PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) will.bo at Bluff to-day. Other Ministers will ho located as follows:—The Hons. J. A. Millar, J. Carroll, and Dr. Findlay at Wellington; the lion. G. Fowlds at Auckland; the Hon. D. Buddo at Rangiora; the lion. T. Mackenzie at luvercargill: the Hon. 11. M'Kensno at Kumara; and the Hon. A. T. Ngata at Port Awanni.

■ ~Mr. Guthrie, M.P.: for ; Oroua, returned to his,: home at' -Peilding/yesterday! •: ,- : '/• The Hon.; J. A^Millar,'Minister.!for Railways,, left Auckland ■: for Wellington: Inst?: night: ■ Ho-has ;arranged v to!inake » ■ trip; to Australia shortly;/ v.;;::.{;::" /■'■■ ;■.■'

■ ■:Mr. T;' Parata-'M;P; : for' Maori .District, who spent the New,' Tear holidays at Masterton, left for 'his home : at Puketeraki; last night. ,:■,':: ■',£; ;■) : : ';V-. ■■■■.Tho;-Hom;'.T/''Wi , 'Hisio'p>'is-'ai : :presoat ■on a. .visit to Christchurch. y. o ; ;■ ..

;.,' .Mr. WilliamV Calletider,' general' man-:"■ ■• the .-Banlcof , New'Zealand, ; 'wUl:' ; leave ,for London -:hji the'VEuahino' on V : . February 10, During». his absence-from " the Dominion the duties of general man- ■ Jger. wi» •^β'discharged- by Mr."-: A.' E." ■•.■■ Mills,; the eenior inspector of the; bank.vv: ;'i~ !.. Early'in.July.Mr.vJoseph' M'CabVtho eminent author, and; lecturer,- will arrive '. in.:.;Wellington' ; 'and:- deliver , ■ a ; series' of '"'■ leoturci :on;:.'?Evolutidii''; :ia:.-theo Town i •■ ;HaU.. The' lectured have,-been;spoken'of,/'. in the:■ highest ■ praise-iby.-:eminent'"scien- ''"■'-' :tiste:.pf,:.Great;> ; popular .■ expositions' : of Uhe' evolutionary - : :'.' theories-,;df, the-present;nllustrated-with'':?: anagmficent limelight ;views.'v M'Cabe ' l \ wiu-visit'other'.important/towns, itf New-:. 'Zealand.. and;:dcliver; the'same: ; oourHe"-of ■'*". !«cture"s. ; -y Hβ vwas': about- ; ten -years ■ago.ja'. clergyman::in-' the' Roman'Catholio;-; Church". Subsequently he'.becanie:a ; Ei-' J ' :Konali'stiV.'andf.'.on..^ha]f.,o'r'th^Batipnal-. i: ' ist PressiAssooiationjof.'Loridon;' he r :has'■.■; ';' issued', translations :of." important andv-.Gennanr;6oientific;;and'. : philosophio t' ; 'works -into, Engiish;ri'.He" n! avtranslator;■■''-v of:;Haeokel.Vi : -.;r, r , V& '■'■' :'::Mr^ , Giorge-D;:MacJnio^'a#e : llifl .College•;old::boy, and;second .MiE..---- 1 Alex:; -Macintosh, V/of -; passed' his,;final;'esauiinab'oh 'infinedibine;':;': •' ntaking.the ;degrees:if ;ll.B.v;andVCh.M;>■,:-";

; : i It'.is'; anhoimced 'that'.Hr! ; Henry'Bffchj ■?'■'■? member 'of •; the'. Institution -.of■: Gas \Engi-V ■ neers, and who is 1 well known as engineer-- ; ' . to;- the "■' Wellington;'Gas ..Compaiy; Lt<L, : 'has decided ;fc(),'ietire: itoin-.that:position*'?; ,at ithe. end-?of March next. Birch ''s■? has .-been.in-.-failing health-'duriiig^the 1 -past f«w.months;, and; as.ho'has'reafchedi. ; ;': ■'an : ■■a^■•at■^vhioh^hβ;/Inajf^',^«asx) , nablj~■lo^lcV"? ; . : : for>-V-little"-,leisure; "he: Las,'.much? to\the ,r .-X; •regret 'of Mthe'board^of;-directors/-jilaced;i : ;his• fesignation: in tfeboard'a ; hands'.-vlffrfi order..that the company, may,-not , 'lose'the.'-v' ;pi;.hie ; the.directs: : .':hJβi■M^^cet L in ; ■position .'0f, , ,; 6orisulring' ; Sengineer.i'f:MT;;;'.C ;Birph,--who'; has:-been;.for-';n«irly.:' thirty-^-;' ■"fiye'-,j;eare.,'con^tMKTOlk: ; the'l(iM:fCont v '-''!.v • pany;lvwill'.'be' succeeded,-!!! iihe , ; .'V /of-engiii^r..aad.-.wqr^;:man^r'.l)j; : Mr.'. i -iL.';.''i ■ .was■'■lately .assistant.l-gas'-v , ; engineer- to -the'corporation- of .vHnll,''.Eng-: i -land,'. and ; .whoi.will; a'rrive-.'in 1 . the.-.Dpmin« : ' ■-. jion).by ; f 'Maonla'nd:;Sjtealnihip\^Gpmp i aiyi^V : hasijoined the' firm-i)f i'Eiitchesohs- ana-' i)Vilson, : : W : . -;.^G.;.'■■B;-': Torlessoj': c inaiiage^Kpf;f;.to;V- ; p ..Union Bank;- at,- Hastings,'/has';:r-eceived; \'r notice: of - transfer- tb,isVaimate;;;^and;. \m:& I : , the , ..-.Waiinate';"braticK'.\/V^JV-'".

