PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1043, 4 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency tho Governor, Lord Islington, who has had ah interesting experience touring the Hauraki goldHolds with the delegates to tho Mining Conference, returned to Wellington by special train at 12.13 p.m. yesterday. He and Lady Islington will attend tho Y.W.C.A. garden party to bo held ill the grounds of Government House this afternoon. Lord Islington has promised to attend tho races at Wingatui (Dunodin) towards the end of the month.

To-day the Prime Minister will be travelling in the Waikato, and will reach Auckland to-night; the Hon. G. Fowlds, the Hon. Dr. Findlay, the Hon. 1). Buddo, and the Hon. T. Mackenzie will bo in Wellington; the Hon. J. A. Millar is proceeding to Dunedin,' the Hon. R. M'Kenzio is in Auckland, and tho two Ministers for Native AfFairs are on tho East Coast. Prince Leopold of Battenberg and party arrived at Westport last night after a pleasant trip down the Buller Gorge, and left by the Mapourika at 8 o'clock for Nelson and Wellington.— Press Association. The Hon. D. Buddo returned to Wellington yesterday from Nelson. The Mayor (Mr. T. M. Wilford) has been far from well during tho past few days. He was slightly better yesterday, and was able to attend at the Town Hall for a few minutes to sign letters. Mr. Justice Cooper will go to Palmerston North to-day in place of the Chief .Justice (Sir Robert Stout), who has found it impossible to preside over the criminal sessions, which open at Palmerston oil Monday. Dr. Howden, mcdical superintendent at To Waikato Sanatorium, Cambridge, was, on his retirement in order to enter private practice, presented with an elegant silver revolving entree dish, tastefully inscribed. Special references were mado by various speakers to the groat loss sustained by both patients and staff in Dr. Howden's retirement, and to his kindly qualities, both in his official and private capacities. Dr. Howden replied briefly, and thanked both staff and patients for their loyalty and assistance. Mrs. Howden was presented with a beautiful bouquet by the "youngest inhabitant." Tho death occurred yesterday morning of Mr. William Itae, who established the Dispatch foundry at Clreyinouth. Ho was well known and highly respected. Ho leaves a widow, but no family. Messrs. D. Swinton, W. Smith, J. H. Hinton, and T. G. Rosevcar have been elected the Otago representatives at tho Oddfellows' biennial meeting at Palmer-st-ou North next month.