PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

-. •; Sir • Joseph, .Ward „is . at ; Napier ■ toniay, and the;- Hon. J;: Carroll, tho , Hon. Dr. Findlay, tho Hon. G. , Fowlds, the Hon. R. M'Kenzie, the Hon. A. W. Hogg, and tho Hon. D. Buddo are in Wellington. The Hon. J. A. Millar is en route for Auckland, tho Hon. T. Mackenzie is cruising in tho Hinomoa, and the Hon. A, T. Ngata is in tho Gisborne district. , Mr. C. M. Montefioro, general manager of tho' Ocean Accident Insurance Company, is paying a visit to Auckland. Mr. W. T. Williams, of Awarua, Hawke's Bay, with his family, is about to leave for a two years' trip to the Old Country. Mr. Louis Schatz, who has been in Australia for several weeks, returned from Sydney' by the Maheno yesterday. Mr. C. Holdsworth, general manager, for ' the TJnion Steam Ship Company, left by the Maori for Lyttelton last night. Mr. James Moore, missioner for the Wellington Missions to Seamen, leaves for the south to-day oif annual holiday leave. Mrs. Moor© accompanies him. Colonel Collins, Receiver-General, will leave on a holiday trip to the north on Tuesday nest. He will t» absent about three weeks. The Hon. D. Buddo, Minister for Publio > Health, will represent the Ministry at the annual outing of tho Defence Department at Lowor Hutt to-day. t For somo days Mr. Jas. Doyle, City Inspector, has been seriously ill, and many friends will regret to loam that no improvement in his condition is yet shown. ' , The Hon. J. M'Gowan, who is at the Thames, is' still a sufferer from rheumatio complications. By last accounts, bo 'was slightly better, but still confined to his house. Captain Pennington, of tho U.S.S. Com'pany's steamer lOttawa, is at present spending a brief holiday in Wellington. Ho was a passenger by tho s.s. Maheno frbm Sydney yesterday. ' , Constable M'Gregor, of' Wellington, welt known.in Caledonian Socioty athletic circles, is being transferred to Masterton at the end of the week, and will replace Constable Doyle. Mr. Josiah M. Fowler, of Boston, U.S.A., who describes himself as a counsellor-at-law. and who writes to say that ho is "interested in a.little question down our way," intends, visiting New Zealand shortly. From here he;! proposes to" visit South America. Callers at tho Tourist Department's bureau recently included Mr. iCcnneth Matheson (Scot's Greys),, Jjondonj Mr. Frank 'R.'s Jcffery-,'London-y-Mr.' Alfred Reeve, London: Mr. and Mrs. P. Bairstow, Gilsden, Yorkshire: Mr. Reg. A: Hoare, London; Mr. A.' T. Hodgson,. England. ... .:'■-- Rev. Father Gilmartin,- of tho Redemptorist Order, arrived in Wellington from Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland, via Sydney, jesterday. His mission is to give lectures and courses of religious instruction in various parts of the Dominion. He will bo stationed 'here.

"The Hon.R./M'Ke'nzie', Minister for/Publio' ; Worksi'arrived from the north by last night'a: express."■ He- leaves for" Nelson arid Collihgr. wood ' to*day.'-.'-v,/Mr;.' M'Kenzie will -probably start for the north again/oh February 11, /and will then.yisit the north of Auckland district, -the Thames,' and/Waihi. ;/-, /;"'/'.//,.:> -/-;-/•/;

.The death occurred,/ '.yesterday /;-of - -Mr; Patrick'Quiiin,-third son/of Mrs./A. Quimv of the Prince of/Wales /Hotel, Wellington, and formerly* ofPalmerston/wortb/and the West Coast;.;,/Mr.;Quinh,.:who.was thirty-four;' ye'ars of age, had. suffered a; long and'trying' illness.',':-.-; ~'.-'- '-■/'.'/''''■'''/;. ■'-'■. .''.?:'■'■■'

:■:■ \The;H6n. Dr!' Findlay left'fbr/Chnstihurcb last might..-' He /will represent /the 'Ministry': at.a.banquet to Mr. G. AV/Russcll. M.P.for': Avon, ..to-night. ••■'.■' Whilst in Christchurcli he will'attend to several matters connected with' the. Justice- Department. .He- will also '.visit' the'Lyttelton' Gaoli; and' will c ret;u'rn. "at'the end of/the;week.- '.: ; ;--v/;. '■''•/>'.:,.'• :'-//

