PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 66, 11 December 1907, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister for Education, is expected to return to Wellington from Auckland at tho end of tho week. The Secretary for Labour (Mr. E. Tregear) is spending a few day 3 at the Marlborough Sounds. : Mr- T. W. Kirk (Government Biologist) is expected to arrivo back to-night from his visit to Auckland. / ; , 7 Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, and Dr. Pomare, Health Officer to the Maoris, left yesterday on a visit to the East Coast Native settlements. • ... 4 'Mr. Frank Thornton,: the *well-lmown comedian,'who is to tour New Zealand next year, arrived in Melbourne on December 2. : i . Mr.'Charles Ranson, general manager, and Mr." George GoW, 'superintending engineer, for the Northern Steamship Company, are visitors to Wellington. ; ■ .. The Hon.. James .M'Gowan will leave, for; •'Auckland, early next |wcek..;. He will visit' the Thames and othor portions of tho Auckland provpee on Departmental business. Tho Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr.- T. H. Hamer)' and Mr. W. ,C. Gasquoine (manager of State Coal Mines) have roturned from a visit jto" Wanganui, made on departmental business. . ■ ' Mr.'J. E. Thomson, who has acted as Engineer to the Karori Borough since May last, leaves" next week for Hamilton, whero he intends to" commence the practice of his. profession."- " . . : - Chief Detective Herbert, of Dunedin, is oxpected to arrive from tho South this morning to give evidence in a charge of forgery which' is to be hoard "at the Magistrate's Court to-day. . ' ■ Mr, W. A. Hawkins, Deputy Registrar'of the Supreme Court and Clerk of Awards, who has. been appointed Registrar at Christchurch, leaves on December 20 to take up his new duties. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Crewe, of Pahiatua, have booked their passages in the Rimutaka, which is to sail from Wellington for Eng- ' land on April 9. Mr. and Mrs. Crowo expect ,to be away from New Zealand for about six months. ' v Mr. and Mrs. W. Wakoman, of Pahiatua, , who hpve been to Great Britain on a nine months!' tour, are expected to arrive back in Wellington to-day. Mr. Wakoman formed one of the New Zealand bowling team which was recently playing in England. Mr. W. H. Judkins, editor of tho "Aus- • tralian Review of Reviews," is spending a short holiday in Now Zealand for tho benefit of his health. Ho has been to Rotorua, and • is expected to arrivo in Wellington to-day or to-morrow. He leaves for Sydney on Friday. • Mr. A. H. Holmes, clork of tho Magis- ■ trate's Court," left for tho Wairarapa, Hawko's Bay, and Auckland yesterday on a visit of inspection to the various Courts in the districts mentioned. Mr. Holmes will be absent ; from Wellington for about three Weeks. Mr. J. A. Carrad is acting Clerk of the Court'in the meantimo.