PERSONAL ITEMS. .

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 519, 28 May 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS. .

The Hon. J. Carroll is at Gisborne, the , Hon. Q. Fowlds at Wcstport, the Hon. D. Buddo en route for Rangiora, and tho Hon. A. T. Ngata at Port Awanui. Tho Prime Minister and tho other Ministers arc in Wellington. , • • Judge R. Sim, of the Native Land Court, retires at tho end of tho present month. , The Rev. Dr. Qibb returned from Christchurch yostorday. s , The Hon. A, W. Hogg and tho. Hon. T. Mackenzie returned from Ekotahuna by the mail train last evening. ,The Hon.-G. Fowlda is expected in Wellington on Sunday, On his return from tho West Coast. "f ■ .. , ~ : Mr. R. C. Kebbcll.'of Alfredton, Wairarapa, leaves on a trip round the world by the Moeraki to<day. Mr. F. T. Sandford has been' apprjnted ohicf olork in the Lands Department 'at Hokitika. Mr. C. J. Canton has been reappointed a member of the Wellington Land Board as from May 27. The' appointment of the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie as Minister for Agriculture, in place of Sir 'Joseph Ward, is gazetted. Miss G. Flux, Woraor Bay School, and Miss 0. Dagg. Mastorton, have resigned from tho servico Of tho,Wellington Education Board. Captain Burns lias boon appointed to command' tho Carterton School Cadets, vico Captain Talbot. •'" ",- "■<"• ' ••' Messrs'."Francis,D. L, Rutherford.and R. M'Connel-Porteous, > of the accountants' branch, G.P.0., loft last ovonfrg by the Manuka on extended holiday leave. Mr. J. W. M'Ewan, Mayor of Petone, has been appointed by'the Wellington Education ' Board to ron,reeent it on the Petoho Tcchni--1 cal School Board of Managers. Tho Bishop of Wellington (the Riaht Rev. Dr. Wallis) and tho Bishop of Nelson (the Rev. C. 0. Mules) wero passengers by the Maori, which sailed from Lyttelton for Wellington last flight. The Hon. ,D. 'Buddo went south last night' to attend the bahquet of • the North Canterbury A. and P. Association at Rangiora to-night. He is expected to be back in Wellington oa Sunday morning. ' Mr. A. L. Donniston, who. recently retired , from tho" position of associate to Mr. Justice ponniaton to- tako up the profession of tho law, will leave on a holiday trip to Australia shortly, after which ho intends to start legal business on his own account in Auckland. The many friends ef Mr. 0. E. Hicfcey, tho ' 'well-known oriokoter—member of the Phoenix Club and a representative player—will 10gret to learn that his wife died nt her residence, Ki birnie, last evening. The deceased lady had baroly been married a year. Tho now Australasian Commissioner of tho Salvation Army (Commissioner Rces) and* his too aro to, reach Svdnev on Julv 26 Ponding their arrival, Colonel"Hosfeins/ohicf eoorotary, will command tho territorial forces. Colonel Hoskins is well kndV/n in Now Zealand. Mr - % flr ) s', A. Cowpor, of Mount Konnedy, county Wieklow, and Mr. Chas. H. G. Ross of Liscarncy, county Monaghan, Ireland, aro visitors to Wellington, a hoy have recently completed a trip through the South Island, and aro to leave this morning for the Hot .Lalses, via tho Wanganui River. . The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minlhter of Marlno, has'consented, at tho icquest of tho Otago Dock Trust, to perform tho opening • « e . r<im °ny of tho new Otugo dock at Port Chalmers, but owing to the nending commencement of Parliament, he'has not vet . been ablo to fix ,tho date. Mr.- H. N. Holmes, tho secretary of tho ' Wellington Y.M.CA, has* received word that the board of dnectois of the Sydney Associa- . tion have agreed to Mr. Virgo, their general secretary, taking part,in the seventh anniversary celebrations of the Wellington Y.M.CA. in September. V - Shan P°, n C'ate Chief Customs topert), accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Shannon, returned to .Wellington yesterday after n most enjoyable motor tour in tho north. Mr. Shannon will next week bo piesonted by the Customs officois of the Bominion with a handsomely-illuminated nd- • dresS| and advantage will bo taken of the occasion to present Mrs. Shannon with a s Silver tea service