PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The foUovrmg were invited to'the dinner' given in honour'of Lord KitcheneT by His Esoellency. the .Governor at the Weflingtoh Club last evenings-Colonel Kirt ■Patrick, Sir Joseph l Ward, ; Dr. :the Hon. J. G. ; Findlavi jC.G.V'.Hio Worship ! 'the : Mayor, Mr. Justice- Chapman, r His ; Grace: the Archbishop'of 'Wellington, the ■Et Bov;; Lord Bishop' of Wellington;.;the' Hon. C. J. Johnston, M.L.C.i • Dr. the Hon. W. E.: Collins, At.L.C.r Captain' P" Colomb, R.N. (H.M.S. Encounter); Colonel A.'W.Eobin, C.8.,, Colonel" E. J.- Collins, Colonel Tuson, Bauchop, Mr.'H; G."E.-'Tplliurst;-"-lIr:-MV Chapman,-K.C., Mr. T. M. Wilford; Commander W. v : : Meller, - R.N. :.- (H.M.S.: Encounter), Mr. H. .D. Bell, E.C., Mr.J.v.'Duncan,. Mr. J. ' Bi-.Harcourtj-Mri.A.'' E.-Pearce, Mr;,'J.VH. Coates, the.Speaker of .the .Legislative , Council, tho Speaker; of: the. House ;.of Eepresentatives,rMajorLascelles,. Professor,' G. W.-'.von , Zedlitz; and Mr.. A. de' B: Brandon;- ■•. ■'■ -;

L ;The Hon. : J: : 'CarroU..'left."for Auctland yesterday ;to -the: Government at the funeral-of Bishop.Lenihan. , ; .

■: The Hon. ■-!. Mackenzie,,who is Minister ;in: charge' of. Tourists' -Resorts',. oona visit:to the Eotorua":distriot at the end of the week. , ■'■ '■ . - , : /.• : '

. ■ The '■' Hon. A.' B. Guinness, Speaker'. of the House'of Bepresentatives, who is: , at present on a visit to".Wellington, -returns :to Greymouth, via: Christchurch,-.on Sat.urday.., ■'''.'.'. .'-\-V'-'".■,.■"', ; ■'■ -■:'■:■- ; :

..'.The Hon.:A/.T.Ngata...visits the Urewera Country, at. the end. of March in obn-: nectioa with the ■ proposed Government' purchase of. Native land, in'that part of itho.Dominion'.; . ; '.:•.•■ ,'■■■■■.'■:.,;■;

.'. Mr. ]?. M. B. -Fisher, il.P.,'' returned ,from Auckland by.' the-.Main Trunk 'yes.terday.. . Mr. A: L. Herdmani M.P. turned' from Palmerston , North '■ by the sanietrain. ■',• ..-.' ■ :^-■'■• ■ ■ -\ : <. ■■■.''.•..'■'

Mr. J. R. Palmer, ..town' clerk, has been granted, one month's , leave, of absence by the City Council,' in order .that, he 1 may visit Australia..- Mr. B; Tait will-be appointed -.acting-town clerk during■'• his absence. .. ■ ■. . . ■■■'.-■''

;Mr: T. W. Kirk, director of orchards, gardens, and experiment: fstarions,-. is : visiting Nelson at present.',- ..,:■■. :

Dr. and- Mrs.' B. : J. Boyd.'who. have been visiting Rotorua and Taupo, , expect to .return to Wellington to-day.. .;';

■'• Mr. and. Mrs. W. J. Jorgensen, late of the Imperial Hotel, Cuba Street, leave for' Sydney en route to England. by the TJlimaroa this evening. •'-' ; .

.■ Mr. C. Dahl, of, Palmerston. North, leaves on a trip to Sydney by tho; Ulimaroa to-day. ....;,■(!•.>-.

