PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1038, 30 January 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward), who is at present in Auckland, will at-, tond the dinner in connection with the conference of the Australian Institute of Mining Engineers this; evening. The remainder of the week will bo spent in, a motor-car tour of various country districts, extending as far as Eotorua. Sir Joseph Ward will deliver an address at Pukekoho on Tuesday evening.—Press Association. ' \ ■

To-dav the Prime Minister will be in Auckland, the Hon. J. Carroll, in Gisborne, the Hon. J. A. Millar in Wellington, the Hon. G. Fowlds in Wellington, the Hon. Dr. Findlay in Wellington, the Hon. I?. M'Kenzie in Auckland, the Hon. D. Buddo in Nelson district, the Hon. T. Mackenzie in Dunedin, and the Hon. A. T. Ngata in Gisborne. James Carroll arrived'at Gisborne on Saturday, aud will remain thero for about a fortnight, during which time he will visit the railway and other public works in progress in tho... district. — Press Association. , , ~ Mr. John Duthie -returned by'the Main Trunk on Saturday from a holiday tour north. Major-General Godley arrived at Christchurch on Saturday, • and attended a church parade of the Garrison troops yesterday morning. On Saturday he paid a visit to Lincoln College.—Press Association. Mr.. E. 'B. Walter, Customs landing- . waiter at Wellington,, has been transferred to a similar position at Nelson. Mr. J. E. Nichol, clerk, at Wellington, has been transferred to Nelson. Tha Hon. J. A. Tole, of Auckland, was a passenger by the Maori from the south yesterday morning. / Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blundell, of Wellington, who have been on a - visit to' Japan, were among the passengers by the steamer Eastern, which lies stranded on the Salamander Bank at the entrance to Moreton Bay (near Brisbane). The passengers and their luggage have been transferred to port by a harbour steamer. Mr. D. Stewart, who has been in charge of tho Napier, branch of the Union Bank for some" time past, has been appointed acting-manager at Wellington, vice Mr. li. A. Holmes, ,who is to ,becomo manager at Melbourne for some months.