PERSONALIA.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6367, 15 November 1907, Page 5

PERSONALIA.

Mr and Mrs Jarmfi Dykes left for the jonth lust oveuiuß.

Tho I lon. Kir William Rus-bII is at present on a vint to Wellington.

Tim iter. James MonlTies, of Uunodiu, luavcax Wolliiißloii 10-day, eu route to Sydney, on a holiday visit. Mr T. .1, liourke, of Kilbiraie, who Ims hero visitiiij; I'hiropc, returned to Wellington yesterday. Mr .1 Wilson, tho first explorer of the ■Tannina Caves, New South Wales, died lit Sydney last week. Archbishop Redwood was a passenf.eer l,y the l'en;;uin, which arrived Irom NolE<m and Rietoa las;t niv,ht. Mr liohert Ampis. New Zealand inauB"er for Messrs Thomas .Cook and Son, leaves Wellington for Sydney 10-day, Mr and Mrs Martin Kennedy and the Mioses Kenmdy will return from their visit to Urn Old World im:U week. Mr ami Mrs .1. 'W. Bridge, of Wellington, returned by tho Warn moo yesterday from a visit to knflland and Europe.

Dr Skurman. of Marlon, and Messrs MuKTiiglit and I-ana, of I'almerston. arrived in tile eity by last night's express. Mr Richmond H. Turlou, who. was recently appointed a. Magnsfrale in place of Major ,laek-ou Keddoll. has also been appointed a warden. Mr and Mrs J. W. Bridge, of Wcllington, returned to their home yesterday, after an extended tour of Urcat Britain uml the Continent.

Mrs M. Delaford Grissell, of London, leaves Wellington to-day, eu route lor petunia. Him purposes spending some Lime in New Zealand.

Mr W. Wnnglus ranipbell, of Moree. Mow South Wales, intends paying a visit to Jiotonm. v.-fiero lie will miderUko course of baths.

Mi- O. 11. M. Tain, managing director in Australia of < huW» Au-truliau tompuny, Ltd., wji.-i u passengar for Christchurch by lust night's steamer.

Major-Gen oral Sir A. Dorward loft Wellington. eu route to Hotorim vesturday. 11c* will visit all tlio best-known trout si reams iu tin- Auckland district-. Mr r \V. 0. Carruthors ha a been appointed hcgi-trn,r of Mirths. Deaths, and Marriage* at; Birmingham and Ida Lose Ihinsoy at Kaponga. Mr Andrew McKenzio has been appointed an inspector of machinery. surveyor of ships, and examiner of eugiuedrivors and engineers.

Dr C. 11. I luberich, assistant professor of law in fad and Stanford University, is paying a visit to Australia to .study il> reeent political and economical developments.

Mr James Clark, of tho Land Transfer Department, who has been on a holiday visit to Croat Britain, was a passenger by tho Warrimoo from Sydney yesterday.

Mr ErTK«t P. Fowler, of Masterton, and Mr Ju tin F. IX. McCarthy, of Wellington, have been appointed district valuers under tho Valuation of Land Act,

Mr Eugene McArdlc, foil of Mr Owen MoArdle, who went with his parents on a trip to America, remained at Philadelphia, iu order to complete his education as a dental surgeon.

Messrs F. 11. Williams and T. Parker, of Napier, who have boon on an extended visit to tho Old Country, arrived from Sydney by tho Warrimoo, and leave for tho north by this morning's mail train. Mr and Mrs Owon McArdle, of Wellington, returned by tho Warrimoo yesterday, after a visit of eight months to Britain, Europe, tho United States, and Canada. A visit was paid to Home, and a good deal of tho eight months of absence was spent on the Continent, Air Atkin/son AlcDowoll, who has been Collector of Customs at Invercargill for fix yeans, retires on a pension a© from April, with the usual three months' leave prior to that date. A Pnjjs Association telegram states that Air McDowell has lied forty-fora* years' service in the department, serving at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Lyttelton, and Groymouth. Ho Intends to settle in Canterbury. Air Hugh Craig, head of tho wellknown coaching firm of Craig and Co., died at Lawrence yesterday morning. A Press Association message from Dunedin , states that the deceased had been ailing for some time from affection of tho heart. Ho was -widely known as a ‘'whip," and at one time was a prominent figure in sporting circles, being the owner of Buroolydon. Jane Eyre, and other racehorses. He was fifty-seven yearn of age. A£r Allan. McLean, once a well-known South Island innholder, died at Christchurch on Wednesday. Air McLean and his brother John held extensive pastoral Ulteroi-ts in Canterbury and Otago. Tho Waikakahei estate, in the Waltaki district, purchased bv the Government some years ago for closer settlement, was owned by Air Allan McLean. After selling Waikakahoi, Mr McLean erected a largo house at Christchurch, and had since lived in retirement. Mr McLean, was a man of considerable wealth. Ho never married. Air D. Johnston, Collector of Customs In Wellington, who joined tho Customs Department forty-seven years ago. will retire Prom the Government service at the end of the year. As a clerk ho was stationed at Greymouth, Collingwood, and Auckland, receiving promotion before going to the latter city. After serving as Collector of Customs at Thames, ho was promoted.to a similar position nt Gisborne, where lie remained for eighteen and a half years. lie subsequently went to Invercargill for his department, and six years ago succeeded Mr J. MoKellar in the position he now occupies.

Advice was received from Gisborne that the Wry at the inquest on the, body of Mr DojIU O’Sullivan, which was found in the scrub a. mile from the town, came to the conchisuiu that death was duo to natural causes. Mr O'Sullivan was well known from ore end of Now Zealand to tho other, 'TJotli as a contributor to the press and as a eucccttsful and popular life insurance canvasses. Ho was for twenty-two years with tho A.M.P. Society, and then joined the Government Life Insurance Department, for which he was acting at tho time of his? death. He had distinct literary ability, and contributed largely to tho press of the Dominion under tho name of "Dunboy.” Almost his last work of this k’ind was a reply in one of the Gisborne papers to the remarks made by the Chief Justice about child slavery in Taranaki, Ho was passionately fond of scenery, and wtv? the means of securing tho reservation of several patches of land in Taranaki for this purpose. The deceased, who was bom at Kichmcnd, Nelson, in 1840, leaves a widow and family of three sons and five daughters. Two of tho sons, Messrs Trank and James O'Sullivan, are in business in Wellington as O'Sullivan and Co. The third ie Mr Leo O'Sullivan. One of the daughters is teaching at and tho others are living with their mother at Salisbury terrace, Wellington.