. "The,:Bev; Father;;'Creagh,'-.of ■;ihe"Eβ-'i-land, conducting. , a retreat';; of j'theTpriestiiyV-' in-the .Auckland' dipcbse. after-; Sv ; lVafds'"conduct'■a;\series : lof Emissions' -the": A uckland ■ iproyince; c ; : \ '>\\%" %'!■•-■:■* H^ :> V: Mr\^.■^iterv'J^•iJonesi■!.wnp^M'■lr^^iid' : ■ : '■ .; from. a\ visit , to : ; the: East, ;■ iii ithe'courEe :<jf '-■ ■ '■iasi dutjes-'iasVcditof:; of;,theySouthlanaV: : vhliti: SJ- : ■itt.^b.e^ederal , ---Honse^f ; -^pr«wiitatives l -& ■and..::_Mr;'.: ; .W... Hntchinson'i '•' ..member.'fgr'" :Bqrung;;inVthei,legislativoy;Assembly:/of>i^ Victoria,^werel.-inivDnriediib , : onl'-Mindar.i. - : :in the.cqarse qf,a;holiday\tTip.:}'They'ato; ■: ; pi:S the< "Dc-'a; , . mimqni^ ; ;;^iv^..;-v--i;S:;::^-';;r; ; .'hJjv,-;;;:.^i; , :^U: ;tra^'at'the- returned. tb v the- , : '.islands^ by.; the.'EippK' on .Monday, ,, after. '•,'■ } '■ jkiv; G'.-; Joachiin; of ;Compai)j,V : 'afnyed;ifrp , mH.tHe:y. l P^t-V'Cpast:- ; ; ;\jy; the'-.Arahura yesterday , :;afterhqbn.U,:. ;,:

The King has been 'pleased to approve tho appomtment of the Eev. Einond Warre, D.D, C.B . M.V.O, to be Provost I of Eton, in the place of the Eev. James 1 John Hornby, D.D., C.V.O. (deceased). Dr. Wane, who is honorary chaplain to the King, and has been prebendary of Wells since 1899, has had a very distinguished scholastic careei. Born in London in 1837, he was educated at Eton and Balhol. He was Newcastle scholar at Eton m 1854, and scholar of BallioL 1855, his later distinctions' being :—First class Mob's, 1856; "first Lit-Hum., 1859 j Fellow of All Souls'. 1859; ,Hcn. Fellow of Balliol, 1896; and hon. D.C.L. Oxford, 1907. He became an assistant master at Eton in 1860, and was headmaster from 1884 to 1905, retiring in the latter year. Dr. Warre's athletic career is not without intei est. Ho rowed in tho university boat in 1857 and the two following j cars, and in 1859 was president of the OUBC In 1881 he became hon. colonel of the 2nd Bucks (Eton College) Rille Volunteers, and ho possesses the voluntcei dccoiation. , '

.. : :A : distinguished '. visitd.f'.will:■ be;arriving;V■ -v infNew.': Zealand 1 , ii :=' iPisheri JA.E:E:i^artist;Vof.then visuaT-m- '&■<£ 'struotidh committee of, the Office^-i';\;K; is at'preeent in '•Melbourne, and ; isicoining;o'";); ion, here.< \;Mr.' Fisher-is'ra-member "of, the 'A»--V- ! fliajiHrf 'duty td; ; make:s^tches;:. : paintin|S,'iand. J.: : ' "phptograplis';;of ■';life';!;'characteristip; .-fea-;-■'? 'rX, -teres,/; leading /industries,■;and, J'S!and invvarious|pSrts. ; pire;"'- ; sd;i that.! school-';..iihildreri > enabled ■to-forni more 'acourate" ideas [oi >I?'■'.' Greator ; \Britainli:This<is : the»third:year ■';-. .;of-his appointment.. InVthe first.-year/he■'';■ ■-■ - : : visited ,Ceyloni fi lmliai ; ;Btirmalii^and'also:^ : s Aden;;Spmaliland, 1 and Cyprus. l -Lastyear). ; ■■•. was mainly.devoted' :to;Canadaj but jih-the ;■; '} ? winter V.Mr. I ,'. Fisher tleft:; Vancouver for: v. i : ; China;-;aud-. ; -visited; ;^ei-hai-wei, ; Kong, and, also/Singapore .^and;-'\Britisii>;,'-;:•;■; Ndrfli'-Borneo; , 'returning!; the spring." bourne : .by : ',lhe :omrahi. and,vhisiinstruc-/:■',:'.' tioris , art;'w" visit :Ne,w,; ZeaJnnd:and-Fiji'^>' before'entering;upoh'v theuwork;pf.; < ing';scones'iu■:: "*\ ; : ; ; vi,;Jii'"-.^';^':'.-,^*]