PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 673, 25 November 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The] Hon. , . Thomas Mackenzie; ■ Minister- for".;>.-• ■-.-, Agriculture, -who was at' Dunedin .yesterday,':-':; will visit: Cheviot' before returning to. I Wellingr , ,; > ■;■ ■ ton;:- '';•■.-:,;■■; ,:'■■■'■' .-•■•. vv:v. :: '. ','.' ,;- ': ':■!'. '.:'r : Ar ■ A Napiet Press , Association telegram:.'statee:'!.! , ,:: .that.Mr.'.Eobert: Parker,' of. Wellington, haj ,^, : ; been, selected-, as judge for tho: vocal and in-!:;.y; strumoiital 'music ,at : the Napier musical -and ■!■}'■ :' elocutionary.competitions in- August of hextjVJ, ,ycaf.'- '■■■ '.'. ; ';■-.;:.•'' ~ ;.■'' ■ ■;..■•'■: '.' : .' a -'^"::;';. : .:';;, Mr. Harry Lyons.'ono of tho oldest theatrical;; agents on the "road," arrived from Sydney, by:' : ~;:,: the Ulimaroa ■ yestorday, in advance- of - Carter^vV. the magician,' who -is' about, to tour Now Zoa-,.;;.;., land.. ,;, ■':. : : .. : '■::■'' .:.-,; '.-/ '•:■- , ivN .•'•■.:; ':A:'-.'.a .■;Mr.'Tydeman, of Palmerston North, , woe a;';:. ,• passenger from' Sydney by the Blimaroa yester-/. : day.; '■:',:, ■.'■'■' : . '.: ■.--.-'. . ■" --;.'v."':;■'.;■.-■.,'-' ,; .':';' : :-i';;'.;: ; .; Colour-Sbrgeant J. Davis has.been elected a'; subaltern officer of the Kelburne Eafles. -■',:.:; .J:;-.;: ''Mr. , ' J.V. Foster! Frascr/, novelist 'and lecturer,'' , : ; :joins the! ctcainer Moldavia at Eremantle for; j i London. , Tho mail boat left Sy'dnoy on Satur-. ;day;;last. ■:''.!';:'':'.:.;:':';■ ';.:' V'--..'^.,' ( -- ~-.! '■''.■".','.:■-' .Mr. Edward ..Branscpmbo's'company of -Scar- .;. let Troubadours, who aro to commence a tour ; of the Dominion,- arrived from Sydney, by;th»'.'•., Ulimarqa yesterday.:; ■\:; : -' ; '-\-'-. ; '■■;.'.•■", V- ■•;■'"'• ■■-;.' Mr:'..Gep.--M , Gregpr, ,ol, Napier, , arrived from , : .: a.visitito Englund, yesterday-with'Mrs;'M'Gfe--: ;, '; gor, ,^hb. Sy'<ih'6y_to l meetihim..They ~: . ~govt'o, Jfijiielf , ; to-day.. , . , ''■■;. '■ ,'"■' ; , ' r, '-V" ! -~'. ■'■'•'.!•;■,''. ■ '~-Mr,! G.'';F^.l?6rem ) ari,''ia]te;';cnairman''of the • ,i National - Dairy ■Asso l cia£i6hi' , 'ajid' chairman'' ofi-l' , the Clifton County,CounNlV-'otc.,-»as"p'roscttted •j.'.J , (saysi.a.Ncw Plymouth Pross>AKOoiation tele- " gram) at:-a' complimentary..social by, 'sdttlera;-; of'Tikorangi on Tuesday evening with a gold ■-,;'.' watch'.'and .chain. .'■■ - ; ' 'V , - .;.■ ■', '' V ;.. ■■'. ._: .'. The'..'. Meritbriqus', Ssrvice" /iledal ' has I'been , 'V . awardedto Quartennaster-Sorgeant' John Don-.'' '' 'caster arid^Sergeant John Murray, of the Eoyal, ■': . .New;', Zealand Artillery.'.. .;;'' .;:,; v. ■- j': :: •';■" - ; v. Mr.' Dawson, the,well-known Dunedin'brewer, ,; : whb;hos been on : a tour of tho' Old■ Country, : -.:.; returned, to-,Noiy Zealand .by the TJlimaroa , ' yesterday. .:He; was 'accompanied '}'' by Mise ,: : ; Dawson.: ■■ '•-■.;_..;■■-';,.>.■■...: ~-. ,'.:,. ■■"',,", ''..■^■ i :--: : 'i ' Mr. ? -Fauvel,-.".0f H.M. .Customs,' Sydney, . ii,.'. travelling by tho Ulimaroa on , , tho round trip..... ! to. Melbourne., -,■.-!. •..".■■''.'.■.' ; , V l :..'■■ <''.'■'. ..'.■'■■ *■'■".;• '■"■Mr. .Cart, manager of the. National ■''Cash.,.. . Eegistcr Co.;-'is at present in Wellington^;.-::/

- Among the passengers .who, arrived from Syd-.!< -, ncy by '■ the :;triima'roa:yesterday was Mr.' ,Wil-:" ,; ham Beach, the ex-champion barsmai, of .tho''.'j ■world,..who,! , when.he retired'unbeaten from\ ; : ■ the': oquatio arena, ; , handed "over- the ,cham-,;vi : pionship. to Peter Kemp. 'Mr., Beach is te .act■>'!■■•: as umpire, for,,; the Foxton Sculling, Handicap, to, bo rowed on Thursday, and l'riday of next !.Aweek, 'v Messrs.; J. Ellis;.E. Larsen, and'.A,'.D. , '-,(.•■ Foltoni Sydney oarsnien, who. arq. te. compete ;,,;.' in tho event...also arrived;by the.TJliniaro'a. :".;;■

