PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7300, 2 December 1910, Page 4

PERSONALIA

Archbishop Redwood returned to VY > lington from Nelson last evening by the Pateena.

Mr C. A. Ewen has been appointed a member of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute, vice Hr J. W. Joynt (now in London).

Mr F, Reyling, secretary of the Wellington Trades and Labour Council, who has been indisposed, has sufficiently recovered to resume his duties. < The Hon, Dr Findlay, Minister of Justice, has consented to distribute the prizes to the pupils of the Auckland Grammar School on December 15th. A Press Association cable message received from London last .evening announced the death of Lord Oburston, formerly of the Scots Guards; aged sixtyfour.

The colonial auxiliary forces officers decoration has been awarded -o Honorary Lieutenant' S. S. Goorgo, Dunedin Garrison Band, ..with twenty years’ service.

After spending a few days in the Wellington district, Mr Peter Bowling proceeds to Westland. His first address in this city will ho given at His Majesty's Theatre on Sunday evening. On Monday ho will speak at Masterton. The 'Minister of Railways has arranged- to visit Cromwell soon after the session is finished, his principal object being to look into the question of irrigation—as to the best means of getting water on to the Cromwell Flat and the terraces above the flat. :

... At a conversazione tendered to the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Allen Taylor) and his wife, on Wednesday, says a Press Association cable message, the Governor (Lord Chelmsford), on behalf of the citizens, presented him with a gold and silver scroll.

Bishop Wall’s has appointed the Rev. S. Stephens, L. Th., of the Australian College of Theology, to take temporary charge of All Saints’ parish, PalmerstonNorth. Mr Stephens was (sayp our correspondent) ordained deacon by the: Archbishop of Brisbane for the diocese of Rockhampton, and priest by the late bishop of that diocese, whose successor has written warmly of Mr Stephens’ character and-work..' - Visitors to the Tourist Bureau recently included Mr Thomas Waghorn, Tunbridge Wells; Mr E. Meggitt, Manchester; Mrs Arthur F. Walter, Bear Wood, England (who leaves Wellington to-day for the Hot Lakes district, via Wanganui river); Mr Allan F. Cameron, Mayor of Mudgee, New South Wales (who has gone on to' Rotorua); Mr Franklin R. Adams, Texas, U.S.A.; Mr Francis L. Walker, Brisbane.

The "Hastings Standard” of Wednesday says; “Mr David AVhyte telegraphed from Feilding last night stating that a petition, largely signed by town and country miideuts in the Hawke’s . Bay province, has been presented to Mr Robert MeNab, asking him to be a candidate for the Hawke’s Bay electorate at the next election. Mr McNab replied that he will be glad, to meet the committee which has interested .itself in the matter, and he will visit'Hastings-with that object at the' endpLVnext. week.’’ At last night’s meeting of the Trades and Labour Council information was received from the Sydney Trades Council to the effect.that; Ml- John Hodge, Labour M.P., for' the Gorlou Division of South-east -Lancashire, and .one of, the oldest taeriibers of the Labour party ,in the House of Commons, will arrive >in Wellington';-;oh,‘Wednesday next. The council -was asked to extend fraternal greetings to the visitor, and it was' unanimously decided to arrange for his entertainment during his. stay here. Councils in.other centres are tq be notified of Mr Hodge’s projected visit. The president stated: that if possible arrangements would. be, made . for Hr Hodge to address a public meeting in : Wellington on the political situation in England. The district of Hyde is much the poorer by the removal through death of. Mrs .Charles McLean, of Riverside. Mrs McLean was. a very superior woman and a member of a well-known old North of Ireland .family—the Stevensons.: With her husband, the late. Hr Charles McLean (a brother of Mr W. McLean; of Wellington), she came to Hyde about 1872, apd settled on the first block, of. land opened up in that district under Mr Donald Reid’s Deferred Payment -Act (says: the “Otago, Daily Times.’’) She had , resided there ever since, making a large circle . of friends) by whom she was held in the very highest esteem. She leaves behind her one son—Mr John McLean, of Riverside Farm—and a brother —Mr Simon Stevenson, of Victoria Bridge. Mr G. H. Dixon, who has been closely identified;,with the control of Rugby football in’;Now_. Zealand, arid who has occupied, (he position of secretary of the Northern Bowling Association for some time past, is- shortly to take up his 'residence in Auckland on account of business. Mr Dixon was manager of the famous “All Black” amateur .football team' which toured the Old Country so successfully (,'1.1905, and .for several years past ha's Occupied the ' responsible., position of chairman, of .the management committee of the New., Zealand-Rugby Union, in which . capacity ho rendered valuable service. His departure will necessitate a retirement from that position, which will be a distinct loss, while his, energetic and enthusiastic work, in bowling circles will bo greatly missed. Mr Dixon is to be the recipient on Tuesday next: of a presentation from the past and present members of the New Zealand Rugby Union as a memento of his connection with that body, also in recognition of his work in the fostering of amateur football in the Dominion.