PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 561, 16 July 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

\ . Cabinet has decided toiinvite Lord Kitch. l enor.to visit Now Zealand during Ins colonial * tour.' J ' Mr. T. R. Herd has 'been appointed a surveyor of ships tor the port of Nelson. Mr John Dawson has been-'reappointed as the Governor's representative on the \\ elJington Land Boar J '• Mr. C, C Graham, S.M , has been appointed chairman of the LiccnMg Committees pf Pahiatua, Masterton, and Walrarapa. ' -The Hon. It. M'Kcnsie, Minister for Pub-, lie Works, who is at present in the Nelson district, is expected to visit Otsgo eaily next month. . „ 'Colonel ,H. D. Tuson, Adjutant-and- ' Quartormaster-General of' the Forces, and Captain G, S." Richardson, Chief, Inbtructor of 'Artillery, are expected to return from Auckland to-morrow. 1 Mr. Jos. Thobaud, manager of the lumber department of Hind. Rolph and Co , Seattle, Washington, an\ of Portland, Orogop, is a visitor i to Wellington. Mr. .Thebaud makes sorrio interesting observations in an interview that appears,elsewhere in this issue, It,is understood that Mr J.. Graham Gow, Government Trade (Representative, is to be '. a victim 'of the Government's retrenchment scheme. Mr. Gow has paid successive visits to' South Africa, the East, and Canada with a 'view of opening up now ,avenucs of trade, x Mr. Vi Garvin, who has'retired on super-. annuatfon from the position qf editor, of the "Mines Record,"/has been presented, with a substantial cheque on behalf of the staff of thorfMmes\Department throughquttNew,Zea»laijd,- iMr„H..Rad?lific rr clii(.j: cjeik cf,,,ithe D*epartme;it, made the picscntation. i 'Captain R. Sawn'Matthews,'N.Z.M., left * , nyHlio lonic jeatcrday to undergo a .year's •- training in England at his'oiyn expense. Cjptain Matthews, who served throughout the, 1 South .African wor, is fift|i in seniontj , for his rank>in the New Zealand Militia, r.t\d ' bears a high reputation as an officer. Tho Attorney-General (Dr. Fwdlay) goes eolith on Monday. will deliver a political address at Duncdfn on Wednesday, Next i day, he loaves for Invercargill, whore he mil meet a doptitation 'wjth respect to proposed reclamation i\oiks on a'site which 13 to be offered to tho Government for a reformatory prison farm.- On Thursday evening he will deliver a lecture before tho F.roebel Society in'Dunedini He expects to return to Wel- ' kngton on Sunday week. • f , Cjptains Whyte, D.5.0., and Grant, two of tho four 'oflscors who are leaving for England to-day tq undergo a twclvo months' oourse of instruction, were, as former members of the' Seventh New Zealand Contingent, entertained" at supper by some of their'old comrades last evening, at Need's, Cuba Street The gathering * was a very pleasant little affair. Lieutenant-Colonel A 1 BadchopJ CM G, Commanding the Wellington District, presided, and,' in tho course of a felicitous speeoh, wished the two 1 officers bon voyage and a'pleasant profitable stay in tho Old-Country. 1 ( - Mr. Allan Macdgugall, Rhodes scholar, left for' England by tho fonio yesterday. Ho received a characteristic send-oft fioni a number of Victoria Co(lego Students, ttho ' formed themselves into a chorus and shouted jokes and war-cries from the wharf, besides singing the college ditty, which declaips ■that "Salamanca is the'anchor of my memory," "He's a Jgllj Good Follow," and "For Auld Lang Syne." ""This isa great day for England," was their most inspned dcclaiutionj and the familiar "Are w'o down- , hearted?" was followed by a most unusual "Yes " There was much friendship, as well as'spirits, in. tho students', demonstration. A quieter farewell was expressed by several college prdfessors, and a bngade of boys from the Terrace School, of which Mr. Macdougall wds once a scholar. . 'Tho popularity of the Rev' D D Scott, Presbyterian minister of Onohuiiga, was amply testified to at the mooting ol tho Auckland Presbjtery on Tuesday evening, when tho call ho recently leceivcd Irom the Kolburno (Wojliiigton) people was considered. The first spealceis 111 connection with the / 'matter wero those whose duty it was to put forward tho claims of Kelbiuue, all of whom paid a very high tnbnte to Mi, Scott's many excellent qualities, his wide reading, deep thinking, and the gcneial esteem l in which he is held. Those iiho spoko for the Onehunga people very much wished Mr Scott to rernain with them, as he had already dono a great work in the district, and they weie confident that his work was yet, comparatively, ha.f'dly commenced. Mr. Creamer, of Onehunga, spoke for thpso whp were pot members,'of Mr. Scott's.'church. After tho varjouS speakers'had been heardj_ Mr Scott adf dressed the meeting, saying , that after a great deal of thought on tho matter ho had , made tip his mind to stay in Oncluuiga ■ k resolution was passed' expressing tlie gratification of the Piesbytery at Mr. Scott's decision to remain in Onehunga, and at a later Btiigo of the meeting Mr Scott was elected moderator for tho ensuing six months.