PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1739, 28 June 1905, Page 52

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr Joseph Dawson has been reap* pointed a member of the Wellington Land Board.

Air James Gillespie has been appointed Deputy-Registrar of Births and Deaths for the Hutt.

Air J. K. Goudy, manager for Dalgety and Go. at Napier, leaves next month on a holiday trip to England. On the 10th inst. Captain Dumaresq, of Launceston, celebrated his one hundred and third birthday. He is a colonist of eighty years’ standing. Mr Stephen John Smart, of Wellington, has been appointed an officer under the Fisheries Conservation Act, and a ranger under tho Animals’ Protection Act.

Tho appointment of the Hon W. P. Reeves to he High Commissioner for New Zealand in th© United Kingdom is gazetted. The appointment dates from June 14th.

Out of one hundred and thirty-four applicants, Air W. L. Hunter, formerly the proprietor of a licensed house at V> aihi, has been appointed manager of the Gwalia State Hotel, West Australia. Mr Alfred B.ayly, formerly a crack exponent of Rugby football in Taranaki, and a New Zealand representative player, intends taking a trip to England to watch the progress of the New Zealand team.

A Press Association telegram from Christchurch announces the death of Mvs Garrard, wife of Air T. Garrard, secretary of the Musical Union, of which society Airs Garrard had been a "ronnuent member for the past twenty years.

A Loudon cablegram states that the Right Hon. W. C. Gully, who recent y resigned the Speakership of the House of Commons, has been granted a pension of £4009, to enable him to support a peerage..

A message from Sydney states that Sir Harry Rawson, Governor of New South Wales, who is on his way to England on account of the illness of Lady Rawson, has cabled from Colombo that his wife is much better.

Mr J. Peelers ©n, one of the Government dairy instructors, who arrived in tho colony from Denmark about two years ago, is leaving the Government service in September. Air Pedersen intends proceeding to the Argentine*.

Air John Pro use, the baritone vocalist, Mrs Preuse, and those members of the family who have been visiting London, have altered their return arrangements, and are now coming to New Zealand by way of America. They are due to arrive in Auckland by the Sierra early in August.

Air Henry Trumble, who (as reported in last week’s cable news) was murdered and mutilated at New Hebrides, was a brother of Aliss Trumtle, of Westport, as well as of the well-known cricketer. Deceased was forty-one years old. For twenty years be bad been managing a sugar plantation at Hamilton, near Cairns, Queensland. He was probably at New Hebrides on business.

Although Paderewski is undoubtedly in a very serious condition, there does not now (says a London paper of recentdate) seem to be any fear that be will not appear again after a prolonged rest, the alarmist reports which were current early in the week to the effect that he would never play again being, happily, exaggerated. The present tour, which has had to be cut short in the States, is the fifth which Paderewski has made in that country—from one of which his takings are rumoured to have been over £30,000.

Colonel Porter, C. 8., has been appointed to the Native Land Court branch of the Justice Department as President of the Past Coast district under the Native Lands Administration Act, and has resigned his position as Under-Secretary for Defence. For many years Colonel Porter’s name has been associated with the Past Coast (Taira whiti) district as Officer Commanding in his military capacity; also, as Native and Land Purchase Commissioner, ho is thoroughly experienced and fully conversant with Native Land Court laws and native land tennie. Colonel Porter is an export in the Maori language. Ho still remains upon tlio activ<> military of tlio Zealand forces, and is the senior colonial officer.

\ marriage was solemnised at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Palmerston North, on the 20th inst., when Miss Lisa West, third daughter of Mr L. G. West., Palmerston North, was joined in the bonds of matrimony to Mr James Muir, of Wellington (late of Nilbarchan, Scotland). The Rev Isaac Jolly officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in tailor-made frock of creme cloth, with a creme picture hat. She was attended as bridesmaid by Miss Yetta West, who wore a brown frock, and brown, hat to match. Mr Alexander Muir, brotlie: of the br’degroom, acted as best man. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Wedding March was played by Mr Sidford, organist of St. Andrew’s Church.