PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 231, 23 June 1908, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

, All tho. Ministers of tho Crown are in Wellington, except tho Hon. G. Fowlds, who is in Auckland. Mr. 'S. Tansloy has been appointed to tho Official Assignee's staff. Mr. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works, has returned from Rotorua. The Right Rev. Dr. Julius, Anglican Bishop of Cbristchurch, leaves for the South to-night. ' Mr. W. Pryor, secretary of the Employers' Federation, will leave this morning on a yisit to Palnierston North, According to a. Press Association telegram from Wairoa, Mr. Leslie Reynolds, O.E;, arrived there on Sunday and inspected the. Wairoa bar yesterday. Mr. Arthur H. Vilo will be a candidate to represent the Wairarapa district at the coming election of three representatives for the Wellington Education Board. Mr. R.' W.' Holmes,' Engineer-in-ohief of I the Public Works Department, will leave during the next ten days to inspect the northern Main Trunk line. 1 Mr. S.- Brown, the. employers' representative ott-the Court of Arbitration (wiiich is holding .sittings at Christch'urch), spent the weok-eni in Wellington. 'The.'General Manager of Railways and heads of branches leave to-day to inspect lines in the Gisborne district. They will re- ' turn to Wellington on Thursday. The Hon. R. M'Nab (Minister for Lands and Agriculture) finds that he will be unable, through pressure of work, to attend tho Winter Show and -Dairy Conference at Palmerston North.

The Rev. W. S. Bead, of Christchurch, arrived in. Wellington yesterday, to be present at the dedication of the Seddon Memorial Pulpit 'at St: Paul's Pro-Cathedral last evening/ 'tie will leave'again for the South . '. . . The Hon! ; GT. Fdwlds, Minister for Education] in roturhmg from Auckland this week, will break the journoy at Palmerston North, where he will arrive on Wednesday. He is expected in Wellington by the ; midday train on Thursday., ■, Mr; James Ashcroft, who lately Tetired

from the position of Official Assignee in Wellington; iis -tp be presented with an illuihinated address by . a number of commercial men this* afternoon. The presentation will be made by' the Mayor in his room at the Town Hall. -

To-morrow. Sir Joseph Ward .will leave ■Wellington by the early express to fulAlV long-standing Promise to Greytown. So will receivo several local deputations in the afternoon, and deliver a public address in the ovening, returning, to Wellington on Thursday morning. . ' . .

i lkr. :H. N; ■> Holmes, Secretary of the Y.M.0;A.,- ; wiHplay a -flying visit to-'Gis-boriio next month, in connection with a proposed extension of the Y.M.C.A. Work in that town. A membership campaign has roooiitly been conduoted in Gisbome, and about ICO mombors were enlisted. Mr. J. 6. W; Aitken, M.P, for "Wellington 'Bast, has definitely decided; not .to become .a: candidate at 'the general elections at the end of the year. Mr. A. R. Atkinson, the well-known lawyer and supporter of the ■No-License movement, will contest the seat in the Opposition interest. : Mr. Ernest Collins—who was manager for Better's Telegram Company in this city from 1879 to 1883, and who has since resided in Australia and other countries —is now visiting, the chief centres of the Dominion. He is at present in Wellington, and intends leaving for Sydney about the end of June, whence ho will sail, for London, via China and Siberia. ' Lieut. Thomas Herd, bandmaster of the Wellington. Garrison Band, has been invited io,accept the conduetorship of the Wanganui Garrison Band, in succession to Mr. Chrichton; whose health is not so good as it was. Though tho offer is a tempting one, Lieut. Eterd'cannot seo his way clear to accept the position on account of his intorests in Wellington. ' . •.

. The Rev. Ernest Graham Guthrie, M.A., B.D.', who is. at present in charge of Chalmers Church, Timaru, has received a call to the historic First Church of Burlington, Vermont, U.S.A. Mr. Guthrie has cabled his acceptance .pf -the' call on condition that tho church; shall, wait three months. Tho session of Chalmers Church has forwarded a motion to the ohurch in Burlington requesting them. to extend the period further, if possible. . : A pleasant little function took place at tho close of business at the Audit. Department'yesterday afternoon, when Mr. L. Edwards and Mr. G. Richardson, Audit Officers, wero presented with a silver tea service and marble clock respectively (both being. suitably inscribed), - with the best wishes of the staff on their approaching, marriages. In a felicitous specch, Mr. J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-Goneral congratulated" tho recipients, and wished them. long life and happiness. Mr. J. B. Hey wood. Assistant Controller, also wished theni success. Tho recipients suitably responded, ' after which they were congratulated by their brother officers. 1

On Friday afternoon a very pleasing incident took place in the tea rooms of Messrs. Kirkealdie and Stains, Ltd., when Miss Tendall, on behalf, of the tea room staff, presented to Miss Boyd, on the occasion of hor approaching marriage, a very handsomo tea service. During the course of a neat littlo speech, Miss Tendall mentioned the pleasure afforded to tho staff and; herself by the opportunity of showing the respect and high esteem in, which Miss Boyd had always been held during tho Ave years she had been an employee of the firm. They all joined'her in wishing- Miss Boyd every happiness and a prosperous future. ■ As a personal appreciation of Miss Boyd, Miss Tendall presented her with'a pair of handsome pictures.