PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 38, 8 November 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, and Drs. Fronglcy and Pomarc, of the fltalth Department, who have been on an official visit to Otaki, returned to town last night.

Mr. George Henry Wood has been appointed an Inspector of Factories. , ■

Mr. 0. H. M; Pain, managing director of Clmhb's Australian Company, .Ltd., arrived on Wednesday by the Maheno.' j. .' Mr.' C. A. Ewen, general manager of the Commercial Union Assurance Company, is to leave Wellington next, week on a tour of the Company's agencies within the Dominion. Mr. Richmond Turton, LL.B., lias been appointed a Stipendiary Magistrate and Chairman of the Licensing Committees for Waitaki and .Waikouaiti. Major-General Sir Arthur. Dorwood,:Gcno*al Administrative Officer in South Africa, arrived from the- south yesterday by the Manuka. Ho will do some ,trout fishing in the north. I The Hon. G. Jones, M.L.C., left for the South last night. Ho docs not oxpe'ct to return to his placo in the Legislative, Council this session. '' ' ■ Major' C. L. Robertson, of the, Indian Army, and Mrs. Robertson are visitors to Wellington. After a couplo of months' fishing and sight-seeing they-are to leave, for England via Amorica. Mr. J...W. Poynton, Public Trustee,'left on a visit to Christchurch • yesterday. He expects to return early next woek..'; 'Meanwhile Mr. A. A. K. Duncan, Deputy Tublio 'Trustee and Chief Clerk, .is carrying out his duties., Mr. Audrow fllack, the famous Scottish-, baritono, now enjoying a holiday 'in the north, has boon ■ engaged to appear, with Madamo Melba in tho four concerts sho is to ! givo in Melbourne. Mr. Black loaves Auckland for Sydney on Monday next. , : ; Messrs. A. C. Pcarco (Mayor of Karori), J. P. Luke (City Councillor), E.'Ji%ibbons (solicitor), and Di\ Newman are' montioned as probablo candidates for tho? new Wellington suburban seat in-, tho House of Representatives. Rumour says that Mr. J. P. Luko will bo tho Government nominee.' The members of the Management Committeo of the Wellington ,Rugby Union made a presentation to Mr. James Smith last night on tho cvo of his departure for \Vavo'rley. The presentation was made by, Mr. S. S. Brown, chairman, who remarked on tho amount of work Mr. Smith had dono on bohalf of tho game. '