PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 524, 3 June 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Exoolloncy the Governor, and Lad? Uunltot, accompanied by' Captains• Gathornofciardy, and bhannon> A.U.O.'s, motored from I'almorston Nortli yestorday. ' His.-Excel-lency, accompanied by Captain Hardy, loft for Ohristchurch last evening. Thoy will roiurn on Saturday. Only throo'Ministers are out of town, Tho Hon. A. W. Hogg is at Pahiatua, tho Hon. T. Mackenzie at Dunedin, and tho Hon. A. T. Ngata at Gieborne.. . Tho Hon. A. W. Hogg wont to Pahiatua by-yesterday's mail tram, and will return this ovening. . Mr. and Mrs. Sidney. Kirltcaldio returned to Wellington by the Sydnoy boat. yostor-' day. . „ Mr.-Ai'-Aler, of thp jltor»iy',jataff.«f tho liullot.'n, who is on holiday ioaro ( arrived 1 from Sydney yesterday. _Mr. W Morloy, managing director of Mason, S truth ors, Ltd., was a passenger for tho south by tho Maori last ttighfc.' . \ Mr. Hanhani, of Christchurch, who has been on a : visit'■ to .Australia, .was a passenger by tho direct boat from Sydney yesterday, morning. • , Mr. J. Grcalish, of, tho literary department of ,a contemporary, accompanied by his wife, returned from, a trip to. Australia by the Ulimaroa yesterday.. Mr. J. Donohuo, late of tho "Merrymakers," arrived by tho Ulimaro'a yesterday, and goes through as far as D'uuedfn with tho vessel. .Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fulloiy roturnod to New Zealand, by tho Ulimaroa yesterday, 'i'boy loft. lor. tlio south by- tho Maori Inst ovoning. Among tho passengers to arrive from Australia by the Itlimaroa yesterday. 1 wero the Rev. Otlio Fitzgerald and Mrs. Fitzgerald, (rf Canterbury, and tho Revs. lintrican and lumberley, who leave the steamer at Wellington. ' >

.Mr, A. Thompson, of the Karamca Shipping Co., returned to Wellington, last night jrom Karamca, whore he had been engaged in superintending tho operations in connection with the refloating of tho auxiliary' scow Echo.

Our Mastcrton correspondent; states that Mr. G. Cullon has receivW oflicinl notification that he has passed tho Bpecial May examinations for tho final .law professional. Ho topped tho list in Now Zealand in two subjects, and; in tho third, obtained second highest marks.

Mr. S. C. Baron, who for some years past lias acted as sales manager for" tho Christ church Mont Company, has been appointor general manager lor Messrs. AV. and Company, Ltd., tho well-known bacon curors. Mr. lJaron intends leaving for Australia next weclc, and takes over tho management of W. Diinock and Comjttny, Ltd., oil his return.

Tho Rev. Dr. Nisbet, of First Church, Duncdin, has received h cable messago from liis former congregation, St. Paul's Prosbyteriali, Brisbane, asking him if lie would return to that charge in tho event, of tlio debt boing cleared c(f tlio church, 0110 member of tlio congregation having subscribed £1250 for that purpose. Dr. Nkbot has laid tho oiler before his Deacons' Court, who hopo that ho will decide to remain m Duncdin, Tliero is lit'tlo doubt, says the "Otago Daily Times," that should Dr. Nfebet accept ilw offer'his departure will he a serious loss to Duncdin, whore ho has made a multitude ol friends.