Mr. ; -3.. S; Barton, of. the' Accountants''. Stn-'i'.ij;;:: dents' Society, wh6, is leaving on a trip, the 'Y '; .Old.' Country., early ■in the: .Now;; Year,; was.-.'? '." wished bon voyage' at ■ last evening's';meeting:■'"•'•:-'. of. the society. ;A resolution' w-as passed asldng•.■''•' v 'Mr. Barton to convey greetings of the Welling-.'.;; ; : v ton Society any kindred society ho"may ; cpme'',v :: V;ill tpuoh, with.;; '"' ';•■."■,'■'' ,':; ,';■;;': ;:: , ;:;' ■:■■■•:>'■■;.,'■:■'.< . -Among tho iiassengors.'who arrived-from-Syd-;.:; if.' : ney'Tjy tho luiniaroa.yesterday was Mr,. - J. C. : ; -V ;' :Williamson's '"Mag/.Jjieutenant""''• Company,-v•:'•'.' which has just completed seasons at Mblbouroe ■'■,:'- and Sydney..; Included : .in.the,personnel of thii' ,;- : , coiiipariy are such. well-known; uanios'as Messrs.^.' ■': ■ Thomas..Kingston, p. S. Titkoradgiy.Harry : ,v,V ; ; ; Plimmer,'. Cyril Macltay, Gregan ll'Mahon, aiid.,- ' A.15. Greenaway, anditissEninw Temple (sister-. ;•',■■' of Mrs..' Kobei-t.-'BrQugh).. Among, the new.-'.u.'. members, are. Miss Ethel. Warwick,, and. her'.' ~, husband,; Mr.': Lewis .Waller,: jun., a: son' .of ,yv., : ' Mr. Lewis; Waller, - th,e" dramatic idol of. ; Lon- ■-■},-■■ v don., Tho,company, is about, to inaugurate sv:—';., tour-.of .-Now Zealaiid; at- Duiiedin.- Mr. ,: Ed-': . : ." ward Major is.manager..; ,-,"-.' ■■;,- r' ; ;;».(^j;;i -' Mr.. D.' - :T. Stuart,' who was the first president ■'.''■-■.■;. ■ of the. Incorporated' lnstititto of Accountants,-', '.'•' • also the first; chairman of ■ the ■ Students' -So- ':',■': '■'■:• cicty; .vice-president of the'•;.same, socioty- for"' yfour years,,and.president,-.for tlireo years, but; •■ .who is_ retiring' from active work , and connoc-'; -"hv '; tiou \rith' the socioty, was honoured by tho Ac- . .''; countants'..'. Students'..Society' a t tho: annual ', meeting, last night.: Mr. J. S. Barton, on,be-;::',• :' : half, of the members of the; socioty,. prosonte'd ,V,;; ■ the :rotiriug, president with an Illuminated, ad-. , ,'; r. , dress, which , set, but. the .warnr appreciation ■ of;f■':-, :' tho society;, of Mr.; Stuart's efforts on behalfy.A;' of tho i .'society;;.since its'inceptioni. Mr. Stuart: '; :; .;' had had a-long aud honourablo career, \andl :',;'. had i always played the game. Mr. Barton alBo:; •',.- handed Mr. 0 Stuart two pairs of silver-mounted- ; ; bowls with which to play, another ganle. ■ Mr. V; h:- : H.'C; Towsley also-paid a tribute to the nork:'.' ; .,', ; done by Mr. Stuart;.who was looked upon-with■.;':.;'. affection by every member, of the socioty: with :-\■■■:•■;.' which ; he had- been, connected, so longi : In''.'-;.,'-thanking:members for: their.;gifts, Mr.-.Stuart';.:':.. said ho contemplated'paying a visit '.to', Eugr : ;;■;;■';■ laiid at no djstant ■ date, and -lie did hot: know■'; ■,! i; how long ho would' boj atay, :Ho had: been ' ■-. completely .''bowled oyef,and-driven into' tiie:■:..■''.' ditch,", to use- bowlin'g' i ;phrases,-by"the" ?■.■;-■•.■ and ho could hardly express his, "thwiks. Hβ : ■~ , ; ; had conio to ; New Zealand:in 1867 with a'.young -TV','.wife only, but the Stuarts, were now spreadinj•".' '■'■■'■ ; on, all hands. (Laughter.) Ho: had lived hit'.': '■'"■] life in Wellington, and Jiohad much to tbanj ;.;■ -Wellington, and Wellington people for. ' :■:;:,,..;.-,