PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 18 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the. Prime Minister will be in his constituency, the Hon. J. Carroll is in Gisborne, the Hon. J. A. Millar in Duncdin, tho Hon.'G. Fowlds in AVollingtoii, the Hon. Dr. Findlay in Nortb Auckland, tho Hon. D. Buddo in W<?. lirtgton, tho Hon. T. Mackenzie with the Scottish Commissioners/ the Hon. •R. M'Kenzie in Wellington) and the Hon. A. T. Ngata on tho East. Coast.

Mr. Justice Chapman leaves for Blenheim on Monday to preside over the sitting of, the Supreme .Court there. .

Mr. Justice, Sim is expected to arrive in Wellington about the end of- nest week, when he will take up. the, civil business of the Supreme Court here. The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) left North yesterday for Napier. He is expected back in .Wellington the week after next. ' =

Tho Hon. G. Fowlds was a visitor to tho'Manawatu Royal Arch Chapter last night, and returned to Wellington last evening. ' 7:.

' Mr. J. C. Cooper, in response to a requisition ■- asking him to become - a candidate in the Government, interests at the coming election, states that his business will not 1 permit him to becomo a candidate!, and, moreover, ho cannot reconcile his opinions with the undefined policy of the Government-.

, It is understood (writes our Pahiatua correspondent) that Major Bolton has definitely, decided to contest .the Pahiatua seat ..in. tho' Opposition interest.

Mr. F. W. de Clifford, chief correspondence clerk at - the . local office of tho Union Steam Ship Company, was recipient of .a combined' suit and dressing case from the local staff of the • JJnion -Coinpany ■ Mr..-do the company's Port! Chalmers branch, ..has holiday leave been granted a fortnight s holiday leave beforo ho takes up, his new duties. ...

Mr. H. S. Hart, of Messrs. Dimond and Hart, . of I'aranaki .Street/ - leaves by the . Main Trunk train- to-day on an extended tour- , of Europe,.Asia, and: America, ilr.,Hart ivill,combine business with pleasure.as his -firm have under , consideration several- important enterprises... Jfe ; will bo accompanied by Mr. Geo,: M,; Fowlds, son of the Minister for Education,- and Mr. W. H. Caugheyj son of Mr- A. C. Caughey. of Smith and Caiighey, -Auckland. The ,wholp party will leave Auckland on.Monday next.to.catch the. Or- ,« Ova. from Sydney on March 1.

•Mr. 'R. ' Wv Edwards, -who recentlyresigned from the position of town clerk and engineer at Dunedin, passed through Wellington en route to Sydney yesterday. Mr. Richards intends to enter into business on his own account in Sydney, where he was formerly connected with the City, Council.

: 'The Rev. D. C. Bates, director of the Meteorological Office,'.left'.forHho south last evening to inspect', some of the chief meteorological stations in ,\the South'lsland.

■J- The -Re v; Father Daniel-- M'Carthy, who with the Rev. Fathers Hanlon and. Lynch formed a band of Vincentiah priests .who conducted a notable mission in .Wellington seventeen- years-, ago, is at present tho guest of his Grace Archbishop Bedwood. He leaves for the Argentine' by the Athenic on Friday next for the purpose of conducting a mission among the English-speaking .jieople of that Republic. ; Tho Rev. Father M'Carthy will be remembered by many as . a powerful preacher and for his sterling personal qualities.

At the final meeting of'the committee, which" organised The Dominion staff wayzgoose, Mr.'A.'Mays, the secretary,' was presented by the" members of the committee with a small token' of appreciation of the very efficient manr her in which he had carried out ■ his duties; ' ■■ ■ ; • ■■ -.

The numerous friends of Mr. F. Milddnhall . will be pleased, to hear that ho has <inite recovered aftor spending two weeks at Rotorua, and has. returned to town. . I

The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr. James Mackenzie) is at present spending;a few days in'the Wairarapa district on Departmental business; He ■is expected to return this cveniiig.

