PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 644, 22 October 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon.' S;- , T.: George'; (Auckland), intehdr-' ' tp leave oh a twelve, months' trip' to England in .January-next.' /•' . : ,■-■';:'' ; ■,■,'. ..■■■: ■ .The .following students have 'psreod,.the ; recent examination in'"first aid , to the injured, , ' ■•.■■■■ conduotcduindoc.the; auspices Of thoSt. John Ambulance ' Association:—First year students: ' ■ 'Messrs.' J. Chapman,,-F. H. Laws, F..L. Parsonage,' L. Simpson, -N. Wilkinson; ..second year students: Messrs. ■ 6. ■ Belt, W. Dallow, W. W. Dutton.W. Haughton; W. Murton, W. Stono;'third year students: E.'Ti 0. Downard, ' H. Hull, J. Patterson. .Post raedallionist: W. Hii.-Shiptqni- , . ;.■■■'.■; :;>;'":''' ;,:^r "'■ , :' : ' : ; ' ■'•' ■. .''■ Mr, J.'. G. Gow, Sew' Zealand Trade Com- ' missioner;: returned ■■.from the Cook. Islands , > by : tho Talune, . which. arrived at ■. Auckland last night.'—Press. Association. , :;;:,:, '<■'■■ ... : .'- . Tho resignation of Mr. "S. ; Williams,• assis- •"'■■ tant plumbing' inspector' for tho'City Council, was : accepted' at last night's; meeting of'tlio 'council.'''. The Town Clerk'recommended that : the vacniioy should not be filled on account of ■'. the .sinall amount of'work in: progress, .. ; V Tho; ! Rev. .A. H. Fowlesi of the Primitive Methodist Church! has-been authorised'to act , as an officiating; minister v urider the Marriage ' . Act, ' .:■■ 1 -.■''>■• - ~'■'■ '■;■' •' .•■'■ ■■:- -,■■....■' . '; ',:Mr. Joseph ■Lyons, M,K.C.V,S,',',]ins ,been ap>' .'■■'■ pbinteil, a .'QpVern'nicnt .veterinarian., and in« ."' speotor .Of stock.', .';■.'■.-..; .: ';..-'.■-.''.■.■:J-y:'-'.-Y : \ ' ' 'Mr. , Maurice O'Brien has been'appointed a clerk in. the I .Agricultural Department. ■• : v. '■■■ '.Mr; B.:E.'C.' , ,Wood be~en appointed a Government ..dairy', instructor,:- inspector, and ■ '. grader."-'.; ~■'•, ~"!.„.!: .'..:'!:.•".' .-,v ; ' ■' ■, ■"•'■■■■ ■■ '■ ■■' Mr. Andrew-Byrne, of JiOndon and.Sydney, : is on a brief business visit■ to Wellington. •'■;'... Dr. F. \V; Kemp has been'appointed medical referee under, tho Workers' Compensation Act. Mr. Qrton ; Stovens' has been appointed » member of tho'Hutt ,Lioeneiug;Committee. ■ ; ; ; The congregation; of. St. Paul's'.Presbyterian Church, Wnnganut, have extended a call to the llev. John M'.Kcnzie,'/]3.A., of Colac, Viotoria. Mr. M'Kenzie.'.who.is tttpreeetttin New : iJeai land, proceeds at ,once to Victoria, to biius' ' his family over,.and , returns' in a tow. weeks ■ ' ' timo.to take : up tho oliarge of 1 tho ■'■ which .has boen, , vacant' montlis, . ■ ' Mr. J. G.-Herdmon,Vof Dalgety and.Cb.'e «taft, Who. has boen appointed ;manager■.nr ■~ Napier, wits * honoured by Meunwatu farmersi' ■''■'■ after the llig land 6olo ; held at Levin on Wed- - nesday; At a farewell-dinner,accorded'him, '■:.' Mr. J, M'Leavy (chairman of the Horowhcnua County Council) said, that they all regretted parting with Ur.Herdman, , though that regret was tempered, by-the knowledge that he wasbeing promoted. ■ He always tafeguarded. the . interests jtf: tho firm, whilst earning: the re- .. spect of its. clients. Mr; M'l/eaty concluded - his remarks by presenting-Mr. Herdmari with two, silver entree dishes anda breakfast dish, as a memento of his connectibh with the agricultural'intercsts' of the 'district. : Mn.Hwd. Man-returned thanks, and in doing fo paid .a ■" tribute to the' mananer, ; Mr. J. M'lntosh, >ho ' ' had done so much to develop tho business In ■■'■'■ the district from small beginnings. . The heal the of Mr. M'lntosh, Messrs. Bennett aud Carrick itho latter.two succeed Mr. Hcrdman), Mr. W.. i. Travers'(the firm's Leviti'representative), and Mr. A. C. O'Connor (ot tho 'Wellington Btaff) were honoured, arid "Prosperity to th'e District," and "The.County,Chni»'mnn" 'were' also, toasted. :■ ' "May I correot ■.tho : 'slntem«nt •'in-' your- ' issue of yesterday (writes "Opera Houeo") that ,V .helatq Mr. John Guun was a son of the lnt* ■ Mr. Michael Gunn, and a brother of. Mis* Haidee Gunn? He was a son of the lrite Mr. William Gunn, a brotKer .of My.. Gunn, and Uo- was iv ooubin of MiMi-,'ffaldce Gunni:■• I might that Mr. John Guna las mode sovcrnl tfips to New Zealand, the ',■'■'• fust occasion when he was a member of J. L, Toole's Comedy Compniiy. Mr. Gunn told hie •"•: that it was during this-tour that ho was nearly V : drowned in sWellington Harbour.'■■ He -hod :;: gone out fishing in a.small light boat; a storm ! - suddenly sprang up, and it was only' nfter •''' a big struggle tho boat, was,: got back to a : safe: anchorage. ,, '■;., '- "■ ■ .: '■;'■..:■'■':, Sir,. Albert Splccr,-M.P.; arrived from tho ? south yesterday morning, During tho day ho lunched with , tho Prime Minister: at "A'warua," ■ : called on, his Excellency ~tho'Governor, and - attended i> reception given in his honour'bv tho Hon. G. Fowlds at thc.Hotbl .Windsor. > lie leaves this morning for' llotorua,: and will sail , , from' Auckland on the return : to England !,noxt Wednesday;, l.ady Snicor and : .Mife»' Splcor ' are with him, arid of. WeW • lineton, 'will'-' accompany the party as fir a» " Auckland: ■'■;• ;■.■',-•■■.;■.■;'.•[ ■?;'•.'.>..:,' --.i>'.- : , :■■'■■ ■''■1..!. .■!•■'' . Mr. j. H. Wood, of Potone, was appointed I'aet-: V evening by the City .Counoil: us' enrtteker of ■: tho;municipal abattoir .'at' Ngahnurauga: Tholt : ' were 81 asplicauU •■ ■' ■ ■ - ; i-,;.., 7- •■ ■- ; .:..■•. ': '. *--.;* '-'i»-.\ ■■ a - —'ii-'.vy.f a^Vi/ii.'^ib.^/.'-i-v^^v , ;: