PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister is at Rotorua, tho Hon. Dr. Findlay, Hon. J. Carroll, Hon. G. Fowlds, Hon. D. Buddo, and Hon. R. M'Kenzio are in Wellington, tho Hon. J. A. Millar on his way ovorland from Auckland to.Wellington, and the Hon. A. T. Ngata is at Port Awanui, East Coast. Lieutenant-Colonel Hawkins arrived in Wellington yesterday from the south. Mr. R.' Abraham, Palmerston North, accompanied by Miss Abraham, will leave shortly on-a visit to England. Mr. Arthur Adams," of the "Bulletin" staff, left Sydney for Auckland yesterday,_ on a holiday trip to be spent in the Dominion. Mr. K. D. Duncan, of Levin and Company, is at present on a business trip to Oamaru. Ho will bo absent from Wellington about a week. This morning Mr. A. F. Lowe, secretary to the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, leaves for tho Hot Lakes district on a fishing tour.' Mr. Grattan Grey,; the woll-known journalist, who has been in New Zealand since Christmas, returns to Australia to-morrow by the Mocraki. Lady Gibson Carmichael, wife of tho Governor of Victoria, has ltceived news of .the death of her father, Baron Nugent, which look place at his seat in Hampshire. ,

, Major M'Kehzie,. editor of. the .New.; Zealand "War Cry," has been appointed editor of the Australian "War Cry," and will leave on Friday, via the Bluff,; for Melbourne. .V.. ■Miss S.. 0.'■ Holdsworth, who/is toi.sever her connection with the nursing staff of the Wellington Hospital; has arranged to leave Sydney for Durban by'tho Miltiades on February 27. ;•.'. : ■,';'.'; /.■.'■','-■''■. .:■;.;' : ;,;'; y- r: [ ' Mr. G. M. Kebbell, chairman of the Equitable Building and Investment Company,;"Wcljinijton, leaves on a trip to London by the Kailcoura to-day. He: will bo absent ■-' from Wellington for about twelve months.:; : Colonel Graham,' of tho. ' national'''.,'headquarters' staff of the Salvation Army in. Melbourne, arrived by the • .Marama from Sydney yesterday : to; hold revival meetings throughout the North Island,,' .

- Mr. P;- Hennessy arid Miss K. Hennessy, of Foxton/leave for a trip, round the world in April.- •■ • ': '. -; Mr. John. Chappie, formerly late .Rate' Collecto!-, and the three Misses Chappie, who haV3 beenon a trip to .the Old Country; returned .by' tho : Marama'V yesterday,:.-:..: The': party had to make a stay in Naples owing to Miss Chappie contracting scarlatina when passing through .that city. .•/';•': Mr. William Kerr, solicitor, late of Now. Plymouth, who has been appointed; Stipendiary Magistrate at Wanganui, was officially oworn in yesterday as S.M. by Mr. C. ; C. Graham, S.M., 7 of Duhediriy who has been relieving at. Wanganui since the retirement of Mr. Stanford. Mr. Graham returned to Dunedin' yesterday.—Press .Association:; , ( : : The Rev. Thos. 'Johnstone/ D-D:, died at Armidalo (N.S.W.) on February 3: He was just 80 years of age,' : and had resigned the ministry, after 50 years in Armadale; about three years' ago'. He/ttaß ( very highly ;: respected, and held in great esteem by every section of the community;'. ;He'- leaves'■•' a. widow and grown-up.family.; ; .;W^V;''' : v ; The Rev. J. Reed Glasson went south last evening to attend the : annual meeting o£ the Congregational Union of New Zealand' which commenced" its. session ."yesterday at Christchutch. Tho Rev. Mr. Ashfor'd (Kawhia),; Rev. Macdonald Aspland, Rev: ;W. Evans; Rev. Mr. Hodge (Maste'rton),,and Rev. D..L. Thomas (Nelson), left the preceding evening. Colonel M'Kie, ■ Commissioner of the : Salvation Army for Australasia, has;received de» finite, instructions; to /leave Melbourne-on' May 18 for the Old; Land. > Colonel M'Kie received' notice' of, transfer last: year, and' held farewell'meetings in New ZealandJbut the -order was "afterwards 'revoked;'':..-'' It is just possible-that he may visit the Dominion, before his departure in May.;-:' :■'■;.■ ■> His Majesty Don "AtfonsoHHi after hayr ing conferred,; some years:ago,on Mr. Henry' Cave, Consul : in-Chief for.Spain ! at Melbourne, the\decbrati6n : 'bf .'Knight ; 'of the ; Royal;/and Distinguished Order of Carlos (HI, has been graciously pleased to;bestow ori.Hr; Cave,;as a further mark of Royal favour,- the higher decoration of .Knight':- Commander of'the Royal Order of Isabel La Catehca.y : .; , : . ■:(. R/ Arnst, ' the :champion"; sculler of the world, passed through 'Wellington yesterday en route :to; Christehurchj .whence' he : will go to ■■; Akaroa ■'■'. towards - the ; ? end "of- the' week; ArhsV informed a Dominion reporter that nothing was ; yet /definitely; arranged' about 'his. going Home torowßarry on the Thamesj but something definite yould be announced after he met'his backers iniChristchurch this,p:6ek. Durnan and Barry probably .'hear from'Wm."'i: ;,;:-;: : v:/.U ; ';-/;'ft'//'~; .At : -. the recent ■ Dental; Conference- in 'this ■city.;.'3ttr'.'> Edwin Cox,'-L.D.S:,.'-Eng.,',was-unanimously elected an honorary life member of the- association.;.;; A/similar 'honour 'was conferredVuppn/Mr./Cox last year: by the .Auckland Dental Association. /This; is : 'the more l gratifymg/te: Mr.,i Cox: from: the fact that his three.'sons.'.are/dental.practitioners/ ui'New his-only daughter,' Mrs. H. C./ Heath, /of, Auckland,.(is also a registered dentist; by/examinatioh. ';;;,:/:

