PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

/With the esceptions of the Hon. J. Carroll, who is at Napier, and the Hon. A. T. Ngata, who is at- Port Awanui, all _tho Ministers of tho Crown are now in Wellington. Mr. B. M'Nab arrived by the Maori from Lyttelton yesterday morning. Mr. J. P. Arnold, M P., left for the south on Saturday night. Tho Hon. J. Carroll is expected to arrive in Wellington from Gisborne to-night. Mr. T. Young, of this city, has boon appointed Japanese Consul for New Zealand. ! Tho many friends of Mr. Albert Moore, commercial traveller, 'will-regret.to learn of his serious illness. Tho Hon. G. Fowlds and the Hon.. D. Buddo returned from the south by tho Maori, arriving here yesterday morning. Mr. Walter Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, returned to Wellington on Saturday afternoon from an extended visit of inspection to tho Auckland and Main Trunk lino districts. The Hon. A .T. Ngata, who is at present visiting his home at Waiomatatini, Port Awanui, intends to either catch Wednesday's boat for Napier, or com© overland to Wellington via the Main Trunk lino. Mr. Jun-ici Matsukura, representative of tho Japfuieso Imperial Department of Agriculture, has arrived in Wellington on a mission to collect commercial information and specimen products 'for the Tokio Commercial Museum. He has already boen to Australia, Christchurch, and Dunedin; Mr; Matsukura left, on Saturdajf on,a visit to Otaki, whence he is expected to return to town to-day. . Mr. James Riddick, one of Wellington's early settlers, passed away at his late rcsidonee, Moleswortli| Street, yesterday morning. Deceased arrived in Wellington in 1850 in the ship Mariner, and was for- a long period connected with the drapery firms of Joseph Burn, and Wilson and, Richardson, retiring.from business life on tile closing of tho latter firm. An enthusiastic Oddfellow, the late Mr. Riddick was for thirty-seven years a trustee of the Loyal Britannia Lodge, retiring from that position on account of doolining health ill December last. • The Very Rev.'Fathor Price, Administrator of tho Roman Catholic Diocese of Christ church, acting under medical advice, takes a trip to California, leaving Christchurck 011 Thursday (says tho "Press"). Father l'rice, shortly after his arrival in the diocese, was appointed parish priest at Hawarden, whore •ho was greatly rcspccteil. His removal to Christchurch on being appointed Administrator of the dioceso wa3 the cause of miversal regrot among, his flock. Some little time back Father Prico paid a short visit to England. During his occupancy of the offlco of Administrator he has displayed, great zeal and • ability. Father, Price hopes to return to Nov Zealand in October next. Amongst recont arrivals from Homo -is Mr. R. S. Clouston, an English artist of some note, who intends to remain in tho Dominion for romo time. Mr. Clouston's work is well , known on tho walls of tho Royal Academy, Royal Scotch Academy, and other galleries, where liib portraits- attractconsiderable attention. Amongst his sitters have beon her; late Majesty Queen Victoria, ' whose portrait ho was commissioned to ■ Eaint for a public hall iu Edinburgh, Lord ister, and other-eminent raon.: Mr. Clouston ,is a late president of tho Mezzotint "Engravers' Society, and has executed many original portraits in mezzotint. Scveral of his works are on view at present ■ at M'Gregor Wright's, including an admirably treated portrait of a lady and a- portrait of the artist by himself in a low tone and technique, which rccalls the manner of G. F. Watts. - , ■