PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 712, 11 January 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

, The' various Ministers '■ of the Crown ; will be,located to-day as follows:—Prime : Minister, en route from,. Invcrcargill to Christchurch;'Dr. Findlay, en route from Christchurch to Timaru; Hon; E. MlCenzie,':; Keef ton j Hon. ;T. Mackenzie, Duneain; Hon. - A. : Ngata, Tup'aroa; and Hon. : J. .A.!Millar and' Hon. J. Carroll, 'at ; Wellington. '■" • V Dr.: Findlay (Attorney-General)' was, a passenger for, the south: last, night. After; transacting 'official business at Christ- "?■(? church and Timaru, lie will spend a few days at itount Cook. "Ho will be absent- ,][ from .'Wellington : for about, ten' days. :" llie Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister' for Edii-' ■ cation, , laid the . foundation stone i-' - new Congregational. Church atNewLviin -, on ; Saturday. Mr.- Fowlds .is spending •V; iv few days' holiday .'with. liis"family on - the Waitaterei .'ranges:' His Excellency Dr. Soil", Governor of German Samoa, who has bwn staying at Eotorua, came on to Wellington - l .oxl ;* Saturdav. and will' remain ' here for a" ■ short; visit. V"; . : t -lit. and Mrs., A. P. Wilding, of Christ- - church,. vriil arrive in Wellington-from'. ' ; Rotorua, on .Wednesday, "and-:,leave for Christchurch the fame evening.. l ; V. : -Mr. H. E. Nichotls, secretary totho .Wellington-Harbour Bdard/lisat-present on a visit to Auckland. ' ■ -The death' is anhounoed of Mr. George Mayes, aged 90, who arrived; at Hamilton. ' , many years 'ago- with Hhe''Fourth'■ Wai-' : tato Regiment. He was one of 'the eldest I ■''' residents of the 'district.—Press Asjocia-' tion.'-: ; ■ . \. ■ The appointment ofj i successor to Mr. Ndrthcrift, of ' .re- : ' :signed', his':petition;: as; Stipendiary.,/?;',-: Magistrate,- ' ]>e considered ■ at .an- ;.; early sitting of .Cabinet. .. ■ ■ Brigadier, Bray, of the Salvation Armj, ■ .left for, Christchurch last'night.He-«.•>•••!: 'pects to bo back in' "Wellington' next Thursday. V-■ Mr. Anbrey do 'R. l ',Bai®layiy subeditor ;. i'V of the "Southland Times," who. has been on a' holiday visit to Wellington, leaves, for the south-this evening. , ' : t Mr. S. Sampson, member-.for Wimmcia'' in the Federal House of Representatives, ' and Mr. W. Hutchison,. who represents *. Boring in;the Victorian Parliament, .are A :;'- visitors .'to; Wellington.-They' have' made;V'' a.; comprehensive tour of the-South Island,' : and: intend to see Eotorua before. leaving '; for Sydney, next Friday from this port. Dr.' W. A. M'Arthur, senior Stipendiary Magistrate a't Wellington; who returned ,' from'Rotorua on Satarday,: after a; brief > holiday,-'will :leave for'England]slwrtlv-jy on six months'; leave' of absenco. granted . for . reasons -: of ill-health'. • Ito. will. be ." accompaniedby Mrs. M'Arthur;, Mr. H. HScott-Bennett, (ex-M.L-A. of Sydney,. ;is.'.-at; present 'and, : thereabout. After; spending a' fort-; . - High't there :,h'e..wjll;'' return': to Welling- , ton, snbsequently":coming,pn to 'the. W,est;'x,; 'Coast.",v: - ,'Lord-'ffitchoiier's'" successes : inthe: field -.': have been creditcd-to'his faciUty;_for: mas- , toring detail; and it .is interesting' to record an incident" which - tends ■ to prove ' V ; that ; Lord Kit'cheu'cr takesl a-keen in;:mih'or Army.',' It 'was during;his;yisit to';'Shang-':; liai recently, iii§ base for; the' .volunteers, to march past, • ' that:';the>Field-Marshal; ;noticed- two or , -three"; :police force who;were 'engaged -in-keeping, ; ,', the spectators back, wearmg-; South Afri- ; | ;; . can, war ■medals.-, C, Kitchener'';rode; . y-, across to wliere' they;" were, standing. ;, v "What. engagements did you take 1 , part : in?";,he.;asked.;:Tlie policeman stood at ' attention. "At>- 'Magersfdnteihi".:• he rer ;;; ; .plied. "And you?" said Lord Kitchener to'; his-.comrade". "At' Ladysmith/' came the :ansrt'er.; ■. "I'm; pleased to. have seen .; -youi" tho' visihng; officer, return-" ing their palutes, ho wheeled. his horse: ; back ; to.', the base.' The';incident, passed' : ; almost unnoticed, biit-the vrho::-; ; ' had been the "objects of ;-,the„ Field-Mar-.' ? ' shal'siatteiition .wore raorevthan-gratified'; •; by his., questions and partiiig remarlc." :" .