PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 676, 29 November 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. 13, A. .Whitton, of London, Mr, <3. P. Meynunk, Mrs. J. E.. Meynunk, and' Miss. May \ Meynunk, of Mow SouthsWa|cs,'.'apd Mr.' Victor. J.: Landers; of London; vyero among recent.' callers at-the TWrist Inquiry. Bureau. V Mr.. W- A./Fiavell, manager of tlio Wost-, port;' Coal Company, wlio'has been on a holi- . day. trip to tho: West Coast, returned • to, Wei* ' lington -by .tke'MSpourikd oti Saturday.. '. " ■ Mr. Craigie,' M.P., : was a . passenger by '- tin'. Maori,; which arrived from Lyttolton ' yesterday morning. ." ■ • >•••••••■ • Mr. : Justice Denniston arrived from the south by .the Maori yesterday mornjng. ■ Mr.v Martin' Kennedy returned from a holi- v\ day - at' Hotorna by'tho j Main ' lVunk 'express oh Saturday. ... . V"vr-■'•/// Cable news has been received of the death al'Seattle, lf.S;A.,'of'Mr. Stanley E: well knowiii in Wellington and/ the Wairarap'a. ~ 'Clio deceased went' to ' America sohio' three/: mouths ago tq undergo, tlio .fasting oure for an ailmeiit under thesupervision of Dr. 1 Linda .7 Hazard. : 'Mr. Wakelin /was for several years an officer of the Postal. Department.

Mr. K. H. Hooper, formerly of: tho High 0 Commissioner's' staff; Ixjndon, lias. been .trans-,; ■ ferrcd to tho Industries and Commerce Seotion: of tho Agricultural Department. . /' The'.guest' of honour at tho New Zealand/ .Club, to-day (Monday) will bo Mr. "Will Crooks, M.P. for Woolwich (England). . : 1 On Thursday last, a: presentation, was; made to Mr. E./Marshall' (captain of ,the Metropoli- ;' tan Hockey Club) of a framed photograph.of the, .winners' of the Wellington' junior chain- /. ;pionship. l: ..Tlie presentation was made -as a'y mark of appreciation of Mr. Marshall's services to the club./ ;/./ \ v A' private letter' received by. .the 'last'mail from Sir x Kobcrt Stout, and dated from ft private hospital in' London just • beforo he underwent the. operation reported. by cable, states ■' 7 that ho was then' feeling. very fit and/well, but, acting on the best .advice in London, 110 had determined to submit to tho operation, an he .was told' that if ho delayed till he was ill lie might not be abl6 to. stand it. We have.'■ since had ; cable news that ■ tho operation was successful, anil , tho Chief Justice Was. lneklng'; ;• a good recovery. Ho will probably return to the Dominion in February. v. /■ r ' ■, /Mr, , and Mrs. William Coulsou, of Mel*. bourne, left Wellington on Friday for Rotorua ■ and Wairakei. ' They: are to visit tlio South Sea Islands later 011. . . /'.,•' •Captain/Do'rrien Smith, whose lihme is'in tho/ Scilly Islands, off the .coast of Cornwall,', is; once more! in' Now Zealand. During his sent tour he; intends visiting tho Chatham: group in search of specimens, whipli he, as »* naturalist, is interested in. ■: , . lv- v- ' Mr. Will Crooks, M.P.', L.C.C., Mrs. Crooks,\ and their niece yero tho guests of tho Prnno Minister (Sir Joseph/Wnrd) at luncheon, on -. Saturday;;" The Hon. Ilislop afterward* , took them for run wi 'his motor ■ car: to Mason's Gardens,/ Taita.- JiYesterday evening Mr. Crooks preached at' Vivian Street Baptist ' Church, and addressed, ii meeting 111 the Opera House ;(as reported elsewhere).. To-day he will ■ bo - the guest of tlio New Zealand Club at : luncheon in tno Y.M.C.A. hall- Afterwards • ;Mr., Crooks nnd party will be entertained lit; ■ afternoon teii 'py tlio local Labonr people at tho Hotol Windsor, 'l'lio visitors leave for Christchurch to-night. • /■•.;,. ; A social was held m the New Century Hall ■: 011. Friday; evening last, under the auspices of; ; . the Public Works Department workshop staff, to bid : faroiv.ell to Mr. J. It. Home, who is retiring'from tlio, sorvico in ordor to enter biisi- 1 ncss on his own account in Timaru. A''most'enjoyablo oveniug -Was spent, the proceedings;/, including /': dancing,.... and \ musicalv items, contributed by -Messrs. Twohill, Hobman. Deo .. •bi'otliers, Coltmniiy Goldfinch, Lommon, Elliott) Sneddon,- Hull and Cummings.'::.M«^. l .alld/Nicholson acted as accompanists, /During :: tho supper adjournment .1 presentation was nmdo by Mr. (3. E. Smith, overseer,' to Mr. and' Mrs.' Homo,' /consisting; ofan -, illumiiia'teil-':,'address, gold albert, nnd> a silver teapot.. Mr..- Hojiuk suitably tc.plied.- Tho suppor-rpom was. viiry prettily and tastefully decorated; ospecially tho-;. -tables. Il'ho decorations wore tlio. work ■of Mosdnmes Oliver,'. Carman, Sm)thi ; Scott/- and White, and Miss Donaldson; while j Mossrs. Oliver and Carman- were responsible-for :-Uw arrangements, . • - .