PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 778, 30 March 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor is td pay a farewell visit to Masterton on April 20, leaving there the same even- . ing for Eketahuna. 1 ' Cabinet Ministers out of town to-day aro the Prime Minister, who is at Dunedin ; the Hon! G. Fowlds, at Auckland; tho Hon.i R. M'Kenzio in the North Auckland district ; tho Hon. D. Buddo at Oamaru; and the Hon. T. Mackenzie at Middlemarch. His Worship the Mayor (Dr. Newman) is to leave Wellington for Eng-. land on May 10. He will join the Manuka at Suva, to proceed Home vi* Vancouver. His Grace Archbishop Redwood left' for Christchurch last evening for the purpose of: consulting with Bishops Grimes and Verdon in regard to 'i the appointment of Bishop Lenihan's successor in Auckland. The Very Rev. Father Cleary,-of Dunedin (editor of the "Tablet"), has been nominated dig- . nissimus for the vacant see by the clergy of tho diocese. ■ . o: Mr. Waldegrave, Under-Secretary for Justice and Commissioner'of Police, is visiting the Auckland district oil Departmental'business,. and will not return to Wellington before the end of the week. ; The Hon. W. Beehan, M.L.C., of Auckland, is on a visit to Wellington. The Rev. J. M.; Adcock, vicar of St.Peter's Church, Temu'ka, has exchanged parishes with the vicar of El-' lerslie, Auckland. Mrs.. Adcoclt, ;; has for some time been in bad health, .and has been ordered a change to a warmer climate. .; Mr. Walter Tripe,. secretary. of tho Gear Meat Company, went; 60uth last evening by the s.s. Mararoa. ■ The death is recorded' of Mr. Emanuel Ryder, of Dock Street,, in his eightieth, year., The deceased, who has been resident in New Zealand, for 53 years, ar« rived in Nelson by the barque Oriental, ' and resided there for twenty years; before removing to Wellington:;. ;He. is; survived by a widow, : six children-, 19 grandchildren, and five great grand-, children. 1 Mr/. William;• Houghton,. inspector ql/. the National Bank of New Zealand, lies •seriously. ill at his home on'- Welling' toii - Terrace. ■ . '. Mr.: T. J. West, of West's Pictures; who is now a resident of England,- ar-. rived in Auckland on Sunday last..Sir., West is to . visit Wellington and Christ.' church before returning to Australia. _: Mr., John H. Salmon, '.who has been judge's, associate to Mr.--. Justice-; r Sim:.'since the latter, took offico.as president of . the , Arbitration Court, has resigned to commence practice as. a solicitor at Hamilton, Waikato. : At the end of next month (says tho Melbourne "Ago") Sir' Robert Scott, the officiaMiead of the Postal Depart ment, ■ will' retiro from the Common' 1 wealth servicci'. 'He has occupied- his present responsible position since the beginning" of federation,':'.and .' during that. time has never .been absent on, leave.'.' Upon; his . retirement it is. iuk certain what-steps will be taken to ap- L point a .. successor: > The Deakin Government favours the appointment of >a c commission- to control the Post and Telegraph'. Department; and ;.tqi "intro-,:; duce this reform legislative action. will be needed. '. For a time at least it is, expected that Mr. J. Oxenham, - the., chief clerk, will act as secretary to. tho. Department. For. the permanent ap-: pointment, if one should be made, tho • officers most favoured are Mr. Oxenham and-Mr. C. E. Bright, the Victorian Deputy Postmaster-General.

: ■ Our. Otaki correspondent states:-—... General; sympathy, is expressed here for; Mr. C. A. W. Monckton, concerning the death of his father, Dr. Monckton, . of • ;Fei!dii)gi'. v JTho latter' jr«w .on. a. .visit, to'/. Otaki as "recently ,as "Wednesday." last,.,. and was then jn good health. T; Messrs.: Kelleway, Bardsley, Mayne,/ and Mackenzie, . of the _ Australian cricket team, intend to' visit Rotorua at ; the conclusion of the tour, v which ends at" Napier next Monday. ■ '■ ; Mr. .'"Archie" M'Minn, the., wellknown Manawatu football player,, un- : derwoiit a; serious operation, at -tihfli:• I'almcrston Hospital this week. Oui . local .correspondent .states: that, ho is now progressing favourably. y , The death occurred at Hawthorn, Melbourne, on! March 19, of Mr. James , Smith/ a" distinguished writer, whoso thoughtful' and' scholarly' articles have appeared - in' the * Melbourne press for ;half a century -past; He assisted in ■the .establishment of'the "Leader" arid' "Punch," and was at one time on the editorial staff "of the "Argus." His varied activities- reached . into . ■ many, fields other than journalism. Ho was one of the founders of the Acclimatisa-tion-Society of Victoria, ; co-operated • ■ with the late Professor Morris in o's-. tablishing the. , Shakespeare - Society, and .-'took an .'active share in; the work-. ; of . the Alliance Franchise, in recogni-, tion of which he was ■ appointed-, an l . officer of the French Academy in Paris. - Ifo likewise translated into - English. "The Spring and.Summer of. French, • Literature," by Mile..-.Dreyfus. ...Whenthe Dante Society of . Victoria, wasformed, Mr. Smith was elected- presi-i ' dent, and held .the. position for, eight:, years. ' His services te the society were . recognised by King Victor Emmanuel,;'. who created him a Chevalier of tho. Order of the Crown of Italy on January 1, 1901. The success that he achievet' as a' journalist and a' man.of letters he attributed to hard work, method,. .. and, punctuality in , fulfilling ments.