PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 732, 3 February 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

, Members of the Government at, presesl' in town are the Prime Minister (Sir Jo- - . seph Ward), the B.on. J. A. Millar (ICa-, isterfor Railways I, the Hon. D; Bnddo (Minister for Internal Affairs), tho Hon. R. MHonzie (Minister for Public Works)#, and the Hon.: Dr.'Findlay' (Minister, fat. Justioe). , The Prime Minister (Sir Josonh Wtid)' ' will .probably leave for tho eorrtk on Safe urday. . The Hon. J. A. Millar (Minister far Railways), ' returned from; Napier last. evening.-':':, -,CVy ,Tho Hon. James Carroll; (Minister : Native Affairs); is at present in Gisbornv : and tho Hon. A. T. Ngata atPortAww •nui. . ■: :. •■-. ■ :The Hon; G. Fowlds (Minister for Ed»» cation) left for Christchurch last ema' ing. He will open the now Addingto# 1 School Building to-day. . .. The Horn T. 'Mackenzie (WhriwtroVlME. - Agriculture) is at present at'Motooka. Tho Anglican Bishop oj Auckland (De« Neligan) Tjill leave,- far. Auckland' -tUC ' ■ afternoon. ;• . f-V'j-:J : Bishop Averill, of Waiapu, expects ijj visit Woodville to-morrow, in tho coniW of a visitation of liis dioceso. Captain Colin MDonald, marine enptw . : intendont : for the' Union Steam Siixpf. Company at' Diinedin,. is at present on d 1 visit tp Wellington. • . . . - : Canon Pollock,: who is one of the fo»<. runners of' the Anglican General Mission, loaves for; Tokaanu to-monw, on i trout-fishing excursion. ' ■ Messrs. A. E. Relf (Auckland), and H. Board:. (Napier), the two English prtx: fessional cricketers, who. have been coach* ing,. : during . the: summer, have , booked '~ passages: for London by the Arawa, which is to sail from Wellington on February; ,24....v Mr. Noel Carless, of tho engineering 1 staff of the WAihi Grand Junction Gold' Mining. Company, has. won the New Zea»_ ' land School . of" Mines: Scholarship foe" ; - tho year. It is worth ..£SO per annum, and- entitles : the-winner ; to free entranc® ' to tho Otayo or Auckland University. Mr. A. F. Wilding, the champion, tennis • player, who has beon in New Zealand for tho past'six weeks, leaves again for Sydney en route to: Europe to-morrow, to defend tiie" brilliant -reputation:- he. hold# ■ on continental courts.s He vrill commenco. his playing tour in the South of Franco, and will, reach England in-.time-for th# 1 : beginmng "of-the' tennis, season., : Staff-Captain Lonnie, of the' Wellington division of the Salvation' Army,and Mf,si 'yjopnie,',' who.,.'are; under, orders 1 to .proceed 1 to: Sydney, , were entertained at. a - farewell: social held in the Citadel on- ; ; Tuesday ;- evening; : ;They were, tho recipients of the/ kija'dliest: wishes,';'of '.all .; present.', ;Th*ey, leave' 7 for : : 'Sydney 1 morrow week. " ;' .-

Mr. H. W. Shortt will contest tho East-i bourne Mayoralty l at the elections to W held in April next. .

Mr. F. Hubert Chamberlain, formerly, engineer, for ■ the Christchurch', Tram- ; way Board, has been appointed managing engineer for the WestportStocktoa: Coal Company. .He'is at present occupy- : ing an important .'position in.'New Torkj. and' will: leave' Vancouver for Now Zea--land on February 25—Press Association,' Mr. Webb (a brother of Mr. Webb, of! the Huddart-Parkor, PrpprietaryKwas •. at passenger from Sydney by - the Ulimaroa*" last evening..,;.; ; ■ Among the passengers to arrive from, Sydney; by the Ulimaroa last night • were.' Mr. ■ Bayley ? (of the firm \of Bayley and'-: Sons,, of : Sydney, and Dunedin), . Mr.-, Bennett (of Bennett and.Wood, Sydney),; Mr. Phizackerley (of the well-known cyclo firm of that name in Sydney and : Melbourne), Mr. Geo. Payne (of Christchurch),: Dr. Allen (of England), who in-' do some trout fishing, Dr. Maher (of Sydney), and Mrs. Mlntosh, wife ofj Mr. Hugh iflntosh, (who has engineered! all the big boxing fcontests at the Sydney). ";:V.