;Mr. V. L. Cacbemaille, of the Harbour Board's staff, leaves on a trip to England this evening. . ~-. ; ..., .. .: ';. :

Mr. D. M'Caig, who for. thirty ■ years has been connected with' tie, wi. gineering staff of the Union Steam Ship Company, latterly .as- Superintending ■ Engineer in -Australia,, hau rotired from'. the service, and ■ is about to take a trip to England. The esteem in which Mr. M'Caig is held by. his fellowengineers will bo evidenced to-morrow, ,when he will be; entertained at luncheon i in tho rooms of the Institute of Engineers, during which ' function Mr. David Robertson, on behalf. of the ' engineers'of the TJnion Company, will piesent .Mr.-. M'Caig with a purse of sovereigns. '. - . -.' , ■.

':' A pleasant function took place at the Car and Wagons Inspector's office, Lambton Station,, yestorday afternoon, when Mr. P. C. Smith, Car anil Wagon Inspector, for the Welling-ton-Napier district for the. ' past fifteen years, was presented with a handsome writing-case and set of brushes by his staff nnd other'railway employees, on the eve of his transfer ?to ■ Audington.. Mr. Richardson; Locomotive. Engineer,' in . a neat speech, made the presentation, Mr. Smith suitably ressondiig. :■: . ..-..

Mr. Justice Chapman is expected to'return to-day from .Palmerston North;/•;"

Messrs. T. Ballingor,: "j. P. Luke, T. Carmichael,-and D. M'Laron were appointed last evening to represent the City Council on the Wellington Technical Education Board. . •':. '" ,;'.:•.,.

The Deputy Mayor, Mr'., J. P. Imko, took tho opportunity at last.nighfa meet-, ing of tho City Council of congratulating Councillor Fletcher on his appointment to the position of chairman or the Harbour Board.:, ■; " :■•' ".

Mr. E,' C.Cutten, Sif., "has : been ap-; pointed chairman of the Manukau licensing District, vice Mr., W. E. Haselden, S.M., .transferred. ./ i. ~,: '

confirmation to hand of the news published 60me time ago ihat Sir. John George Lewis Hewitt: would be appointed stipendiary ■■ magistrate... and registrar of the Supreme Court at HoMtika, vice Mr. R. J. Acheson.S.M., ferrod. -Mr.'Hewitt will ate'take over the duties of chairman of the Westland Licensing l District. , .-. : .. :/ . ;r : ; .'';:■;"■

i The Hev.: John Craig, minister of - Sefton Presbyterian Church, is" spending i holiday in .the Ttforth Island. ; Hejiaa visited Napier, ..Now; Plymouth, and Hawora, and,ia now' staying.at Mount Egmout. .-:':'.."■' '• '.:;.' ■/-;•■

Telegraphed . accounte in ' oonnecKca ': ' with: the 6ad death of Mr. Charles-A. Eedgrave: (of Wellington) ha.ve.been, , it .'".' appears, somewhat dt-variance.with fact ■ It now transpires that Mr. EedETare, in ' . company .with his father, was-., ■passing . over from, North Shore to Auckland by one of,.the' paddle-wheeled ferry boats/'at > 10.30 a.m.- on Sunday lost.■;.; There: were i. only. half, a dozen. , passengers on board, - m05t,...0f i -wjiom. ;sought' ;:6helter.; ! ;:rii'./ 'the;: cabin '-belo vr . from- ; a-v - paasinff : ' : shower ;.'. of .'.•■:'■ rain.' ..:■.'.. As.•: ; .•• they: ■':;: stiJLj ■'■•■ '. imagined it~to bo .raining, they weie: i&.'-v- ---' no' particular-hurry to, quit the cabin: off , arriviagat. the wharf, uptil. the deceased r v .. thought;he heard v the gangway-being '. pulled in; .Not ; wishing to be carried:oS - .; again," they'stepped on.deck'.'ae the head-. .''. 'line-was': let 'go.. : A.-'strong, wind was ■';. . blowing at'the time; and.,the;'vesfiel.had.; : i' begun to 'shecribiT/'a little .under'its jn-,-;-',;-fluence. stepped' np.-(the v tide.;'-. was .low) .on to the newly-painted; girder'' -.'. at the edgelof the wharf, and slippediand.; .;■'■••■ fell.backwards between'the ship and-thevr wharf, -j In -falling 'he struck , the'., pro- .Xy' trading belt of the steamer, and sustained'.':." tho fatal; ooncussion. The -funeral' , will i> leave St. John's.Classroom,.,Willis'Street,-',;>: 'id 9 a.m. to-day. Before the cortege leaves y will be.condncted in'tbe'■•■'■... classroom by the Eev. Dr. GibbV- - 1 -"•'; S' ;

