PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 795, 19 April 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) leaves on a visit to the Bangitikei die-, trict this afternoon; He-has promised to open the new bridge at-Kairewarewa tomorrow afternoon. . Oh , Thmsday Sir Joseph; will, open the new post office at Wereroa, and inspect the land near the coast lino, where the sand nuisance-- is' prevalent. " ■ ..'■■■■ ■ ' No date, has yet'been fixed;, by' the Prime Minister in connection with. the. policy speech which he has promised to deliver at Winton, but it will probably take place towards the end of the present, month. ■"'.'.';'. ' '■■■-~■ •', :.-. . The Hon. A. Ngata, ;who was. present at the recent meeting. of,. the Young Maori "party at Waipawa, returned to town lastvnight. ■ : . .' .-...' The Hon. D. Buddo, Minister for Internal ■ Affairs, leaves to-morrow night on 3 ivisit to Canterbury.. He has" promised , to; open a Presbyterian ""Church .bazaar"" whilst at Papanui on Thursday. Among-the visitors to Wellington at. J resent are Messrs. E. P.; Joyce ■ and ' ames East,. of Gisborne. Mrs. F. M. izard, who has been on a visit to England, returned to Wellington yesterday by the' Athenic. ■'-.'..';' . Mr. A. B. Boyd and Mrs. Boyd, of Greymouth; who have been on a visit to tKe Old: Country, returned- by the Athenic yesterday. ,Mr. G. W! Trendall . and Miss Trendafl, of Auckland, also returned by the same vessel. ■ Mr. .Alfred Hill, the well-known composer, who has been spending some weeks in' Sydney,' will return to Wellington in June. ■' ;■' -■■■:"■ ■'. '■",'■■' :'■'.] The; death is reported from Hokitika. of the Hon. Jas. Holmes, M.L.C., who had reached' the advanced age of 79 years. Deceased, who was a native of Sussex, England, came,out in 1852 to Australia, , where he engaged in gold mining and his trade as a painter in several places. In 1861 he came to New Zealand, and after following his trade in Dunedin for some time, removed in 1865 to Hokitika, where he carried on business for many years. He was a member of the local Harbour Board, the Licensing Bench, , the High School Board, and other public bodies, and was at one time captain of the local fire brigade.. In 1902.he was appointed to the Legislative Council by the late Mr. Seddon. Deceased was twice married, and leaves a grown-up family ,of five sons and six daughters. ...!';.. The first and second-class passengere for Wellington by the Athenic, which arrived here. from' London' yesterday, • were as follow:—First: Mrs. -F. M. Izard, , Messrs. G. G. Kirke and -A: K. Shields. Second: Misses' M. _A. ' Heighten, C. Johnstone, J.vL: Stmth, Mesdames -M. Alexander, M. Nordstrom, J. L. 'Smith, Somerville, Messrs. D. H. Goddard,, A. Knight, J. M'Dougall, G. Nordstrom, H.' J. Palmer, S. A. Prqbyn, T. P. Somerville, and P. Somerville.

Mr; and Mrs. T. G. Russell, of Christchurch, who have spent the past twelve months .touring the world, are • expected. to arrive in Wellington to-morrow by the steamer, dne Sydney. Mr. Hngh Paton, who has been doing evangelistic work in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Australia foi some years, and who was recently in Wellington, is seeking ordination as an evangelist. A petition from lit. Paton to this effect was received by the Presbytery of Sydney last week, and it was decided to recommend the Assembly to grant-tho application.. ■. The Governors of' Wellington College (England) have appointed Mr. W. W. Yaughan, the present headmaster of Giggleswick School, Yorks, to be headmaster of Wellington College, in •" succession to Dr. Pollock, who vacated that appointment on being appointed Bishop of Norwich. - . ... ■■■■■.-,' A Press Association message from Dun* edin, dated April IS. states that Mr. W. P. Massey, M.P., on arrival at Ealclutha, met Mr. Malcolm and leading Oppositionists. Later in the evening Mr. liassey looked in at a concert in the'Oddfellows'Hill in connection with the Presbyterian Ladies' Guild, tnd had a very hearty reception. Hβ spoke for ten minutes. ..■'." , . • - ■ : Mr. Alex D. M'Carty, who has occupied the position of general manager for Messrs. R. G. Dun and' Co. for the past three years, on. the eve of his departure from Sydney for New.York, via London, per R.M.S. Marmora, was presented by the Australian staff with a fitted travelling bag, also a necklet of black Australian opals for Mrs M'Carty..'Mr. H'Carty was also tho recipient of a handsome illuminated address from the New Zealand staff. At tho samo time Mr. B. P. Webster,; the newly-appointed general ia&aager for Mossre. R. G. Dun and Co. ia Australasia, Vis wolcomed. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. C. Bretherton, of the Public Trnst Office, was twe< sented by his friends and well-wishers in tho office- with, a solid silver tea service, as an appropriate gift on the occasion of his approaching marriaga. Dr. Ktoheft made the presentation. Mr. Bretherton's fiancee, Miss Kolly, wascmtertaaaed by the staff in (3ie afternoon, and in. tie evening Sir. Bretharton and Miss Kelly, were the guests of the choir of at Joseph's Church, BucHe Street, on which occasion Mr. • Bretterton was made' the recipient of a handsome Eirrer-mounted • oak tray. . .