PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 821, 21 May 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor will hold a levee at tho Legislative Council Chamber on Thursday, June 2. .

His Excellency the. Governor intends to pay a farewell visit to Taranaki on Monday next. The Mayor of Stratford (Mr. J. Masters) has invited. residents to be present at the railway station, where an address will be presented to Lord Plunket. His Excellency will arrive at 12.52, leaving again at 1.2 for Hniroa, where he arrives at 1.55, departing again at 2.20 for Inglewood and New Plymouth. Mr. H. C. Waterfield, private secretary to hie Excellency the Governor, leaves for England by the Eangatira nest week. The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) leaves Wellington on Monday nin-ht on his deferred visit to the West Coast. Whilst he is in Hokitika Sir Joseph will attend the unveiling ceremony in connection, with the Seddon memorial. According to report, there will be three nominees for the position of Chairman of Committees of the Honse, which is to be vacated by Mr. Wilford. The names mentioned arc: Sir William Steward, Mr. Davey, and Mr. Jennings. It is not known which candidate will receive the support of the Government. Bishop Wallis is still at Rotorna. It was his desire to return to Wellington for the memorial service which was held in St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral yesterday, and the united open-air service,, but medical advice was against any interruption of the course of thermal treatment which he is taking. Mr. G. Craig, LL.B., of the Customs Department, has been promoted to bo chief clerk, in succession to Mr. W. B. Montgomery, who has been appointed secretary. Mr. Craig has had a wide experience in nearly every branch of Customs work. Ho entered the service as a cadet in Timaru in 1891, and the following year was transferred to Christchnrchj where he remained until hie appointment to the head office in 1894. Three years later he was transferred to Dunedin as Landing Waiter, in which capacity he returned to Wellington. In 1907 he was given charge of the audit branch at the head office, and now he assumes the dutios of chief clerk. The Governor will arrive at Wanganui this afternoon, on a short farewell visit. In tho evening a public reception will be held. His Excellency will receive a presentation and address. On Sunday he will make a motor tour round the district, returning to Wellington on Monday morning. ■ Amongst visitors staying' at the Columbia Private Hotel, Lower Cuba Street, are Mr. A. W. .Hogg, M.P., of Masterton; Mr. E. Short, of Napier; Mr. Andrews, of Napier; and Miss Bishop, of Feuding. Captain Lambert, of the Arahura, received a presentation of a handsome pipe from the passengers, who arrived by that steamer on Thursday. The presentation was made (so the passengers facetiously stated) to mark "their, appreciation of tho skilful manner in which Captain Lambert had manoeuvred the Arahura through the comet's tail."

Mi. J. L. Stevonson returns to Wancanui to-day, after a short holiday in Wellington. The following are appointed members of Assessment Courts under the Valuation of Land Act, for the special districts named:—Ewen A. Campbell, Normanby Town District, Kiwitaa County; Donald John Cameron, Murtinborough Town District; John Cudliy, Petono Borough; Joseph E. Bartlett, Richmond Borough. Mr. Frank Dyer, of ■Wellington, who bus been on a visit to Australia, arrived at Auckland from Sydney by the Ncrehana, on Wednesday. Mr. W. Dibble, who has occupied tho position of manager of tho Ruakura farm for some years, was on Wednesday presented by tho employees with a handsome travelling rug on tho occasion of life leaving on a trip for England. The presentation was mado by Mr. Lonsdale, who will act as manager in Mr. Dibble's absence. Mr. Charlc3 Schilsky has been appointed by the Board of Trinity College of Music, London, as the examiner for the collogo this year in Canada, New Zealand, and Tasnuiniit, in priictical subjects: Pianoforte, organ, violin, singing, etc. Mr. Schilsky, who received his musical education in London, Berlin, and Paris, has a!way3 made tho pianoforte and • violin liis principal instruments, and as a player he lias met with considerable success in England, France, Russia, and Poland. Ho has been identified for several years, now with Trinity College- as aii examiner, both in the United Kingdom and in India and Australia. He is duo to arrive in Auckland on August 14.

