PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7319, 24 December 1910, Page 5

PERSONALIA

Tha Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) leaves Rotorua to-day for Auckland. The Hon. D. EutHo (Minister of Internal Affairs) loft Wellington last night for Rangiora. He will return on Wednesday.

A Timaru Press Association telegram Toports tho death of Mrs J. S. Eutherioid, wife of tho well-known station owner at Albnry.

Admiral Sir \Villiam Kennedy, who is on his first visit to Now Zealand, left Auckland for Tanpo on 'Thursday. Ho purposes sr>ending two or three months In the Dominion.

Tho Otago Education Board’s staff, through the, chief inspector (Mr oh “ eon), presented ex-Inspoctor Goyen, who has just retired, with a suit case and a sovereign case.

Mr M. Priestley, headmaster of tto Model School, Auckland, is staying at the Arcadia. Mr Priestley is proceeding to the Educational Conference at Hokitika.

After attending Oxford University, ex-King Manuel proposes to tour Australia, Canada, America, and tho far East to study methods of government, states a Press Association cable message from London.

'Dio Hon. R. McKenzie. Minister of Public Works, leaves Nelson on Monday for Motnoka. He will then visit Takaka and Collingwood, returning to Nelson about January 3rd or 4th, w-hen he will remain, a few days and return to Wellington.

Tho Rev. J. G. S. Bartlett, Oamarn, liaa forwarded to tho Bishop of the <Uooeso his resignation as incumbent of fat. Luke’s Church, the resignation to take effect from March Ist. Ho has accepted the position of incumbent of tho Anglican church at Wadestown, Wellington. News has been- received in Wellington that Dr. W. A. Chappie was re-elected M.P. for Stirlingshire. Scotland, in the Liberal interest, defeating Mr H. fa. Horne (Unionist) by 9183 votes, to CBLAt tho January election the voting was: Chappie 10,1212, Horne fill?. Tho Rev. A. Here, 8.A., Hokitika, ban received intimation from Bishop Julius that tho offer of tho cure of Kumara has been accepted by tho Rev. S. Stephens, mow in temporary charge of Palmenston North, and late vicar of Havelock. He will take charge in Fobruary.

A Press Association cable message from ■ Ottawa states that Karl Grey, alter relinqdishing the Governor-Generalship of Canada next year, when the Duke of Connaught takes up the appointment, wall travel to tho Yukon district, via the .Mackenzie River, returning by way of Dawson City to Vancouver.

Mr John Hodge, the British Labour M P. who is visiting New Zealand, left Wellington yesterday for Rotorua, where he will spend the Christmas and New Yoar holidays He intends paying a return visit to Wellington, and will/ probably give a public address on Labour politics.

To-day all the members of the Minisl i v are out of town. The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward), Hon. J. A. Millar and Hon. Dr. Findlay are at Rotorua, the Uou. Jas. Carroll at Palmerston North, Hon, R. McKenzie at Nelson, Hon. 1. Mackenzie at Dunedin. Hon. D. Buddo at Christchurch, and Hon. A. T. Ngata nt Port Awanui.

Yesterday afternoon Mr Percy Easson. of Eosson, Ltd.. Kilbirnie, was presented, with a handsome pair of binoculars by the employees of the firm on the eve ot his departure on a tcmr of Australia, Canada and United States. The presen- ' ration was made by the foreman, Mr VV. O'Brien. Mr EassOn la going t . away in connection with the firm a timber business. He will bo absent about sis months.

The Hon. J. Qavan Duffy, who, from 1874 up till six or seven years ago, was one of the leading figures in Victorian politics, arrived in Dunedin on Tuesday from Melbourne. During the period mentioned he filled offices in the Government's administration of the affairs of the country, being Attorncy-Goneral, Postmaster-General and Minister of Lauds. Mr Duffy has now retired from active politics. Latterly he has been enjoying but poor health, and has come to New .Zealand with a view to recuperating. He is the guest of the Hon. J. B. Callao, M.L.C.

The death is announced of Mr Patrick Darby, of Auckland, at the age of floventy-eeven years. He was one or Auckland's beet known and most liberal citizens. Being by faith a Roman Catholic he took a keen interest in the affairs .of the church. Mr Darby came to Netv' Zealand in the early sixties, and for a great # number of s’ eai !f l^?2 s proprietor and license© of the Thistle Hotel, Queen street, Auckland, from which he had retired for some time before his death. He had a family of ten children, and among them wore Dr Darby, medical officer Auckland Gaol; Rev. Father Darby, Rector of St. Mary s, Hamilton; Mr B. F. Darby,, chemist. Marton: and Mr P. B. Darby, formerly of Wellington. A daughter of Mr Martin Kennedy, Wellington, was a daugh-ter-in-law of the late Mr Darby.

Among the arrivals by the Mooltan at ’Auckland on Wednesday was Mr Robert Henry Levien, who holds the distinction of being the "Father of the House." in Macquarie street, Sydney—the oldest of the Parliamentary institutions in the South Pacific, and which has earned r out responsible Government functions pinco 1856 (says the "Herald"). Although he is in his gixty-first year, Mr Levien Is as well-knit and active as a man in his "thirties," and he retains the enthusiasms and high spirits which characterised him when he first entered the historic Assembly, as member for • Tamworth. thirty years ago. For several years he has boon the senior sitting member of the Sydney Assembly, and of" the 109 members whio constituted the Parliament elected in 1880. he alone retains a seat, although Sir William Dyne and Mr Bruce Smith. K.C.. are still active politicians in the Federal House of Representatives. In his career, Air Levien has been the contemporary # of over 1000 parliamentarians. including such celebrities as Sir Henry Parkes, Sir John Robertson. William Forster. Williom Berio Dailey, Sir George Dibbs. Sir Edmund Barton, and Sir George Reid. H© has sat in twelve Parliaments, He wishes to examine the working of the intalisator at the racing carnival, in view of probable amendments to tho Gaming Act of New South Wales. Mr Levien will then proceed to Rotorua for a short holiday.

Rocent caMe information from London ennoimcos tho .death of Mr John Aires, i\n old Dxinodin resident. Mr Alves wa.9 chiefly known on ocoonnt of his inventive faculties, which found vont in various directions f«wvya the "Otayo Dailv Times , '‘). TTis inventions were not altv ays attended with snocosw. bat’ he h-«s nevertheless left behind evidences of his genius ns a prod neer of new ideas. An aerinl tramway that wn<? used for many years at the Pcmhill Colltory owed its origin to him. and he at one time patented Bomcthimr in fhe nature of a Ftn oho-ro-nsnm I ne* npnarrtns for locomotives. tV» right to which was acquired bv the BMrian Government nt a rerr ronsidArablo* fiyuro. When Air Aires left Dunedin many years ago he proceeded to Australia, where he thought ent several new ideas Mrs Alves predeceased her husband hv a few week*:, and died at Tnnbridee Wells, where she h»d a very prottv house, the rift of h«r son Duncan. Mr Duncan Alves is the third son of Mr John Alve«, and has made his mark in the commercial world. Tfo is at present manoring director of ih© Auetfalneian Oil Comnany, with headquarters in London, and is one of the promotes of a hi? company in. New Guinea, formed for a variety of objects, one of which is to work rubber. To manage this ho sent Ms ektast

brother, Mr John Alves. A son of Mr John Alves (deceased) is Mr \\ ilham Alves, who is in Western Australia, ami there was one daughter (Mabel), who is married to the eldest son of Sir William Point,, a wealthy railway magnate m the Midlands.