PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 990, 3 December 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. John Hodge, a member of tha Labour Party in the Britisli House of Commons, who is oxpected to arrive in Wellington en Wednesday next, has represented the electorate of Gorton, in Lancashire, since 190 G. He is to be welcomed and entertained by the local Trades Council, and will bo invited to deliver a public address on the Home political situation..

Mr. E. 3. Harrison, New Zealand manager for Renter's Telegram Company, has returned from a visit to England. Mr. G. E. Baker, who has been in charge during. Mr. Harrison's absence, left for Australia by the Ulimaroa yesterday.

Out of fifteen applications, the Wa-1 Dganni Harbour Board yesterday evening selceted Mr. Peter M'lntyre as I pilot , and liarbourmaster. Mr. M'lntyre, who is captain of the Stormbird, has been trading to Wanganui for the past fourteen years without accident.—Press Association. , Mr. P. A. M'Kenzie, "Tho Laird of Tarlogie," of lloss-sliire, Scotland, is at present tie guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Hislop at "The Oaks," Taita. Mr. M'Eenzie, who is a keen fisherman, is touring the Dominion in company with Mr. I\ Bartlett, of Torquay, England, Mrs. Hislop's father. Mr. 'M'Kenzie's seat in Scotland is quite cloSo to Skibo Castle, the home of Mi'.. Andrew Carnegie, who is a personal friend of the visitor's. . • '

Mr. Horace Chisholm, recently appointed organiser for. tho Timaru NoLiceuso League, has taken up duty at that town. For the past sis months lie lias worked in the interests of tho No-Licenso party at' Bat-hurst, New South Wales.

Mr. Theodore T. King, for some time past chief postmaster at Napier, has been appointed chief postmaster at Greymouth. , Before leaving Napier Mr. King was the recipient of a presentation from tho local post office staff.

Mr. E. ,S. Baldwin is at present suffering from pleurisy.

At a largely-attended meeting of Christchurch citizens, it was decided to ask Mr. J. D. Hall to contest tho Mayoralty of that city, and a requisition to him was signed by all present, and is being largely signed by others. —Press Association.

Among the • passengers who arrived at Wellington by-yesterday afternoon's Main Trunk train wqs Mr. L. S. Ben-' jamin, managing director of Messrs. Kronheimer, Ltd., Melbourne, and well known in commercial circles throughout tho Dominion. Mi. Benjamin -was for some years in charge of Messrs. Kronheimer's interests in New Zealand, relinquishing this position to take up liis present one with tho firm. Mr. Benjamin will spend about a month in New Zealand, returning to Australia by the next P. and 0. liner from Auckland.

Mr. Harry Musgrove, late manager for the Nellie Stewart Company, left for Sydney by tho Ulimaroj yesterday. The reorganised company) under tho solo management of Mr. George Musgrove, is now touring tho small towns of tho South Island.

Mr. Jolm Farrell, late advance agent for the Williamson Pantomime Company, arrived in Wellington yesterday from the south. He will join the Williamson Dramatic Company, headed by Miss Katherino- Gray, which commences a tour of New Zealand in Christ-church at Christmas.