PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15558, 16 March 1914, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. H. J. Wright St. Clair, a Maori war veteran, died at Ngaruawahia on Friday.

Among the Trinity College music ex aniinere for 1914, appears the name of Mr, ii St. George, of New Zealand.

Mrs. J. R. Bethwaite and Mr?. ParFoliage, of Northcote, leave for Sydney this i vening. They are making a holiday tup to the Old Country.

Mr. Justice Cooper, Mr. Justice Husking, and the president of the Arbitration Court. Mr. Justice Stringer, will all be in Auckland about the end of the present month.

Mr Louis A. Ri"vj, lately assistant ni.m;]ger of the Evening News of Sydney, a I'd Mrs. Reed, arrived yesterday from Sydney by the Riverina, and are staying ui Cargen.

Mr George Crtiikshank. S.M., of Inarglll, accompanied by Mrs. Ornik;Jinnk loft Auckland by "the Makura on Saturday for Vancouver en route to England on a holiday trip.

The Rev. Father Paul Kehoe, parish priest, of Wexford, Ireland, arrived in Auckland yesterday by the Riverina. Father Kehoe is making a holiday journey, and during his stay in Auckland is residing with Bishop Cleary.

Dr. Hardwicke, formerly a master at the Wanganui Collegiate School, and who has been acting recently as locum tenems tor Dr. Leahy at Napier, left by the Makura, en route to England on Saturday.

Mr. Edward Christopher Ashby. a wellknown Christ-church merchant, died on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Ashby, who was 61 years of age, was unmarried, and had a lung and successful career in the city.— (Press Association.)

Mr. Edgar R. Waite, who has been curator of the Christchurch museum for several years, left Wellington on Friday on his way to Adelaide, to take up the .position of curator of the Adelaide museum, to which he was recently appointed.

Mr. G. W. S. Patterson returned yesterday by the Riverina from Sydney, whither he went to meet his brother, Mr. E. 11. Patterson. The latter arrived with him yesterday. He is the New York representative of the firm of G. W. S. Patterson and Co., and is here on the business of the firm. He will remain in Auckland about a month.

Commissioner W. T. Richards, head of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, will tit tend the International Congress of the Army, which is to ue held in London in June. Accompanied •by Brigadiers Gist and Carmichael, he will travel to England by the Vancouver route. Other delegates from New Zealand will join the Orsova at Sydney in April, and will proceed to London by the Suez route.

Mr. Charles Manuel, for many years chairman of the Piako County Council, died suddenly at his residence, near Matumahoe, near Morrinsville, on Saturday. He came to New Zealand when a young man, and for many years was engaged in mining at Tapu, Thames, and Wtiiorongomai. More recently he was engaged in farming in the Piako County. He took a keen interest in the welfare of the district.

Messrs. David M. Parry, of Indianapolis, John Kirby, jr., of Dayton, Ohio, and Albert A. Snowden, of New York, who constitute the American Trade Commission of the National Association of Manufacturers of the United States, arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Riverina. They are staying at Cargen, and will remain in Auckland for about a week. Mrs. Kirby accompanies the party, which is making a tour of the world for the encouragement of American trade, on behalf of the Association.

The Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, Minister for Customs and Marine, arrived in Hamilton yorterday morning from Wellington. Today he will perform the ceremony of setting in operation the new electric lighting plant at Frankton, and on Wednesday he will open a new post office at Tuakau. Returning to Wellington by Wednesday evening's express train, the Minister will leave again on Saturday,. accompanied by Mr. R. W. Holmes, chief engineer of the Public Works Department, to make a personal inspection of the Aohanga and Akitio Harbour works. Before returning to Wellington Mr. Fisher will deliver political addresses at Masterton, on March 25. and at Foxton, on March 30. On the foot day of the month the Minister will travel to Te Awamutu to represent the Government at the unveiling of the monument, which is being erected to celebrate the battle of Orakau.