PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 933, 28 September 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Lord Islington has intimated his acceptance of the position of patron of the Wellington Boys' Cricket League. . The announcement was made at the annual meeting held last evening. Among the passengers to arrive from the south by the Maori this morning are the Hon. Sir Chas. C. Bowen, Hon. Sir G. M'Lean, Hon. J. Barr, Hon. J. . B. Sinclair, and Messrs. G. J. Anderson, M.P., and G. W. Forbes, M.P. ■" Sir George Clifford is among the passengers by the Maori, whioh is due to arrive from the south this morning. Commander J. C. Glossop, who was recently in command of H.M.S. Prometheus, on the Australian station, has been ap-, pointed to the command of the- battleship Hood, in the Home Fleet. . . Mr. M. J. Brookes,: Wellington manager for the Dresden Piano Company, and Mrs. Brookes have returned from a trip to Auckland and Rotorua. ■ V ! Archdeacon ileild, of Dunedin, will arrive from-the south this morning by the Maori. Dr. A. Graham Bell and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Baldwin, who.have been visiting Rotorua and Auckland, are at present on their way to -Wellington, via .theWangahui River. They will leave for. Sydney by Friday's boat. '■ ..:;.'.',- : ■■'-' '■ Bishop Mules'was 'a passenger' from Nelson to Wellington by the Pateena last night. ..-. v.. . Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.P., returned to Wellington;from Nelson last evening by the-Pateena. ..;.'. .1 . The Rev: C. W. :Maclaverty and . Miss Maclaverty are passengers by the Corinthis from London to Wellington, due here on.Thursday nest. -,'. Captain J. Tombleson, of Gisborhe,. is returning to New Zealand by the Corinthis, which is due at Wellington on Thurslay nest from London.. Mr. F. E. Verdon, of London; is also a passenger by, the same vessel. Mr., H. E. . Nichc-Hs, secretary of the Harbour Board,' is confined,to his. bed with .an attack .'of influenza.:.. •'...