PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 707, 5 January 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

' v ;The:'. ,B!onV\T.- Maokehzie, j; Minister-for:' Agriculture/- has. ■ arranged :: to.■' visit -;th*'" , north;' of f Auokland ; '. and'. , -'the ■, ! Franz ■"Joseph/, glaoier ..district': on.:tiie* West- Coast ; : .this-. month.: ;"'■ ■/'& ';';V. : £

The Hon J. Carroll, Minister for Native Affairs, returned to Wellington jesteiday after a brief visit to the Rangitikei district. On' December 22 the degree of Doctor of ' Veterinary Science was conferred upon Professor J A. Gilruth, Dean of the , facultj of Veterinary Science, Melbourne University (formerly Chief Veterinarian m Now Zealand). Mr. S. S. Cameron (formerly of Dnnedin), now Principal Veterinary Officer in the Department o< Agriculture, Victoria, the degiee. i Mr. and Mrs James Gibb and Mr. J, C. Cherry, of San Francisco, have' left , Wellington to visit Rotorua. They will tiavel by way of the Wanganui Erver. Mrs Quill, the Misses Quill (2), and Mr. Quill, jun, of Otaki> are leaving on a trip to tho Old Country m March next. ■■■■■■'■■ , Among those leaving New Zealand in Maich ntat for England are the Messrs. Goulter (2), of Blenheim; Mr. P.,Treacy, and'fliiss, SI. A. Harding, of Sti'atfordf and Mrs. F. Kilmister, of Karon. I , Sir A. W. Perrett, of LismoM, New South Walob, is visiting Wellington.

'.'•'■•; Mi i: and , .; Mrs.; ; J.vWestlanov pfSCeyloiv left; Wellington' last: eyening'.: ior ; Eptorua.- , : y.Mryi';dnd;-'Mrs:"'i;WiUiamfy"CWohtpn'' , :'re«'' •turned (frohi- , a' trip .'to Englandiahd: the ipontineiitl.by'Athe; Moeraki yesterdeir; *'l>'ft

.v: Dr.-.M'A rthnr,. '< S.;M.Ji. ■-.will v probably; not ;.;>.'■ i'goV'on i. the, .-sis'- nirinths'.; leave.' of V tibserice' ■;■. /whjch-has;been granted'Him-iriitil ; MMoK.r-,: ,He ; i-isv-at.present'jspending..a! brief ,?lioli- ■ ■:•',>

\. , 'lf?;isCstateji?ihatv'n6i'i&feiA l ; l •will'ibe-niadeytpj.tlie' position ; of'assistant;: auditprTgeieral,' , ..which ■■vwillV;be , :, vacated' ■■' .byjMr; J,' Bi'.'Heywood : iii/Marbh' next.':' ■■

• s'-Hr". i.G,.' E. r : C. '-Eobiesoii, • general;iman-; J ' ager. of.;tounst ; ;resortsi.:is.)at.ipresent'on.; an';-;official >visit : -'to -.the: Eptor.ua\district;'.;' 'sMr'^?i\v^nnter'Evahv ! : dated'.GoldJields:'of; New, Zealand;, Beef-f.. tpn^^lei^vesij ; for.■^Ame^icaV:■flhV-■Febr^ary■■■ l 8,|; by' the J Bauioto; . He intends: to .break hie!\v jpurney."at.:\Penver - aiid : '■':■■-vJi :

Mr. .Ue\ander' Owen is still conductor of the Besses o' th Barn Band, which ia to commence a tour of Australia and New Zealand nei. 1 ! month. ' Dranoel Trawets, of Spokane, Washington, U.S.A., has reached Bnnedin. Hβ is cycling round the world for a wager of i3oofl. The torn begun in Turin, Italy, in December, 1908, 'since when no has traversed Italy, India, Ceylon, West and South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania, , Trauets has until December, 1913, to complete his task.

;-'Dr.-H.; Q. ;DenhamAM^, ; -. ! Zealand;-''and, D..Sc.,'-Liverpool,-, has: been'iy: .awarded;" the- degree "of ."Debtor. of ..Philos6-'.C" .phy : :bvJ;the.■.University >of:" Heidelberg... : ; Dr.': IJeiihaiii'j wasfa; pupil .of; the. Christ-..'. ohurch^ High-:School;; and jafteriVaisuc-;,;: cessful;; career : . at'_: Canterbury - * College ; .V) .'gained.! an' 1851. Exhibition" science scholar- V.':' ship.' ; 't?t:'' '<,''£i' : ;* ; ?.'■■; "V^vr:•.;;"i*!:-- , ;

