PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 571, 28 July 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day tho Acting-Prime Minister (Bon. J. Carroll) 'will bo at Papawai; Dr.'Findlay, I (on. R. M'Kenaie, Hon. T, Mackenzie, and Hon. J. A. Millar in Wolb'ngtpn; Hon.' ; D. Buddo at'Christehurch, and -Hon. A.. T. Ngafca at Huntly. .

Dr. Buck, M.P., is paying a visit to Wellington. ,'.-',''.'

Mr. J. F. Pottio, ofGisbornc, is a visitor to Wellington, '....■.'.. ■•'.■■■,: ■■'■/"■■'■ .<--- Mts. Harold BeauC returned from; a trip to Kedw,'. by the . > ! >aigariro yesterday. Mr. J. R. Palmer, Town Clerk, is at present indisposed, and is confined' to" his room.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brailsford and Misa Brailsford. returned from a visit to England by the Tongariro yesterday, ■ •■.' ,

Mr. W. F. Massey, Leader of the Opposjtion, will arrive here by the Main .Trunk express this afternoon.

Mr. Macalister, private secretary to tho Hon. A. 'T. Ngata, is suffering froin influenza in a rather severe form.

Sir Charles Lucas and Mr. A. A. Pearson —tho Colonial Office representatives—are. to bo entertained at lunch,; by .tho' Ministry at Bellamy's to-day.

Mr. C. A. Ewen, general manager for tbo Commercial Union Assurance Company, loaves on a business trip to Aucklandthis morning. '■'■/;.

\ Tho Hon. A. T, Ngata, wJio is,at.present at Huutly discii«sing land matters with various Native owners,' is expected to'return to Wellington on Thursday or Friday. ••

Tho saloon passengers, from Hohart by tho Tongariro were .Messrs. Harold Beauchamp, and A. Bell, Mr. and Miss Jefley, Mr. G. Wastnoy, and Mr. H. Lords

Mr. J. Trevor; has' been nominated to fill the. vacancy on the Board of Trustees of the Wellington Hospital, created by the death of the late Mr. W. H. Hales, V.\', : v.-

Mr. Donald Robertson, Secretary of tb* Post and Telegraph Department, is due back from a! trip to England by the Manapouri to-day. With Mrs. Robertson he reiorns via America, Tahiti, and Rarotonga,

• Mr. and Mrs. E.: C. Batkin; and family, formerly of Wellington, but who have been residing in Toowoomba. for some time, left Sydney on July 17. by the Moldavia, en route for London.

Mrs. T. M. Wilfbrd,*-accompanied by her son, '.eaves for Auckland to-morrow to join tho Kaikoura, which leaves-that port fox London on Saturday. Mr. Wiliord, jun., is proceeding Home* tot stndy • eJectrical and general engineering at the Glasgow Technical College ana Denny's Engineering Works. ', .'■..'."

■''■ Mr. Chung Siang Wang, secretary to Mr. Yung-Liang Hwang, the Chinese G»sol, arrived from London yesterday . rooming by the Tongari-ro. Mr. Wang has gained distinction as a Chinese scholar, and,' under Mr.-. Hwang, will take charge of the Chinese and' literary department at the Consulate, a department of some importance in the moral and intellectual-life of the Chinese hi New Zealand.' Mr. Wang was formerly secretary to aa ; important railroad company in China.