PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

: Mr. Geo.- Hogbo'n, 1 ! Inspeotor-6eitei l al v of Scho6li,'who has been on:,;an official visit to. Gisbol'ne, on connected .with the; establishment of, a high school- in that centre, i 6 expected ■to - return this evening. Dr. Aiderson, Assietaht-liispec-tor-General, left- for the south last evening. Mr. Porteoue, Assistant-Inspector of Native Schools,.also.leaves- Wellington to-' day on a visit of inspection, among tho sohook inthe back districted: - ■ v : .v,;

' Mr; W;. A. Beddbe, yCaiiadiaii ./Trade Commissioner to New, Zealand,. who:'arrived in Wellington -yfesterday, visited the Premier.and other : Ministers, with whom his duties will bring Mm iatb To-morrow-Mr. Becldoe is to i meet and confer with tho' local Chamber, of Commerce,- and will.also address that body, on matters cohnebted with his mission,' Colonel Godley, who has been appointed Commander of, the New Zealand-Forces, Will , travel out to tho Dominion via America, states .a Press Association.message from London. On his way out Colonel Godley will visit the Kingston Royal : Military College in Ontario, the West Point Academy, New York, and thb military colleges. He will sail by the Makura' from Vancouver, and, after a brief visit to Melbourne, will. arrive at Wellincton on December 17.: ..

Mr. William Stevenson, managing director of Messrs. Iryine and returned to "Uunedin on Wednesday (save the. "Otago Daily Times"), ; after'a trip extending over nine months through■ Australia, America, England, and the Continent, and South Hv~>ea. ' Mr. Stcvehson's trip was mado..vV"Uy for business piirposea and partly to. health, and in regard to tho latter . ho finds" himself greatly benefited.

Mr. D. A. Miller, late postmastei , , at Wanganui, will arrive in Wellington today, and will take up his duties as Chief Postmastei' hero on Wednesday, vice Mr. U. B. "'MofHS, Inspector of Post Ofliees, Who has boon. Acting-Chiof Postmaster for soMe uionths. . ■ •

■ 4 Press Assopiation nlfeSSdge from.Sydney announces that : Admiral Sir Eeginald Henderson, Who is to instteet and report on tho naval defence of" the. CoituiioHwealtii, has arrived '4t Sydnfty, . . ■

At. the monthly meeting -yesterday of the Institute of' Marine Engineers the retiring president, Mr. '• Jas.. Darling, was' the recipient of a presentation, which took the form of a purse of sovereigns. Mr. Darling has occupied the position of president for several years, and members decided, on his retirement, to mark their appreciation of his services in this. tangible fashion. The gift wae tendered, on behalf of the institute, by Mr. W. C. Richardson, who accompanied it by very complimentary references to the character and services of the recipient. Mr. Eiohardson was seconded in nis remarks l>y several other members, and Mr. Darling suitably replied. .-'...'■ '■':'•

Mr. Harold Armstrong, who:is a Sydney delegate to the National Convention of the Y.M.C.A.'s now. sitting in ..Wellington, and who has been for-sis and a half years employed in the Sydney asso-. ciation,' , will remain in Wellington ■- as assistant' secretary of the Wellington association. ' ; "•■' ■'■-.-■■

On Saturday, evening, Mr. Robert Clouston, one of the departmental managers of the D.1.C., who has, retired from the service of the compajiy, received presentations from the house staff,; and also from those who had been under his immediate charge. -...'';-;.

Mr. Arthur Withy, an-old Aucklander,' who has been absent.'■-.in .Englind for. fourteen past, and now- returns as a champion of the single tax, arrived at Auckland : fronl Sydney on Sunday night by the Victoria, for the purpose of touring. New Zealand: in. advocacy of the principles of single tax and Free-trade.' Mr. i. Withy comes as a special missioner under, the Joseph Fels fund and, in connection- with the New Zealand Single ■ Tax League,- and, proposes to conduct , a five-years . campaign for ihe. abolition 1 of all taxes, upon trade and industries (labour and capital) and the sub-: stitution for the same of a taxation on laiid values. This, in effect, is the, policy, of : the:league.—Press- Association. ..: ■■. -..-,.:. Sir George Clifford was a-paesenger forLyttelton from" Wellington.by the, Maori last "night- , . • ■• .; ; ■■< ■'. ■■.-■■ ./..-;" ."■■' .:.-'■:- ■■' Mr. H.. B: Drew, formerly :. of The Dominion staff, who extended , ,visit 'to . the Old. World,' 'e,xpeoted to leave London for' New Zealand by the- Siievio. in-September, and'.-to reach thisYmonth...; ~; : .'i'v;. ,'. Mr.E'. Glanville Hicks, formerly-editor of. the "Free ; Lance" and now. proprietor of the "Rqtorua : Times/': :;is revisiting Wellington;' : -\ ', ■% '.'■.,...:■■: j, \^'^-h~.