PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 402, 11 January 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

..> Miiiisters. in Wellington io-i&y : ■• are r'.'the HonV J/A.:Millar i ; 't)ie Pon.'J.' , Oarroll, ; and the''Hpn;;A,. T. .Ngata; •. The Prime Minister wijl -be .at iEldeslie the' Hon. '6. Jfowlds; in, Stewart Island, the -;.Hqn.; Dr. Findlay.and ;the Hon. A. iN. Hogg, ijn rpute for>Wellington, the: Hon.R, -M'Kenzie-■ at Gollingwdou, the Hon. D. Buddo.'in Canterr bury, and the Hon. '-T.Mackenzie at Dunedra; : ■■■Mr. -A. -k OWright, M.P. for, Wellington South/'is enjoyingva holiday at"Rptorna..'.'. ■:< MrrF. M: B. Fisher/M.PS, returned terday from JSelson. ' : "v- •.' - ; ;' ■■ ... I : ..The Hon.;. Dr. Findlay, 'Attorney-General and Minister for Justice,-is : expected; back to-morrow morning frorii i)unedin; :: '■■''■.'., : ; : ■M^." A. , . Hester, of: the commercial staff of '•The Press," Ohristchurch, arrived in Wellington yesterday by the: Mpnowai; and goes on; by "that, steamer : to -Auckland to-day; : . Mr,. J. Graham Goiy,rof the Industries and Commerce; PepartmentJ. arrived, from the south-yesterday after, a holiday triji to the lakqs district; of Otago. . ' ..,...,.,:■..;; . - .-CaptainT. Trask,Staff-Officer;tothedhief-of-Staff (Colonel Robin), has recovered from hjs'.■'■■ recent illness . sufficiently, to alloiiv, 'his resuming:'4uty r ; V;./ ■■■■■•.■■.;. ~■;..' ','; .. .■;:.The':Hon, R. M'Kenzie.-Minister forPub-lic.-.Works;-:left .by,;the ■Arahura'fpr ; Nelson last night;, He,expects "to ■r.eturn'.on;Thursday. ■;'.'■■'■;■": ;'•: ■'■ : ■' ; •■■.■.■■' /--,. .':.■,. ;'■--. ■■[■.. The Prime Minister; received. a cable, .mes-. sage on.Saturday stating that thp Hon.. W. Hall-Jones and family had arrived at Teneriffe; ."all well." .;; ... . .■•;■ ; r ;'-; , ,Mr...' C. N. "Worsley,'-.the well-known artist, who has; for; some, time been; a resident of Napier, will '■. spend -a' little time in Christ- , church'.-before, proceeding to. Europe )jy way. of ■'''Australia;'';'.'; "'-, :, • '■'■' '] : .i'' '.s'Herr Benno : Soherok, the! distinguished pianisti,;.now; on _Mr. ; J, C.'Williamson's staff of managers, arrived in Wellington on Satur-i day in connectioii: with tho coming visit of thci Madame Ada Crpssley Concert Company/ .-. Mr.:;W.;A.V.Logan, London.buyer for the, D.1.Q., returns to England by the New -Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rimutaka, which leaves Wellington next Thursday. Mr. Reginald M.-.- Muir is also a passenger: by' the same vessel. -. .; ■':/■. ■■::'■. - '•■:.; >-';;;■' Mr. ,3. :W:V.Williams,, secretary; of ':.tji.p Shipmasters' Asßociation, .leaves for jAuckv land -,by this morning's .train to , attend- :« conference between the ;■ association . and : tho. Auokland shipowners, with regard to -the wages- of ship-masters.' Mr. Williams will be : aW'Sy fpriaDqut'a week. .This conference, which is" being hold by direction of tho Arbitration. Court, .was adjourned .about .a mpnth ago; 1. It is hoped now that an amic(\|)le. settlement will be arrived and a sqale of wages drawn up which can: be ;• submjtted' to the Court when it next ..sits at Auckland, in March, . ..■.-:'-■. ■ : . A. gathering representing the meat freoz-. ing companies of New Zealand entertained Mr. J. A. Gilruth, lato Government ChjofVeterinarian, at the Grand Hotel on Friday evening, to mark their appreciation of the good work he has done in the Dominion. Representatives .'from companies operating in almost every part of New Zealand were present, and those that could not send representatives tendered, apologies,... Those present also, included representatives of the shipping companies and tho Agricultural Department. The! chair, was. occupied by, Mr. W. H. Mill-' ward, managing director of tlio Gear Meat Company, who, in.a happy speech, proposed the' health of the guest, and. in. so doing wished him prosperity in his new sphere of action, to which.. Mr. 'Gilruth . feelingly .re sppndcd.';.' Other, toasts wore the Agricultural Dopartment,- proppsed by Mr. M'Queen manager of the Southland Frozen Moat Company, and responded to by Msssrs.J. Ititcliio (Secretary, cf thp Agricultural -Department); and C. J. Ecalccs (Chief Govonimont' Vnteri- , nariaii). "Agricultuml ' and Pnstoral Interests" was proposed by Mr. G. 0.-'Wheeler - : and was responded to by Mr. W. C. Buchanan' M.l\, and :"Coinmorcial Interests" was prppps<jd by Mr. J. Baraugh, chairman of tho Auckland Freezing Company, and responded to by Mr. Harold Beauchamp,