PEESONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 10, 7 October 1907, Page 4

PEESONAL ITEMS.

. Lady Plunkot,. who is an honorary Colonel of tho North Canterbury Mounted Rifles, is to leave for Christchurch to-morrow evening, for tho purposo of inspecting her company, tier Excellency is to spend a day in Christ-' church, will leavo ior Culverden on October 10, make her inspection on the 11th, and return to Christchurch that day, leaving for Wellington on the Saturday evening. Lady Plunket will be accompanied by Captain Lyon, "A.D.C., and the Hon. Kathleen Plunket. His Excellency the Governor's only public engagements this week will bo to open. tho 'Wellington Art Society's show, and tho rowing season on Saturday afternoon. On Monday, ' October 14, •Lord Plunket will lay the foundation stone of the Women Students' Hostel in Woolcombo Street, and* the sameevening he will attend tho Wellington Choral Society's performance of' Gounod's " The .Redemption" at the 'l'own Hall. "Lady -Plunket is to officiate at tho opening of the Young Women's Christian Association's bazaar on Wednesday, October 16, on which day tho Govornor will lay the foundstion stono of the now Anglican Mis- • sion Church in Street. On October 17 and 19 Lord and Lady Plunkot and a party will attend the Wellington Racing Club's spring meeting at Trentham, and on October 21 His Excellency will preside at the annual meeting; of tho New Zealand , Society , for the Protection of Women i and Children. ' A; Press Association 'message, fron| ! Timaru states that Major Bamfieldj who was for twenty-two years secretary of tho South Canterbury Education! Board, but retired two years ago on}; superannuation, died on Friday night. > Deceased was a native of Falmouth, and was educated for tho Army, in 1857 he servod with tho 72nd Highlanders in India under General Roberts, taking part in tho capture of Kotahyt' and in numorous other battles, and putting in twonty-threo years' activo ser-' vico. He camo toiN.ew Zealand in 1875, first going into business in Christchurch, and then going to Timaru as secretary to the Education and High . School Boards.

Mr. William Douglas, for many years ; connectcd with the Inspection of . Machinery Department at Auckland, has been promoted to take charge of Auckland South .District, and will re•side. at Hamilton. This covers a largo area, aiid includes tho inspection of machinery and shipping machinery m the country south of thft Waikato River, tho lakes Rotorua and Taupo, and at the ports of Raglan and Kawhia. Mr. Suisted, of Wellington, is Mr. Douglas's successor at Auckland. Since his appointment in 1903, Mr. Suisted has been attached to the Wellington office of the Department. A Press Association cablegram received from Sydney last night states' that Madame Clara Butt scored, a great triumph at the Sydney Town Hall. Tho l.iilding was crowded, and her singing aroused tho enthusiasm, of the audionco to a high , pitch. Madame Butt has sailed in the Manuka, which is due to arrive in Wellington on Wednesday next. Commander Sinclair, R.N., who came out to continue the survey of tho coast of Now Zealand commenced by 11.M.5. Penguin, returns to Eng-, land at llio end of tho month. Mrs. H. D. Bell has booked to leave for London by tho R.M.S. China, sail iug from Sydney via Suez on November 9. A Dunodin Press Association telegram states thijt Messrs. Flamant, Hilgendorf, Jeffery, M'Donald, and Marshall have been appointed to represent the Otago Institute at tho annual meeting of tho New Zealand Educational Institute at Auckland in January. Mr.' James Doyle, Chief Municipal Inspector, who recently suffered a severe bereavement in tho death of his son (who was accidentally killed in Auckland), has been granted leavo of absonco by the City Council. Ho left for Sydney by the lVimraera on Friday. Mr. Gordon Staples, third officer of the Ttirakina, is a son of Captain Gordon Staples, R.N.,' tho celebrated writer of boys' books.