Ifr. W; Coffey, vice-president' of the ■Wellington (.Centre of the" New., Zealand Amateur 'Athletic Association, 'leaves'.for. Auckland to-day,' for, the'purpose of at; tending the ; conference of ■ the ■ centre, which takes place tomorrow'evening. ■ ■:-,■'.■

■rThe. SeV. C: H; Laws, 8.A., of the East Belt Church,' Christchurch,. who has been V chosen president of tho :Methodist Confer-,..': ence, wae born' in. Napier,'' aid. in youth , ::' : hi 6 bent was towardthe;law.- While stilla"very.' young man, :.however .(writes'.oui ~ Dunedin correspondent) he;; turned hia : ':> thoughts towards the. ministry,'.and/:his ..,' active service 1 began ■ in '; Dunedin, 1887. : .'■ ><' The-following, year '.'he spent I in Chriet-■';; church '(Durham-. Street),', thence' he. went .'-,' •'•'.'■ to j'Wellington, 'and. ; thence: torPonsonby, , '. i. Auckland. \Hawera'.then enjoyed:a.very .■. v . : ;prosperous term.'of:service from.him;-Hi?;.,. < next' appointment:, \vas.- .'.'to ■" ; . East •: Belt;.. t■, . Christctmrch. "After:four years there.he'•'. ■.:"■ lett, ; amid general' regret, ; 'arid took charge ; \"'. of the Central; Church '.in' , Dunedin,where j:, 'he ministered with " much ;', : acceptance. ':■ During.'his term there ho visited Europe' '"■. and the "Holy-Land. >0n the-expiry of v-. his:lx)rm in.Dunedin.'his old{church'.in '■: Ghristchurch.. yery ■heartily invited Mm'■;. .. back. He is,'iherefore; ; iiow ministering, ..:' iri Christohurch for the -third time;, .His /■.. election to'the chair is. very popular, for.'-.■ •'.-■. he.is os'ge'nial'aiid.friendly in' disposition' '.... as he is able and strenuous in his work. V ■Mr..' Laws, has ; serVed the:'conference as. .- 'secretary.on severalroccasions..'; ~. ■.;..- ■;■■.. ■■" ■■

,'.lt is understood that :Mr.' B.\' H. Tutton, the Wairarapa; magistrate, has re-' signed' from the magistTaby with the object, of-.entering into private, practice.— Bressj lA'ssodiation; ■■''. ■;.;■- ■.; : .:-. i, ■.:>■'■'• '-.v v .; ! : .'■■.•■'■ =

''MrVB. ; E. Murphy;-M.A;,]i.B;i of the', Messrs:,. B«U, .Gully, Bell, and: Myersi'.was entertained by. a ; .number of., the -/younger members 1 of "the legal .pro--. fessionlast';.evening,'prior-,ttf his leaving Wellington ,to. join .-.tne: firm of .Messrs. ■Pitzherbert • and: M r lntyrej ; Feilding.: ■ ■Mr';>P: ; ,Pi Kelly' made a .presentation to.. Mr.'Murphy, on/;behalf. of .i.those :os- ■'• 'sembled.-and expressed - ; the.; esteem iin-: whioh they held their colleague..•■ Mr. ;Murphy..leaves for ;Feilding,; early' next , weeh:. .;>■:..:-/,- '..-;- : :' ,; .>-'.v ; v ; -V.;•.;•■;;'■.' : ':