PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 78, 26 December 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the Premier will bo at Auckland; the Hon. R. WNab is in Wellington; the Hon. J. Carroll at Palmerston North; the Hon. G. Fowlds at Auckland; the Hon. J. M'GoWan at Auckland;-the Hon. Dr. Findlay at llotorua; and the Hori. J. A. Millar at Auckland. - The Premier and Lady Ward and several members of his family left in the Tutanekai for, Auckland on Tuesday morning. Tho. Premier will return on or about December 27, merely touching at Wellington, and going on again South, .oventually reaching Stewart Island, where he will spend a day or two, also landing at the Bluff and attending the Southland annual sports gathering. Major Wykehnm Jones, of Bath, England, is.at present visiting Rotorua. . Mrs. L. Moorby and Mr. A. F. M'lntyre, of Johannesburg,' are visitors to Now Zealand, i • . Mr. A. Hamilton, Curator of tho Dominion Museum, Wellington, left yesterday for Taupo on ,a collecting visit. Mr. John Barr,' formerly of this city, and now of the'literary staff of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph," is visiting Wellington. Mr. A. H. Kimbell, hon..sec. of the Wellington Provincial Lawn Tennis Association, left on a short visit to Christchurch on Tuesday. , ... '..■...' Mr. E. J. Riddiford, of the Lower. Hutt, accompanied by his sons, Messrs. E. and D. Riddiford, returned from a trip to England on Tuesday. '■'~.. "-'•.•, ' '■ Mr. S. S. Brown, chairman of the Wellington Rugby pnion, will,leave for Sydney by thd'Marama on Friday, on business connected with his.firm. . , ■.' Detective Broberg and Constable Skinner, who wero resppnsibla for the capture of Matenga, tho Maori outlaw, arrived back in, Wellington on Tuesday.' :■■-.. ■ Mr. John Duthie,, sen., returned to Wellington by-the Wimmera'oV Tuesday after an extended/tour of tho:.world, including'a visit to Japan and China. ' ...'■' , Lieutenant Herd,, master of tho Wellington Garrison- Band,- has- been elocted.vSole judgo of'tho NorMi'lsland Band Contest to' bo held in New.; Plymouth in February.. ! Miss Loonoro Pulsford," of Wellington, who has boon'studying'yoico production at Melbourne, is returning'.'to' Wellington for a short, holiday, before leaving fortondpn. '.-.. Mr. T. W. Raployv of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance-; Company, left Auckland on Tuesday on a three months' holiday trip* to Canada.' Mrs. 'Rapley is accompanying her husband. . ; f . .'.:. . '.'" ,

The Secretary-for th'o Post and Telegraph Department (Mr.'D. Robertson) is spending his Christmas and New Year holidays in the Morlbcrough Sounds. Ho is not oxpectod to return until about January 4. Tho Rev. J. Gk.'S:- Bartlott, who'has'- boon carrying on tho work of St. Mark's Church during' tho last nine months, has accepted tho vicarship of St. Luke's Church, Oamaru, in succession to tho Rev. Canon Gould, who has been appointed to St.- Paul's^Dunedin. Mr.' S! ; Brown, employors' representative on the Arbitration Court, intends leaving on a'holiday visit to Sydney, Hobart, and Melbourne on January 2. ■ Mr. Brown will be accompanied by Mrs., Brown, and expects to bo! away for'"'s|x or .'eight; weeks.- It is pro- . bablo that he will fetunivia the Islands. , ' Mr. T.'"W-.. Leslie', custodian "at the Town* Hall, was presented with a valuable Bignet ring, bearing a suitable'inscription, by mem- ' bers of tho house staff, last night, as'a token . of thoir appreciation.of.his invariable kindness to them. Mr! B. : Walker made the presentation. ■.'•■'•''■■•' , The death , is announced,, at St;_ Mary's .Convent, Hill'Strecti .on Tuesday, December .24, .of' ;tho Rev! Mother Mary: Xavier, aged ,64 years. The friends'of :the deceased lady are.notified by advertisement■ of the.jEuneral ,'■ arrangements. .■•. 'Members' of St. Patrick's ' Branch,: No. 95, 'H.A.C.B;S'., ; are .invitdd to' attend tho. obsequies. ■.;-... " '■■ ■ "i During tho brief time'he was in this city on Tuesday, Professor David .was the guest of the professorial staff of'the Victoria Colfego,; and Mr. Hogbenj M.A., InspectorGonoral of Schools. In the afternoon; he was entortained at afternoon tea at the,Kelburne kiosk. Professor David accompanies the \ Antarctic Expedition as mineralogist and ■ ■'. geologist.: ■'.■'/■■■ ■■:..'■.;.. '■: ;, ■ ■ At the last meeting; of-'the Central Phar.macentical 'Association referenco was made , to the' untiring efforts of Mr. George Mee in his endeavours to further tho interests of the . chonists, , both as a'member, of tho Aesociation and , as president of the Pharmaceutical ' Bpariii, .Mr. •Mco'was elected a life member' of. tio 'Association in recognition of *»ia 'v jValuablo offorts. ■ :■''.■ . • ( '.. KUMARA HOSPITAL TROUBLE \ ■'~'. ':: '' ; : i. ■-■— "■ :. '" - : PUBLIC MEETING IN PROTEST. '' ; • (BY' IELEGEArH—PBES3 . ASSOCIATIOS.) I ■' :■.';.. HoUltlka, December 54. '•* A very largo meeting was hold at Kumaia' last, oveiing regarding hospital matters. The!. May jr.. presided.. .The meeting oarrnvl, motions protesting against the proposal fore- 1 sliadbwed by the Insppctor-Gonoral ot Hospitals .to dose the institution; also affirming , the' desirability of a,'deputation,proccj'iiii;< . to to lay tho position before the 'Governmeifc, and apply for a now wing nnJ operating' ihambcr. A voto of confidence was , also cirried in the. management ol the The meotiig was addressed by Mr. Miobol, Mayor of Hdlntika, who. entered a strqng protest''agaivs't tho proposed scheme ol cpn- , tralisation i: , :. regard to hospitals pu" the West CoastVi)?P ; ,by Mr. Seddon, M.P., who' gave a'l'assuftrice from the Minister of Hospitals v andi>tl'4' Premier that the local..hos-' pital will notjbe'closed. . ~,-,:. Tlio iiiterni-Vaffairs. of the hospital are still unsettled,rand: further members cf the staff have .tendsred-their resignation.