PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8129, 24 May 1912, Page 4

PERSONALIA

Lord Islington left Auckland yester* day morning for Waiwera, where he as to be the guest of, Major Whitney till to-morrow*. Lord and Lady Islington will leave Auckland on the 28th. inet. for Wellington, and hie Excellency will stop at Palmerston North to inspect the milii ary encampment to be held there.' The Eight Hon. James Bryce, British Ambassador at Washington, was a passenger by the Manuka from San Francisco for Papeete. He has booked through to Auckland by . the Talons, due next Thursday. -

Monsieur J. Rigoreau is gazetted Con. sul for France at Auckland. Mr James Eattenbury has been reappointed a member of the Taranaki Land

Sir Robert Baden-Powell left Sydney yesterday for Auckland by the Wimmera. ,

Mr F. W. Furkert is gazetted inspect, ing engineer under the Public Works Department, and Mr A. B. Wright a resident engineer. ♦

Mr J. H. Knowles has been appointed a surveyor of ships and examiner of engineers under the Shipping and Seamen Act.

The Rev. Mr. Burlingame, Methodist minister, was a.passenger for Wellington from San Francisco by the Manuka yesterday. The Rev. Father Dimond was a through passenger ,to Sydney. Mr E. F. Adams,;of the San Francisco "Chronicle,” and a representative of the Sad Francisco Chamber of Commerce, who accompanied the party of American excursionists to Victoria, arrived at Wellington yesterday by the Tahiti from Sydney, en route home.

The following appointments are gazetted:—Mr D. H. Fox, deputy regiatrai of marriages, births and deaths for tha district of Hunierville; ■ Messrs E. E. Elphick and J. H. Primmer, M.E.O.V-S., veterinarians in the Agricultural Department; Mr C. L. Struck, member of tba Egmont Licensing Committee. ' A Press Association cable message from London announces tho death of Commendatore Eduardo Martino, M.V.0., the famous marine painter. Bom in Itgly, deceased went to England in 1873, and had resided there ever since. Aa a young man he served as an officer is tho Italian Navy, and was ordered to take sketches during the Paraquayaa war. His principal works were a sene* of paintings of the Battle of Trafalgar. The funeral of the late Mr T. C. WiU Hams took place on Tuesday, when his remains were interred at the Purewa Cemetery, Auckland. Among those wna attended were Sir Maurice O’Borke, Sir Robert Lockhart, Canon MacMurtay, and Mr C. C. Kettle. S.M. The eemoea at the graveside were conducted by the Rev. Percy Williams, of St. John*® College. The pall-bearers were Messrs Hugh, Guy Gwyne, Alg&r, and Erl Williams (sons of deceased), Vernon Beed; and Q. Burge (sons-in-law). Telegrams of condolence were received by the relatives of deceased from England, and all parts or New Zealand. The interment was a pn> vate one. oopies of a first-class photo l of tha famous fish Pelorus Jack are obtainable from Sharland and Co., Photo Store,, Lambton quay. The picture is realisti* and would be highly interesting to thoao who hare not had an opportunity of seeing the famous pilot fish. *