PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 448, 5 March 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Ward 'leaves Invcrcargill for Christchurch this morning.. TJio Hon, J. Carroll and tho Hon. G. Fowlds are at Auckland, tho Hon. A. W.' Hogg in tho King Country, tho Hon, T. Mackenzie at llotorua, the Hon. A. T. jNgata on route for Otorohanga, tho Hon." J. A. Millar at Queenstown, tho Hoii. R, M'Konzie.on tho Stratford-Ongaruo railway rout-o, and. tha Hon. D. Buddo at Cheviot. Mr. Alex. Ferguson is spending a .holiday at Rotorua. • Mr. Henry Aitken Young is gazetted a stipendiary magistrate. ' ' Sir. R. G. Palmer is this week gazetted a district surveyor in tho Lands 'Department. Sir Henry Kelly and Dr. Irmer, German. Consul-General, leave for Sydney by tho Marama to-day. Mr. T. Humphreys (Surveyor-General) has returned from an official visit to Hawke's Bay. t| ., ( '■ ■;.* ■ Mr. W. C. Kensington, Under,-Secretary for, Lands, has left • on- a Departmental jvipit to tho south. ' ... ■' i ■ Tho Hon. A. T. Ngata leiives .Hastings this morning for Otorohanga by. express' via l'almerston North. i .■ The Eastbourne Borough Council lias appointed Richard Urbahii as ranger to deal with wandering stock. Mr. Anthony Nathan, Mayor of-Tailiapo, ia at present in Wellington on business in connection with liis township. The Earl of Morton, who is an enthusiastic deor shooter, is expected to arrive in -New Zealand early next month for tho local season. . Mr. Ranking, of Brisbane, who has been inquiring into tho operation of tho licensing law in this country, leaves to-day for Syduey. . i ■' ■ Mr. C. H. Ilea, statioumastor at Lincoln', Canterbury, has Deen appointed to Feilding, to ■ take up the position rendered vacant by tho resignation of Mr. <W. J. Morton. Messrs. John Bourne and F. A. C. Baddeley are gazetted' members of tlio Kimbolton Domain Board, in place of Messrs. W. G. Carruthers (resigned) and C. H. Bnynis (do-' ceased)'. Judge Fisher (Under-Secretary for Nativo Affairs; left Auckland by train tort-ho south on Tuesday evening. ''Ho breaks his journey at To ICuiti to attend to Native affairs, and also visits Kihikihi bc'foro returning to Wellington. a Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice), accompanied, by Lady Stout aud Miss Stout, leavo for England to-day by the steamer Marama. They will join the Moldavia at Sydney. Thoy 'may go right 011 to London in tho saino vessel, or leavo it at Marseilles. That will depend on Sir Robert's health and the weather.

Speaking at Invorcargill ■ on Wednesday night, the Hon. J. A. Millar admitted that ho. had the natural ambition of ascending to tho topmost rung of tho political ladder, but ho would never aspire to it' while his present chief occupied it. As long as Sir Joseph Ward was in power, ho (Mr, Millar) would bo content with a subordinate position. His chief had occupied the position with credit to himself and tho Dominion, and they could not afford to loso him. .

Mr. A. R. Hislopj jun., who ia to bo mar-rifcd'.to-morrow, was: tho rocipiont of a presentation at tho Commercial Travellers' Club yesterday evening, from tho firm bf Messrs. A. It. Hislop and Co., Tho presentation, which consisted of a sot pf silverwtre, wa& mado by Mr. A. Basiro. On Wednesday evening, Mv. Hislop was tho recipient of a presentation from a number of friends, and no will bo entertained this evening by tha Institute of Marino Engineers.

Mr. T. S. Tankard, a well-known Christchurch exponent of physical culture, arrived in Wellington by tho Sydney boat on Wednesday, ..ccompaniod bv Mrs. Tankard, and left for tho south last evening. Mr, and Mrs. Tankard liavo been making a tour of Europe and tho United Slatea. Mr. Tankard, who will be director of the gymnasium in the flow Y.M.C.A. building which is now being ericted in Christchurcli, was particularly impressed with the fine buildings and equipment of the American gymnasiums. Tho Y.M.C.A. in Christchurcli, following tho example of tho Wellington Association, is ordering its new gymnastic equipment from America. t

Mr. J. W. Marchbanks, C.E., who was recently chief engineer for the Manawatu Railway Company, has been recommended to the Woilington Harbour Board, by . a committee of tho full board, out of applicants, for the ■ position of Harbour Hoard engineer It is-expected that the board will confirm tho recommendation at its next meeting. The appointment, which will bo of 12 months, with a prospective further engagement for five years, carries a salary of £1000 a year, and tho successful applicant will comnioncG his duties on May Ist. Mr. Marchbanks completed his engineering training in Dnnedin, and was for 19 years with tho Manawatu Railway Company, succeeding Mr. J. E. Fulton as chief engineer and loeomotive superintendent. When tho Government took over tho lino a few months ago. tho chairman of directors of tho company (Mr. J. Kirkcaldie) spoko in warm praise o( tho administrative and engineering abilities of Mr. Marchbanks, and expressed his logret that his services were not being secunod by tho State.