PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 308, 22 September 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr. Makgill, Government Bacteriologist, is at present in Auckland on Departmental business.

Mr. T. T. Hugo, fire brigades' inspector, has returned from an inspection of South Island brigades.

The Rev. Father Peoples, of Christchurcli, has been appointed an additional priest in the parish of Tborndon.

Dr. L. Cockayne, F.L.S., is at present conducting a botanical survey of Stewart Island for the Government.

Mr. A. H. Cockayne left for the South last night to give an address before tho Dunedin Horticultural Society.

Dr. Frengley, district health officer, loft ye&torday on a visit to Wanganni. Ho is oxpected back to-night.

Mr. James Mackenzie, Commissioner for Crown Lands, will make a tour of the Wellington land district next month.

Mr. W. R. Blow, of the Tourist Department, Rotorua, and formerly of this city, is spending a holiday in AVellington.

At a meeting of tho AVellington Woollen Company, hold yesterday, Mr. A. E. Exley was unanimously re-elected chairman for the ensuing year, being his third term of office.

Included in tho passengers arriving from the South this morning aro the Hons. E. C. J. Stevens,'and J. Aristey; the Revs. E. Guthrie, C. M'Dermott, and Bartlett; Dr. Bett; Messrs. A. W. Rutherford, T. H. Davey, C. H. Izard, and -G. Laureuson, M.l Vs.

Mr. H. D. Bell, E.C. (Crown Prosecutor), has definitely decided to visit England next year. He will leave for Home in March, and remain there until December. _ It is three years since Mr. Bell last visited tho Old Country. During Mr. Bell's absence, Mr. M. Myors will perform the duties of Crown Prosecutor.

The Rev. W. E. Brownlow and Mrs. Brownlow, Methodist missionaries .in Now Guinea, are expected in Wellington at the end of next week, when they will address a series of meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Brownlow have been 29 years in the tropics, having been resident in Fiji before they went to New Guinea. -

Captain Williams, the popular. skipper of tho ferry steamer Cobar, who met with an accident on Friday, is reported to be progressing favourably. The injury consists of sevcro straining of the muscles of the back and shoulders, and it is expected that Captain Williams will be compelled to lay up for a couple of weeks at least.

A Press Association message from Palmerston North states that Mr. Alfred Banks, of tho Banks Meat Company, died on Sunday from heart disease, aged 57. He had beenj ill for a long time. Deceased was a ■ wellknown horse-owner, Umslopogaas, Hatley, Pytchloy, and others having raced .in his colours. 1 '

Mr. ClementL. Wragge, astronomer and meteorologist, whose lecture tour through New Zealand some years ago is still favourably remembered, states Jn a" lottor to Mr. G. Victor Beck that ho intends making an extended lecture tour through Now Zealand at an early date. Since Mr. WrAggo's previous visit here he has added to his colloction of astronomical subjects. In addition to : astronomy and meteorology, radium has been included in his list of illustrated lectures.

• A number of New Zealanders wero prominent in tho medical examinations in connection with Edinburgh University. Three old boys of Wellington College had .their names in tho class merit lists,-viz., Messrs. J.'S. ,Munro, D. M. Wilson, and E. I\ W. Mackenzie. The last-named, who is a son of Dr.' Wallace Mackenzie, of this city, was bracketed for second place with first-class honours in practical materia medica, and also secured second-class honours in practical physiology (histology). -

Mr. Charles Chambers (late of Auckland) has arrived in Wellington to make arrangements for the appearance of Sir. Edward Briuiscombc's new English company of singers the "Scarlet' Troubadours." Mr. Branscombe brought to New Zealand three , years ago tho famous Westminster Glee Singers. Mr; Chambers, who was.also manager of that company, has since then made two complete' circuits of tho globe, including visits to South Africa,. the United States, Canada, India, China, Japan, Burmah, Malay States, Florida, and the West Indies.

An Auckland Press Association telegram states that it is stated ofi excellent authors ity that tho. Earl' of Rosebery is planning a visit to tho Dominion, and in all probability will aTrive here in the early part of 1909. Lord 'Rosebery has long had a desirti to visit , the antipodes again, and ho has 110 political appointment to hinder his taking so lengthy a' trip. Ho owns considerable property in Australia. An additional reason no doubt- for his proposed trip is also a probability 1 of President Roosevelt visiting Australia and New Zealand before very long. A private letter recently received here stated that Mr. Roosevelt was eagerly looking forward to paying a visit to New Zealand, the progress of which country he regards as "little short of remarkable." He is ..particularly interested in the various legislative • experiments which New Zealand is making, experiments, lie says, which "only a young country , in the making could afford to,try." ■

; The V following . :isV a copy ,of.' a . let.ter which has been- forwarded by tW Australasian I Institute of Marino ,JSngineers to Messrs. _ J. M'Lean, A.' C. Carman, and-F. J. Jtitson, chief, second, and third engineers of. the steamer Hawea, in appreciation of their successful efforts' in repairing the broken tail shaft of tho vessel, while at sea under very adverso circumstances "Dear Sirs,—-Wo have been directed by the executive, supported by tho .unanimous vote of members of your institute, to place upon record and to convoy to you their congratulations upon .the splendid work achieved by you in connection with tho s.s. Hawea ■ during the recent breakdown. Tho engineers of New Zealand feel proud of you, and highly appreciate the resourcefulness and skill displayed under such 1 dangerous, difficult, and trying circumstances. You have added to the list of great doods accomplished by marine engineers, and it has been decided to bestow upon you the gold emblem of tho institute as a memento of your accomplishment. We express the hope that many years of usefulness lio before you, and that your brave action will servo as an incentive to all engineers in times of danger and difficulty—Yours very sincerely, James Darling, president; A. R. Hislop, secretary."