PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 554, 8 July 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Four of the Ministers of the Crown-will bo in Wellington to-day. They are- the Acting-Prime Minister (Hon. J. Carroll), Hon. J. A. Millar, r Dr.' , -.Flndla;,'- and Hon. , D, Buddo. Tho location < of the other Ministers will be as fellow: —Hon. G. Fowlds and Hon. A. Ngata, Auckland; Hon. T. Mackenzie,'. Hamilton; apd R,' M'Konzio, at Motuoka., ' .... ...-..'' ■ ...'■ "' .:- Mr. J..C. Cooper, of Pahiatua, is in town, . . Mr* W.:P. Ijysnar and Judge Jones, of ' Gisborno, aro visitors to Wellington, •."'..-.* ■ Mr. If. Cohen, son of Mr. MauriceCphen, of Palmerston North, is about to proceed to England to . continue'his -medical studies. , Mr, A. H. Miles, resident partiipr in tho firm of Messrs. Murray, lloborte, and Co., returned from a to Sydney yesterday. ■':■ '.'THon, T. Maokcnzio, Minister for Agriou|. turo, who is at present at Hamilton, ip 'e*-. > pooted to return to Wellington to-morrow. ■ Mr. John Nowton, of Murphy Street, and • ' hie daughter, Airs. M'Duff Boyd, of Hast--1 ings, loft on a; trip to Tahiti by the Man*. ' pouri yesterday. Mr. Newton's health baa not been good for.some time past. ... ■His Worship tho Mayor (Dr. Newman) has ; . 1 consented to present the proceeds of the 1 recent concert to Mr. Alfred Hill, 'at the'.■;..■'■. i Mayor's Efluni, on Friday morning, at 11.30: , ■: o'clock. Tho members of the General Com- : . j uiitteeaio being invited to bo present. .". i Jlr7 C, Laishieyi late apeountant to-the' Union Bank of Australia - in Wellington, left on a trip to Rarptqnga by the ManapoiOT ...-'.- * yesterday. M r - liaishley'vis. an intiiaato , ' friend of--Colonel- Gudgeon, the' rotinng .'■. !. Resident Commissionerof the.Cook Group. ; Sir Charles lAioaa.K.d.M.G.. and Mr. A* A! Pearson, O.M.Q-. who -have been com- - ! missioned by the Colonial OfQpo to visit A«»> i tralia and New Zealand, arrived by tho UIK .. 3 maroa from Sydney yesterday. ■ After spend- ,■, ing, a fow.days.in Wellington, they .wiljvvieit ■ ' other centres before: returning Hqnje. by way * of Fiji and Canada, ~, '■:■ ~ : , '■ •,■.;.'■. rl-'•, '■;. j . Norwood, late of Donedin, . reached Wellington by, r tho. Maori yesterday / morning, and will take up hie duties as.su.ci--5 cossor to Sub-Inspector Phair. from this 7 morning. This is npt hia first tarn; of duty . ! in Wellington, for;- about Jix_. years ago,- he . served here' as ' sergeant. Since, that tun? ~ I he has boon stationed in a number of .cities, r , inoluding .Wahganuij Christchurbh, and Dnn^. edin. -■;:. •. ■ ■■■ >•■■■ r:-;'J■''■■■ "■':•-'■' K ■•'■■.■-■ . "'■• , Word has boon received in Wellington te. ' theeffect that Mt.G.T.H. Helmsloy, genI s eral manager'foi\ Mr. Gco. ; Alexander,'..at l ' St.'James's Theatre, London, hopes to make- . 