PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 614, 17 September 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

All the members of the Ministry are in town oxcopt tho Hon.. 3)r. Findlay, who is at Huntly; and the Hon. A. T. ,Ngata, wbo is at Napier,.

'• The Acting-Prime Minister (the Hon. James, Carroll) Tetnw<xl to tam last night from the Rangitikei' district. • 1 - 1 V' 1 Mr.G.'S. Robinson, of. the Sydney office of • Thos. Cook and Son. is at pwsont actm^hiet clerk .in Wellington.; . His Grace' Archbishop, EodwoOd, tho'Rov. Father Veiinimr. ind 'P^Casftjr.' dent of' the Federated- Catholic Clubs of Now.. Zealand, leave for Sydney to-day to attond tha Australasian Catholic Congrms, ithioh .owns on September 27.. Archbishop Redwood will, con' tribute three - papers to the; congross. ..... ' Jlr. TV. "& Kensington, Under-Secretary ton C""ni Land", ,nft yesterday for Auckland, oa his way to inspect the l'ltko swamp drainage works.,' : ■ - : The Hon. D. Bnddo „ loaves to-night .for Christchurch. >. Hd ospects to s return.; on. wa-. 'day-morning. : • The Hon.. J. A- Millar Trill-leave-on Monday on his Hying visit to Otago,.to open new sections of. railway! Millar .has promised , to'attend tho annual social; gathering of tha combined, shipping, companies to-morrow night. He will pay a ; visit' t6' Torannkv extending ■ over several' days, 'ts sooA'- bis' possible, after his-return;from, the south. • ; • •v'Mr. draley. Lukin,'editor.of tho-"Eveninj Post," returns on Monday by the Buapohu from attending:the,Press Conference in Eog« .:■■ land."■ ' Drj W. .Collins, M.L.C., returns from 'England'.. by the Rnapchu, which is dn6 on Monday, '' -. ;.. • . • Mr. J. C.' Blackmore, Government Pomo!<v gist, who has boon retired under the retrench- , ment scheme,'was entertained, by a tivo gathering of fruitgrowoVs at Roxburgh,. Otago, and presented .with a neat gold aluort . as a token of their; appreciation. , Acknow--ledgm'ent -was. made of the great valuoof Mr. Blackmore's work in Otago,' and the wish was expressed that Mr. Blackmoro wo old 1 -"still go ■ , out (and in'amongst them, even although tha ■- Government did, not reinstate him." ' ' The Rev. P. B. Frascr.'of Lovells Flat, Otago, has beon- nominated for the Moderatorship of . the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand for 1910-11. Tho Kev: James .Hi Mackenzie,, : of Nelson, has withdrawn his name from. nomination token ' of his high; regard for •• Mr. Fr&jer. '.y; V ' The Her. John B. Macdonald, of Dundee who is'a .brother of; Dr, 13. H. B, Macdonalcfc • of this city, is expected to arrive in Wellington about tho middle of next month; to' taka up his residence' in Now Zealand. Ho i» anxious to enter the Presbyterian ministry in ■this Dominion as ! soon as possible;; and his. application'for that purpose will bis dealt with by the Wellington Presbytory and .General Assembly. Mr. Macdonald has had a brilliant educational caroer. At■ Sti Andrew's University '. ; ho took his doireo with classical .honours, ana at, the New College, Edinburgh' (tho Theo< ■ ;'. logical Colloge of tho United irce Church ol Scotland) ho secured a number .of bursaries, , and was regarded as a man of exceptional ; abilities. ;.. , Tho R<r. W.'Sbiror.'-whoifc ;m'odefitorehip 'of the Brooklyn ■ Presbyterian Xhuroh terminates V; with tho induction of tho Rev. B.: Hutstrn. to the charge, was presented by the congregation ; , last evening with an oak writing'desk in gratoful recognition of his services during fho long ' vacancy. .. ■■ 'i . '\ '• ■ Tho Rev. B. -Hutson, Presbyterian minister,'' ' • was' (vclctimed to his new phargo of Brooklyn at. • a "well-attended, social gathering held in. the... Masonic Hall. last eVeuing. : i'ho'; E«v." W. Sliirer, who has been .moderator of the chargo during the prolonged vacancy, handed over the chair to tho newcomer, and expressed a hearty welcome to Mr. Hutson, whioh' was endorsed . 1 in successive speeches bv tho-.Rov. W. J. Com* • rie (Presbyterian), the Rev. A. Dowdney (Baptist), and tha Rev. .1?. ■ J. Clark (Methodist).. Musical and other items wore given as f6V low Songs, Miss Black, Mesdatncs Kcinedr and M'Lollan; recitations; Mies . Lennox and Mr. M'Lellan: dialogue, Mr. and ilies Graham., Mrs. Bryant was the accompanist. . '• Lieut'.-Colonel A. Banchop, C.M.G., Officei Commanding the Wellington distriot, is &( '■ present in Auckland, on leave. , Dr. A.;M'Arthnr, S.M., who has been laid ' up for about a week with an attack of in. iluenza, was sufficiently recowred yesterday to he able to resume, his seat on the Benon at the Magistrate's Court. Mr. J. J. Dovine has left on a holiday visit to Sydney. . Tho Hon. W, C. P. Cjirncro6S, M.L.C., is in town. Ho returns to Eltham to-morrow.' ■ Mr. Hwang, Chinese Consul, arrived in Christchurch yesterday. To-day .ho will meet other .Consular representatives, and will also bo weloomed at a public meeting in the evening.. He leaves Christchurch to-morrow ' for Duncdin.—Press Association. A largo number of friends followed llio remains of tho Into Mt. John Valentine to tho Bolton Street Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Tho servioo at the gtavesido was conducted by the Rev. J. Kennedy Elliott. ' The funeral of tho iato. Mr. W. J. Foster, corporation inspector, took/place yesterday, the interment taking placo at tho Karori Cemetery. Among, those present were Councillors laiko . and l'roat, the oity onfiincer (lf». W, H. Mor. ton), tlie town clerk (Mr. J. R. Palmer), eeva ! ral members of tlw Clty .CMinoU and re. presontatives "of tho Mtsenie ,and Oddfellon fraternities. The MPvito at .Hw gravosido was oondttCted •by tho Jkv. S, J. Scrpcll, «f tho TartnaVi Stroot Wesleyan Church.

Tho Rev. Dr. Cleary, editor of the "Tablet,*. Duncdin, "will iu Novombcr celebrate this »ilvot jubilee of'his ordination to tho priosthood; and about tho.Bamo time will leave on a holiday trio to tho Homo oounttv.