PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 203, 21 May 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Premier and all the members of tlio Ministry are in town to-day, except the Hon/ It. M'Nab, who loft last night for Christchurch, en route to Middlemarch, Otago. Sir James Mills is expected in .Wellington next Saturday. Tlio Rev. Fathers Hplley and Fay, of Blenheim, are visitors to at present. His Gracs Archbishop Redwood is* expected to arrive back to-day from Christy church and Kaikoura. , , . Miss Lottie Barker, of St. Dominic's Convent, Dunedin, gairiqd the highest percentage (160) of marks in New Zealand in tile licentiate teachers' examination of the Associated Board for .1907. .■ / y The many friends 'of Dean M'Kenna, of Masterton, will be glad to hear that his lipalth has improved considerably' at Rptorua. The Dean hopes to return to Masterton at the end of the month. Mr. Erpd Midlane, formerly a representative cricketer in Wellington, arid' who lias been resident in ' Sydnoy for some years, arrived back by the Moeraki-yesterday; and intends going into business 'tyitli his broth&r in. "Wellington; ' i . ' ' • ■ :

At the re-opening concert at the Sydney Street Primitive Methodist. Schoolroom last night, the llov. C. E. Ward presented Mr., William Leteher, organist of the church, with a handsonie inkstand and a copy, of the' Church Hymnal, in recpgnitip'n of past ser 7 vices'.' , . ' ' ■ ,Mr. Allan Hamilton, •, manager 'of "The Prince Chap" Company,.which is headed by Mr. Harry Roberts,. arr^ed; by t-he ilPeraki, from Sydney, yesterday. ; Mr'.; Albert Goldie, advance representative,, arrived by the same steamer. The Austcalasian' tour oommencesat Christchurch on June 1. . , \ ' Mr. Geo. G. Townsend, who was secretary for the. New Zealand Elcctrical Syndicate and who has acted as'accountant since the business was ' oyer ..by, the . city, has forwarded his .resignation; wliich is to'taker effect at the end of Ju'na J Mr. Townsend is about to; tako up a responsible position' irith tlio l'aparoa Coal Ckraipany. ~ Mr.. W.'.Geej la to accountant of the. Post' Office Savings .'Bank at ChristchurcJi,. has been appoints to , the position of' Assistant Inspector of; Sayings Banks for the Dominion. Ho'-was : met by- the staff'of "the CJiristclnirch Money Order, anil Savings Bank- on Saturclay, wlieii,.Mr. Oilier, .thp-awouiitjant, prcsenl-pd Mr. Gee, on jbehalf staifwith a gold albert and puridaii't. .. Mr. Henry Feildei;,-;; of '-'Maimers. Street, ■left, on a trip, to' England-'some?months ag(j, but hi?jhealth^became'.tM'impaired'for him t&vproTOcd';farther than iSydnpy.. He re-' turned to aJew.days ago think' ing that,the,voyage would-benefit him, but, has .Seen:! .advised'! to.: 'return'.' to tlio warmer climate of Sydney; and ho is to leave by the ,3laitai ;tp-riioiTowi;' is suffpving from.pneumonia,'- following 'tipon a : 'severe attack'of influenzii. ;V ■■ ■ . . ..