; Mr. S. L. Buick, part-pfoprietor of the Dannevirko "Advocate," was a pas? penger by : the Maori , last evening, en route to: the Press Association Conference at Queenstomi.

' The Hon.' A. T. Ngata is : expected back' from tho East Coast, where ho has been staying for several weeks, next Wednesday.

Mr.. B. Wilson, Director of the Tourist Department,, is. at. present visiting tho Waitomo Caves and Rotorua on Departmental business. . . -

Miss Beatrice Day, tho well-known actress, left for Sydney by the Moeraki last evening. '

Mr. Charles Marter, sub-editor of tho Sydney "Daily Telegraph,'.', who . has been spending three weeks' holiday in "Now Zealand, sailed for home last evening by tho Moeraki.

, A largo number of friends' assembled on tho Queen's Wharf last evening to bid good-bye to Mr. W. H. George, of George and Kersley, who left on an extended visit to England.' He \vas accorded tho heartiest of farewells, mingled' with all sorts of good wishes for his welfare.

Mr. C. S. Nixon, Collector of Customs at Wellington, left by tho Moeraki for Sydney last evening, on a three months' holiday; which is to bo spent in 'Australia. Mr. Nixon is travelling for tho benefit of his health.

Mr. A. J. Graham, first principal of tho Manawatu Arch Chapter, will leavo on Wednesday next to attend the annual convocation of tho Supremo Grand Chapter at Auckland.

- Mr. W. Short, King's Trumpeter, is to be entertained by. tho Manawatu Savage Club to-nighti

Sir John Lancelot Stirling, President: of the Legislative Council of South Aus-; tralia, was among the passengers who' arrived at Auckland.by the Macedonia from Sydney on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Mr. A. K. Stirling and the Misses Stirling. They intend speiiding a month in touring New Zealand.; : Dr. F. W. Ward, editor of the'Syd-"' ney "Daily .Telegraph,". was also a < passenger by the Macedonia. Mr. H. J. Slade, chairman of Hobsoh ' County Council, has been asked by the Kaipara branch of the Reform League V to contest the Kaipara seat at: .the .. next general election. In reply to a question as towhettier he would bo likely to come out to judge tho band contests in Australia and New 1 Zealand next year (writes our • ton correspondent) Mr. W. Short, King's Trumpeter, who . adjudicated in the contest just concluded at Palmerston, said there was no possibility of his returning so soon, though', he ' would very much like it. Mr; J. Ord Hume, of Edinburgh, would/ probably bo tho next judge, and failing him Mr. ■ J. Beswick,-of Manchester, would in all likelihood come. . .. .; Major W: Jones and Mr. S.-L. Whymper, English fishing enthusiasts,- arrived in Auckland by the Macedonia from London on Wednesday, with the intention of. trying the New Zealand . troutstreams. " ■'■> .... Mr. G. H. Bennett, a prominent: resident of Palmerston North, and a member of the Wanganui Education Board, leaves for England on March 23 on a health-recruiting trip. > At 'ameeting of friends yesterday it was decided to accord Mr. Bennett a send-off ' as a mark of appreciation of his' services to the town. : The following letter from Mr. Edward ' Trcgear (late. Secretary for: Labour) to the editor of the "Weekly appears in. the current issue of that-jour-nal: "In your last issue there, appeared a 'par' to the effect that I had no am- - bition to become a member of Parliament. This hardly covers the ground. I have no ambitions personally of "any kind; my only wish is" to be of some slight service to my fellows,, especially to those who are. the' hardest worked and most poorly paid. ; I am carefully meditating over the most useful-course-I can take. .When I have decided theplan of campaign, I shall move, and-not -■ before—and there will not then be any doubt in any one's mind whether I am moving or not." • - Mr. J. D. Henrv .returned to-Wei- - lington yesterday, after visiting Blair-" logie, in the Masterton disinci, wnere. - options have been secured over certain oil-bearing areas. - He states tbat fur- • ther prospecting Should be proceeded •' with. • ■: . :• - • '