PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) will bo at the Bluff to-day. Other Ministers will be located as under:—Th» Hon. J. A. Millar arrives here from Auckland; the Hon. J. Carroll and Dr. Findlay are in Wellington; the. Hon. D. Buddo is at Eangiora; the Hon. A. Ngata, at Port Awanui; the Hon. E. MTlenzie at Kumara; the, Hon. T. Mackenzie'at Dunedin; and the Hon. G. IWlds at> Auckland. - , Mr.'F. S. Pope, Secretary for Agriculture, is visiting Auckland, and will leav* again for Eotorua about Saturday.

Messrs. Louis Adelt.'of Sydney; Brucs ' Watson, and Jos. Meiklejohn, of Bris- v bane, and J. H. > Tyack, of Townsvillo (Q.), have left Auckland on thoir re-,' 1 turn home after a tour of the Dominion. Prior to his departure for Christ- • church last night, Mr. J. Kerslako was the recipient of a gold chain from wellwishers of the Star Boating Club, of which he had been a prominent member for several years. >

The death took place at Manly on Wed- - nesday of Mr. E. G. Woolcott, formerly , of Mastorton. One of his sons is Mr. L. C. Woolcott, now on the staff of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph," and formerly , a member of the "Evening Post" staff.

This afternoon, the funeral of the late ■ Mr. Guy Ronaldson, who died suddenly at New Brighton on Wednesday, will take ' place from Iris, parents' residence in Park Street. . • i

Mr. Alex. Boss, of Messrs W. Boss and Sons, rope and twine manufacturers, Foxton, left yesterday on a visit to England in connection with the purchase of new machinery in place of that recently destroyed'by fire.

The Eev! Brother John,- assistant of tho Marist Order, and another brother, left for Sydney on Monday evening, says the "New Zealand Herald." The following changes havo been made in the Auckland staff of the' Order:—Brother George, superior of tho Pitt Street School, appointed to the Sacred Heart College; Brother Bhelan, of Napior, to take charge of tho Pitt Street School; Brother Boniface, of Wellington, to Wanganui; Brother Palladius, also of Wellington, to Napier. Brother Paul Benjamin takes chargo of tho Old Boys' Club at-Pitt Street, and tho Rev. Brother Anselon, succeeds Brother Alfe in Greymouth. ~ Other minor, changes have also taken place.

,- : Captain:'Kaad,'a well-known .merchant of Fiji,' arrivedvby: the Navua from'; Suva, last I 'night;'"Captain Kaad is'on the lookout for!', a v.steamer ito-. replace the South, Australiori,,;wluch,:>vent, ashore,on: Wallis : Island"6n!' Obtober /fi.:,. ,!;,:; /;-..':,,:,:;:

:MrV G. W; 'Murray,, who ;is on 'superdnnuation from. hii. position headmaster-.'.0f.: the. Model, School, \'Auck-/;': land Training; Colkge,-is a'caudidato for .' : : a seat on : the Auckland Education Board.'.';.• In according'.to Mr; Murray the' thanks'.'-; of .the; Teachers' Institute, for',-his w'alu-;.■;'. able scrvices : as, a : member of the: execu-v;:,: (jive,-; 'the - 'conference•; yesterday, '■>. him every .success 1 in his candidature.':(;; : : i

•,''::-An-"'»ip-co^t^--:paper,\:..'annouhces'" ( ',';the: retiroinont. of; Sir. J.. A.: Hutton,! Chief Postmaster at Wellington; 'The announcement is 'ihcprrect,-,..Mr... Hutton/'being onsix ,mbnths'-leave : of absence -on ;aocoiintof ..; ill-healtt. ,•; ;■ His-■ duties;. are: - being 'caiTied,bVit:.by :Mr.;R. ,B. MorrisVT-:;.,:-;^

J?i rr!ian,ent;.l |, prco': at Wellington:; ~ahtf.:.V- . iMrectqr. of .Ordinance, nrrired !.in', : Nelson ~-;; on Tuesday,: to "act; as'officer: commanding'.;, the district v ;during> the' absence > of;:;' Colonel Joyce,; on holiday :■