PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 227, 18 June 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

» The location of Ministers to-day will be as follows: —The Prime Minister at To Awamutu and en route to Kav.'hia, the Hon. 11. M'Nab at Haldane and Otara (Central Otago), the Hon. G. Fowlds at Auckland, tho Hon. J. Carroll en route to Wellington, tho Hon. J. A. Millar en route to Napier, and tho remaining Ministers in. Wellington. Mr. Justico Cooper and Mr. Justice Chapman return to Wellington' to-day—the former from Palmerston North and tho latter from Blenheim. Mr. ' William Miller, of Gisborne, who is touring the world, was at Yokohama, Japan, on May 5, and was to leave there for Van'couvcr on May 14. Mr. A. Simpson, Official Assignee, left for Blenheim by the Pateena yesterday, afternoon on an official visit. Ho is expccted to return on Friday or Saturday. Tho Hon. J. A. Millar leaves this morning for Napier, where ho delivers a political address to-morrow evening. He expects to return to Wellington on Saturday-evening. Mr. G. W. Smart, who was for many years in business in Wellington, died at Christchurch on Sunday last. He was a brother to Mr. Walter Smart, of Willis Street. Mr. 0. G. Lee, the popular manager for Messrs. Stott and Hoare, whose business in Wellington has been disposed of, has been presented by the staff with a pair of silvermounted ebony military hair-brushes. The presentation was accompanied with remarks appreciative of Mr. Lee's services as manager, and with tho wish that he would have a prosperous future. Staff-Captain Oram, of tho Chief Secretary's Department, National Headquarters, Melbourne, will succeed Major Dutton as Provincial Secretary of tho Salvation Army for tho North Isfand. StaiT-Captain Oram has hold his present position for seven years. He will leave Melbourne for Wellington on Juno 24, by the same boat as Colonel Hoskin, Chief Secretary, who comes to open tho now'l Salvation - hotel in Cuba Street next month.

Among the passengers leaving for London to-day by the Athenic are Dr. and Mrs. Fox, of Christchurch; Mr. H. D. Buchanan, of Christchurch; • Miss E. M. Waymouth (daughter of the managing director of the Canterbury Meat Company), Christchurch; Mr, J. W. Brindley (late manager of the Stato Fire Insurance Department), and Mrs. and Miss Brindley, of Wellington; Mrs. W. Clifton Mogg (wife of the chief officer of tho Shaw, Savill stoamer Arawa); Captain Dixon, of tho steamer Man'a (who is proceeding Homo to bring out a new stoamer for tho coastal trade), Mr. and Mrs. Fred Graham (tho well-known stage favourites); Mr. W. E. Wood (of the Waingawa Meat Company), Wellington; and tho Rev*' E. E. Chambers, of the Missions to Seamen at Lyttelton. The Athenic's passenger list represents the largest Juno booking in tho history of tho company's operations in Now Zealand. During' the performance at the Theatre Royal last ovening presentations were made to Mr. Frod Graham, tho popular comedian, and J{ias Nellie Dent (Mrs. Graham), who leavo for. London by tho Athenic to-day. Tho presentation to Mr. Graham, mado in view of tho audience by Mr. Ben Fuller, took tho form of an American solid leather fitted dressing case, with silver-plate attached, bearing tho following inscription:—"To Fred Graham, from tho management of Fuller's Proprietary, orchestra, front and back of liouso staff, on leaving Now Zealand, Juno 17, 1908. Kia Ora." A silver-mounted croeodilo leather purse was presented to Mrs. Graham. Mr. Fuller mado. eulogistic references to Mr. and Mrs. Graham's artistic and social qualities, and said ho was sure they would reoeivo a warm welcome when they returned to New Zealand in 1910. Mr. Graham replied for himself and wife in a happy speech, in which all concerned', including the public, were warmly thanked for thoir good wishes'.