PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 634, 11 October 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The. Hon.' U. Holmes, M.L.C.,' arrived i» Wellington-by tHe, Maori, yesterday ■ rooming. '. ■ Mr;-IV K. Iteevce recently retired from the secretaryship •of the Thoindon Bowling, Club, ■■ after' oleven , successive' years of office. •.■Mγ. .. Barraud, president of the olub, on behalf- ot the members, last Saturday, at the. opening of the season,'took occasion to acknowledge. m«t ; long andt valued .services, and .at. the-same ,; time presented him with a'handsome silver fruit stand.' Mr. Reeves made. reply in suitablo'terms./ 1 r' '" ;'."■' ,-v .-.■!;"'; -.'•V. , ;'.-- I )'. '. Captain' CnraminV,,: harbonrmaster at Gis- , borho.is visiting "Wellington on- holiday leave,, ~\ ■■ Mr.. J. K. Thomson, organiser ■ for the .Now; Zealand section, of the, Ueosophical Society, will.leave pn Thursday or Friday,for Nclsoft ,, and Motuok.v after which. ho will proceed / to .Christchurch and^Dunquin.., .. ; . v ,',. ... • Mr. Tanli M.' Hansen, r director, of the Auckland Electric Tramways Company, v a fe*' days in Wellington. Ho'ia staying at ■ the Grand: Hotel.'. •' : ~':-;' ' ;';}■■■;. ;,i ' 'Mr. Bmand W. Waterhouso, Of the mspectioA department of, the Now .Zealand Loan and ..-.. Mercantile Agency- Company, 'has been ap- ; pointed managci at .Wellington m^sMcce^.oa, to Mr IV Barkas, who, towards tho end'pf tho inoiith, will take over the ■ manMeme^t. of the Timaru branch, in succession to Mr. ~ Moses; White.: .■■■■■■]: ; i ;. ..■-:■; ■,■..•> : The E«v. Dr. 'Gibb 'is expected back from , to-njorrow ck iuorning. _ Aβ;; Kev. • John Mackemie, of St. Andrew's, ;Chnst. church, who has been exchanging, pulpits with him for the anniversary services,, returns souta on Wednesduy night.'.;■• ■■.■'■ ' ■-. ■■ , ■;■■■'. .; '■' At the i9IO Teachers' .Conference, to % be-iieW. , in Wellington in.-.Taiiuary. next, the "elling. ton District.Branch of the Now Zealand Edu cational, Institute will .be' represented by thi following delegates :-Miss M. Rowley, M.A- .; Miss A, Dowdofwoll, Messrs. G. Flux,, H, : A. Parkinson, and A. M.-Burns.. . ' , ,: ■■■;•.

The death is announced'of Mr. L. La-Puje ■ , .Norris, at the age'of GO years. Mr. Norni was the eldest Ron of the late Mr. P. Norris, formerly Crown Prosecutor at Not , Plymouth, :.!'■; . . ;, ,: : v ; '■ ■ ■-. .• .'. : '■■ ; ■ Speaking of Professor Biekcrton publlo meeting ill Christohurch; Bishop .Julius, said that possibly twohundrcd years.latci ■ a itionu-,: ■, ment would bo erected in Cathedral Square in honohr of the discoverer of the theory of par. tial impact, and he hoped that it would not_b» ~ said with truth then that the citizens of. tlu professor's own time would not raise ..enourliv money to. isond.hinv Home to advance ~ hn. .. theory in.the scientific world. , .ij-.'vV , ; ■' ' Tho Kev. J.-Q; A. Hcnryi D.D., of -Ne.tf'YprV the great Gospel and temperance, preacher d. , •Vmerioa, is said to intend visiting ' New' Ze»' \ land about June next. ■Hβ ■ will-be accom- , panied by Professor Peter P. Bilhovn. rcmrdef .' U6 the most, noted hymn-writer, soloist,, ano, : choir leader in America, who is. tho authtit. - of over 2000'hTinriR, and has a score of mu6ic.y.■'• publications,' lesidwi being an evankelisl ol :/■ noto. Mr. Hurli ' P&tdn, tho cvanp;cliet who • recently visited Dunedin.'wriks rtßardinn Dr. Henry: "Ho jlinhot , bo.boomed , too lilßhly.- Ho ie head andenouldcrsabove all other Americar,. , ',. pre«chore I have heard. ■'He is.grcat to. buijin'-: : eea men and in.niass meetings! of nioni'.oti),,. Correspondents at; thfivfour/leafliu?'-.centre* f., , ' have been appointed.to , arrange detaile'fdt lnie-i' ■ done.■■.■•■-These.- aroi- the 1 E«v..Knowles- Kelnpton, •■•.■: at Auckland; Mr. H, N, Holmes, general 'More- ■ tary Y.M.C.A;, at Wellington),„ Mr: •.: > Steniiiff, secretary- 1.M.C.A., 'Chrietchurth,' and Mr; Ji*i Wilkinson, nt' Duncdin,' 'Tk ■ evangelists \iaye -the. "Otago Daily Tiince") - like •missions of three fml': weeks of ..work at '•■- fewer centres;:rather ; than short missioto »• many centres, ; . '.'.-, ~v ,■:, '-'u ■'• •.. '": ■■■u ■"."■■ '. ■ At .1 the.', mcotins '. of. -the Clydo' Quay■'' School' -.'■' , Committee :on Wednesday,. Mr;; Qeo., Wilson.,; .. Qvh'o-.has beah'on'a jjisit tgEnfil(uid.Lwas.!hear..;'.l : .'