PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

-■' Sir Joseph Ward, the Hon.;G. PowldSy the Hon. Dr. Findlay, the-Hon. A....AY. Hogg, the Hon. T. ;Mackenzio,"and the Hon. D. Buddo are in Wellington to-day. The Hon. J. Carroll and the Hon.>A. -T. Ngata are in; Auckland, ■ the. Hon. ', R. M'Kerizio at Coromandel,- and the Hon.' J. A. Millar at'Dunediri. '• . •'■';;. ; ';,:.'; .'■•;'. '- ■'•"..; ..".','■'; .. ' Mr. A. H, Miles, of this: city,- left for. 'Melbourne) ..yesterday..'-' , Mr. Robert Holliday, -of Wellington,: was a -passenger, .for .Sydney yesterday by .the. Warrimop. : y "'^"^ . Mr. Robert Mathers, of. Rio do Janeiro, left'■'; Wellington for the Hot'i Lako r district; Ho will return to Wellington in time to join the Athenic for London. '.."Mr'." W. Wilson,-of ;;Victorin College, has received unofficial oabled advico- that ho has passed his ; LL.M.J degree,. with first-class honours. Mr. John Ross'is .understood to have passed his M.A. degree, .with first-class honours in Latin.and-.Greek. . The Hon. A; W. Hogg, Minister for Roads-; and to Masterton to-day for the woelv-end. Horwill journey to, Stratford on Monday in compliance'' with ■an '"' invitation from the County aud Borough Councils, and will attend a banquet ; to .Mr. Walter ■ Syines,' ox-M.P. He -will start on Tuesday for | Whnngnmomona. "where' ho will be the guest of tho settlers at' a dinner. ■ He intends 'to' visit also Ohura, Mangaroa. and Te Kuiti, and he has been asked .to -return by'the Junction Road to Inglewood -. Tho trip will extend over the whole of 'next week. :

Mr. and- Mrs. Arthur H. Adauis left for 'Sydney by ; tbo Warrimoo " yesterday.

Lieutenant-Colonel Head, Officer Commanding the. Permanent Force, is at present in ■ Dtuiedin.;. -V> : yl'C :■'.-.••'.".'.-,

- : Mr. H.W. Murray, 1 of the staff of the State'' Coal: Department leaves on relieving .- duty this evening, traveiling .by the Arahura for Westport. ..,;■:"■';;'■'■ ,; "'."•'.■•. .-'.;'

Captain W. F. Levin, formerly of .the.lst KirigV Dragoon Guards r _has been... unanimously elected .captain," of .. the .vFeilding" Mounted Rifles. -'■ ; J ".■•:.:''':'■}'■'■ :-. J ' :: " :

Mr. Justice Chapman leaves this morning for Wanganui. He-will preside over, the sittings of the Supremo Court, which begin there next week.

j . Mr. .F.,A. :; ;Alcock, of .the. firm: of Aioock' and Co:," billiard table; manufac'turers, ; Mell.bourne,' isat; present in Wellington on a visit I to the firm's branches";in,New."Zealand:■> .:-

■-:■ Mr. F. G. Bolton has been,;approached'.shd asked to contest;the Wellington •' City; Mayoralty.., He. has not as yet come to:a;definitedecision, but he will not stand if Mr: : HislopJ is coming forward.'■••. ■■-•■;■• '.'-'■ ''.:;'.-■'. .

'Mr. Ernest ; Toy,, the Australian who'gaveja' Beries' of concerts in this city some ten years .ago,; has been spending the last, few days in Well&jiori; :He'left •ye*', terday for-Rotorua ■and;Mckland..' ; V, ? :'.-.' ;

:-('Mr^-PjVß:;M6rj^n:''-and:bjs':. ; R)ii''lMre'{''f«; Lytteltori ;on' 'Monday,.. oil; their way -to join tiho.^Mah^ I ':.w)uch::loaV«-for : '-Engbnd-'.'pii' Tuesday.; They- will visit, England and: Scot-" land.,l'Mr.'Morison expects "to return to Wellington; by. the end of the year; ■; ;; V^:..; : ...;:

".Constable Collett, of Johnsinville, who is being transferred' to the Leeston district, and farewelled at Johnsoriville last evening.; Con-: stable! Collett has been >(xrahected : ; with; the; police forced in- the. North Island for 'the -past' ten years,'the last three years, of ;which nave been\spent■'• in/Johnsonville.. ':'-.K- '<•, ■! ,; ;^?;i : ; -■;:

,-?:' It is understood that',"Mr.V'Arthur,': & 'Adams,: who; "controls,, the' Red '• Page' of I the; -."■Bulletin;": v/ill./shortly'.'take charge of':the' .','Lone^Hand"-'magazine 1 : '■.-Mr.'v'Fox ) . : ;whd has. edited the 1 "Lone; Hand ■ has''beeri granted.leave,.of absence,.;in; order to-pay/a/ visit-to. England. ~'■,;.: ,> : : '; ; |i:

A Dunedin Press Association telegram states that at a meeting of the management of the Technical Classes' Association yesterday, Mr.. Angus Marshall, late superintendent- and secretary, was appointed superintendent at a salary of £500, per annum. There were about 40 applicants from Australia and New \Zealand.

.Members of the Wellington, Football Club; at. their; annual meetingkst .night, '.took .the opportunity .or,presenting Mr. .HarnMCarejwith a; wedding gift, in the shape of. avhand-. some . silver,- tea-sei-yice. J. Mr. : .i.'Ji'.VMurray,; :who made; the_' presentation,. ; spoke '< highly!-. ol Mr.-Carey's sterling "qualities,, both; on and oif the' field. After Mr. Carey, had replied he was accorded : three cheers.. ..;'.', .-

'■- The Rev;;; S. Lawry; who ! was;: re-elected - secretary, to.the Methodist at pre- : . sent 'sitting in -.Wellington,- ,is': 'one'--": ; of ..■-. tha •: •prominent ;men.'. of the ChrachV-Fo-ur.'years ' . ago he was: president '.of ■■ the conference/' and i. for: t;ivp:years; prior: to: ; that I acted as seorei/! taryl : He .is: well.', versed»in-MethodisVproi'. cedure, a keen :deoaferpfluerit.speaker,'andhas of iri:ihV-Itomini6iu:;'\'..'--.j'^

At the conclusion of the business of tha Council of tho'New Zealand Lawn Tennia Association last night, the chairman, Mr. Malcolm Ross, took the opportunity ,of making a presentation of a gold watch to Mr. G, N. who has been secretary of the association since 1903. In making tha presentation, Mr. Ross referred to the excellent work Mr Goldie had'.dene on behalf of the association, and his modesty in refusing any honorarium. The association, now asked him to accept the watch, as a token of appreciation of, the'work he had done. Mr. Goldie, in responding, said ho had always attempted to do his best for a sport which ho had followed-for many'years; "in fact, since 'childhood.