PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister is en routefrbm Auckland to.Rotoruo. and tho Hon. J, A. Millar is in Auckland.- The Hon. J. Carroll, the Hon. G. Fowlds, and the Hon. D. Buddo will bo in Wellington to-day. The Hon. Dr. Findlay is on his Way to Auckland, and the Hon. A. W. Hogg will arrive in Wellington to-day from Masterton. The Hon. R. M'Kenzio js in Nelson district, the Hon. T. Mackenzie is cruising in tho Uinemoa, and the Hon. A. T. Ngata is ill the Gisborno district

The Hon. A. W. Hogg, Minister for Labour, who has been spending tho week-end at Mastorton, returns to town by tho first train to-day.

: Dr.. A'i'P..' Coker,; of Gisborne, : ,58 at present in) Wellington.; ■-.-,;" ',-,. , i-:'y v y ,:.y . ■ "■:T)r.'.' '16 l f!';'iu6klandj:',are staying;ai the'Granii'Hptel. i ■'; /■ ■■;'.-.". ■ y .is oxpAotcti tOarrive here from 1 the Bouth;on 'Wednesday;' /f.'Ji-:: ■•"'.-,- : . ; -','-.' v;;.'/;:':-. / }: :: :;.-;; j:J ~ Dr.' Agnes Bennett; returneo! to, Wellington .on Saturday evening sifter spending a't'Mt-' night in Nelson, v l .'//.:: ■-■:":/•;.' / v . : :i: ;;> y Mr. Justice Cooper, who spent the vacation at 'Auckland;' returned , to, Wellington on. Saturday .evening.;,: fc './//-. .... ■; '■-'.:,■':';/'' ■;/ :. Messrs! , :D. Miller and 'W. : J., Ohaney, chief pbstmast-eVs of■ Wanganui and New Plymouth respectively,:are.spending their holidays in..the 'City , :;' ;..;/■. ;!:'/; ;'.--■•■ ■■ -.:/ ',;/.'/i/:./;■;-- ; The Rev. - G. W. 'Scott-Moncrieff, warden. of: St. ; John's Auckland, is -spending a■. fewydays'/m. Wellington. '''■■-. He /was "■ the preacher.at. St.; Mark's Church.':last'evening.: : Mr, G. ;M. Thomson,, M.P, for Duneflin North, -and Dr.: Bonham'will arrive ins Wellington on ..Thursday, to., attend -the. 'annual meeting, of, the. Now : Zealand Institute. ;;' : Jlr, "Edwftrd. iiceves, the' talented storyteller) .arrived in Wellington yesterdayyby -the a.s. AVaikaro, 'from/Dunedin, ■ accompanied by his-wife and manager (Mr* Walter Manning), and' ,I MrB. Manning.".- : '" /:'•.:.<' ;.-.-Mr./'S. J.; Ctoll6tt; : ;rccord clerk in thehead; office of the/Tourist: "Department, , , has, been .appointed receiyer .it the H.-wunier: Sanatoriuin.: ;He.has bpen presented with a:marble-.clpck--as';evident«' of tho esteem in .'which he 'is.lield by the head.office staff.' //. ,' 7 y Mr. -W-. A."Jeff, who:was-one,of the Public Works Department wlio'scrved in. South Africa at the close of the war; and who : returned.to Wellington some,six months ago, -has accepted-an: appointment in ioharge.; of, , railway works in the Argentine.:- He left forBuonos A'yrcs: by- the 'Tainui. ;/:;/. : ;:■ /-' : '■'.-'■ '■■ ■ ;;The Hon. Dr. -Findlay (Minister "ifbr Jus;tice) ■ leaves' for; Auckland this s morning, , ; via. New , .Plymouth; -yHe will-Visit-the Mount Jfideu Gaol, arid look into >other matters connected with the Pplibe and Prisons Departments;," He'.expects:. to: be absent'' from 'Wellington about a-.week. /He -will..be accompanied by Police Commissioner Dinnie! ' ■/ ! ,,