Colonel Vares, an English tourist, arrived at Auckland from the South Sea Islands on Wednesday, by the Tofua. • M ™ J, J- Niv en>.of Napier, arrived m Wellington yesterday morning by tho Victoria. . Mr. Justice Cooper arrived from Lyfc. telton by the Mararoa on Thursday morning. Mr. Colvin, M.P., for Bnller is at present on a visit to Wellington. Hβ proceeds to Wanganui to-day. Mr. James Allen, M.P., in his prosessional address at Milton on Monday, will deal with the question of taxation, national defence, and New Zealand "national life. The Hon. A. T. Ngata leaves on an extended visit to the tfrewcra Country and tho Bay of Plenty to-day. It Is understood that ho will visit Native land in tho Urewera which has been offered to the Government. Mr. Justice Cooper left for Palmerston by the Main Trunk express yesterday in order to prosido at the criminal and civil sittings of ffie Supreme Court in that town. • Mr. Justice Chapman left for Auckland by the Main Trunk express an Thursday. Mr. Hamilton, director of the Dominion Mnseum, returned !ci33 a visit to Hawke's Bay yesterdayDr. Hodgkmson, who fit one time took an active part in SoutbHiHid affairSj but has for many years bean Bring m retirement in Invercargill, has reached the age of 93 years, andk 6tfl] in the enjoyment of good health. Dr. H. Chesson, who has been resident medical officer at the Hanmer Springs Sanatorium for the past year, has accepted the appointment of medical and health officer of the Cook Islands. Bishop Averill will hoJd an ordination service in the Napier Cathedral next Sunday, when, the Rev. H. H. Bobjohns will be ordained a _priest, and Messrs. George Coatee and H. Collier deacons. Mr. Bobjohns has been, acting-curate to the Rev. A- E. Gardiner, of Havolock, wJifle Mr. Collier has been, lay assistant to the Berr. H. P. Cows, Waipawa, and will now be o£pointed curate of the parish of Waipawa. Mr. Coates was for some timo in the Melanesian Mission, and was ktely lay assistant to Bishop Averill at St. Michael's, Christchurch. He will bo ordained curate of the Cathedral parish. The Revs. C. H. Laws, P. W. Fai> clongh, W. Slade, and W. Banmber left by the Moana yesterday, to attend the meeting of the Anstralasiaa Methodist Conference, at Adelaide. A Press Association cable message records the death of Madam Viardot Garcia, an operatic singer. A few months ago (says our West Coast correspondent), Mr. Wm. Evans, senr., of Greymouth, celebrated hia 90th birthday. Born in the dosing year of the reign of George lE-, he has lived through the reigns of five sovereigns, and bids fair to enjoy many years of the reign of George V. It is stated that Borne of the friends of Mr G. Laurenson, M.P., who is in bad health, have been urging him to resign Sis seat in Parliament and take a long rest. This he has been reluctant to do, and until a few days ago it was hoped that,he wiuld be able to go to Wellington next month, and take up his usual work. Now, however, it is certain that he will have 'to take great care of himself for Borne months, and that the process will necessitate his retirement from the position. , of Government Whip.

Mr. Allen Thomson, one of the Dnacdin Khodes scholars, and a son of Mr. G. 11. Thomson, M.P., who is one of the geologists of Captain Scott's next Antarctic expedition, has' been asked by Captain Scott to study for six months under Professor David (one of the geologists in Shackleton's expedition), and he is now in Sydney for that purpose.

A movement has been started at Dannevirke to collect funds for a presentation to Mr. H. Hill, Inspector of Schools, on the occasion of his leaving New Zealand on a holiday visit to , England." Mr. W. Johnstone is chairman of the committee, and Mr. W. Dobson, secretary. '