PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 581, 9 August 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ministers of. the. Crown who will bo out of town this morning are: Tho Hon.T.Mackenzie, who is returning' from Moumahaki, en route to Otago; Hon. R. M'Kenzie, who is in the Cold Lakes district;'and the.Hon. G. Fowlds, who is returning from Napier. ..

"Mr. B. F.TJpham is to receive a pro--sentationfrom tho Midland Cricket Club at Godber's Rooms this evening.

Dr. Findlay (the Attorney-General) has accepted tho invitation of the members of the New Zealand ' Club to be • their guest at luncheon *on Tliursday next. ' "■> ' ■ . "Tommy" Burns, ex-champioh boxer, arrived in Auckland yesterday by the s.s. Victoria -from Sydney, and left last evening by the Main.Trunk express .for .Wellington. The Northern Boxing Association formally welcomed Burns on arrival.—Press Association. ■ . . ■ .' •■ ■' ••' •'■■■"' The Acting-Prime Minister (the Hon. J. Carroll) leavos this week on a visit to Gisborne. ■ He. will: wrform '.the /opening. , ceremony in connection with the new Tuahino light. On his way' back to Wellington via Wairoa, he will open tho bridgo across the Nuhaka, at Stewart's Crossing. Altogether, Mr. Carroll will be away about a week.

The .council' of the Wellington District Law Society, at a, recent meeting, passed a resolution .expressing its high appreciation of tho long.and valuable public service rendered by- Mr. C. A. St. G:. Hickson in his capacity as secretary, and, 'subsequently, ■as Conunissioner of Stamps. Tho resolution also wished him every. happiness, in his retircniont. ■ ' : ■'.•■..

' The Hon.. R. M'Kenao .visited Cromwell on Saturday, whero (siiys a Press .Association message from Duncdjn) ho received a number of deputations, introducing matters relating.to the wants of the district. The Minister subsequently proceeded on to Arrowtown, wljero ho was ontertained by the residents in the oveuing, receiving a most cordial welcome •' ; . ■■':.■

Our Maxton correspondent states that Mr David Cormack, who has conducted business at the White Hart Hotel for tho past two years, and who has sold his. interest in the hotel, leaves for'.Wellington to-day. He intends to spend a holiday hero in conjunction with his wife and family. During the past week both Mr. and Mrs. Cormack were the recipients of several tokens of the esteem and goodwill of residents. Each member of the family also recoived presentations;

Mr. AV. J; Henry, who has teen a resident of Mestorton for a number of years, and a momber of the firm of King and Henry since its establishment, left on Saturday for Christchurch, and intends to-follow farming pursuits in Canterbury. Mr. Henry, (sayß our Masterton correspondent) -will bo greatly missed in sporting circles.. Hβ was a prominent and enthusiastic member, of the 6paki Rifle Club, and a first-class shot. At the recent mooting.in Wanganui he won tho North--Island Championship Belt, and has a long list of other fino performances to his, credit; . ■ > ■ . ' # The Hov. C. W. Scott-Moncrieff, who (as announced in Saturday's Dominion) has resigned ,tha position of .warden at St. John's College, Auckland,.was selected for tho posb tjou of' wwden from a largo number of applicants in 1907,' subsequent to the resignation of the Kov. H. Anson. Hg was at that time vico-principnl Qf' the Dorchester Missionary College, which ' appointment •he resigned to como to St. Johirs College! Ho was provioudly chaplain of Queen's College, Birming,hani. Mr. Scott-Moncrieff has had a university carepr of considerably distinction, and ho was' secretary to the movement .which '_ed to tlie issue of tho historical letter of unity in 1806, which was signed by tho hoads of the various religious bodies in tie United Kingdom. The Eer. E. H. Strong, who will bo in charge of tho college during tiio next terms, came out from England with the Bishop of Auckland (Dγ; -Neligan) at tlie begiuning of tjie present year. Mr. Strong is a NewZealanderj arid graduated M-.A. at the University of New Zealand in 1900. Ho then went to Oxford, wltare ho w?.s senior colbiiiaJ student, and won tho Casbord Exhibition, and too!? tho degree.? of B;A. and B.Litt. He was appointed in 1907 to the pansli of St. Barnabas, Balsall Heath, Birmingham.