'.in; elderly;Native'woman'named 'Mini : i ';: Tarihniiwjfe'of WiHete.(who..fought, with"; .' the.'Jlabris at-.Gate. Pa. and .was .wounded:..;.;, in th'ttt fight), :died ■at Ohukej! near.; Matar 3 ;; ■pihi; last.:weeki(saya the : "Bay- of, Plenty ::i> Xime'3")^ : Gisbo'rne;:and jras ; :of higli.-.iank.'".'. ~The; ; '-. usual'! ,tangi; was held;;many relatives'-bev,-in'g'present froin Gisborne.; ::^;v; .(: Mr.; and Mrs.: Lewisl ■of Oriental: Bay,'.: / returned-by.;the-Moeraki'• yesterday.Vi ; A-,,.;;

s: ';ilrv r, Franklyri:; Barrett,' ;representing;V" ' PatheEreres," iias just.retimed froin- the','. Sounds" trip" in', tile '■ •Waikare,-; .duriiig'/s , which; lie!'secured- soma* : 2000ffc< of .sceriio '■■/'■}, film's 'for. reproduction.! by : , the firm '■■'. (says:; ■■'.' \ ..the":Christchureli -Tress.") ';'•■ He ■ got some:'-,.'.;; splendid. pictures,"of..tho , /Sounds;.\ which; (.'.■ will/give European;;-people a.-'magnificent.;. ,-i idea'.of,the:- beauty.'of; the.-scenery'./:.He ;: ; .-/ climbed up to;tlie:tpp'of4he ; .B6wen'!FaUe" : ,'''' arid '.took kihematbgraph' : pictures 1 vfrom';:.if there.and also pictures in Doubtful Sound,y <% Hall's;Arm/.etc.; .One-oi'thb.most-.ellecr.'. ■'!- height of .the. 6Ur-*:. f i rounding"; mountains is!one of,the launch!!; '■-':". touring:boats .in. ALilfar'd Sounds with ": the/;-;-Waikare in' the .distance..:■':-.'y '■Xi'^}"!.' ,^''- ■-■■'•

Mr. B.vil.'.'Bafbei , ,:'mining 'engineer, -qi '- Victprift'.Street, ,'who iwas ;.recoutly. : instru-l inentnl ' in': npatirig- ■ a company. : for, .the;■ ''manufacture of-.briquettes' .'.•from;,,coal-;., slack, ietunied from.;a';h'ip to' Sydney audV. Melbourne yesterd&y. :;, ,\..Mr. '■'. Barber'; was.. laid..; up,, for-., sonioi.titne'rin. -'Melbourne v through rather,; 1 serious indisposition,.; bufi no , lias:.how, entirely- regained-hir:' licaltli.-;: .; : ;-V: ; v-; : ;"■ :■::'. '-0:■■;,;-;;,'"

; . Mr; 'Hum, .who was formerly a partner with Mr. Beveridge-in the lesseeshin of the Grand.Hotel, returned;froui.a\ti'ip to Uhgland yesterday.:-:;: V.'.''! , .-- ;■■ : .'i ! ?'''C;:'■ '■?''■ .'■'■

Mr. Lewis Wnllor, jun., a member of the Williamson Dramatic Company now playing at the Opera House, has been, siiftcring considerably from a facial cohiplaint since he airiyci) in 'Wellington. Uβ was taken to the" Wellington Hospital yesterday for treatment. Ifr. Waller is a son or the distinguished London actor of the same name.

. Mr. : ArnoldvTrindeiy:aiparthcr hi'-the English-.'and ■.Aiistralianv Snipping; firm;, of Triudpv.'Aridersbn, and Go., ■ and .son :the head:oj(the;-firm, - : firrivo'd from<-,Syd-ney.'by.the Mobraki ■yesterday,'. , . He; will 'probably go oh to Christehurpliion ■ Mon«daynignt, and-iwilL-return'to; Sydney.;Uj the-Manuka; sailingon January.>U.; 'i:-'is.',

;'::MrV;JC'F.' r*? ■turned;■■'from Auckland yesterdajvMteNj by Mafarpalastnight. v: i'-r,.:'^-io.';:-•■:■:■:

:'yMr." H;' B. "Seddon,: the t first NefeZeav; land .student- to - ': enter the 'Veterinary CoUego .'at": MelbfturrieoXUniversity, , passed- his year": examinations, 1 'and; in. addition secured ■ i the';gold : racdttl:.prc- ;: : sented iby:tlie Eon;'; G. : Graliali!,'Minister; ■ for .'Agriculture,.. .Victoria,' for i thej. tet j .first;jear^stndenti'\ \:^;Q-^^^gv^t'^y-'-S:

Captain It. Stewart, late master ol tho i Takapuna, returned yesterday' froBL a visit to Sydney. " ' ' •