PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) left on his visit to Canterbury, and Otago yesterday afternoon. ■-.

Dr. Neligan, who has resigned his.office as Bishop of' Auckland, on account of ill-health, leaves Auckland by the Tongariro to-day for Wellington, and will sail by that vessel from Wellington.on October 20 for London. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Neligan and family: The Anglican Synod meets on October 21 for the election of a new Bishop.—Press Association.

Mr. Wm. Callender, general manager of tlie Bank of-New Zealand, is returning to Wellington, via Suez. He broke his journey at Colombo to spend a littie time in Ceylon and Southern India.

Mr. It." Fletcher, chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board, leaves for Auckland, to-day. ' ■-

■ Mr. ,D. M'Gregor, whose name has been mentioned as a candidate for the Maisterton seat'-in the Opposition interest, has .definitely decided not to 'accept nomination. It is highly probable»(says a Press Association message from Masterton). that-Mr. G; V,.' SykesV secretary of.the Masterton A; and P. Association,will be selected as the Opposition candidate. >-, '. ; '--:■ ; ' ' : --' - "■■■ ■:'''"'

. The "Etude" for. Setit!"-b'°r : «»*•«.— "There is a possible chance that Madame Schumanh-Heink. will . ...a.io a tour: with Madame; Melba in; Australia next spring." This probably means that Melba has been negotiating with the great operatic contralto for a season of opera in Australia. If those negotiations-have been .successful, Australia ..will be getting, something even better than it anticipated when Melba ..and J. C...Williamson put their heads together to forman opera company.. With Melba, Schu-niann-Heink, and John' M'Cormack, Australia will be getting some-of the best artists now on the'.grand opera stage, j,

Mv. F. B. Lawrence (Methodist),.'is gazetted as an officiating minister, under the Marriage Act. -..-"■■.,- 'Mr. Nixonii Collector: of; Customs - at Wellington, leaves on a short visit of: inspection to Picton, Blenheim,, and- Nel-. son by the Arahura to-morrow. Mr. Nixon expects to be absent from Welling-ton-for four or. five days. Vv Dr. Valintine, 1 Inspector-General: of Hospitals, was a passenger from: Picton by the Pateenato Wellington last night. Dr. .Low; was. -also a. 'passenger by -the same, vessel. '.-", Chief-Detective Bishop," of Christchurch, is a passenger, by .the Mararoa from, the south this morning. ,' ,:' '•"'-.-' ■ The following, -;.' delegates have, been elected to represent" the- Wellington: Dis-' fcrict Inistitute-at the annual conference of the New Zealand Educational Institutes to, be held at Hokitika' next January:— Miss. A. M;. Bright,. Miss. E. :M. Rowley, aiid Messrs, H..A.': Parkinson,; A. ; N., Bums, awl E. H. Ballachey.'""-..'

■ Mr. A. W. Pearse,, managing director and editor/of the 'Tastoralists'Review," who has been in. Auckland for :■■■' a -._ few. days, loft- for'• Hawke's .Bay on' Wednesday ■'■. night.' V ■';-/:/-/■>,. ; : .'. : -. ; .;•>./.; ' . Mr.^G.vSinclair Reston, '.late. governor of Auckland Gaol,'died yesterday in his 66th. year.—Press Association. '■'•'• ..' ; s ■'. ■;.-; ;. Mr. Arthur /Withy, who has come,from England to" undertake . the work of/lecturer, and- organiser for the taxation of land values, arrived .in Wellington, from Auckland by, last" evening's- train;-:.and .: will be the- guest -of the' evening arid chief .speaker .at theannual Henry George din-: ner; in the.Hotel Cecil, on.-.■ Monday -evenLing.\':| '■.-""...■ .•■■. - '■].'■'X-\ : :'■'•■ ■"'■yV-: . : ' ■ .-•/