PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Pnmo Minister (Sir Joseph 1 I, and the Hons. Buddo, Millar, and-Carro® ' I will ;l»m Wellington; to-day. Dr. Find. I lay .will be at Fairiie, the Hon. E. M*Bea- " no at Westporl, the Hon.' T. Mackenzie I at 'Dunodin, and the Hon. A. NgataJat Tuparoa.' V;. V ■=.■;-V I , The, Hon. ■ A, R. Guinness will. rctunir to Wellington from; Botoran ..on "TWt, day, and will. probably leavo <i<a Gray, month end of .V .v■ 0 -Mr. A. Hamilton, Director of th& Do- • num on .Museum, is at present• to ; the Eotorua district.' J- . ■>' ' ■ ~V' . Tho Hon., D., Buddo Tctamod to "Wellington from Rangrora yesterday*morning, .■ Ho may pay another visit to that district in tho course of a week or two. v Dr.; A.. M'Arthur, ELM.; and Mrs; ICAiv : thur, whc6e. intended' trip to England tosmentioned yesterday, have; booked .- pas- ' sages .by the EJJ.S.* Corinthio, ■ leaving ■■ for; London,on- January _27/' .■■ v '.-, Sir. l . C. It. C. Eobieson, Director- of the • ": Tourist Division, is expected back to-day from a visit to. Rotorua. ; •••. !■■■ : . ■_Mr., Wado; Premier of ~New■ Souki' '• Wales, who ■ touring New. Zealand for ; his health, expects to reach-Wellington on ; Friday, January 21. , Callers-at the Tourist-Inquiry Bureau this week;include,Captain:Charlesi.Mom,- ' ■ and Messrs;. W; and A. Bairdand'J.B. ■ Leigh,;'«all,' from^England; Mr. M.'-W. / WooUey, ! from .ihev United - States;- and :• Mr. ,W. W. Button, from'.the Transvaal. ;; v;At, the 'St. John, Ambulance eiamina-.' : . .tions,/ held/late -.in,: December? last, ' following,-members' of the .tramways staff; . - were successful in passing:—Third yearW; H. Dixon. Second Cable, H. Leah, G. Simeon, and J.'.Waters,'" First - year—E. Cromie,' H. -Liardet,' C. B. J.Pentocost, and G:Sturzakei!.; Eightyper -cent.- Vas the'highest number of . ■'■': points obtained.' : ' ■, •: ' .' . - ■ Pollock,- an-Anglican clergymaa bound for. New Zealand,-who,-reached. Sydney- a few days ago aboard the EvILS. - Orvieto, from tondon, said- in the .course . the Anglican Church >. ■'vr was now largely' interesting itself ; in- - ■ evangelical work. - He was now acting as • advance' guidi for 15 .olergymen will v. .. shortly travel .out for special evangelicalY; : '- -work - in',:New ■ Zealand 1 end possibly. Ans- ; J:raKa.s t : .'* hri-iSirf-'fj' I ■■.' y The. Hon.i C.- :M. Lnke-:has.been r spit. : pointed to .act -ns'. chairmajl of ■ the - Hos- iT/ pital ! Trustfe' fdr.the-',remainder.\of-:thto'iv : ! , i; Lake slated that-he was'only doing bo cause' an.electiou on the brooder-franchise 1 . - would' be held".before-^April,:-and-" hs would hold office until then, whilst -ho : could not have thought ot carrying it on : , f.-ir.i:another; year.' i;.Whatever.>.,;the new conditions' might bring-forth, he was "rare - 1 they, could never get a nore devoted and selt-sacrificihg body-of. men to look after \ : hospital affairs-than the board which- had sat under him. • ' - 1 . •

.' Mr.: Bernard Hall, New. Zealand man--ager for, Messrs. B. G. Dun and Co., la , paying a short visit to Auckland. '.'Mr. Macken2ie;CommLssionerof Crown ;' . Lands,-' leases : ; on'; a-'visit;;to' the .' East '■■';■ Coast,at;; th»; end o£';tKißpweek.Vy :^i^!: K:.