PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 736, 8 April 1910, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

; of the Crown .who will be out! of town to-day will be' the Hon. J. ;A:_.Millar r who. is in Sydney; Hon. G. Fowlds, who is en route. to.Gisborne; Hon. R. M'Kenzie; who is at Huntly; Hon. D. ; Buddo, who is at Oxford; and Hon. T; Mackenzie,.who.is'in.Otago. ■■ Sir Joseph, Ward :will.return to Wellingtpn'.vfrom the. south to-day.-' ■'", Mr; J. Vigor Brown, M;P., has been nominated for another term bb Mayor of/Napter. '•J; : '*'.'•;-"';' I-• '■■.'■■ __The Hon. :o. Samuels, M.L.C.; 'of New- Plymouth,: is' at present on a' visit to. Wellington...-.-- '■ ■■■■'.. : ':'■■'•'. •.' .■The'Hon.:T'.' : Mackenzie;■ (Minister for' Agriculture).: visited ,'. Milburh, '• Claren- ] •don, .and. Henley yesterday. He' will not.:.return..: to Wellington■■"till next I Week'.;. /-.'".'■;.; : /;-\ "; : . ; " : ' ■■ I : Mr. Robert.,Parker; : of 'Wellington, .received news yesterday....of the. death in India /of; his, brother, who died suddenly while on" a .'tour .of tho. country. Mr. Parker, was a resident of Brighton, England,' when'he "al-rays showed tho kindliest: of. hospitality to'"Visitors''from? New,/ Zealand.:: Ho.. also' - 1 entertained several; of'the: dolegates to -the recent Conference.,."•''..,' *;i. - '.Visitors.--.to Wellington include":' Sir' George iM'Lcah and, Mr. James Craigie, M.P. for Timaru;' .' 1 Sergeant Maguire, .'■ of 'the ' Police Force, who was attached ,to the.District Office, has been transferred to Palmerston North. ;He will leave Wellington tordayfor.the scene of,his new,duties. TneAßev. . William .'Henry! ,:Wilson (Anglican), the Revs; :Ernest' A; :Bridger. and :. William Tanner> (Congregational), and Mr. -William. M'Leah (Wellington Association of Spiritualists) are gazetted officiating ministers' under the Marriage-Act;.: •:■. ■ under 'the Surveyors' Institute and Board of Examiners : Act have been Issued by the Surveyors' Board to Messrs. Robert Black (Wellington), Arthur. Hastings,' Bridge • (Christchurch), John Berry Cuthbert (Napier), Henry Godfrey (Port Levy),' and Hugh Vickerman (Christchurch). ...:•. _ The appointments of Mr. J* K. New'*°n>, as i'agent .for; ;the : ; Publio Trustee at Kawhia, and -.Messrs; C J. M'Kenzie and S.. J.'Harding, resident engineers in the. Public Works Department,.; are gazetted:' '..- ' .:..,'; -The Hon; R. M'Kenzie' visited Pukeand in; company:. with'. Mr. \V. I'. Massey, M.P., Was to havo taken arun over the route of, the proposed Waiuku railway. To-day he pro-to-Paoroa. From there tho Hon. Mr. M'Kenzie goes to, Waihi' and tho lhames, spending a day at each place. He then goes over the route of the newly-authorised portion of tho East Coast'line between Tauranga and Te i uke. After performing the ceremony of turning the first sod of this railwayto will, endeavour to get,through to bisbqrne by road, but if the roads prove mipassablo he ; will turn off' from To Teker_to; Rotorua, and probably', return by rail to Auckland, and 'journey on' to Gisbdfno by .boat...: Mr. A. B. Wilson; and Mr. Sydney Jackson (Wainni-o-mata) left yesterday P°™ng for a. fortnight's deerstalking in district. ' itt /| , ' tchett ' fflw is '''visitihg> the West Coast, was entertained by a large and representative gathering of. citizens in honour of. his first visit to •Grcymouth, ,and his appointment as public trustee. In replying to the toast Df: his health,,, Dr. .Fitchett said he would.be glad if Native affairs wore taken out '.of, the.hands of the- public trustee, as it interfered with.his legitimate business, especially in Taranaki. Ho would have no hesitation in: recommending this course when" the question came up next session. Dr. .Fitchett'will leave for Christchurch this morning.— Press Association.

Iho Very Rev. Dr. Kenneth-, rector of St. Patrick's College, has "been elected a Fellow of the Boyal Astronomical Society, in recognition of his work at the Meeaneo Observatory. Somo .astronomical photographs, and ' lantern slides taken by him with the Meeanee telescope were recently.exhibited at a conversazione of the Royal Astronomical Society in London, and wero much admired. The photographs of the solar eurface especially: were regarded as remarkably good,'-.. and comparable With those .taken; by the late Mr. Janssen at the Mendon Observatory, near Paris. .Sir David Gill, president of the society, was so pleased with the photographic work done at the Meeanob Observatory, that he proposed Dr. -Kennedv as a Fellow of the R.A.S. Dr. Kennedy is also a member of the British Astronomical Association and a Fellow of the Royal, Meteorological Society. Dingo fincalyptus will euro your-cold. It is. Nature's remedy operating in a natural way. Is. bottle everywhere.— Advt. ":.• ■ '.■'■'. ■ , Travellers!'- Instead of personally worrying with your baggage, get us to check it>' Wo do all the work. We collect, cheek; and deliver at other, end promptly. Our 'system is a troubie-saver, a : money-saver. The N. 2. Express Co., tLd—Advt