PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 616, 20 September 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

His "Excellency the Governor 'will arrive here ' from Auckland this afternoon. He will nro- ' cool on toXytteltonby tho'Maori at;B p.m,' , With the exception of the Hon. V. Budde'j. ; who is in Christcburoh,all the Cabinet Minij* '•■" ters are at ■ present .in town.', -The Hon,.A. T. Ngata returned, from Tβ Aute on Saturday, i-.The.Hon, j. A..MiHar,.le»Tesfor'the eontH ' to-night' to open' two : railway sections' in OtagO.-" ■■' : ' ' '■:' • -.■■."•'."■ ;.■■' '/.-.• '• ■ .' J,vH.':BW,-' V Undersecretary.' for Public Works, returned from tho south on baturday. ',■.-.V . -f ..,;-. ~.;■../■..,.-..■'. --..^-' A pleasant-, gathering was ..held .at Burnside * T&' ? m ' ■ &&".%*■'"&*& Daily limes ),'m connection with tho departure of Signalman, W. Banfield to ShannonPNortb - Island, to which place ho has been transferred. A few of hie fellowrrailway employees; mot' in ' ■ tho station to.bid him farewell,.and; to nre-' sent him , with &;,small token of their regard '■ and esteem. Mr,, W.;- Pullor' made the ■presentation.(agold scarf-pin).:-,ln he gavo,egression of. the esteem in which the '- recipient is. held by his comrados.; Mr. Ban-" new briefly but suitably replied.v;.; , •., ■ .of-the Allan Hamilton Drainatio ' Company, arrived from. Nelson by the Take-' ■

_Mr._ Isaao Gibbs, • general-manager : of the " New ■ Zealand Shipping Company, arrived from ' Chnstchurch on- Saturday 'morning-' by the .Jssfti ; by : : ■ ''' ? t V : ] E: /' J 'v l . Wi J, 6( i ll Thomas, 1 who! has ; been ■■ selected by Committeeof the < Canterbury-College-Students'. ■ Association for recommendation•.. for /.this year's Khodos Scholarship., is a Nelson. Collegei boy (say" our special -correspondent). ;'ln. 1304 he Sd°l'' junior .nmversity.Echolarehip, and, Vtho fo£ • lowing year entered Canterbury College ' Hβ BaineJ-.tho degree of Bachelor of iris In iw •■ M AJ* tho J°"« w W year : ho gained hia / M.A.. degree.-with, first-class.honours in lan- •. ffin S "IS* llteraturo ,.English and .French)'. During this year ho has -ocoupied • a position as assistant to .the/.profcssors'of EnrifsVand athlete: has been brmiant.-- Iβ has beena '• member of the first fifteen since his first year ■ ; S"V. tlle ,P"t two years'he has been sceiS' of the football he has also «S mLJ" E ""P 686 nt ttP H two' Easter tourna-

' ho who recently S! ?£fJ h J It .#an B anT O SS , tfto ture of St.. Stephen'e,- Jfarton, attached great value to his (Wd days, which ho con- :, sidcrs had a.great.influence.on his life Ho • ordained deacon in Exeter Cathedral on St. Barnabae Day, 1685, not 1863 as stated In ' our .brief reference, to his career.a few■ dayS '

'.Mr. J. A. Koch, who-has been for snmA yeaw accountant in theloraPtemchVtht m xr'— ? n 1- and Wek roliev ng i manager of Manaia, has, says ithe Hawera TTnu-l* r^ ITC(l ;aoHcfl of transfer to . Snted^nag^

«i! i °" lin , at 'on i sorvice was. : hold rat the Angl can Cathedral, Napier yesterday when.Bishop Williams ordained-the Ee™W - Minister (the Hoii James Carroll) stated ffi Bo'ii O P M /- lat aQ d himself, with the ift G- ij "I 4, . -, ( ? s ryresentativo of Auck" ;land), would offloially.wclcome Sir Joseph Ward - on hia.arrival at Auckland. ■ ■' ™