PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 621, 25 September 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

■ His Excellency' tho.'Governor'< and. Captain,.; Shannon-nro to arrive from tho 60utli by.:the ' I'atceua thismorning. ■■■ - v;' - '';: Tho Hon.K.M'Kenzio'is at..B.tratfordi'■ tho •■■" . Hon. .T.. Mackonzie./at Levin,; tho : Hon. D. Buddo at Christcbnrchi. and tho/>ther:Mittis-., torS'in Wellington.. • ..:., ' .-.;■..-',: i:.;.:,;,;;; '.•.,■••'■!•/.,.'■ The Hon'.' D. : Buddo is'expected badf-from.; ■: the south to r morro\v. ..'.,■■■.• -. ; V V.•; .■'■';■.•',!:.■.■ .-. .'• . Tho' Hon. Ji- Carroll (Actinft-Premibt) rc->' ■•■ turned froni Palmei'ston North Tiy the midday train yesterday.' . •'.■■'• '■ ■'■.- .. . : »; Captain and Mrs. Ctirrio, of Cheshire, Eng-" land, who hare boon touring the Hot Lakes District, left for Sydney yesterday by the ' ■'■ rilnco. •',■••:■ ..-'•.,.•■';'■ .'■''".'' Yj-■'■•':.' ■.:.•■'•, '•Mr. G. B. Hull has been nominated for a '. seat on tho first council of tho NOw Zealand ' < Society of Accountants, ■' which is to be elected next mentis ■'.■■ '■• ...'.'-' *.\ - ■'.The Hon. G. IWldsi Minister for Education, \ ' ,goe:Ho Pnlmcrston North by the first.express on Wednesday next. Ho; will', open;-the haw- ■ ■■'' teohnichl school there in', tho, afternoon;, and V .'"'-, board tho northward Main Trunk express in' ■;■■ .to join other. Ministers in':wol- : . coming Sir' Joseph'; Ward r at Auckland, on Thursday. : ••'•'• .•■•:.." .. •'■' :'

•■A pleasant httlo valedictory function:'took , place at 0 Donnell's Hall, Kilbirnio, on Thursday .evening;; when, the Ucv. Jl A. M'Nickle,'-. who. has resigned the euro of Kilbirnio, to '- takol.charL'o'bt'. tho Otaki Maori' College, and. . Mrs.. M'Nickle. were ■ farewollcd' by tho •' . parishioners; The'Eov. Mr. M'Nickle has been at Kilbirnio'for the past <fivo.'years, during., which time ho and Mrs. MfNicklO have becomo ' very popular,:and thoro is a good deal, of re-/ , £ret'.:'on the other side of Iho ' tunnel" at ■'■■] .-'■ his. departure. Thisvfound expression in.tho;. ','.- romarks: which fell, from., tho. ch&irhiaii,: Mr. Fhix, .who,; in. happy ternis,-,; presented .Mr,' M'Nlcltlc with: a silver. inkstand;.and;. Mrs.. '.:■■ M'Nicklo with a silver salver ; as■', tokens of their..esteem.- ; Vv., ; ';'•' ■:■':'■■<) ;■■'■'.'".'!'•.>■■■.•''■'•■ •■ ■ Tho Hon. E, M'Kchzio. arrived at'. Stratford on Thursday ovoning, subsequently receiving a' ' deputation with regard to several matters of , local' importance; Tho : Minister .proceeded ..to . inspectitlio railway works.at. Kiore yesterday. > '. and. torday, will!..inspect,,.the-.Mount...Egniont - .;. railway. and.'stouo.tquarrieSi.. He: goes-'to ; Elthlim this .afto.ritoon.srPre.ss Association. :'" .'. ~,,-,'jj •The'.Soutff'ean^ accepted'tho' rosignatiohybf ;Dr.'l). H.'' Bett;-' ',' fesiUent'ofnter in' clmrgii;'of :tho : .Tiin'a'ru Hhs-v ; i ', pital.V7f ;.'""'"'; / -~^;V;'- '■'■ ; "V•",:'-; /•;. : Jfis's.'ijenatly.'of.itnoiteaciiing utaff 'of .tho': ''■•'; Wellington-Girls': High:. School',: having, accepted' ! ah in." Diinodia','' will relinquish .>: her, duties at the end.of.tho present term. At ' ' thb monthly Moating' of the: Board .of. Governors.. ;. Gollntly's' resignation ', Was ■;./ acoeptca. with.; 'regret, aud.licr;. past.'. services appreciatively, referred to..' 1 . '~.,.,: ,';,'. ,;'.;,'

■.' 'Mr. ;'John';S. -Barton,.P.l.A., ..N.Z.'j l ft member:, of tho cpuhcil of' the Incorporated Institute Of; Accountants,-has .been lioniinatcd;:as;a:mem-. her of. the oouncilof tho New Zealand. Society, of; Accountants.: .; :;,' •.■ : ,.'.■'.•'■.>■■:"■•;'■.'.'"•<..;'■',

