PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 514, 22 May 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

MifiiStors out of town will be located today as follow!—Tho Hon, J, Carroll, at Giflborne; the Hon. G. I'owlds, at Nelson: the Hon. Dr/Kbdlay, en* lOttto to Wellington; tho'Hoh.' D. Btiddo, and ttho T., Mackenzie, "at: ttotoruaj' thft Hon. A. T. Ngata, at, PoH; Awanuir Tho Hon. J. A. i Millar is duo in Wellington, frtm Westport : " •• ; Mr. \V. Henderson, a Tauoiahirtui timber . tnill«v!wlio.httS iv Wftlliagtoii, returns to; the' King Country to-day.' The Primo Minister, and tJio Hozl. A. T. Ngata, M.P.j liavo 'accorded their'patronage to the concert to he tendered to' Mr. Alfred Hill 'next laonVh."''if Yeßtdrday'Wm. Hendry' Wilson,; 8.A., LL.M.,' was (on tlio motion of Mr. Luclrie) admitted as;a barrister and solicitor, of tho Supremo Court, ... ■ , At ..the conclusion of, the season of tfco Rickards' Company, at the Ojjera Housb tho Labonab,loavo.Wellington#for Amorica, visRarotOnga and Taliiti, by the. Manftpouri. , Our Napier /correspondent writes:—The many friends of Dr. Sonlerville, of Walroa, will rOgtrrt to hear, that lio is scoring from blood poisoning, and is now ail inmate of tho Napier HoopiWl. A Napier Press Association telegram states that. Mr. T. Brodrick has Wooived his ap- . pointment from the. Government as Commissioner of Crown Lands aad C3riti ; SuWoyor for Hawke's Bay. and presided for tie firs! tlmfeat tlio Inciting of Uho Luid Board yesterday morning. . ~ . • > Advantage will' bo token of the animal smoke honcsrt bi the St. Patrick's OoUego Old Boys' Association, to te hold oil June 1, to farewell tlie present Rector, tho Very Rev, Father Koogli, who is; about to tako ohargs of tho Hastings parish.. Mr. A. Tudhopo severed his" oonnoction with the Advances to Settlers Department yesterday after" tell'years' service, t and was • tho recipient of a proselitation- from his follow workers. Mr. Tudhopo, Who has been ill charge of tho, Advanoo« to Settlors; Department's legal "Work since the . inception of -tho Department, is Dt.itting business on hit owli account at. Taurangft. ■ - l%oso citizens who desire to reOOgniso in a tangible form tho services to the city of the Hon, T. W. Hislop, who has beon Mayor for four consecutive t yo»re, will have an oppor-,, tu'nity of subscribing to a testimonial to him. Snbsbription lists are alroady being circulated; one of tliftm being headed by Sir Joseph Ward. What foria tlio' presentation, will take will bo decided at a later date. Tho weekly moetihg of the Tarannki Street Wosfeyan Literary and Debating Sooioty was held, oti Thursday ovoning in tho Young Men's Clitis Room, Mr. \V. B. 1 iTulUrt occupying, tho. chair. The .subject for tJio evening was a parliamentary election, tlloto desirous of "omoarking oil bho Stormy sea of publio life", being Mosfcrs. J. R.. Hurley, 6. J. CUrke, 15. Cumming, J. W. Floteher, and C. J Freeman, representing all "shades of political opinion.. -After tho candidates had spoken they were heckled with; questions, serious and otherwise.., At t'hb cloio ft b.tlldt . wis takoilj resulting in tiio elCcrtion of Mr.- . Camming; . ' Tho Arawa,. which sailed for Ehglaild at noon on Thursday,'had pdrfect weather for tho - i beginning of her ,t[ip;. The last two direfit ; boats to sail havo been, full ships, but thera / were not so many Jiassehgers by tho Alrawa, and a lafgO proportion of them came from othor townsj eomparatirolyJow boinK from Wellington. Mr, lioimson-Dylcs, tho artist, and his Wifo wero among the passengers, > Miss -ROborts, a' Oliristohttreh' lady who, as public school teachor and lecturer, has lived 101' thirty years in Chfistelnircli, Mifis Kctiipthorno, ;frohi NelSfln, who left on; a thrOe ' years' visit to England, and Mr. 0. Ld Ci'OtJ, , l'foiti Tiniaru, Mr. C. 11. Lindsay, Mr. T. Riloy and' Mr. F. F. Grady, from Wellington, Wero at(iohg tho other passengers.

The eolcbraiioit of the ccntennial of the religious mov&niont ltntiwn as the Church'of Christ by tho \churches •in AystmlAsia took place in Sydney recently, all the meetings king largely attended. The most interesting and memorable niVctiug was the mio for worship hold in tho Syoncy Town Hall on the Sunday mbrttlnp;, wh<» 2500 disoihies mot te bwak broad after \tho' Aimstolic example. Mr. i. J. Goro, M..V., of South Australia, presided,.and Mr. ITarWard, jiriiieipa) of tho Biblo Collciie, Melbourne, pravo all ad. dross on the subject, W'Ye Shall Hcccivi PoMrir." Tne ■ eftllentiotl, at.; tins sehw* amounted;te £90. The celebrations Will bf crhtiliUod ftt l'itisblirg,' U\S.A., in October, .vhen delegate will ftss\iiil)l6 .-iffcrt .-IV. parts of the' Worhh A lnroe; number ol pioachevS and members are gbiiig.from Australasia.' . \ ..