Miss Betty Ohls; the American; actress (in Wellington .with- the; .."Merrymakers",), .who : has lately been singing land acting with such' dainty ■■ charm as ; Renee' : m"The. Duchess:of : Dantzic,''- : was: taken .ill,recently,;'' and -on.: Febniary,s nnderwent.'an'operation-'fbr'Vap-. -pendicitis in a 'private':hospital ; in : ;Sydney.,' The.mahy friends, of the artist: will be glad ts: hear .that she'is';progressine'favourably, r.flt • wiU-he reniembered' : that'Miss : Ohls 'was very .ill;ili- : WeUington,-'>iid:fbrVthit reason only-, made one'appearance. ■::.'': ; ::'. t;• '•■■''■';' ■'■" : : : -f '■~' The flag-flyin'gvat.hab'-mast.'aboveMessrs.' W. M. .'Bahhatyne: and Co.'s .'offices'yesterday, annomced l thedeath;of'Mr..N6rmanPerbival, ■; a. yoiing- mail 0f.21, years-:of. age,".employed as a/clerk, in -the/insurance "department, Mm : passed: away, at.'2.3o.':'p.m.':after 'a short' ill-": ness.::: Less than a-fortnight, ago: Mr. Pefci-' yal was -taken-i11,, : with"the * result.that, an operation for appendicitis', was .performed .on/ Tuesday :of' last week, : from,V.tho .'effects'/of which the ydur.g :man'never recovered. .: Mr. Percival's family /are Nelson peoplej-and he, was an ex-student of. Nelson College. He left "the. seryiee,;:6f :'thb;6b.vernment ; Life- In-J suranc'e -Department ", to .join;'-";' the staff .of •Messrs;'Bannatyiie ; and Co.). where his" cap-acity/and-;amiability"made him:a■;favourite.'-.;V .: Mdlle." Antonia .Dolbresj.iwriting :-from- tho ~to' Sydney, at:the end-.'of last"year,-sends news' of. the death.: of .Fernando Vert,'an; entrepreneur of. note'in.London;and New-York, te whose enterprise, her -first visit' to". Australia 'was due. The",late Mr..Vert: represented.-tlie..Franco-Italian soprano vat' Sydney.'at .''Christmas', : 1895, - when'-: her .-.opening: aB : -. Mile. Trebelli was under <'tbe" .direction' of Mi; J., Edward .Sykesy;,and proved/one 'of. the "most., brilliant artistic events of Australian musical record; although, ; 'owing to the heat,ifull pub-: He support was not aecorded-until the-follow-.-; iug Easter. V Mr. ..Vert' : - again ,;;returned -, to • Australia ; withMile.Dolores and '-Mile.;: Vandour in later: years; > and made, many/-friends". He was the;b'roihbr,of'the late Nl'Vert; the: foremost;; concert-manager of Lbnd6n'"for "a' very lon'g'period of:years.jThe/members of the' Vert family,who: came: originally from' Spain, were old arid /intimate friends, of the Ttebelli-Bettini family,-and as; the:deceased and' Mlle. : Dolores spent 1 their holidays-to-gether.' as children,;-.hiß,lpßß .will; be mourned..by'her., : .The'.fnneral.'-'service' at»the ; ;Farm Strcet:'Church, ■.LondonjJ.was.'performed; by l :-tlie''BeT.'''FaihcT''-B«ri)aTd.'.Vaughan7.':aiid. : .thiB ; ■famous", oratorj:';brother,,;;pf: .the .i.bne-tiine: Roman Caiholio.-.Archbishop. of. : Sydney,"also. delivered: the 1 addfesß: at' .the/graveside.";':.: