PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 612, 15 September 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

All the members of tho Ministry are in town to'day, except the Hon. James Carroll, who is at Bulls, and the Hon. Dr. Findlay, who is at Kotorua. , Dr. Bell,' Director of the Geological Survoy, is eipeottd back to-morrow from a visit of inspection to Marlborough. A private lottor McoUed from Mr. Percy Buller, lato of Wellington, who was dangerously ill in England for many months, states that he has now Quito recovered, , and is en. joying the pleasures of motoring. The Hon. T. Mackenzie returned last night from Hawke's Bay. , The Hon. Dr. Firidlay, who is at present at Rotorna, tull open tho new Post Office at Huntly on Friday, and probably return to Wellington on Saturday* '

-■ffW:T>;;-Hori.;James Carroll^will ;yisil;.ParewaV :,:.;:nui ( :'.near'Bulls,-:vto.day I .ito"i:'receive' tlie'/ooh-' i;-;; gratnlatipM:;of;;the;West ■■ Coast::Natives'ttpon ( "■ .W- \ IS v promotion f-,tb.'the i Acting-Prime 'Minister- •'■ '■• : , • B W-i'.m will.iprobably-::return: to, Ellington .vV^on^Thttraday^,i :^iW,;,;;^J^::■H•■:l :^γ;;^■-;^::,*: ; ■r; ' -'' 'tffi^tiM W&s'W^sSiWqrtjary. l for- < is? • ,^ M; y-A. , 'm?vAustralasia;.ek£ed ;,«; -a' v;;-;• Tress^^reporter ..qn^Sa'turdayjvthat:;ho : had' '!: fChapinafl -and .:, j;:Mr.,,ChMlc«;:Alesander,:;to:state.definitely that 1 ..;■; -:. .iW'WWnduto.i.conduot.-ian^vangolicaUreriTal' :;*C;J throughout-: N6w ; ;Zoalandoiiv : iwo,:yeais'i ; time; ■ f ::. Mrs;\Cj^.; : M'Donaid'; '■of : the Te- -.•■•■■ mukavßutte and'.Cheese 'Factory, intended to ; i,:,.,. leavejthatdistnct'yesterday.ior'the North Island. •'■ '■'■'■■■• Mr.: i Ma)onald:hi\sbeeninobafge' of'the-South. '':■■-'.. -iCanterbniy : CqniptiriyVfactory, at ,Temuka ! for i■:; .o- VBom©' time,past,;:but,-ha3'recentl^^rsceived' a ■■ ■: : .:;::mxioh:::better'appointment;:near' ;Palmerstoii ...■/;'.-._•' North.'i:;.^;;::-^'-.-::?;!^^:;-;'.:. 1 ■<■:■:/■ i'iV-v : '; ;,,vo ■ •-.,; boat- lor: a^short■ yfet ;to^Sydney.v; v ;ft■ : .:;: v:■ ;• -^; the"; Elthanv :.. ;: r v ibranch,of r the\Bank of'N«w;Sonth 'WaleS,4s '?S^ a ?:H-^?s?^fe? :: t al!e ;' u P- ;a, position; .-, .-■'.-;.. tnere.,^'i j 'X.^ '^-^ :^i: - V^ ,^?: ■•' \ ''I] 'THfliindrictiba Hutson'-' for-- ■■ >] :\ charge,,tppk:vplaca; ; iri,,thei.Br6oklvn:6hurch' ■ :,: y.greftation.. ..rhe.Prisbytery was well repri' .;::V^;^M.:,-:.Th^Eev.:H.W.:, ; ;Shirer ; : (Wellington ; .;:;.■;;, South), presided,:.'and; performed the' induction ; .i:,.vcerenwnj..':The; ( Eov.;Ai.-T^:Thdmsor{Pet6he^ ■ ,; .;, ■.-.' Pteaoned .an interesting sermon ,,, on the 'greatA-:•? ho Christian;Churoh;as;an:institntioii > : ;.:V.vv; , Hutt):ftddressedithe'- people::;:■:,:.'■-■ li ..:v-V that- Slr:VClemeni;; :, Wrakge ■;. :■:,..! contemplates injnking: .Nelson' Wβ fntuie : . home. ; ■;-:';-r-I>ielsoii,:;"Colonist:v::''V ; : : /v,- ; .:;.;•■ : .■■.'■.-;■■■■!;,.,. > ■ .•■- "Eiiglish^tiil -loft; ■■■■-:r-Mfi Morris-i;ojc,.vActuary Vof JtUe.-QbTernment ;.-; /■ •;■..:. liite Insnrance;Department/ wd's at' Hale' (Engi ■■'.'.:'.■vjf""!' , .^ \W'-.ebont.;to;;yisjtißutlandshire. -:■ V,-; v ,&edvat jNgarutranbiajvon'"•■Fvfdaj",' at .-.;,.-■,v;-,-;tM.age of-G5,-Tehi.Ka.hi,\a ! chief ofthe%ga- .■:,;. ■■ >V timah,uta:;and .•:.Ngatiwhenunga.:-l.When the .- ■;:•.•,trouble .occurred^between'"King" Mahuta and V ■':"' :" i,, ; T HPfI Taingakawa, • the.;deceased chief was" ap- ■. ;•'.: i ..pointed;to ; ;.the■ vacantvpromiershipV■'■'an-ioffice :.- .- ; ,:. i which, he had held/for .some, three;years.: ;v. V: i.r ; -.; Who -passed V.awayVatMiicHandion- -Saturday '■■' ;V-:, :morning. -cThe; deceascdiiarrived ■: in- Victoria. in :-.'.-;? ■;.;^heveirlyrffifties.'^ahd.entoKd.into;commercial $'<': ::'. ; p n rsaits at,Bendigo.;<;He cahie to New, Zealand :'rv-'- ; in;1861;--and ;haa ; : been ;in-, Auckland; ever'since. ■!; -'/.;.;:: DuriDg .the war in the ■ Waikato his commercial .: ; ■ ;he-:controllcd: ■ ■ ■;... i,-the;steamor'.traffic.on the' WaikatolEiyer.i- For : ■'''-■ ..-.■';-, the;last'Bs!years;the gentleman ; waa ■ ■;■.', '■■j;>esocieted ; with.''thi'".Tanpiri C'oal.Coinpahy.o! j.'■';:;.; vwhich ■h^was^ecrptary,,';;"-.,:.;-^:;;;;;-;- ,-.•■:■ ■: ;;'.:;; , : :Thei;health'spf' ilr.:: dwonrPiea^ants; ; senior;ii . ■: .:•'■■■ of ./Halcombej is said to.'■ be ! causing"aniiot?' to ; i : .; ; i ;-'..O , :.liis;frieuds v -:.v.if , .C-'-.•;•;,•■ <--^..-.-fe';---.- i .■"''''.'.''■■.•'. i.'.V :.

