PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 182, 27 April 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The. Prime Minister (Sir Joseph 'Ward),th« Hon. R. M'Xab, the Hon. G. 'Fowlds,'the Hon. Jam&s M'Gowan, the Hod. 1 J. A. Millar, ' and the Hon. James Carroll will'-'be in Wei- -.. lington t&-diy ; j the Hbn. Dr. Firidlay. is at ; Riotorua; and tho Hon. Wi Hall-Jonefe at the headworks of the Main Trnnk:;Linc. \ Captain . Richardson arrivfed 'from the Smith yesterday by the M&ofi. " . Mr. 11. R. Martin, organiser for ,tho Opposition, is at present visiting Pahiatutu Mr. L. Muir, editor of the "Poverty tlay Herald/! is a visitor,to.Wellington.The Hon. Dr. ■ Findlay (Attorney-General) is expected to return to Wellington about the-middle of this week.' • • i. . r/- ■ Mr. A. Kellow, of the Blenheim agency of Messrs. Levin'and .Co. i-'is orders to transfer back to Wellington;-.■ Judge H.iiS6ldeii tfas a passenger t>y the .'Mapoufika, which arrived from the ■ West Coast and Nelson on Saturday--night, • The Hon, W. Hall-Jones is not Expected to return to Wellington from his-visit to. the Main Trunk Railways before Wednesday. -•- The Very Rev. Dean M'Kenna, of Master-. ton, whoso health has been indifferent for some weeks, is recuperating in tha-Rotorua 'district'. ; ' /'}■. " -■< !>•'•' ''- If Cabinot affairs and other public business can be disposed of in time, it is probable that v the Premier will leave for the West poast or Wednesday or Thursday next. ■ ■"V \ s The Hon. R. M'Nab's proposed visit; to ; Dannevirke to-day has been postponed indefinitely, owing to the inability", of., Mf. Hallj M.P., to make arrangements.. ■ :.Tho Hon. James it'Gowaa; (Minister, for Mines) will return to the North, whence he Was recalled last week for. Cabinet business, probably about Wednesday or Thursday. - There is a general opinion in, Napier that the Mayor (Mr J. Vigor Brown) will be a candidate ■ for Parliamentary .honours afc,. the liext' general' election. So fat 1 , however, Mr.■ Brown ha§ made no announcement on' "the;" 44 subject.': ■;>. " v ; Mr. Inder, who has filled the position of postmaster here (writes North correspondent) for the past'fbur and • a half years, was presented by tho staff with a travelling a-hd a brief • bag,, as-a mark of tho esteem in whioh lie is held. \ Mr.-Sydney Earee,,well-known in Waira- - rapa musical and 'theatrical circles, has aoeppted 1 an appointment 4s stage manager of the Herbert Floraming Comedy Compapy, now 1 • playing 111 tho South lilahd.. He takes up his new duties almost imniodiatcly. ■ . ] Mrs. Osborne; wife- of 4 the Presbyterian . pastor, at New' : PlyWnlth, "is 'a. Siitef. of . Sii' Robert Hart,, whose rotirbnient: from., the control of the Chinese' Custofiis - De- s partment lias just been mentioned in' the cablegrams. '■ A Press Association message from Christchurch on Saturday stated: "The frietids of Mr. G. G. 4 Stoad will learn with regret that his condition is serious, and' if anytliiftghe ' was worse to-day than- yesterday." The following" messago - was received on Sunday: " Mr. Geo. G. Stead' was reported,. t'o. >be . slightly better yesterday 'eveniii'g." '• Lieutenant Humphrey G. Grkco, eldest son of tho Ven. Archdeacon Grace, ;of .Blenheim, who holds .a ' commission in the;-;. 21st (P.A.V.0.) CaValry, with headquarters at Nowsheraj near Peshawar (India), received his' "baptism 'of fire", in the recent expedition against the Zakka Khelsi, conducted by General Willcocks. It is probable thatLteut. Graco will be a member of the force which! is 4 beiilg seht against';,the:Mohhiaiid-tritfe. '. 1, • When the business before tho. Wellington Ladies' Hockey Association was finished, on Saturday night,, tho Chairman W- > Izard),- oil behalf of'the Association; took the opportunity of presenting tho secretflij j, (Mr. 'J. D. M. M'lntyre), on the, occasion7,o.f - his ■ approaching marriage, . with a pair, of gold sleeve-liuks ; suitably; inscribed, : and; 1 in, doing: . . so, ho referred to tho work done secretaryj in', conniption' With;formation of, ; • the Association. Mr.. , responded. / ■': ■- A Press Association telegram fiom Pal- , merston. North -statesThs comniittee of the J. M. Johnston 4 testimonial fund (which - was', a ■ spontaneous tribute from. pfersonal ■ friends'of the treasurer of tho Marian atu A. and P. Society,'who was sent, to; Sydney ■ as' delegate for tliqt"Society in, tho; hop 6 ; that. his health, be restored) .on. r Friday afternoon; tb'-.pass' its balance : ?heet9. ■ Without: any 'publicity whatever,, and ' without' asking ailyone t-o • a sum !' equal, to £450 was-raised in a' few days, E chiefly in'.'tlie Manawatu, Ranfeitikmi;' and s Parakaretu districts. " The death occurred yesterday morning at ■ Waikanae of Mr. George _for many " years head'of-the painting braiich' of .the IbOal . 2 Public Works Dephrtment's Workshop, and v > very well-known .in Wellington. , Mr>, Gapes !< was oho of tho pioneers' of sMem&it' in the" ' now populous suburb—Nortlilantl,' having acf qifirbd a coiisiderahlo block of land in the ißaiigikapapa . portion of the''estaile, . the t greater part of whicli lie subsequently sold at 1 a good profit. Mr. Gapes always:took a great s deal of interest; in tlisy advancement of Norths' Jand; ' acted,for-some years;on t-hr- schnol: 1 cominittec-, and was.an .advoeatf ganiation with/tlie-city, acting as, sccrrtary 1 of the committee set up to acliim that end 1 About a year ago Mr. GajiM rcl-irod from tin 1 Government service, and took up land at Wai- , i knnao. Abont a n*eck ago he',was engaged u t felliiig sonie bush, when a heavy brilichcaitw - dOwit on his : head iiiflicting 'serioiis injuries, - "death resulting yfest-erd&y mprfting. Ikccascd loaves a wife '.antl ' large famili-. A ' '