PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11492, 27 January 1903, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

M»i<ir-General Babington leh Wellin.gtoo te tie Soatli yesterday evening. He "tt •peiid turee weeks inspecting the de*°Me forces of Otago. The Hon. C. C. Bowen, Dr. Gibson, Mr w L. i£acessey (Duneddn), aad Mr Wright passengers by the express from the wwA last evening. Mr J. Piwuick, Bates. Mr W. C Keraot, Dr. Drew (Timani). Mr (I. Bean- *«*» Mr A. Xopenaire, Mr ;uid M'i-s A. A. McMaster, Toki-rahi. Mr GUkinson, Mr I A. Taylor, Mr T G. Russell. Mr T. W. and Mr F. Wilding went South By the express yesterday- m'»:ning. '■.Mr J. Biekerum Fivher. Mr (i. B. Kit- *». and Mr H. A. Bruce n timied from WeHiagton on Sunday ;;fu-r atU-ndii!g the Accliniatkatk'n Si^-ietit^ - Conference.

The following were, jwtwengers to Hanmw JWterd&y : — Mr and IL-s K. T. Koadi. Mr •aaMw XV. Bell, uil of Clirmtchurch. j/Beoent visitors at fhe local agency of the Department were: —'Mr H. Lord IJWoria), Mr A. B. Brovni (Warmambool), -J* Solomon Merrett (Wurrntuabool), Jir *«S. Andrewe iXelsonJ, Mr J. ileK&mon

phaagare.). Mr Hy. Weaver fWSaagarei). lir A J. H. Saw (Perth, \\ m AusMr A. A. Hintz (Dunedin), Mr K. W. Hankinson (Riverton). Miss \V M. Langridjre (London), Mr F. Xcve (Wertp«)rt), Mr M. Fraer (Dunedin), Mr A R. Davey (Wiridlesliam, Mr J ,\. Wargood (Sydney). Mr John Hodges («vdr.ey). Dr. W. ]}. WaJ;-h (Melbourne), and Misses «. and C. Rice (Melbourne). Mr R. Pamper. Mr H. Waikley. Mr A F. ltattray, aid M,r A. KniL-ht went North yesterday.

_ Mirts Meredith, m'.-U-e--* of the- Ftildiii.' Schottl our corre.--p(»nd.-i;t), has rvsitriifd ilk-i , j-ovj*L»n in <>:••;'( rto jirofiN-d to ;, ( sMidy medicine. She will be acc-niimnif.,! r,y ht-r sister, who goes to proMe-cute (iiiniiar >Mi dies. Mijm L'm'se Ci'ouclser. f!:.> piom-sin •' v<niu- vi-dini.-.t ~f X,-l,oii. l-A: Vtst-rday Sydney. <n route to' Ei;rope. wbfre Mk- ■«■;;? <-f,Tnplvte lut imisical yludien. Our Weii'.i2); r t(jn conesjwrtidont t. ap':is that- J.ifiit«.iiai::-C'il(.nel f»w> ?i, of tiV \ew Zealand Dtf'iKt- Funv. ha; 1.t,-n ].Lc-d i,u the ifiired list ~ft!,,. Ij tu i>h Army, at hid. own minus*., wilii the nu;k (,f Major. y>lr J. T. AT. Hornsby, ex-m.-niiit-r f...r A\aifsnap:i. who has been ill with interna! inihinmaiiuii. is iv-cowririir.

■Mr Van director of thf Deaf ;u:d I) is .lib lirM-itu'-iou a , . Suniucr. is iiv W\l(,n i.innei'-ed witii lue KJilcatiod Dei.iirtuiviit.

Mr Junius t IK- late general Mi.nnajf.rr of th« Kai:k"i..f Xew Zcabr.-I, is in town. He has tukm h: s ])a»sjgt- Home on the Ruapvhu, and leave.s htie on Thuiwd:iv next.

_ The. Tmvn Cltik <A WV-jiston (Mr W. V. Sidd.ill) lixs bt*n gitmted a week's leave of absence.

Mr (I. 0. Stead is expected to return from Wfllington to-duv.

A pit-asam, gathering took place at the I.adkV Club kt.«t. night", wlx-n a number of the empVoyees of W. Strange and Co. met to bid farewell to Mr W. M. Strathearn. one of the London buyers of the finii, who is at present on a visit here. Tlie chair was occupied by Mr J. A. Clarke. After the loyal toast h,-i.:l b«n honoured the followin- v,-eie irspondfd to:—"The Firm and its Industrie?." rospr>iKl-,-d to by Mr J. A-t'-aike; -Our (iiK-st," rtypoiided to by Mr .Sr.ra.Mieji.m: -The L,ulie«." responded to by Mr Dreiiuan. and "The Press." Some ,x----it's.' tit Konk'-! mid jeduuion* were given during the evening by Messrs McCullocli, Brice Ashman, M«er.x. and Nicholls. ... Mr A - , W - *ewtr,n. of 'Maryborough, •Jueens.and. lias been appointed* engineer and inspector to the Hutt County Council