16 a tour of: Now Zealand ithie,.year, ; Mr. i 0 Hclmsley is a well-known.figure jn theatrical,. ;, f circles in London, having;been 1 manager for ; * Sir John Hare, Mrs. Edward Saker,;pd tho 10 Conipton Comody , Company. Mlewa? at pne; . ( 1, timein-partnbrship with Mr,' Loujs Oalvort,<; ; * ■>■' the gentloman roperitly, -appointed to control; the new National Thoatre, ■in Now York. -,';: - 6 :\' ; : A Cbristchurch':' Press Association telegram, ; V \C states .tha^'Mr, , Thp?; .Orr-Hay (i :tho: nowa : : . l ; of!whose.''death Gothenburg (Sweden), on ; se Juno, 28, l; has been received'here,; was born' V i-- Wellington," in 1842, land, brought' ' '* to Pigeon-Bay; Banks peninsula, in.1843, , by:,.... ■'-. «; hjs father, the late Mr, Ebpnwer Hny.! B«" i? '* lived there •till 1908, whenhowcini pn an ex-, h tended ; Europein ; tbur..-He?,wont to' Visit . '-.-, *' Borne',Finns in Finland, 'who had ■ worked >■ lr ftir and was Pnhjs whenho conv\ :■ tracted pneumonia. : His fathoV had estab-: -; ■ m lisjiedliiniself., (is a 'settlor., at Pigeon, $W:. ■.'■■■■'■ io prior tp the arrival/pfithe first fonrßhips. ' re . Deceased married-tho\ only 'daughter of tho,'.: • s; ftev^ : v, ; ■. \ e, FriMde of Mr.! W. L. ; Wliitoman,.who woa;'; r ' well known both in W«Uington,and Wanga- ]°. niii, 'will ; i'loaTri,,witli ! \rogret : .'of-'- hia death ■•''■.■.,• '« at:J<yh»nnefiburg;dn;May 22;' Deceased wont , r '"' over t<!^Aust'rafia:, : in. 1898,:' an in •;,. Bi roiling till .the out Weak; of t tie SonQiAf,'.A rican -w^■.■'.' jp.-,>iP99»'.'':ho' joined ,the;'FCCon,d : . fl- }Yeet: v Aiijrirah'W and aotod as, .v; galjoper on GenerallPple-Cfrrew's efcaft,; subi . . sequontly .joining, I»rf Tullflwdjne'e Scoi .■'•• Ie in .which; body he_roefl -c lo.bQ'Oftptflin.. In: thei engagomontat Warm \. Bathn io-was. sevarclyi wounded,ibeing; shot ; -t-'■ J l ' t'tprqugl^[ j:lflop,ttiQ war ::•: X np ■■.atv^ppqmtmepVv.in'i.-the Witwatwsnwa;;;! . _ Doepminei .where' ;lio wap, at»tho '. ji; time cf;. : 'lJH db»th ( : .which was: the result of ■ afli:accdden.£.' M rfW> •';'■;' ■'■:.}■■,•:■:'■.':'■■: >■■"':.•■. ''''K'/'.ii ■ ig '■- A•.presentation teas" made last: evening te'; , .n Mr. 0. T, Barghi .workshops manager -and; ■ . k) looomoiive;foreman;'at' Thorndon ? : ~-' b.' of the Wollingtoni and- Manawatu Hei| w ayf rt Company's staff, who vi's on' transfer; to thai : , /■, Thames.- Mr.. W.'M. Hanna'y (late: general ; manager of. the Wellington aifd .Mariawatn l? ' Co.)'apologised:for the unavoidable absence , ? of Mr. J. 'Marhhbankß,' and,' in' malcinE ,■ presentation, which consisted of;a : ;Bilver tea : :. *** and coffee scrYioe,'(suitably inscribed),, t0 , .,". J X Mrs. Bargh'and ia case or silver-mounted pipxffl: to Mr. 'Barghj spokp of tho many good;. '■.'. qnsJitios'of Mr. BBrghj-and Oi the cordial ??- feelkgvwhich f hadexistyd him ',at(d: tbe-Btaff during the : sixteen Jear? ho 'haq .' !„ boon" with tho late company; /Hy congratu* , ~„ lated Mr; Bargh in having -been ■ chosen' t<?,;: ' p represent the Goyoriiment irt.Buch important! ■. ' .?' work as inspecting tbo building of new en-.- v jj , gines. at tho Thamcsj: and felt' sure that the :' . !!■'.■ had made a wise choice, Severa] of tho old employees, representing-, locomotive ■ id shops and traffio,. added thejr ; testimony'to. .' s- that' of tho igouorhl manager. , Mr.,' Bargh, ■ co foolinglv, replied,: nnd tho proceedings ' tor- ' Bβ; minatfid'with' M 4uld. Lang Synp" chobrf e for Mr. and Mrs. , ; Burgh. ;.V 1 ,...'-; '.:.:'■'■%;■■;-. nt.\ ■::;■■.,.; ' ■ ■ ■■ •••"• ' - ' ■•■;■:'• ■<■