PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 191, 7 May 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) will be at Hokitika to-day, the Hon'. R. M'Nab at Tuapeka, and the Hon. J. A. Millar at Napier., The Hon. G. Fowldß leaves;town for Hastings this morning. , The Hon.:.W. Hall-Jones, the Hon. J. Carroll, and the Hon. Dr. Findlay are still in Wellington.

The Hon. J. A. Millar, (Minister for Labour) is visiting Napier. • • "

Staff-Capt. Ford, of the Salvation Army, arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Warrimoo. . ' ' Mr. Jas. Dykes, who has been on. a. visit to Sydney, returned to Wellington yesterday ' by the Warrimoo.-'

Mr. James, Tramway Traffic Superintend dent, has been granted one month's leave of absence by the City Council. . . ; '

•At a meeting of the D Battery, held after parade on Tuesday night; Sergeant-Major Skelley was elected a lieutenant.

The' Hon. John lliggj M.L.C., was elected ~ the first life honorary member of the Wellington Boxing. Association last evening.

The Prims Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) has been invited to bo present at the opening of the new Y.M.C. A., building in Willis Street.

. Messrs, T. Martin, C. P. PoifloS) and G. E. Palhurst have been elected to represent St. Paul's parish on the'Diooesan Synod,

Mr. F. E. Baume, K. 0., who came to Wellington to attend the dinner to the Judges, will' leave , for Auckland again this morning.

The General Manager of Railways and heads of departments are expected back to-day from a tour of inspection in the South. : i . :• ■ ■: '■

Dr. Pomare, Health Officer to the Maoris, has left to deal with an outbreak of enteric fever among, the Natives of Punihu, near Parihaka, Taranaki.

Colonel Fisher, Financial Secretary for the Salvation Army in Australasia, has arrived at the Bluff, and will come on' to Wellington, where he is expected to spend some time. i ,

Dr. L. Cockayne, F.L.S., leaves;''to-mor-row on a visit ,to Christchurch. He will be absent about a week. Dr. Cockayne has an office' in the Museum, where he has been preparing his reports on the Waipoua kauri forest and Tongariro National Park.

The City Council has granted a bonus of £5 to Motorman' Dotchih 1 in recognition' of his prompt action in rescuing two small children from being run oyer by a tramcar. A letter expressing appreciation of his action is to be forwarded to him. ... ■ . - \

Master William MacMahon attended 'at the City Council meeting yesterday to receive from the hands of the Mayor (Hon. T. W. Hislop) a copy of Lord Roberts's book, " Forty-one Years in India." " This was awarded as a prize by the organisation called "Lord Roberts's: Boys," for obtaining the highest score in his corps in a rifle shooting competition with London City schools in March, 1907. Master MacMahon was at .that time a member of the Terraco School Cadet Corps, but as he had since left school, the Education Department had asked ' the Mayor to make the presentation. Mr. Hislop congratulated the, young marksman, and. said he hoped tlmt he would score many triumphs during his future career.