PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

; - _fr_ 1" , ■; . . All tho Ministers of the Crown will bo in town to-day, with tho exception of Dr. Find- • lay, who is at Christohurch,: the Hon. ;D; Buddo, who is at Tiniaru, and the Hon. A. T. Ngata|-\yho is .it Huntly. / , ' . ■ ; Mrs. A. L. returned from Sydney by llio Wnrrinipo yesterday"; ' ; ,;' I '■ Dr. Wold, of Asliburton, arrived from'tho Islands by llic Mitiinpourj yesterday:' ' . .:■ .Mr ,1. H. Preston, of Canterbury, who has bcmi on a visit to Rarotpngn, aTrived back yesterday, by tho Mannpouri.■;,-.'>':. * ' ,Mr;.etuart Itioliard.- .n, City Electrical En- '. •ernccr, is at present confined to, hie homo through illness. ' . ■■■■■•■■. '-.-.■ Mr. Edward Newman, M.P. for Manawatu, arrived in town by yesterday's Main Trunk express. '; •.■ . ■■'" ■ , -~.; ■-'• ,• :•■ ■, ■ ' ' Mr,'M. R. Jamieson) of Sydney,, who has ■>een on a visit to. Alaska, was, a from tho Islands yesterday by the Slaaapouri. ■ Mr, J. It; -Palmer, Town Clark'underwent an operation on Tuesday last. Mr. Palmer Willbe confined, topis' home for some' time-. Among tho passengers to amve from Syd- ', noy yesterday by Uhs, Warrimoo were Mr. and Mrs. Wynn-Williams, Mr.,' Guy Johnstone, and Mr. Laing-Mcason. , , Mr. John Duthie, who,-with his daughter, Mrs. Miller; has been on a trip to the South : Sea Islands, returned yesterday (via Sydney) by , the Warrimoo. '• ;• ■ :.,:;: ■ • Mr. J. R. Tripe, accountant to the local office of'the' Union Steam Ship Company, returned from a trip /to Tahiti., and llarotonga by the. Manapouri ■ yesterday/' ''"■';'". Sir Charles Lucas, K.0.M.G., Cl}.,' and Mr. A. A. Pearson, C.M.G., representative* of the Cok>nial Office, leave bvthia morning's express for Auckland. Tney will visit Rotorua before leaving the Dominion. Mr. Boreham, the . champion'dranghU player of New Zealand, leftDunedui by the U limaroa yesterday, to repreeent Neiv Zealand at tW Australian Congress at Brisbane. —Press Association,' - ;: {:' '■':■[ : - : . ■ Mr. Donald Robertson, who returned from England, via America and the. South Sea Is-' lands, yesterday, is to be entertained by the officers ,of the I'ost and Telegraph Department, at the Masonic Hall, on August-'lO. .--.' -Mr. H. T.-LoveH, of tho firm of Messrs. Lovqll and Christmas, who ha* been on a business visit to. the Old Country, arrivqd from the Islands yesterday,: by the Manapouri., Mr. Lovel.l contrarted-malarial f?ver at Tahiti, and is still ; suffering from its offccts. -V :-■-,:,.■ ■;■;•• ~,,;,. . :H-- l/ -,.-.-.v-.^ Mr. Andrew Aitkcn, of the linotypti operating staff of Tub Dominion, iWas last evening presented by tho, "companionship" of the -paper,with a handsome pea and a writing companion, as a. souvenir token on his, departure for Oamarn.; Mr, AV/W. Toddj;overseer, made the .presentation. ',: ■':'": '"- ' ' ".■' .".■■•. .'■.' V- : ':■/.;■■' ■'■"' 'After parade last-evening, Staff, SergeantMajoi;' Instructor Parrel! was; the[ recipient of _a'presentation by the members or tho old Submarine 'Mining, Corps, _ now No. 3 Company (Ekctric, Light ■ Section) of the Wellington- Garrison Artillery Division, as a mark, of • recognition of his past; servises to the, corps as instructor. ;; ' ' ■. '?"'