Mr. W. ■E. Caldow, of this city, wills leave by the: Orient liner Orsova. next! month;, on a ,visit .to.-England. :.', . , : ,

At the Napier Borough Council meet* ing last night : the Mayor: presented 'te« Mr. Si J. Tonkin the. Koyal- Humane Society of New. Zealand s silver medal and: certificate for saving two-young men.from! drowning at the Breakwater, on May ¥ last , year.—'Press •Association.:..'

' Mr. W. K. Haselden, S.M., will take up his duties aß'relieving magistrate at Wellington. Mr. R. J. Acheson, stipen*. diary: magistrate and ",,warden . for : West-, land judioial and mining districts,for tha past five years,, has been 'transferred to' the -Bay of Islands, with headquarters at Russell.-.- Mr. B. S. Florance, at present ait ■ the Bay of Islands,' goes to, Blenheim, relieving-- Mr. T. - Soott-Smith, :who -hafl' been transferred: to the ■ Onehuiiga-Raglaa: distriot, in succession'■-. to -;M-r. H. W«., Northcrof t ■ (retired ■on . superannuation)., '. ; ■ Among ' the " ' by the ,M^wai> •which arrived; at Freinajrtle.. yesterday, are (reports a Press Association cable; rei ceived at 10.50 ycsteWay morning) tha; Earl .of. Orford and Sir Reginald Bean, champ. i,"

" The engagements, of the Bishop of, Wellington (Dr.'Wallis) .during-,the present, month include the licensing :of the Rev.. H. G. Blackburne,; M:A., -at Kilbinwt, next Sunday evening;.,confirmations' a± ; Bulls and I Grcat{ord,.:ttoxt, Thursdays Standing Committee, at Wellington, jWedi nesday, February 231 - .«1, Taihape, Sunday, 27- . •: • At a meeting exf Auckland oitisens yWv terday, it ,was decided to give a citizens' welcome and present an address to Mr. H. -Brett on his' return from; England.-! Press Association.

Dr. R. 11. Makgill will probably lcasa for Auckland early neit week to take up Ma . duties as District: Health Officer;for the northern district. The dootor s departure will be a severe loss to local yaohting circles, as well: as to the local Bov Seoul movement. Ho is Boy Scout Camnna. sioner 1 for the 'North Island,' which- posn tion.he will still roiain. .

Messrs. Stewart and Ronald Mwnw. partners in the firm of Murray, Eobena aiid Co;, arrived from Sydney by the TQi« maroa last evening on a visit to the D<w minion.' ..

Messrs! Geo. Dixon and G.Pacho, who have been , representing the New Zealand Rugby Union at a ■ conference , held ■in Sydney, , returned to Wellington by Utt Ulimaroa last night .

Mr. .Hugh Paton, of Scotland, who- fa to conduct a series ,of services on the West Coast on. behalf of tho Presbyterian Church, arrived from Sydney' by, the TJIiV. inaroa last night. Mr. Paton,'who vis-, ited Dunedin last year,, conducting; services at tho First Church,'will , be-tha : guest of Mr. J.' G. • \V. Aitken for a few; days. •

The Anglican Bishop of Wellington (Dr. .Wallis), has received a, cablegram from England stating that the General Missior to New Zealand inll comprise the. fol lowing clergymen:—The ; Revs. H. V, Stuart, E. A. Stuart, Fi-tzserald, Rcee, H; • Lillingstpn,.' Horan, Tuppor-Caroy r Hepher, : Stackley,' and :threo;otnere/" ■