PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 583, 11 August 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

ffis Excellency the Governor arrived in Chnstchurch' from Wellington . yesterday morning.—Press Association. The Hon. J- Carroll and the Hon. J. A. Millar are at Christchuroh. tlio Hon. R. M'Konzio is at Invorcargill, tho Hon. T-. Mackenzie is at Dunedin, and tho other Ministers are in Wellington. Mr. J. Drake, of tho Wellington MoneyOrder Office staff, left last night on transfer to Dunedin. The Acting-Prime Minister (Hon. J. Carroll) leaves oil Friday on a visit to the Gisborno district. Mr. W. J. Napier, barrister,- of Auckland,, arrived in town hy tho Main Trunk oxpress yesterday afternoon. Tho Rev. James Kayll, Government Penologist, has commenced an inspcctkta of tho prisons in tho South Island. ' Captain Bono,, Marine Superintendent for tho Now Zealand Shipping Company, arrives here from tho south this morning. Mr. Ernest F. Luks, of tho : Auckland branch of the Survey Department, loaves for England by tho Athenic on Thursday. Word was received in town yesterday of. tho death of Mrs. Bennett, wife of the Rov. F. A. Bennett, of Rotorua. The deceased ■ lady was well known and very popular with, tourists who have visited the district. Mr. W. G. Hunter has been elected to re-, present tho South Ward on. the Education Board, the voting being as follows:—Mr. W. o.. Hunter, 80; Canou Eccles, 54; Mr.,D. Wilson, 45.—Press Association. The Hon. D. Buddo, Minister for Internal Affairs, will visit Oxford oil August 18 for.' the purpose of hearing deputations on local' matters. On the following day lie will visit Papanui to attend a fruit-spraying demon-, atration. ■ Mr. T. W. Kirk, F.L.S., .Government Biologist/ leaves Wellington on Friday to, proceed, via the Bluff, to The Government of that State has requisitioned--his services to investigate the disea-so which is ravaging the potato crops. Mr. A. D. Robertson, who for eomo timo' past has been in charge of Messrs. Dalgety and Company's merchandise department here, was presented with a tantalus and a silver, cigarette case by the staff yesterday afternoon, the presentation boing on the eve of his departure for Wanganui to take .up tho. management of tho firm's branch in that town. Mr. Robertson leaves for Wanganui this morning. '■ A Press Association telegram from HaWern reoords the death yesterday morning of Mr. Andrew Turnbull, Stipendiary Magistrate, aged 63. Mr. Turnbull was appointed magistrate at Hawera in 1904, prior te which ho had hold (since 1891) tho position of S:M." at Napier. As long ago aB 1872 ho was Dis- | trict Land Registrar at Nelson; later ho was in the Lands Registry Office in this city,and _ in 1879 became Registrar, of the Supreme Court at Nelson, a position, lie retained till his appointment to tho Bench. For some time 'beforo his death Mr. Turnbull had been in bad health.

: Mr. Henry - Saint-George i • Trinity College examiner, is duo again in New Zealand this mouth, arriving!iri Auckland on August 16. .After remaining thore'for two weeks, ho Will work down the North Island, and ehould_ar.rive: in Wellington about September 20.. This dato is uncertain, however, as'the entries this year throughout Now Zealand are very heavy, and Mr. Saint-George; in consequence,- • liiav be detained in the, north later. Mr. 0.l Cimino, the local secretary, .will have exact information on' this point at an early date. ;if time poraits, t the examiner may lecture in . Wellington on music of the 16th, J 17th,-and ; 18th centuries. If he, does so, Mr. SaintGoorge will illustrate his discourse with practical examples on some instruments of thoso

times which.,lie, is fcrmgU!g W,th, him to the Dominion" From Wellington lie will proceed to Blenheim, and from, that place will work _ down the South Island.- He Avill ,then leave the 'Bluff for Tasmania; which is mmfd his itinerary. ; ' :< 1 ;; ■''./-.v.-.' Mr E. G. -Jellicoo, who'.was for. fifteen , . 7 ears' in Now Zealand, and who was. pro-, minent in South Africa in connection with his defcnco of Dinizulu, gave luncheon at the Waldorf Hotel, London, ,on June .28,:lto a number of press delegates, and some ,• other gentlemen, whom he invited .to 'moot >r.. Robert Stout, C3iief Justice of tile Dominion. ;. One table, tastefully decorated with : , seated 'all l the guests. The only, toast was. that of "The King," Mid the press delegates- , (says the' "British Australasian") foust have welcomed the • consideration .which' spared .them the necessity of making or.'listening to, speeches, and gave them the opportunity for agreeable conversation. Those present,werpv I -Hon. W. Hall-Jones, High Commissioner of New Zealand; Sir Edward Clarke, K.C.,, Mr. 'F. E, Smith,' K.0.,'M.P., Mr. A Tow. K.C., Mr. Hamar Greenwood, M.P., Mr. Lancelot Sanderson, K.O. Dr. SyoKr (Melboume "Ape"), ! Mr. F. W. Ward (Sydney "Telegraph"). Mr. C.. Bennett (Sytfne.Y "Evening News"), Mr Krffin Thflmas (tha "Register," Adelaide), Dr. Hackett ( West Australian," Perth), Mr . Bwkely (tl-o "Herald," , Newcastle, New South Wales), Mr. Norman Clarke (the 'M arat Courier"), Mr. >k. Mackay (Bcnt igo ' Advertiser"), Mr. Thomas Temporley (Bathurst "Times"), Mr. J. W. Kirwan (the "Miner," Kalgoorlie); Mr. George Fenwrek ("Otago Daily Times," Dunedm), Mr. Mark Colien (tbo "Evening Star,' Dunedm), Mr. Maitland Park (the "Capo Times"), Mr. G H. Chomley (('British Australasian'), Mr.ii, A. Harney, and Mr-.T. M. Davies.