■■' : Major' Thonias Perkins, of' London, who has been .'recuperating his health at Rotorua,., has returned to Wellington to proceed Home by tho Turafcina, which leaves for/London to-day. Major Perkins speaks in the highest terms'of New: Zealand," and'thp kindlj hospitality that ha« been afforded him during ' his stay iii the Dominion.' His health ; has: Befell'"so",greatly 1 benefited that; lie in> ~ .tends tb return .to New Zealand' next' yearj when/' he hupes , to 'bo. accompanied by : his '■.wife.''''"•'.'■.-.■ ":■■':■■" ' ' ■■ j ' :;■■.'=.;.;■;>■-■-..?.:-.;; ;■"--. .-•. ■ ■ -The Hpii.. D. Buddd, ActingrMin.istor for ' Lands, arrivecl iu'Christfljmrch' yesterday, (afatee a' AssOTiatipn'-tekgram), and ' ,\V^nV.sbuth.ib l J'"t^, : . i ',sec6nd. , ','exprcsß. : ' stopped at Timarii, where'he niot tI)Q Hoh; % • ;J; .Mi;;:" J; -Crairob, ; vM!P.,';,Mr: T.; ; ' $jf i )y\Uism; r Stowai:di'',ind;~. disciissed with,,t!iehi; matSp-rs 'con'ncctediAyith"'•:tho : settlement-of'land'. r ■Be'intisn.ds to go '■. p.unedui.' -and ..will ■ rotW'n',to''Christ^^J ,chll^V\'bri^Ffldαy^t!y,en^ng; > • , ■w■ll^ : '. l^le■■' l ■w^^^'i■ ;lea'v(J:.fo'r 'Welliiiijtoh:;''!'';- ;' 7,;: ' J! ;,-;:; ; '- ' '■■'-■ '■(' .It; is probable Ti,,Mackenzie.^ ;(Minister.■'■.for,rAgvicuJture"), will;■;.accompany; ' Hon. R.'-M'Keiizip/(ilimster for Publio '. 'Works). during'iportiqVt of . foHhcgming ' '.tour,in, the Otago' ( district,;; of ' tlip .; 'lQcalities' which -.will , , bo., inspected'will be.a ■. highway iiiterior}. of Qtago,' l> via.thd Clutha V'nllej'.v,' If :p,psiililc; tlie 'Mih'iste'r': for. -Agriculture,.. .who , ''iS; familiar with' tlio'. clijstriot," ; will also accompany, his .' -J oblleaguo as. far as the Catliii's Riyer railway ivprks,, wJie'n ■ h<; will .take iao^vantage-. of the . opportunity t '.to'iwiiit;but'.'tho ! tfio r :district. traversed,;v^r/'i ' '.'.■f^,',':, ;■ Mr. , : Sγ Kirkpatrdcitj . of,, ttio weH-known.-'• NeUonfirm .of. that' 'name, arrived from Syd-. .. ney. ; yesterday by tlie'Wa-rnaibo,, , ';after; a" moutti's ■ Bojourn in. AußtraH9.-iii]yir,v»-]Kirk-....-; patrjek-has been to Melbourne • in connection Avitli: some ajlditieiis to Wβ ex- : tensivemachiaiery pla'nt.at'.his Nols»nworks.' ' ■ He- oorroboratos the'reports: , of:.; good times': in ■"Australia^ :, .' 'The,. Whole :.couiitry,".: :saya :-... Mr. Kirkpatrick, "is go-iiig to- have, a won- . ;-.- derful season. ■' Plenty: of rain everywhere— ; rather l too much in Victoria, perhaps j but it can stand it ail.' , .Mr. Kirkpatrick was laid iip for j fortnight in Mclbbunie with a cold, from Hhicli ho has quito recovered Mr S V AVliitcombo, lato Railway Tiaflio Manasjer foi Cnnterbnrv, who was recently promoted to V nas piesonted on Jlonday, during a visit Jo Christchurch, vth a tia\ollmg case, suitably inscribed, and with a caso of sihor fruit knives'for Mis Whitcombe Mr C H Bits, Dibtncl Engineer, who pieiided, referred to tho great niteiest Mr Whitcombo had taken in the rccrpativo (is well as tho business) side ol tho sen lco, drawing attention to the encouragement ho had gi\en to lowing and athletics genorMly Mr Wlnttonibc's remo-v.il would, ho said, bo a gieat loss ind would be keenly folt by those witL whom ho had come into contact Mr Pnyno (sUitioninaster) said that he lud worked under several traffic managers, but lindoi none whom ho esteemed moio than Mr Whiteomhe all Wlntcombc, in returning Uiaiiks, hiid that during his thnty-foui j cars' service ho had been stationed in \aiious pluccb fiom Auckland to tliG Blufl, and had thorough respect and sjmpithy for railwjy inoii as a whole Hβ was pleased to bo ibie to state tint he could cill iiiaiiv of the eniplofces m the senico his fiicnds, for lhc> welo "jollj good follows "