PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 503, 10 May 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

' The Prime Minister and all the other memof the Government are in 'Wellington except the Hon. J. Carroll, who. is at Gisborne, and the Hon. R. M'Kenzie, at Tauranga., :r, ~..;..•. j .,,.;., .;.; '■■;'• > John Patcrson, who has sold out of the Hotel Arcadia, was entertained: by ■'■ his friends on Friday evening; : /■ Surgeon-Major. J,R. Purdy has' Bear aw pointed Achng-Dircctor-Gonoral of Medical borvices.of,tho New. Zealand-defence;forces. ,_on Saturday Mr. A.Tudhope.'LL.B., Was admitted as a barrister and solicitor by Mr: -Justice Chapman, on the l motion of Mr' T . weave,..... .-,;-.. - -,'XX- -.'■'■ cJfows has been received in Wellington of the death,'in Sydney, on-Saturday,' of Mr. 4' jjLtS , 1,: Sydney .'manager for the Huddart-Parker Company. :.■.:..:•;■.■ : ; : . , Tho Hon. J. A. r-Millar,, Minister for Raili ways, leaves for the south to-night ! in ■: ordor W of- the : Canterbury, and West, Coast railways, and tfoiß complete his tour of the railways, of the Dominion.. •-',;.' Mr. ;Thos.^Miller, of tho London tomhouse,, and son;of Mr. Miller, who was. manager; of ( the; Bank of New South Wales in WoUington 36 years ago, is revisiting Wellington; ■ He' expresses profound amazement "at. the solid progress'the oity has made. ■.'; s Mr. Thos. Humphries, who has retired on ■ superannuation; irpnrjhe Surveyor-General-been invited te meet Sir Joseph Ward-and,officers ,of i the; Lands and Survov.' Department at: Bellamy's,, in Parliamentary buildings,:.' this afternoon., in order' to' receive : a-presentation ?; which has been > sut scribed for by members of the Department all, over, therpominion. ....,;..■,- .... Mr. Walter Bentley, the; woltknown • actor, arrived m Melbourne .recently from England, by the steamer Suovio. It is nearly bye years, sinop'ho; left'.-Australia,'and •'durVJ g -. j* "Jteryal ; has : been acting in the United States, . Canada, and tho United Kingdom. .Latterly he has'• not'.-lbeen' in health, and. the voyage, to Australia was,taken on medical advice. During "■■ his last; _yisit; Mr. ,; Bentley : acquired some property in Australia, and as it has latterly become more valuable' he intends to' give it his .personal attention.'? ' Subsequently he will undertake; a theatrical tour; and will appear m some pi '.his favourite roles,which "Macbeth,'- and ;<,!Richelieu. He,will open h.is ; tour in Quoensladn; J r t K iJ S ? the parishioners of St..Mark's ■.Carterton (says our a ' hrass tablet should be placed m-the church to the'memory of the late Rooking Carter, who did some splendid work- for tho 'town, which is_ named after him.', At'the recent par-' lshionorsi- meeting,., tho -matter was "again mentioned by-Mr. W. Downard, and a reso-, lution, reminding the vestry of the matter was placed ? on record.'. There are already memorials to: Mr. Carter's wife and child in unbuilding, and it, has-been pointed out that it, seems scarcely;'iitting that there is nothing there to his own:niemory. A movement >was once made: to procure a brass memorial lectern,', but, at the time,' the church' had another undertaking-under way, and the proposal had to bo shelved. ■;.

,_ Sir Joseph Ward, r accompanied by Lady Ward, loft by r.tho.'-. Government steamer lutanekai forKaikoura at midnight on Friday. The steamer arrived at iLaikoura'.ou Saturday forenoon. The main object of the Premier's, visit was to open the now wharf at Kaikoura," which ceremony was duly performed; immediately, after the steamer's arrival. The Prime Minister and party were subsequently '. entertained at lunch and wore then ' taken for r ,a-'- drive down the South Coast Road. At four _- ; o'clock ■■: Lady ..Ward '■ was entertained at afternoon tea at tho Drill Hall. The County Council gave'a' dinnor, to ■ tho Prime (Minister; in. the evening, after which .a . Bocial ■. was . tendered to the.' visitors.' 'Addresses' wore . delivered by the . Prime Ministotr ■ ahd members of the County- Council. Sir Joseph Ward and party returned to Wellington by the Tutanokai yesterday.

The funeral of the lato ,Mr! D. M. Luckie which,took place, in 'the- Karori Coinetefy on Saturday, was very, largely attended. Among, those present were the Hon. t! Mackenzie, Mr. J.. H.-Richardson (Government Insurance Commissioner), heads of branches of the Government Insurance Department. Mr. J. H.. Ottorson (Clerk of the I House or Representatives), doctors, and legal men, and numerous older residents. Sir Joseph Ward, who was away from Wellington, forwarded an' expression of regret £hat ho could not be-- present. The chief mourners wero 'Messre. Philip 'arid Martin Luckie (sons), Mr. T. ; S; Ronaldson (son-in-law)/ and the two Masters Ronaldson. Wreaths wore sent,by the Primo Minister and Lady-Ward, the Government Insurance Department; the Public, Trust Office, the Tolophono Kxchange,'. the Wollcsley. Club, tho 'Wellington Cricket Association, Wellington Cricket: Club,,, and the directors of the Great Northern \ Bravery Company, Auckland. Tho sorvico at- the deceased's lato residence, and at the gravo, was' conducted by-the. Rev. James ;Patorson.