'. Mr. 'Maughah/'Baniett; has .returned. frora ?: a ■ holiday: spent in > the.' -Manawatu;. district.-..-He. is 'tb-'give;-another organ /recital at the; on Saturday, evening.', ..This: will' be - the. last-but four. of -the ■; fifty. recitals/he ■ is\ giving . under'tho.' auspices r'.of .the •■. .' City's Council, .the/success of which is''beyond .all' .question... Mr.' Barnett is/underengagement" to .open.-'.the.: new;- Norman. and; Beard' organ/;' at: the -Presbyterian".- Church,'. Napierj- on Fobruary,2. and.,3: ; ; ."'.' ■/ /;.-" ./•>-'-;" ;/.-: /,' ]ib

!'.."Among: the passengers from ..Sydney .yea-;: terday-was Major-Spain, of .tho;,Australiaa v -'.' Engineers;-'who'is.'on. a-brief/-visit to; New/ Zealand; 'He will leavefor the'south in tho/ course/of./a-few. days!,:.'■■'After-', visiting tho" Cold 'Lakes : he ' will ■'. return'' to .Sydney -•' via': . Bluff and-Melbourne: ■';' Major'/Spain,'- who' is;, tho Commissioner of Fisheries of Sydney, reV; .' presented. the., Commonwealth at the , Inter- : national Fisheries Cqnfcrencb held in;'-Vienna'"-. ;in 1905. ..AVhilst'in;the.Dominion. - quire into.'the methods in vogue in.connection with the.distribution .of^trbut,/etc. ■.;/;"';...

■"■] . Mr... Robert 'Linton,' -one .of.,.the': oldest :settlers, of the Manchester - Block j: district,' ;died at Halcombe yesterday.morning.(states ;our'Feilding correspondent).'.' Deceased,'who Iwas'B4 years of ago,-came. to the,district;in; 1878,' and had seen/it grow from.a wilderness •of ibush 'to a well-settled stretch '.of-'-:farming/ land. He leaves four sons, Mr. A.Linton of ■Ma'rton'i; Mr.:-J.-'Linton:of /Feildirig, R. Linton of,TaraiiaiUy and: Mr.'James .Linton; daughters;-Mesdamesi-.Purkiss,' William Ferguson,.and /Walter 'Ferguson, re-: side in South Africa, 'Katauiki and.flalcbmbe' respectively..' ';-,'. :/•/■//'■///'/-,--..'/ /V;'- '■■■'■■■■■'■'.

.Following • are the. Wellington ; representa'-, tiyes to>. the.twenty-sixth,annual; meeting'- of. the.' Congregational/(JhurchcsV of.. New land, which ..will /open at Christchufch" cni'ebruary' 10:—Terrace : Church, the Rev. J./Reed Glasson, Messrs. F.. Meadowcroft:(district, treasurer)',• A. Lindsay (member of Pastors' Provident Fund Board), and F.iLahk-shoar,-•B.'A'i; Courtenay : Place. Church;: the; Rev.'A.' Macdonald Aspla'nd,::Messrs.. ; A.'-M..', Lowis '(district .'secretary),';.Granville. v ,Hunt, (registrar), G;\Gregbry, and/, J.': : Thawleyy. senr.; "Newtown .Church, the Rev.:•' W.s'.- A.; [Evans, Messrs: J. "'Hayes/and J...H.. John-/ son; ; Alicotown; Church,,, the /Rev.;.; W. ;■ A. 1 :J4bay.";•■'• V;'.."'' "V/*-- : .- ;;^ "■'. ".-- : -,' ;/.?•/' ''"■

'■• .In connection' with tho appointment:of a : son of Sir \Villiam Russell 'to''the''.'rank- of captain in the'SSth Northamptonshire Regiment, it -is stated that Sir AVilliani himself formerly served.in the sStb. ■ After the ; recent removal of their -'-old jcblou'rs -from' the Supreme Court,-' Auckland/ to the. Public ; Library,'/ the' Mayor (Mr./ Arthur- M.' Myers) sent' hini\ a copy of thei; newspaper containing an account 1 'of' the .proceedings. /./Sir. William-'"in-' acknowledging -receipt of the paper :says:—"As you. suggest,; the /colours, bring .back!:to,.my- mind/ /very..pleasant reminiscences of my youth.., l :l 'have carried those colours my self/.and was present" at Aldershot at the ceremony when the new ones used in their: placewere pre-, 6onted. /They' recall'to mo two of antest" years-of. njy-life, ;srjent'in' Auckland ■ with ; the' 58th,. when your city was, not: much: '(if '. any)';larger than 'Hastings,is :'now. :.;.-I, should'have rejoiced to have been present at the ceremony.' 1 - . :..//-: ": : v;'-.'