PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 701, 29 December 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

(.Consequent on Lady Plunkefs departure fcom the Dominion curly ;if>xt month, the vico-regal horses una carsiagss will shortly bo sold. Alter giving TO residence here on January 1, Lauy Plnnket goes to Ruanm to 4 spend a fortnight there with her ohildren, whil6t the Governor proceeds on a fishing expedition. His Excellency will return to Wellington'later for two weeks or so, before her Excellenoy sails on February 10, Ths Governor will then visit the West Canst of the South Island, stopping at the principal towns, and will return to ■Wellington in time for the election, in Itaroh, of next gear's Ehodes Scholai. Immediately afterwards his Excollency intends to travel in the ,Nolson district, and his future movements are not at prefOit» sottled, but ho expeots to travel through the Dominion during the greater part of March, April, and May, making Wellington his headquaiters. Mr. J. K. Logan, Superintendent of Electric Lines, who has beon attending tho inter-state wireless telegraph conference in Melbourne, returned from Australia by the Dhmaroa. yesterday. The Eev. G.'P. Davys, vicar of St, 3?eter's, Wellington, returned yesterday by the TJlimaroa from Sydney, aftm an .eight months' tour of the Old World On tho Teturn journey fr6m England m the Qmrah, Mr. Davys was accompanied by Mr S. L. Mason, of Messrs. Levin and Co. 1 ' Mr. Wade (Premier of New South Wales), who has beon in indifferent , heplth for somo time past, was to .leave Sydney for Auckland to-day by tho Ma- ' heno. He will probable make a staj at' Eotoruj. Ml C. H. Williams, who has beon head'of tho Roads and Bridges Department in Mailborough for eleven yfcars, has 1 received notice of Ins transfer to Taumarunui. - J Mayor, Dr. Newman, lvho has been spending Christmas in the Hawke's Bay district, has returned to town. 'Mr G 'B Doll, Inspector for the General Post Office, returned to Wellington by the Qlimaroa yesterday. He was accompanied'by Mrs Dall, whom ho met at Sydney on her retuin from England. Miss Doris Dall is now studying vocalism in London, , jAmong tho passengers to arrivo from Sydney by the TJlimaroa yesterday was * Mr. Charles Holdsworth, general manager and a director of the Union Steam Ship Company, who has been for a trip round the world. Mr. Holdsworth paid a visit to Newcastle in connexion with tho company's affairs before leaving Australia. „ ; , \j , ( l • Word fas recoived yesterday of the sudden death at Tcignmontb, Devon, Engjand, on November 15, of Mrs Man Gaby, wife of Mr Herbert Gaby The tetter is the r father of members of a Wellington iron, founding firm, and, up till two i years ago, lestded'at Kilbirnie Mrs. Gaby was the oldest daughter of the late Mr. John Plimmer, was a sister of Mrs.!]?. Bichardson, of Hataitai, and Messrs. J. A Plimmor, Charles Plimmer, and Henry Plimmer, of this city. Her family consists of three daughters and two sons, one of whom is Mr. Charles 3aby, of-Newtown. The deceased lady was possessed of a kindly, retiring disriM d c\t lovedand " s^d the Boaid of Governors of Canterburv , verhampton and London, arrived here by h oI UP ° nan^Wtonro y f "P^e-tv^vfei^ o^ of tho Wetogfon. H "j* 13 a mtor te Tho'Eev. Keith Ewen, of the Berhnm pore Baptist.Church, and Mrs I& returned fiom a tup to' Sydney bv the TTlimaioa yesteidoy. , yoy tUe ,Captaln B Btewarv, late of the Takapuna, who has-retired from the: Union Company's service, is at present m Sydnoy, r , i Members of the Timber Commit,™ presented their seoiotarytfc W R Jourdain, with a complete Bet 'of bowls silver-mounted 'and cngiaved Ue pi 0 : eontation was made just before tlm Christmas holidays, by the Hon T Y Dun<an, in the" presence of aU tho Puiliamentary members of tho Commission Mr. W. a Kensint ton, TJnder-Seoretar} for Lands, is miT/iirvnaki on a v,sit of inspection, 'Ho will probably remain there until the end of the, present week. Mr. Henry Nbith, of Chnstuhurch, is at preseit on a visit to Wellington. > Dr. Francis Mueike, who wth his wfo (Madame Ada Crossley) visited New Zealand a jear ago, has been appointed to the permpneuf staff of the London Thioat Hospital. v *i D f \C i l Eu ? dy ' . ch -i cf heaUh ' of fioer of tttftf Auckland district, "<his been appointed chiof heath officer l of , Tasmania, m succession to Dr. who has been'appointed of health to Queensland Prior to coming to New Zealand Dr. Purdy practised in the' Tar East * '?*[£ R w « Bylll l* t6a ' fo ™er'chief ofßcer tf M WWi wh £ " retlllfi S from tho 'Huddarfc-Parker Company's service was presented <with a handsome case of pipes and a tobacco pouch by the captain and officers on the arrival df the Wimmcra'at Auckland on Sundav morning. Mr Eyall has t accepted the position of master of tho new fony steamer Pupuke >