\t''M£. 'of 'Wellington;.is-paying' a ;ri;--Tisit:to-;Ai]ckland.';:;;;■'..-. .■.,■•..■■;■■:'■.■ r ■-% .'-,-. i ..■.■:-. '.''■ ViL.^*f«ssor: Ernst 'Carroll; who' represented tho' ■;;•; the, •; international' :,-celebration of.'.tlio, Geneva Umvereityi mot' Sir r -Eobort: Stout, Chancellor of .-the University of ',-; ;.Nex,.Zealand, who,.wag attonding-the^elebra* , ,:-; tions.-;rHe;is." t says i Professor; Carroll,x'about . ,::,tho;,niost ; -indefatigable -.battler'. : New (Zealand '.: /.has got,)ahd:.deserves..crcdit:-;for the .wa'y:he. vepeaks ; fo'r-hisi country,''There is ho'etinking •.;■■".:--fish' .abont-;him."-;iv-V'.'-' , -:; ; -:V.'"'V-', :; . : . ! -' : '■'- .;- ■'■ •

;, -,. >■■ ;;The .secretaryiOf.the Unemployed Edief>Gomi : ;;.; acknowledges -with ■;.•". .thanks'-'.receipt :-i>ix £5 .from. Miss Mabel'--Har--i ..dinge-Jfaltbyii-this ; being ; . half,: tho '.net'". pro-?-'-cedds:;ofj thevrecent- two'■performances .'.of '. ;, :' : ":'.''JJi6b»'': v at ithe -Opora' : -Honse, '•.sPr'oin • the eiaof: the ;Newtown.Match' ■■i'aijtory, ,, who : .i:- recently:organised a-shilling "pop": in aid of -■.;, ; ;the fund, ho k..•■: ■ 'y ■■: V•'^/•'■•■ W:& ryor,::secretary': of ': thov/Nott 'ZeaV \ :.; /land , ; Employers.: federation,-has evidently : .'croited a favott'rablo impression' in -Taranaki. -:•'■!." the 'writer of '•"Gossip -of the Week" 'in' the :/■:■ /''Stratford: Post , ';saysi—'-'Mri'-jpryor is hot a ..;.:,; ; jnenibei'/of ■ tho logar profession; but what he; ■'■-■'■' ; .'i'''doesn't .imow 'aboaUthe; Dominion's arbitration j..- laws, and .'Arbitration: Court - procedure wouldn't "a : • fill ■&' lhatchboi.' . His obvious alertness and acu- : / v .meri,- polished ytt forceful 'atyloof'i>.ddreS3, : and' ':';clo'sei reasoning;.powers, : lead'one:'to reflect that j-.v.ithe New Zealand b'arwould ; be 'the gainer 1 woro ■y , Mr'/:Pry6r l to'adopt: wig. and, g'oira... That Mr. , v. ■:-'.Pryor./.is a .fair fighter, ; as.,well as :an,.oxceod- .';! ■■/irlgly- .tough ■.oue,' is'. ehowri ;by' the: fact. that , ::'.'(with :: ,porliaps::tH-cii exceptions)".-every union .-.'.i'Bectotary he, ; has.met is porsonally.friendly. to .: 'him;'iltoreOvor/v'when 'applications.,were"iirst ... .;•' ..callod-for tho.'positions .of. conciliation .com- : •-.'.','.mfssioneTS, 'hei.was wgetl '.to_ apply by. several ■<:'.::' support of their .an : eloquent ' - ;, . ■.\ testimony. •'•• to , / appreciation ..of Mr. "■ : ,- : w ?rybr's fair-mindedness."- ;■ ■'' \' .': -