PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

, His Excellency , tho Governor (Lord fe lington) attended tho anijual dinner, of tho South African Campaigners' Association at Masterton last night and mado'a patriotic, speech, in which he stated that Now Zealand had splendid material which required only efficient organisation-to secure a splendid scheme of defence. To-day the Prime Minister will be proceeding south to Invercargill:. The Hon. G. Fowlds will bo in Valmerston North, the Hon. J. Carroll and-tho Hon. A.. T. Ngata on the Coast, the Hon. J. A. Millar in Dunedin, the Hon.' T. Mackenzie is with the Scottish Commissioners in the Auckland district, tho Hon. Dr. Findlay, the Hon. D.' Buddo, and the Hon. K. M'Kenzio will be in Wellington. ' '■'„'■'■ The Right Hon. Sir J. G.' Ward left last evening by the Maori for Lytteltdn en route for his constituency, where he is to bo entertained at three banquets prior, to bis departure for England. .

Colonel Roberts, formerly S.M. at Rotorua, bat now retired, leaves Wellington to-day to make a trip over the West : Const tourist, route. He is accompanied by his daughter, Miss Roberts. •

Mr.R. H. W. Bligh; of tho White Cross League,, arrived in Wellington by tho : Manuka from Sydney. He goes routh to open a lecturing tour through the Dominion.

Messrs. Perry, Davies, Haigh, and Stewart aro leaving on Friday by the Moeraki on a holiday visit to Australia. ■•..-'

•Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Jebb, of London, who havo come to New Zealand to do some trout fishing, leave for Lake Taupo this morning.

Mr. Ernest E. Booth, lately associated with Mr." Lawrenco Campbell s. Dominion tour, and who is now attached to the Amy, Castles. Concert Company, arrived in Wellington yesterday to make local arrangements for Miss Castles's season, which .will commence in the Town Hall early next month. •

Mr. Gco. Cbirc-side, of Wcrribeo Park, Victoria, a gentleman who makes a poin,t of visiting New Zealand almost every year, arrived from Sydney by tho Manuka S'esterday. Acconmanied by Captain Balmaiii, ho will leave for the -north" this morninff, his objective being to. indulge in angling iii tho Tongariro Stream (Lake Taupo), where tho trout are reported to bo plentiful. . '

Mr. F. Fraser, of the Chief Electoral Office, and for sonio years in tho General Manager's office. Railway Department, lias resigned his position in tho Civil Servico in order to go into business with his father in the Alorlboroiigh district. yit. l*ras«r leaves by tho Patoena on Friday.

Mr. J. R. Gordon, managing director of the Powellised Wood Company, Rangataua, is at present on a visit to Wellington, and returiw- to ■ • Ranjatau*. tomorrow* ■•'':•

Mr. W. H. P. Barber has been appointed by the Government on the Board of Governors of Wellington College. ; Mr.' F. W. do Clifford, chief correspondence clerk nfc the local office of the Union Steam Ship Company, who has . been secretary to the Wellington Shipping Offices' Sports Club-for tho Inst four years, was entertained last evenins by the various office* staffs , of the club on the c eve of his dooartufo for Port Chalmers, o on transfer. "Representatives of practic- ji ally, every shipping office in, Wellington y were present, the chr.ir beins occupied by Mr. Hovan, of Levin and Co. During the course of the evening Mr. do Clifford was the recipient of a case of pipes suitably inscribed, and in asking him.to accept this token of the esteem in which he is held by his friends in Wellington, the ohairman said that the club was losing a secretary and a friend whom it would bft very hard to replace. Various other speakers endorsed" the chairman's re. . marks heartily, nnd one and all wished Mr. do Clifford future success.. ' . v Dr. Ballantyne, and the Hon.' B. J. i Black are passengers from Lyttelton to d Wellington by the Mararoa this morn- v ing; • a Professor Baldwin is a , through, piiseenßCr by the Moeraki from Dnnedin to f Sydney. ' The remains of the late Mr. A. A. K. t Dunoan, formerly Deputy Public Trustee, { were interred at Karori Cemetery yester- ( day aftefnoon.' The funeral was a pri- c vate one. (