PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14889, 31 January 1914, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS.

» The Hon. J. Allen has received word that Earl Grey will arrive in New Zealand towards tho end of February, and is now on his way to Australia. The visit is being taken purely for recuperative purposes. Earl Grey was Administrator of Rhodesia in tho 'nineties, and subsequently GovernorGeneral of Canada for seven years. ' The Rev. Mr Walstein left for Wellington by the Maori last night. Dr. Monro left last night for Wellington. Mr Garner Ward, chief of staff of the "Sydney Daily Telegraph," is on a holiday visit to Wellington. Messre D. H. Guthrie. H. G. Ell, and T. Parata, M.P.'s, left for Wellington last night. Mr A. Wheeler, auditor for the Union Company, arrived from Wellington yesterday morning. Mr John Fuller, sen., arrived from Wellington yesterday moruinc. and went on to Dunedin.;

Mr and Mrs E. H. Frankish, of Wanganui, are spending a few days, m Christchurch before returning home. Messrs J. D. Hall. C. J. Rcakes, and J. H. C. Bond were amon_ tho departures for Wellington by last night s ferry steamer. The "North Otago Times" states •that it understands that Mr George Livingstone will bo a candidate for the Waitaki seat at tho general electionThe Rev. H. B. Hughes, who has been appointed to the charge of tne Ashburton Baptist Church, was married on Wednesday to Miss Ruby kascelles. only daughter of Mr and AUs M. W. P. Lascellcs, of Hastings. Mr Cecil Malthus. M.A...who has been spending a few days in _J™™ with relatives, passed through. Christchnrch vesterclay, on his way to Is elson College, where ho is to take up a position on tho ioarhmg staff. Mr Roland Foster, who accompanied Madame Clara Butt and Mr Kennerley Rumford as personal manager of their colonial tour, has been invited to act as judge of tho vocal sections at the next Dunedin competitions. Mr Foster is settling in Sydney as a teacher of singing. Sir Joshua Williams has altered the arrangements for his departure from Dunedin. He intends to leave witb his wife and ono daughter by the Ulimaroa, which sails for Sydney on Wednesday of next week. Other members of the family aro to take passago for England by a later vessel. Colonel H. O. Knox will relinquish the office of Quartermaster-General of the Dominion Defence Forces to-day, and will leave for England towards the end of February. On his return Home he intends to resign from.the Service. His duties as Quarter-master-General will be taken over by Colonel A. W. Robin. Mr J. J. Tame, one of the original settlers at Wellington of tho New Zealand Company, attained his niuetyseventh birthday on Thursday. Seventyfour years' adult residenco in New Zealand still finds him wonderfully well (says the "Post"). Mr Tame is at present living at tho North Shore, Auckland. A cable message received in Sydney from Mr W. S. Percy, now in America, by one of his friends, Mr Paul, announces that he has beon engaged as principal comedian under the Henry Savage management. Mr Percy, for many years one of tho most popular artists of the J. C. Williamson companies, left for a trip to America and England towards tho end of last year. Mr E C. Stratton, conductor of the Royal Artillery Band, was presented this week by Mr Rigg, on behalf of the Natives of Kihikibi, with a valuable greenstone pendant as a souvenir of the Natives' recognition of the pleasure which listening to tho band's fine music has afforded them. The pendant, which is stated to be over 300 years old, has long been a treasured possession of the hapu. Tho Bishop of Christchurch has appointed the Rev. H. O. Townsend Hanby. at present assistant to the Rev. E. J. McFarland at St. Barnabas's, Mount Eden (Auckland), vicar of the parochial district of Fairlie. Tlio Rev. Mr Hanby, who is a son of the late Mr 0. W. Hanby, who was for many years editor of tho "Nelson Even-. ing Mail," was for some time orf the literary staff of the Auckland "Star" before he took Orders. Arrivals in town include: —Messis T N. Redmond (Oamaru), E. Borndtson (Dunedin), C. A. Piper (Wellington), B. Hector (Wellington), A. R. 3> Watson (Sydney), C. Iy. Furst (Sydney), P. MoF. Woodhill (Sydney), G. B Lauder (Melbourne), F. B. Winston*' (Auckland),' L. A. Stonard (London), J. G. Gilfillan (Auckland), E. H. Frankish (Wanganui, T. McLean (Wellington), and Dr. R. B. Ludy iPhiladelphia). At the Ashburton Courtho*33e yesterday afternoon, members of tho legal profession, tho local Court and police staffs, and Press representatives, met to say farewell to Mr J. Fitzgerald, who has been Clerk of the Court n„ Ashburton for tho last six years, and is to leave to-day to take up a similar position in Nelson. The oldest member of the BarJMr E. G. Crisp) presided, and, on behalf of the subscribers, presented Mr Fitzgerald with a smoker's outfit, as a tangible evidence of' the esteem in which he is held.