PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

•.Mf.Wi'Boddy, who. has'resigned his pos> tion. in: the Tramways' Department, intend! tt'loavo for., Sydney next- , .; of ..tSu Native Dopairtment,' returned yesterday from Wanganui. -.•--— ——f- --,■■;■ ■--;..,. ... .;';..- The: Hon. J).. Bud*do, Acting-Minister for LaridsJ 1 who is on * visrt : to Ghristchurch, ex* poets, to .return, to, Wellington .on-.Sunday, morning;-:,' :_■.■!,,::-^;:;''. 'y .- ■_■■.'■_.;■_'.-.;-.'-. . -.; Messrs'."W: E. R'. Mowbray have beenj appointed joint hon. sees, of the'-' Choral Society, 1 vico Mr. S.G. Hamorton,, who has relinquished the"'position.-^ ; "', : '';■ : Mr. T. R. Herd, of tho.looafCustoms'-iandv ing. waiting'staff, who' is to leave for Nelson' to-day .to; take up.-Wio position of landing waiter there,;was: tho recipient of a:preseli> tationi: yesterday; from his fellow workers. ;.;• .- The Actihg-Prinio'MinisteriXHoni J. Car- , rollV_:has recdvorod from tho effect of the ! shaking which:'ho received owing to a fall over, a : bag .whilst' walking backwards towards the train at Waiptea on "Thursday. ' ';■;The'^Hon,; 1 GoFpwids,'^Minister.; for. Educationj who. has;,boon on a'.Visit- to' Dnnetliareturaed :'to : Cliristohufoh last night. ! :-Ba will lay the foundation stono of a,new school at Adiington to-day.".', Ho respects ,to Vetura to Wellington tb-morrow." i '....'..,' .Mr,"i W.-. % ' ; Ward, iof, the ,'iegal \ .firm- of Messrs. Quick, and Ward,;' and: Formorh/, on ■ ■ the teaching staff <if Wellington College, has been elected to the ; Board: of Governors.of ; the college as parontß? ropresontativo;' in place,of Mr. C, H. Izard,.resigned. ' ;

Mr.Coulk, of the Advances to Settlors De- ; partmont, and-Mr. Loplastrier,"of % Hoslti Department, who have recently been rotirbdj wore farewolled on Thuisday night byvthe Civil .Service 01ub... Mr. Coufeis about to leave for Scotlandj': and'. Mr. Loplastrier for ■Melbourne..''•':.-'.'■'• ■:■,■{';■-■'.;-'-:-;V:;.' ;',".:.;■;>'.

.At tbo annual reunion, of Hhe' College Rifles last ovefling, Rifleman Harry Marshall, of tho Karori Rifle";Cliib, was: made tho recipient tof a handsome framed., picture, in.' expression of tho'company's recognition >of the valuablo services.rendered by him as rifle coach.-- -..:":■" * -.-.-',!'-'■ ;■;•■ ',"■■■'■ ■''^. ; . i :-,:'-' : :':.. ■■:.■ '■•>'--".

Tho Hon. J.A.. Millar, Minister, for RaiW ways, is still;indisposed. Ho liopes, how- ■* ever, ;if the-weathor is, fine, .to bo : at his i offico to-day, ;On' Monday ho procoods .to : Port: Gholmors in 'order to opon', the new\ Otago dock on Wednesday. Ho cipocts to return .to Wellington at tho orid of next weck/-V" •..■'■.V'?'. ; " )■' ■■■'.''■;: ■'•'.'■'.: •:;- 1

Mrs,- Tai, to Tau, of. Lansdowno,' new Mastorton,.an accomplished,Maori,lady,, and ,a talented singer, has consented to sing Jfr. Alfred Bill'spretty sons "Waiata Toi,"; at the eoucort: on Monday night. Thdso who havo heard her. say . that ; no; one has over ;sung , this .dainty .. littlo' poi song. liko;Mrs.; Tai to Tau.. who'infuses all the hattvo feeling and rhythm into the dumber in ah irresistible' manner. '; ,■ ',■■•

... Mr. S.' G.VHam'erton,-who* has' resigned from the,position of hon, boc., of the Wellington Clioral,Society, after having filled tho office, sinco/tho /inception of tho society*in 1 April,, 1905, was presented'with a eilvor tea eorvioo and silver tray last night as a mark of tho members' appreciation of t'ho-'Work dorio by him on behalf of the society. Several speakers romarkod on tho willing and faitfc fwl'mannor in-whioh tho retiring secretary had-carriod out his' duties., - ■ ■'.-'■'• ■'■■

'■'. Whilst ho was at Adelaide, tho Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) dispatched' to tho president; of the' South' African ~-•: National Convontipn 'a'cablo as'.under:'"On,behalf, of the' Government and people of New/ Zealand, I desiro to offor my heartiest congratulations upon tho consummation of-the-great'.work of South African, Union.:. /1 am satisfied it marks a.;'distinct stop : forward,,not- ohlyiti the prosperity and progress of South: Africa itself, but in tho consolidation of the- preat Empire-to.-whioh wo'aroall proud to befon". and are so anxious'to-Sep strengthened.", .""■■'. Mr. Harold Bcaucliamp'' left' for Svdiio? yesterday en route for Hobart,. where % is to meet Mrs. Beauchafup on hor return from England, Owing,to,pressure of business, Mr. Boauchamp; has tendered his resignation as Consular , Agent for France at Wellington. I Wntuig Mr. Boauchamp, tho Consul foi Franco at Auckland;;. M. R, Bocufvo, said:— 'Before you relinquish tho office over which you have / ably i>rosided' for tho past four years, I wish again to express to you.my cordial and sincere thanks for the sorvicos you' have rendered to French interest* in .Wellington, and to assure von that . tho valuable : you have- constantly ; given to this Consulate hiur been highly appreciated.- I shall keep; the most pleasanj recollections of our'offioial connection;" Mr. Jamos manager: for ■ Messrs' Dak gety and Co., has boon appointed Consuls* Agent fpr Franco, vice Mr. Beauoiainp •