PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 495, 30 April 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Ward and the Hon. T. Mac conzio aro at Mosgiol. tho Hon. A. W Hogg is at Rotorua. tho Hon. D. Briddo ii it Kangiora, and tho other Ministers an In Wellington. Tho Hon. G. Fowlds arrived back fron tho south yesterday. Tho Hon. A. T. Ngata returned to towi yesterday from Taranaki. Tho Rev. Georgo King (Presbyterian) an< Mr.; Thomas H. Mathieson (Church: o Christ) aro gazetted officiating ministcri under tho Marriago Act. . In tho printing-room of . The Dojunim affico last evening a presentation was mad< to Mr. B. Joyce, who is severing his conncc tion with tho mechanical'staff. , It is notified in tho Qazetto' that Mr lames Lauronson,? of Carterton,' has 'booi ippointod agent for tho Public Trustee fo: South Wairarapa, as from May 1 next. Miss L, M." MacKellar was last ' nigh alected a life member of ,the Victoria Col lego Students' Association. She is the scconi lady student on whom this honour has boo! inferred. ■•'.,- The resignations of tho following teacher were accepted by the Wellington Education Board at its .meeting yestorday:—Miss E B. Cran, Martinborough; Mr. H. Monaghan Karori; Mr. A. Talbot, Carterton. Mr. Robert Stone, a very old resident o tho Thames, and said to bo tho first man ii New Zealand to build a steamer and tako th first steamer out of Auckland Harbour, i dead.—Press Association. , A Press .Association message from Nclsoi states that at tho District Court yesterdu; members of tho Bar farewelled Judge Haee) den, who sat for. tho last time in Nelson owing to the abolition of the District Court 'Mr.- James Marchb'anks,' the nowly ippointed- engineer to tho Wellington Hat Iwurßoard, was introduced to tho member it yesterday's, meeting by tho chairraa (Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.). Ho will tak up.his duties to-morrow morning. Mr. W. H. Babcock, who is to bo Bote Secretary of tho Y.M.C.A. in Christchurcb arrived from the United States by th lliverina on Wednesday, and wont last night. Mr. Babcock has becniiStat Secretary for boys' work in Iowa: Mr. H. V. Gully, retiring town clork a Nolson, was, last night, the recipient o several presentations from all branches o the municipal service. Mr. • Gully has heli the position for thirty-five years, and ; i retiring to enter legal practice.—Press As sooiatipn..- ~,; .. Tho Prime Minister paid' a visit to th Taiori; yesterday and received a number' o deputations concerning local. matters. L tho evening he was present at a social a Mosgier tendered to the Hon. T. Mackenzi in. honour of ,his elevation to Cabinet rank To-day Sir Joseph Ward will proceed to In vorcargill.—-Press' Association. ■ The vestry of St. Lute's Anglican Church Wadestown, have decided to put on recor,< their high appreciation of. the efforts of th< picar (the Rev. T. G. Kay) in regard to tin now-church. Ho began the' building, firm sonib five years ago, and shqi|tly leaves on i ivoll-barned ■ holiday with thejjchurch fLnishot ind .quite free of dobt. : ! ';.-, A Christchurch Press Association telegran rt-atos that Lioutenant Shackletan, of-tin British Antarctio expedition, having writtei intimating that he would bo glad to bo on rolled as.an honorary member of,the Logioi jf Frontiersmen, tho Acting-Commißsiono: tor;tho Legion in Now Zealand has accord ugly, enrolled him..;., ~.;..... Leave of absence, has been granted to th* Following teachers in the service of tho Wol lington Education Board:—Miss. P. Carter Brooklyn (six months from April 23); Mis. M. Marten, PaJri&tua'(ono mouth from Apri 19); Miss Wilson, Training College (twolv< nonths); Miss Scott, .Oartertoii'.(two :rom April 16); Mr. J. Edie, L/Traiuing Col ego (ono month from April }J3); Mr. C Taylor, EosenoatK (three ■ weei'to 20).:. ..-;■!. ■ ; : -...■,'■?;;..;; ■.;;.:/-.■,; : Mr. . Kenny, chairman , , of '> ' 1 the , Railwaj ippeal for the. last twelve .years, wh! s retiring oh superannuation, was (says t Press Association messago from Wnnganui' 'arewelkd by members of the ; board anc of , the appellants yosterdaj norning, this being Iris last sitting on th< x>ard.; Miv.Yortch; president of the Amal jamatod Society of Railway Servants, : eulo nscd th© work of Mr. Kenny, and spoke ii ;orms of general satisfaction of tho lioard'i lecisions under his chairmanship. '■'•; A pleasant .ceremony took place'last, even ng in the printing house of. The Dominio! vhen occasion was taken to say a word 6 iarewoll to Mr. '",&/;JyA Eastwood, who i; caving Wellington; to tako up business else ivhore. On behalf of tlu mechanical ' staff tfr. W. :Walloco;.Todd;,; printer, presentee Mr.; Eastwood,'with"; a fountain . pen. - Mr Sastwood leaves. Wellington .to-day for '• Has ;ings,. wherehe will take charge of tho busi loss of Messrs. 'Yenables and Wilson, prin «rs, etc., in wliidi ho holds a partnership in xjrest. .';-, ..[■' ' •■.-.'. r ",' . .''<:' ■•' ■'■ . ;'. ; ';'•• A very pleasant social evening was spon: it the Sydnoy: Street Schoolroom last night vheh, on tho invitation of the Rev. T. H ind Mrs. Sprott, the parishioners of St Paul's mot to say farewell to the Rev. A. d< I: Robinson. Thero was a good deil o: nusic during the evening. Mr. Robinson sani «voral, solos, and he also sang a duot witl ;ho; Rev. Mr. Compton. Mr. Warren coutri )utcd one or two songs, and Miss Warrcr ;ave a pianoforte solo. Master Claude Mac cay, one of the chpristers ; mado a very noai ittlo speech in preeentihg Mr. Robinsoi vithi.a pencilrcase on. behalf of tho chpii M>ys; When responding, Mr. Robinson ox> irossed tho groat regret with which ho woult >ay good-bye to' his- Wellington friends,