PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 539, 21 June 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Minister (tho Hon. J. Carroll) is in town to-day, tho Hon. Dr. Findlay at Palmerston North, and otiher Ministers ia town'. . ..... ■ The Hon. : Br. Findlay, Minister for Justice, leaves to-day for Palmerston North and Feilding. ■ .' •■■ ■ Mr. D. Teed, jun,, has been elected as the Auckland representative on the New Zealand Pharmacy Board; Mr. A. :W, Hbggj ox-Minister for Labour, leaves to-day for Wanganui, roturning on Wednesday. Tho Hon. G/>Fowlds, Minister for Education, leaves for, Dunedin to-day to open the now Presbyterian Theological Collego on Wednesday. ' .' . . The Yen-Rev. Dr. Kennedy will assume the rectorship of St. Patrick's College about the middle of next month, when the college reopens 1 after the midwinter vacation.. , Mr. T. R. Herd, senior landing waiter in the local Customs Service, is under orders to take up a similar position at Nelson. Mr. G. Craig, of the Customs Audit Department, is to take Mr. Herd's position on tho local wharf. A Press Association telegram from Dunedin announces the death of Mr. John H. Morrison, aged 66. He was for many years manager of the Mosgiel AVoollen Company, in fact, almost since-the incorporation of the company. He was born in Midlothian, Scotland, and educated at Bathgato Academy, With roferenoe to'tlho announcement, made recently that Mr. Foster Frasor, tho wellknown English author, is coming very shortly to Australasia' to lecture, it appears that Mr. Fraser's- object in coming is twofold: to lecture and to wriio. a book upon Australia pad Now Zealand, whioh will bo published early, next year. Tho "Oamarti Mail" reports the imminent departure for Wanganui of Constable M. Madden, who has for 20 years been in charge of the Oamaru gaol. His service dates back to 1886. to 1888 he was a wajdor at In-. vercargill; in 1889 ho was a warder at Dunedin, and after ton niontihs' excellent record was transferred to Oamaru.

The "Otago Daily.Times" records the dr-'rival--at Dunedin of Captain Henry Seaton, D.S.O. (Afghan Tirab campaign), who ! is .making a walking tour round the world. Ho stands well over Oft. hij?h, and'is built in Sroportion, and is wearing woll under what o has already performed of tiie stupendous task ne lias set himself. 'Ha statos that he' has undertaken to travel 45,000 miles on a Brand tour mapped out by the Loudon "Daily 41a.i1," the reward for which is a considerable mm.of mowoy. He has already covered 9600 miles of his journey, and has walked across America, through Hawaii, Eastern and Southern Australia, and is now oovorinc Now .Zealand. He will later visit Japan, China, India, and from top to bottom of 'Africa. During his lon« journey lie gives lectures on his travels and on physical culture at the towns he halts at. ■ ■■.