"lhe . <lcatli occurred; at Auclclniid yesterday '::■■ o£'.Mr..;Bnvid ;; Croig, formerly: general inahngcr ■ f6r New. Zealand of the New Zealand Insurance .''.■'■ Company. Mr.-'Crain had reached tho allotted span of. We.■■• Ho"-'entered tho • service .Of, ! tho'■' ■.Not? Zealand Insurance-'Company-in-1607.-Pro- '.' ■ mitttm caino' rapidly his way, .thiony^-on account of his exceptional business ability- - For ' . a considerable number of years he acted as manager for, tho. company .at Christchurch, -" •and appreciation of his valuable services dirNing that period is:recorded by the company. ;' : Hb was nppointcd- general, mahagor for Noiv , Zealand for-' the .company about --IBM,; and.; tllenco till : 'lM3 ho- had chargo of: tho head-. ' office at Auckland, .retiring* in. that, year' on; supcronmiation.' .Sihcolhis, severance from tho - company Mr, Grain had'livod a retired, life in; Auckland. About ft',, fortnight'. ago ■ho 'was':serzod; with a paralytic stroke,'/r-.-, i •;,..':..... ;>-'.■, '■Mr. P. : o.'Slinnk : p, ; ol the record branch'bf tho/'' General. Post•. Office,, has:-' received', orders to ' transfer, tt) tho Chrlstchurcli'.Post 0i8c0...": •.,/' The. llou. IVK. .Macdonalil,'.-MX'.C.; arrived in Sydney. from loiulon by. the India. oil Thursday,end will. leave to-day':for Wellington by -' the' Moaun. Mr." .Mn'edoiuild had intended' to :'■■' make ( au, extended, tour-of Scotland,'. Ireland, "'„-. and tho United-. States, but- as the '"absenting Vof himself, from two , sessions 6f ■ Parliament would have rendered, his teat in the Lcgisla- ' tivo Council-vacant,:- hi decided lb 'return!!o'3nor than ■hb anticipated;',; his: plans having beou'upset by the'short-session 'of June last,' Mrs. Macdonald is returning to-, Wellington by tho lonic, duo.next month. ,■;'.■

■ Mr. Samuel-Carrol); secretary of the' Chamber. of Commerce,■who;has' been Visiting SyoV .'ney during the ■ Chambers of, .Commerce Conference, will'loa'vo"there: for .Wellington today.. During hisi'-aussneo iii'.iAustralia Mr, Carroll has bfceit. dipping deep.into tho Commonwealth's commercial statistics, and ivill r«i tutu with a gopd;dcal of,.Valuable-'information. , -Archdeacon, Harper, of Timaru;'-intends to leave; shortly on a. prolonged holiday; which; ho. >ilteuds : to .up'ondMn. tho Old' Country and on . the - Continent!': His place at St. Mary's Church,!■Timaru; will-be' fllTod by tho Rev. S..,Tcrrico..Adatn3, "M.A. (St. .Catherine's Col-lego,^Cambridge),-rector of Ctotoii, Cambridge, shire. Mr. Adams, is,'expected to arrive in Timaru;next November,;about a fortnight bo. fore the', Archdeacon commences his" journey.

Aii-English: paper .to hrifid contains the. following:—"Mr. Kenneth Lindop lids won tha at' Jit. 1 Oswald's College. Tlio. scholarship is worth' .£3o' a' year, and entitles the ..Winner to go. to .Dcnstouo: College-, for thrco. years:- Master' Undop obtained k5 marks ditt of a'possible. 700/Uo is only eleven' years old, and has been, lit ist, Oswald's:C6l-\ lego three years.'.'' Tho sitccessfill candidate 13. : , a nephew: of ;Mv. ; W. J, Lindop,'of 'Carterton..!•■' Mr. Hilton FlOrance,'of Canterbury Collo.c, left Wellington • yesterday, for : Sydney on I,;* , way to .'England to study - physical -science uii dor Professor. Ernest Rutherford,' at ittmch-W ■ter University. ■ Mr, .I'loraitco is 1 (ho \ Soco \l studont to takoiutvantagOJof .an, offer by tW ■ Orient Steamship Company,-to.'give freo pu»l Sages to, two Ko\y- Kealaud students to Eiidniiu each year for purposes of. study,.! A simihr. offer applies,to Iho Australian Stales.-:-In. th»' case- of Now Zealand students tho Union Company has arranged to glvo fie'o passages to A:i.v ' tralia. -', ' '",'

, At a largo and' enthusiastic, theotlutt of tho congregation of .tho'. Chalmers , Prcsbyteri r.v Church',' Tiinorii, yesterday;, it was' unanimously resolved ,to send, a call to tlie Key. Maedulay Caldwell,- of, St., Stephen's,: Auckland,', fo bo their ililnislov.—Press Association.'.-.■■..;,-. :...

■ tt is-the- Intention, of? Mr, ]), 11. Guthrie, M.P., for Orona, to take- up his-permanent residence- in'FeiUling nflefi tlio next.session of• Parliament. Ke lias ; just sold his fill-in at Rnahnic. . i , -.-.•■■ ....