- • A. motion i of; condolence with the Be*. -• B. Hutson,'of Brooklyn, on: the death of ■ : 'his'.wife .'was. passed-at. yesterday's meet- * :■ ■ mgof the Wellington Presbytery, on the motion- of the 1 Rev. J. .Kennedy Elhott, -, by the Eev. J. Paterson; Refer-. . enca, was made in the-resolution : to the I-. Clmstian life; of tho late. Mrs. Huton and her, saintly.fortitude' under suffering. ■■■. Ci, . Several. members of tho Presbytery.! spoke .' to '-the resolution,;.which; was.'carriedby- - : nil the members ;standing. ; Mr.. Hutson . .briefly , r thanked", :his''>co:presbyters; -for . their sympathy.- '-' .'. : Mr. A; W;'Williamson; 8A.,. superin-' tendent of-the Lower Hutt Presbyterian Sunday School, has been a Sunday school : worker for-40. years.- Ho was: for: a long- ... . pE!i6d':-teacher-:'and;: 'superintendent,.-. atv'; Patea, and has for the last 18 years-been :ei-gaged in similar- work at Lower Hutt.;■ ;The, Wellington Presbytery> yesterday,; 6n • the motion of the Rev. J. M'Caw, decided ■ 'to apply Sora long-service diploma .to' be • presented,to Mn-Williamson.'. ,Mr. M'Caw : testified-strongly to-the.value; of: Mr. 1 .:.. liamson's services, and described.him as "one who is never absent' from' his work." i. ;;.. The Eev: J.Reed Glassok leaves by tl» . - Marama to-morroiv to', represent' '.New' .. . Zealand at the triennial; congressvof tho.., ' Australasirn" Congregational- .'tfnion fat ■.;, - ';Hobart.-. ; Oh tho first three Sundays of his absence the pulpit of the Terrace Congregational Church will bo filled, by the Rev. Wilson' Potts; of To lunti, and on the two -' remaining ■. Sundaya tho preacher will bo the Dev. W. Fcrnie, of Uciiedin. v.-^'v; • ;v.■ y v.f ; i-'V v Mr. J.. Douglas Perrett,.-: artist, now of ■:.... Auckland, formerly of Dunedin, was on® : 'of -. the Waikare's party. Ho went 'by . . the first trip' io:, do';. some' sketching : in ; ; ' • the Milford ; district,'.'and was returning , by tho second - trip. . Unfortunately- some of' ; his-'sketches; have (been'lost- in "the ' -,wreck; ;t Mr.'.rParrctt - is. at;, present : in -..'; ; : Wellington-■; taking - part;. in the. bowling f'j; i, ; . tournament. . ; -• . ..Mr.-T. Baume, M.P., of Auckland, has decided' .: to - visit - England and . the Con*.;.. tinent, with Mrs. Baume., They leave Auckland in February... : --;V ;. -Tho lato Mr. Edward William Paslcy, 1 '■■who'-.''died.\'nV.' < -ti4;;V;resideiice;'; Trafalgar * Square, Nelson,- oil' Friday; last, .' was an ■■ old and highly-respected 'resident; of that . 1 city.' Arriving in Nelson in the oarly ■.. . sixties; .be .afterwards removed-: to 31enlieim,': where he., entered the Customs; De-'; ..*; 1 ..V partmeni, subsequently removing to Gisborno., On his retirement some years ago ; he;. returned to : - Nelson, whero; he his; - token"'''keen'-' interest. in.'jAhglicim'.CKurW; matters, having; been, a tlio - Synod, a trustee of .. St. And'rew'f 0> phnnage,' ,nnd; connected with the Glean- : ; era' and the; New. Zealand Clmroli' : Mi«ionary !Association.'He .was .also' a'" ' •member of .the' Pension-Fund Commission, and one of the' Diocesan nominators, '. For many , years. b'o,.w(is -a -lay reader. • The Auckland' Presbytery has dccldcd that a call to St. Stophen's Church, Ponsonliy, bo sent' to. the. Rov. Isaac Jolly, of. Palcierston' North.—Press Associauoiv, ;; . H«rr Benno ;;Sclierek, ■.tho. 'well-ti'owa.- l' ■. piimist ..and - concert : -mahagcr,,-.is ,at prfr; sent.oor.n r . his way •to South Africa -from ,■ : Melbourne. to.'return.;in^'May.' to'\ manage the ■ second tour of Signbra- Car. ' ! •. reno, the; great', pianist,, whovisited New' :-. Zealand t«o years ago. v' Dr. M!Arthur, S.lt., resumed his . scat on the; Magisterial bench yoiterday,-tak- . . ing civil business, during tho forenoon. ', ■; p