PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 697, 23 December 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph/Ward) an-i'■': nounced, amidst applause, at tlse ,; Parliament... tary luncheon given .by. hini yesterday,' that '■' lie had just received'a telegram from Frank- , ' ton stating that Mr.:F.. E;' JJaume, M;P., who " has been seriotfsly ill, was ■ standing the , jour- : '; ney.to Auckland very.'well,.; Ho,added, that;.;! : he would send a telegram to Mr.. Bauiue con. . veying .seasonable greetings .to himself and' ; Mrs. Baumo.-., , : ■'.'':'- ! - , -->f ■}■-,'■'■■'■' \: -i. , ,. >■ : ;■' ■ Colonel; Tuson, ! of •! the Defence Council, and" ;.'■'. Mrs.' Tuson were ■ among, the, passengers who -' arrived from Sydney by the Manuka yesterday. ■■ ■ After successfully completing his plans in " Australasia,; Dr. Harriss sailed ifrom Auckland ■'.. yesterday for London,( via Canada (states an !' Auckland Press AsEociation telegram). •Hβ has. ' met With strong/support in hie. mission, on'.be- ! half • 'of .musical reciprocity, over .■.the; Empire.. .- Amongst others,: Lord Plunket and Sir H. 'Jiar- ' ~ ron (Uovernor of Tasmania) have promised active co-operation, as well as the civic authorities, press, public, and tUo entire choral cloincuts Of the Dominion. . , ' Mr. Lefaivre, of Fiji, who has been staying" at the Columbia Private Hotel, returns to Suva to-day. . ' Dr. and Mrs. Deamor have arrived in Wellington, and are staying at tho Columbia Private Hotel, Loivor Cuba Street. Tho "ICing of Cadouia" Opera Company, which is to tour New Zealand uuder the management ot Mr. J. C Williamson, arrived trom bydnoy by the Manuka yesterday. Tho company, which is headed by ,tho clever English comedian Mr. Bert liilbort, went on to Auckland, whero the lour is to bo inaugurated on Hosing Wight. , Mr. E. C. Barton, nianagor of tho Brisbane . Electric Supply Company, arrivod from Sydney by tho Manuka yestorday. Mr. E. Price, of H. Price and Co., Victoria Street, returned irom a visit to England yosterday. Mr. David IJvans, the stud sheep oxport who was connected with tho staft of tho Stato Farm nt Euakura, and has done valuable work for Mr. E. Short, of Feildiug, and Mr. E. D. Vavasour, of Marlborough, leave for America by the Hauroto on January 4.

Mr.. Kobeit BaTrooh, headmaster of tlie Mitcholltown School, has; been appointed .to succeed Mr. C. Bafy: (promoted to tho headmastership of Mount Cook,, School), as. head-": master'of Roseneath School; Mr. Malcolm, of ■ Scarborough'/ is understood to have nominated by the Board to succeed Mr.Darrqcli at .Mitehelltqwn.;.;. ■; •,. ,' >' •;■ '"■>:.:['. : i , : :: : -\ : Tlio .South Australian Ehodes Scholtitship' for 1910 has, been awarded to Mr; Harry Thompson. Mr. Thompson, who is , 21 , years of age, has had a' distinguished career ■in'; the ' law school'at thri ; uhivetsityj and-has''received', his LL.B.'degree. Mr. Thompson; is tho ; ,,only : son of 'the -late Mr.. George Thompson, Mvho • was' successively,:: connected.-, with- Adelaide, "Mel.; bourne, Sydnoy, and AVestern Australian daily papers. .. : - !i :./;S' : \' .■ . .■■.■!''■':'.'' : '• .'■*'"''■:" i. ,'■'•'• ' Mri-. Alexander E«eso has beon, reappomtcd, a member of the Wellington Land Board for a further term.-of two years, Mr. Ecoso;is at,, present , -.lying•■'soribeslyv.ill at PahintuaiHos.. pital; At yostorday's meeting of tho board h« was accorded; a resolution, of sympathy.■'.-" ;,: " ■ Mr.' Duricon.Novoni.formerly of the litorary , staff of the Auckland "Herald," and latterly connected -with the Sydney "Referee," ■ lias , joined- Mr. Geoi-ge Marlowe s Dramatic Company as business, inannger.;: ,;,_:, -.. ;■ ';.. '■ Mr. J- W. Braithwaitt was y?sterday returned unopposed as a mombor of tho Johnsonville'Town Board.-....-';;- ... : , : ; /::. .'.;*; :^;;: .: Mr..Macintosh, , Wellington manager for Dot: gety. and C 0.,;; returned from a. trip Ito ..Syd-. -ncy.-yostqrday.-;-;-.;-;:;,'. ■;■•■-.■ :.'.; ■•'..,■■.■■',;•■:.'■•' •..•>, : : : ;' Mr.: Bernard E. Hall, of Messrs. It. G. Dun and Co., 1 . arrived. from Sydney by the Manuka;yesterday. ';,y:;:.V.-v: V ; .\" : ;:V/';-v; •; , Mr. H.vHanburyi Davis, the : wrtKknoirn ' Sydney barrister, arrived by the Manuka yesterdar to apead a hohdaj in Now Zealand. ■ •