PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

~; ■:-■:■-■. ■ '-.-, 4 :'■— : ■.y';;;:;'-^^; ! The Prime Minister:(Sir Joseph' Ward) , has postponed his departure, .for'' the; '.■'."' south until Monday,- as a. number of im-'-Y ':. portant matters are at present engaging ' his' attention in .Wellington.' " .The Hon. A. T.'.Ngata is at present ii/■'■'•.. Port Awanui. ' He is. the only member rf tho Cabinet out of town. :.',.':' ■: The HonKG:'FoVldsrMinißterforEctu. cation,' will be in town until .-' next, when, he will leave. for. the south 1 .;.': to attend the official opening of the new I primary school at Aldington., : . . >; ,i •. ,_■ ■ ..Dr. M'Arthur,-S.M., leaves for London V. by the Corinthio this; morning.:■■;'.'; ;>,•■;.; _"The' Hon. J. A. Millar, 'Minister Railways,; will .visit. Napier-'on' Monday... : on business connected- with the hew rail-'v.; way time-table. ..' .-,'.-.■ '-;:;-.';•-' ■-. - T ho ..T.. Mackenzie;'. Minister., for/ :,'.; Agriculture, is'expected to arrive in Wei- Arlington. from' Christchurch this morning;- '"''■■ ,?" d » all probability will leave for the.;' AVest Coast a. few hours' later.'.-' \.'- Among ■ the passengers who ' left "■'.' for - Sydney by the MoeraM yesterday.were. \. Mr. 1 and Mrs:-A. Manor, and Mi6S Ailsa -'"''•' Manoy.of Motueka../At Sydney they are to catch the steamer Geelong, for Durban, - -. and after a tour of South;: Africa are ■':. to continue; oh ! to, England. '■'.. . .-,.;. -,- Captain H..H. R. White, of the Indian Army,. accompanied. by. Mrs. White, Miss Arnott, and-Mr.: W. A. :T. .Dixon, ■ are; ■': fishing at? LakoTokaanu. ;' . .-■;-.;■.,■'■,/,-.": ,_ Among the' distinguished .tisitora '?■ to : New Zealand at: the. present.-time- is v . Brigadier-General Edward. Aickin:. Wm. ." Stewart,. C;B., Officer ...Commanding .the Bth Brigade of the Ulth Division, Devon- ..-';■'•! port, and late of the Queen's Own (Royal ■'■'-■$ West 'Kent Regiment); ■;-.General- Stewart;: :■-''- who ;.was born; in; 1852,'-.has-.seen' a'■;great■■!.'"' / deal of.-, service/ throughout,-: a ; varied-.■ '■■"■ career. ..He served throughout the Trans- :■ vaa! campaign in 1881, was all through- - the.'; Egyptian' expedition of '■■-: 1882,/: esi- - - Iwas -present at the-battles.of/Kassassin:. '-' and : Tel el ■ Kobir,; in : which campaign > ■ he gained'the.bronze 6tar and tho brevet-■-; of; Major. ■He -was 'again in- Egypt/With: •' - the expedition of 1884-s,;and •commanded!-.-' the" Queen's; Own. Regiment in. theßoei* War of. 1899-1901;-being mentioned in dis-.v, ;' patches, twice, .and the"; medal.;. with four clasps.; In- company, with. Mr.';-.. , L. Maitland Kirwin,' General Stewart ; is;.'.; .trouirfishingiat'Lake Tokaann.'.-. ;.'.?'-!.;:,-',; iMiss M'Leod, of Reofton,'waa appointed-'' .assistant.■ .mistress;. at Dannevirke.'. ■ TT4g)i /'.; School; yesterday.' There': were, tweityap: ■ Association.. ; .V; '."■■,.',.-'.',l'';.y, .-. Miss Ina B. of •Napier,' has ' completed • her ..medical •: studies Jat -; the . Duhedin/University, having .passed- the ■ '■':.' final.examination for; the degree;;of M.B. '••'. ' iMiss'E. M.:/ Johnson, B.A.,""'"aaii",-Mso»*-. E, Pickering, both of;Petone, have been appointed".-. to the.: positions of.-.assistant' -;'< senior mistress; and assistant junior mis-'/; '■, tress' ■'.. respectively; ■'. to .■■ the .'-: Auckland ' ■'/ Grammar-School.. They: will- leave for... ;; the northern'"-city' next Friday.-,'.' : . ■'.•':' ! : ■' ;