|i'< had always taken a deep interest in eduIjjfr "-cation,i and- had .-'exercised a great; influence for g«od in educational matters / " ' He $oWd • » fife motion expressing the sympathy of the irvV /-'-Board-with, the relatives of, the late Mr. -n " Hobbs, and this was carried unanimously. i •• ' ',C- -* r <* «■*« ■ £; . -*»'« THfc Rfev."'H: A.; Favell has resigned |j§' - , ""the cure, of Holy Trinity Church, Stratus , ford, in order to remain >at BishopsV 1 court- as domestic chaplain, in consequence pN' I ""!'-'?! ft® continued ill-health, of D?.; Nellie vggp- {.Bjshop. ; Qf : Auckland).; ' The. resign a||\V «<ien^^will""take effect -on: August'> 7. . The i-i'l 'Bishop has appointed * the "Rev. Wilfred '/Arthur Butler, M.A..' Waltham College, :4'. >Oxford, to., the cure, at : Stratford. Since |||;v7hi&; cam« to the diocese three years n<ro Butler has been •on the staff of St- ' Clary's Church, New Plymouth, and has IJfS -had charge of the -Oraata' district of that. ijg~}■ 'parish.' He will be instituted by the rural U" ..dean, the Rev. F. G. Evans, . probably on Iff*-" 1 ; Sunday, August 14. 1 |1|; Mr. Kenneth Sisam, M.A., . the • New "Zealand Rhodes scholar for.jlQlO,. who, will |f>X 1 4eave* fot"England on Mond®v.;next" t<rtake \l' < \up IKresidence1 K residence at Merton College,' Oxford, lis/'-. hps been presented by the students' of fe _ , the Auckland University College with a gill handsome - watch, suitably inscribed. g%- ' 3?rior to Mr. Gray, the president of the v-- /fStodents' Association, : making the pre[fe,* V. eentation on behalf of the students, Pro-: jff;; Jessnr ' Dettmann referred to Mr. Sisam's |£\ -DpJlwnt scholastic career, and •in particu-P-f .-Iwr'Ws many successes at : the Auckland 'University College, and: assured him that §3|f"' throughout his-career he would carry, with sss. x "him the very best wishes of the AuckiMA- -iland University College.