PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1042, 3 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Prince Leopold nf Battenburg and party left Christcliurch for the Cass yesterday morning, en route for AVestnort, whero they will catch the Mnpourika for Wellington.— Press Association. . His Excellencv the Governor, accompanied by Captain MaitUmd, left AVaihi vesterday morning on his l-cturn to Wellington after spending several days with the delegates who are attending thp annual conference of the Mining Institute. Ho was much interested in tho visit, and pleased with the splendid reception lie got.—l'ress Association. To-day the Prime Minister will be at towns nloucr the North Island Main Trunk line'in tho AVaiknto district. The Hon. Br. I'indlay, Hon. G. Fowlds, Hon. T. Mackenzie, Hon. D. Buddo, and the Hon. J. A. Millar will all be in Wellington. The Hon. XI. M'Kcnzio is in the Auckland district, and the Hon. J. Carroll and the Hon. A. T. Ngatsi on the East Coast, ■ . . The Hon.,/ D. Buddo returned to Wellington last evening from the Wellington district. Tho Chief Justice, Sir Kcbert Stout, will leave for I'almorston North to-mor-row to preside over the criminal sessions of tho Supreme Court, which open there on Monde;'.

The Hon. J. A. Millar has definitely decided to go south to Duacdin this evening. Mr. Karl Jcosten has been appointed German Consul at Christchurch. The Prime Minister will reach- Auckland on Saturday evening. Majpr-General A. F. Godley, Commandant of the Forces, paid a visit to H.M.S. Cambrian yesterday. T)n. leaving the vessel he was accorded a salute of thirteen guns. The lion. G. Fowlds (Minister for Education) has accepted an invitation of the Wanganui Education Board to lay the foundation stone of the new technical school at Wangumii on Wednesday, 15th instant. Mr. Fowlds has also, accepted the invitation of the Palmerston North High School Board of Governors to perform the openiug ceremony of the new High School there on the' Kith instant; The latter school is the'oiip that replaces the building destroyed some months ago by lire. Mr. F. Tiviss, formerly of Khar.dallah, secretary to the Resident Commission of the Cook Group' (Mr. J. E. Smith), arrived from Rarotonga by the Aorangi this morning. He was accompanied by Mrs. Twiss and family. Dr. Chesson, medical officer at Raro T tonga, arrived from the Islands by the Aorangi, yesterday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Chesson. Dr. Gibb was a passenger to Wellington by the Pateena, which arrived fram Nelson and Picton last night. Among the- passengers who arrived from San Francisco by the Aprangi yesterday were:—Mr. nnd Mrs. James Armstrong, of Greensburg, Pa., U.S.A.; Mrs. E. G. nnd Miss Gushing, of California; Mr. J. W. Copelin, of Toledo, U.S.A.; Mr. A. Boody and Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Kussell, of New York; and Mr. W.-J. Nield, of Sydney. Mr. C. M. Montefiore, manager for Australia, of the Ocean, Accident, and Guarantee Corporation, intends to leave again for Sydney on Friday next. In the meantime, he will make all arrangements consequent on the change of residence, from Wellington to Sydney. Mr. Geo. A. Prevost, of Adelaide, who is' interested in the local wool sales, is a visitor to Wellington. Mr. J. J. Virgo, national Y.M.C.A.. secretary for Australasia and general secretary of the Sydney has received a cable message from London, in which he is offered the general secretaryship of the London Association, which is housed in the great building now being erected ,in Tottenham Court Road, at a cost of : £160,000. Mr. Virgo has been connected with the Association movement in Australasia for the past 25 years. , . , Mr. Alfred Linley, of West's and the Royal Pietifre Proprietary, is leaving on a trip to Sydney on Friday next. Colonel Knight, officer commanding the North Island division of the Salvation Army, who has been ordered to proceed to Melbourne, leaves hero .to-day by the.Manuka for Sydney en route to headquarters. The Colonel, who is greatly Tcspected and exceedingly popular, was farctvelled by the officeis at a meeting and tea .-held yesterday afternoon, when representatives from ■ the Pctone and South Wellington sections were present, as well as a large muster from the city corps. Colonel Knight was farewelled by tho Army at the. Vivian Street Citadel last evening, when the warmest wishes for his future welfare were heartily expressed. .

Adjutant Gunn, officer in charge, of the "Wellington city division of the Salvation Army, has been operated on for appendicitis. Ho is making a satisfactory recovery. At the Marine Institute of Engineers' Building last evening, members of the Government Printing Office gathered for the purpose of bidding Mr. D. , Joslin farowell. There were about one hundred present, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mr. Joshn, who leaves to-day ■ for London, via Sydney, was presented with ■a; l .w ( !il!iji)B'sii9)tM suitably inscribed. At mid-day yesterday, the .employees of the Wellington AVoolien Company assembled to. make a presentation to their late manager, Mr. i>. Brice, who leases here'to-day,' via ..Sydney, for. England. The secretary, Mr. Donne, in a few well-, chosen words, expressed to Mr. Brice the ■regret felt at the severance of his connection with the company. Yesterday morning the members of the Te Hiwi Bowling Club entertained Mr. Brice, and the secretary of that club, in a letter, .expressed his best wishes for Mr. Brice's ■welfare, and asked his acceptance of a small souvenir asa token of .their regard. By'the death of Mr. Bryan Caton, 'which occurred last Saturday, the Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Union loses one of its oldest members, tho deceased, haying joined the society at. its inception in 1885. ' He was also prominent in local musical circles,' being an accomplished oboe player. Many years ago he assisted tho Wellington Workingmen's Club Orchestra, and of late years was a member of the Wellington Professional Orchestra. . • ■•