PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 775, 26 March 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ministers out of town to-day will ba the Hon. J. A. Millar, who is en route to Sydney;; Hon. G. iWlds and Hon. It. M'Kenzio, who are in Auckland, Hon. T. Mackenzie, who is in Dunedin, and Hon. D. Buddo, who is in Canterbury. ,-v .; ' The reappointment of the Hons. A'. Baldey, of Wellington, W. C. F. Camcross, of Elfcham, T. • Thompson,- of Auckland, and F. Trask, of Nelson, aa members of the Legislative Council, ia gazetted. The Rev. Professor Dickie,. AT.A., the recently-appointed professor of theology and apologetics at Knox College, arrived in Dunedin on Tuesday last. Mr. Dickie's induction took place at First Church on Wednesday last. " The Hon. It. M'Kenzie, Minister for Mines and Public Works, and the Hon. George Fowlds, Minister for Education, arrived at Auckland by the Main Trunk express from Wellington yesterday morning. Mr. M'Kenzio leaves for the North of Auckland to-day to inspect the suggested routes for, the railways— Press Association. >..''..,' Professor Park, of Dtmedin, was a passenger by the Maori, from LytteKon. yesterday morning. Mr. T., W. Arthur, formerly headkeeper at the Wellington Zoo; left for Sydney, en route to Queensland, by th» Manuka on Thursday night. Mr. Arthur, who has been engaged on the construction of a steel - bricge. at Gatton (about. 75 miles from Brisbane), states that owing to the.death of his wife, he intends to leave Australia-fix' London next, month. The following are gazetted officiating ministers under The. Marriage /Act:— Rev. Sampson Stephens (Anglican), Mr- E. King, Revs. J. B. MacdonaH, M.A., N. D. Nicolson, and. D. J. A. Shaw (Presbyterian).... ■':.■....; Tho Colonial Auxiliary Forces Longservice Medal has been awarded to Ser-geant-Ma jor George Robertson, - No.- i Company (Nelson), Field;-Ambulance, for twenty years'... service,' and../to'.-: Quartermaster-Sergeant George ■•' Henry' Johnson, Ist. Battalion, Nelson-Infan-try, for twenty years'" service. Mr. J. G. Harknessj Mayor of On-' slow, will offer himself for re-election. No 'other candidate is in the field at presents , ■■'. ._ -v- - The Sydney. "Telegraph", states: that, the Faculty, of Aberdeen University has conferred the degree of D.D./on Rev. W. E.' Bromilow, the well-known Methodist - missionary, now residing in Sydney. Dr; Bromilow is'.a conspicuous member of the heroic: band of men who,' as the pioneers of Christianity, have done so much to civilise'the'people of the Pacific Islands. He was for ten years, engaged in.Fiji, where he rendered very valuable service at "a "time when missions were not favoured quite as much as ; to-day. In 1891 he formed one of tho pioneer party to establish Methodist missions ni New' Guinea, and he resided there, for 17 years, during the whole of which time he was chairman of the district! Like many other missionaries, amid innumerable'calls to duty, he translated the New Testament into tho language of Gob-u, and from time to time he gavo most timely assistance ;, to the Government of New Guinea, which they repeatedly- acknowledged. , Lately' Dr. Bromilow has been engaged;'in missionary deputation work in various parts of Australia, but the Methodist Conference which has just l ) closed appointed him to the Strathficld circuit, where ho will go next month. It will be Temembered: that Mr.-:-:and Mrs.' .Bromilow .visited ."Wellington rather.more, than a year.ago. . ..

Mr. H. D. Bell,XC, isnnweU, and is resting at his residence at" Lowrjj Bay.-- <-' -^• ; ->; J .;,^'-:. ■'■-■' -•;-. ■

Mr. S.. J,. Dyer,, who is to be,married shortly, l was the recipient'of a presentation :oh, Thursday. Lvst.'.from his fellow, members, of;the .staff..".'of. Messrs.. s J. Duthie and'Coi," Ltd- 'The firm .also gave Mr. 'Dyer a' wedding,' present.'..

Mr. ;W. Franklyn,! Barrett, expert kinematographer for PatheFreres, who was in New Zealand.so recently, is how doing the whole of the South Sea Islands for. the Parisian firm of picturemakers. Writing from Apia (Samoa), on March 12,, Mr. Barrett ;■ states that he'has already done Nukualofa, Haapai, and Yavau, in the Tonga group, and after confining representations of tie beautiful scenery of Samoa in his little cabinet he will visit Levuka and Suva, after which he hopes to return to New Zealand, to complete• his tour of the Dominion.- -;■• ■ -.■:

['. Mr. John Fox, who was well knows at. Foxton a few :years ago, has. returned to New Zealand. While, in England he was-a Parliamentary didate for Reading in the Labour interest, but retirea. on account of illhealth. He is now in' Auckland, where he is lecturing: for the Socialist party,,' and he expects soon to be in Weffing--' ton. '..!'. n'

.'Mr. A. C. Fleming, of Dunedin, - who has- been studying medicine. at' Otago University, left Wellington ; by : the Tainni on Thursday, and .will'-continue his .course at Edinburgh. University.

;■ Word has been received that Drl Ww R. Parkinson (son of Mr. W. A.,Parkinson, of Hawera) has been offered and has. accepted.a post as house surgeon at St. Thomas's Hospital, London, ',;■'. • ■ '■:.. ■■•'■ '•'-

-Mr. C. : E.'"'Finch,-"-of .Wellington, is--at present temporarily in charge.of the.] Hawera : branch of the Bank of New: South Wales, rice. Mr. Webster on< leave.'.

The Rev. J, A. Mackenzie, who i* off on a trip to England, was presented at the fortnightly meeting of the -Hope of Shannon Lodge of: the 1.0. G.T. with' a handsome crocodile> pocket wallet, as : a mark of esteem, from the members (says a Manawatu paper): Mr. Mackenzie has been'chaplain to the lodge'.for some considerable :timo. ■

". Sir. JameslHair, district secretary of the A.M.P. Society at Nelson, left on Thursday for a holiday visit .to Australia. Mr. E. J. Reid, relieving officer from the Wellington office, will acti as secretary there during Mr. Hair's absence. ; - ■.• ■■'•; A farewell "social" was tendered oa Thursday night to Mr. 6. Powell, who proceeds to England at the beginning of April to act as the Australasian representative of the; Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners. The function was held at Scott's tea-rooms, and Mr. H. Warner'was chairman. Mr. AV. Wagstaffc, chairman of the District Committee,'was also, present. The following toasts were honoured:— "The A:S.C.J.," : Our Guest," "Our M. and .D. Committees," and "The Organising Secretary.'' A varied musical programme' was contributed to by a large number of thoso present, and the evening was spent pleasantly! Mr. r R. M'Ewan, manager of Puponga Colliery, is at present in Wellington. Mr. and Mra. Harold Redmayne, two children, and maid, were passengers on Thursday by the, sj. < Tainui They expect to return to the Dominion next year. Mr. Redmayne is a member of the Oroua County Council, and an old resident in tho Fcilding district Mr. W. L. Clifford was a passenger for Lyttelton by the Maori last night.