PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 573, 30 July 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. —! » :— Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Keyworth, of Wellington, wore,passengers by the Turakma, which left for 'London yesterday. Mr.' Henry Geo, and Mr, A. M. Miller, of the' West's Pictures proprietary, leave for Sydney by to-day's boat ~ Mr. R. Tait lias been appointed ActingTown Clerk during the absence from duty of Mn J. R. Palmer, who has recently undergone an operation. Councillor J. Trevor was appointed last evening to till the vacancy on the Wellington Hospital Trustees caused by the death of Mr. W, H. Halos.Councillor J. P. Luke has bean appointed to represent the City Council at the conference of dolosates regarding an infectious diseases hospital. As Minister in charge'of'hospitals and charitable aid, the Hon. G. Fowlds will open tho Nurses' Homo and ward for chronic cases at Napier on August 7. , It is probable thatuhc Hon. R. M'Keiizie (Minister for Public Works) will leave on a visit to the Otago distnot within tho next ' few days. Mr. Fred Fiaser, of tho Electoral Department," is seriously indisposed, and is at piosent confined to bed in Nurso Palmer's private hospital. Mr. H. A. Smith, of Messis. H. A. Smith and iCq., electrical engineers, has been appointed by the Employers' Association to sit on tho Board of Control of the Technical School.' , ~ , Dr: Herrmann Gans, a German State officer,' of Frankfort-on-Main, who arrived in Wellington by tho Manapoun on Wednesday, after-a'tour of South America, leaves for Sydney to-day, ' ' ' Cable nows'has been received that Mr. Roy M. Mnir (son'of 1 Mr.'James Muir, of Woolcombe Street), and, -Mr. Frank O'Reilly, of Hastings, have' passed' their examination in botany and zoology at tho Edinburgh University. , Pilot Dawson, of the Harbour Board's staff, who has been suffering .from influenza , J iiv .its severest form, is making slow pro- ] gress towards recovery, will,,be quite nn- ' other fortnight bofore he is, able ,to resume hiSjjwork; ' ( , J ,-#, AlMd'Hiri, T# p'reseh'tf'spurning at 'Ausfcjand, is feeling greatly benefited by the '"~7i,^ a ' , ? ft °*"scene and air. Ho feels that his improving rapidly, and hopes ero , he fully' restored'to a conditioh'^that' ', wyll ehablo him to take bp his profession once more, ' ,' 7 i" ' Mr. T, G. Palgrave, veterinary meat'inspector of the Agricultural Department at Ngahauranga, is resigning tliat position to accept an appointment in Australia. Mr. Palgrave has 1 been three and a half years in the'joryice. ' _ I ' '*mjor.',T. W. M'Donald's ' resignation ot hij-soat.on tho Wellington Education Boaid was accepted by the board at its meeting yesterday. A resolution of appreciation and thanks,to Major M'Donald was unanimously adopted. < At "a 'meeting of employers and employees connected with the fishing industry, held at Port Ahurm last night, a gold watch, suitably ( inscribed, was presented to Mr. P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, as a mark of appreciation of the manner in which he brought tho recent industrial dispute to a satisfactory settlement.—Press Association. Mr. Leo do Chateau, an Australian actor , not unknown to New Zealand audiences, armed from Sydney by the Warrimoo on Wednesday. Mr., de Chateau, who has had much exponenco' with all the leading managements m Austialia, intends to settle in Wellington as'a-teacher of elooution and tho dramatic i art.'Aa ■ ■ -■■'--■■■■■■;■ ■■■■ ■■-- ■■■■■■■ ■■;■■■-, "•• ■ , The Hon. Dr. Findlay, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, arrived in' Christ yesterday morning (states • a Press' Association telegram) for the purposo of officially opening Hhe new Magistrate's Court building, Ho will leave for Timaru by the second express - to-*lay, and will deliver a political^spoech,in the evening. Tho Minister will return to Wellington by Saturday nights steamer. , Mr. J. C, Mackley, of Dannovirko, has been appointed to the position of manager of the city abattoir."at a salary of £100 per annum/ Mr. Mackley was appointed by the Government as inspector, the date at which the'appointment will commence to'be left -n the i hands of tho City' Engineer and the Agricultural Department. Councillor Shirt-' cliife explained at the council meeting last evening that the arrangement'was that Mio Government would pay Mr. Mackley as their. Inspector, and. tho-council would subsidiso this by a payment of £100 per annum Mi. Mackley .was highly recommended, and was oow in chargo of the Dannovirko abattoirs.