PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1061, 25 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor, ■ Lord Islington, is due back in Wellington from tho south to-morrow morning. •

To-day the Prime Minister, will be in Christcliurch, the Hon. J. 'AV Millar will be en route from Dunedin to Lyttelton, tho Hon. G. Fowlds will bo in Cliristcliurch, 'the' Hon. Dr. Findlay will be in Wellington, . .the Hon. T. Mackenzie in the Auckland district, the Hon. D. . Buddo on the West Coast, ijho Hon. J.' Carroll on the East Coast, tho Hon. -'k. T. Ngata in Wellington, and the Hon. R. M'Kenzie in Wellington. •

Tho <Prime Minister and Lady Ward paid a brief visit to Oamaru yesterday to bid farewell prior to leaving to attend the Imperial Conference and Coronation. Sir Joseph was enthusiastically received, and was accordcd a civic luncheon. Tha party left by tho second express for tho north'.—Press Association. / Mr. Justice Sim is expected to arrive from the south this morning or to-morrow. Mr. Justice Chapman leaves for Nelson to-day. His Honour is due at. Gisboriic on March 13. , , Captain Makgill Maitland left on a fishing excursion to Lako Taupo yestorday morning. Messr?. W. H. Field, M.P., J. G.' W. Aitken, •: and W. Allan have boon appointed by the Education' Board as its representatives on the Technical. Education Board. Mr. J. E. Smith, general manager for Australasia for the International Correspondence Schools, Ltd., left for Sydney by tho Marama yesterday. An activc canvass isVbeing made iii Auckland in aid of tho ill-fated Porteous family, who suffered so severely in tho recent tiro in that city. The incident was referred to the other night in a song sung by Mr. Harry Sadler at tho Opera. House, as the result of which coins to tho value of £7 were thrown upon the stage.

Sergeant Cruickshanks, at present. stationed at N&pier, has - been promoted to tho office of sub-inspector and will ■ be sent to Dunedin. Sergeant Cruickshanks has had 32 years* continuous service and ho has an excellent record,' He served in Dunedin for a number of years and became sergeant in 1900. Subsequently ho was stationed at,Wei-; lington, Dannevirke, and lately at Na-' pier. He; will replace Sub-Inspector rh'air, who is under orders to take the place of Sub-Inspector Green (retired) > at Timaru. V

Mr. L. G. Mackay, who has resigned - ' his position as lion, auditor of the Ten-, nis Association, aftgr'holding the office * since 1003, was presented with a hand-' some travelling.clock last-night by the, members of the association. The presentation was made by Mr. H. M. Gore, -' vice-president of the association, who _ remarked on the excellent work 'done 1 ; by Mr. Mackay on. behalf of tho sport. ■ Among the visitors to Wellington at' present is Dr. James Mason, of Lonrdon, who is making the round trip aa medical officer of the Everton Grange, • which steamer arrived from London, via: . Australian ports, yesterday. , res-' sel brought out .300 immigrants,- forSouth Australia, Victoria,' Now. South Wales, and Queensland, and nearly every one had been farmers or ed with tho farming class,., and" came \ out to Australia with but the one" in- ' v. teution—to go on'the'land. It is no' - sinecure being doctor of Van immigrant ship, according to Dr;-Mason. Between. Liverpool and Adelaide'the'vessel only ; ■ made ono call (at Las Palmas); and in;, those seven or eight weeks ,'hei , had .no . fewer than SIX) consultations; including a,fractured jaw, four sprained'ankles,, and a fractured rib., Dr. Mason is con-'' ncctcd by marriage with tho Cook family, the heads of the . well-known tourist firm. Tho late Thomas ..Cook, i who founded the "firm, married Dr. Mason's father's sister....' ■ . : Mr. A. A.'-.'J. Hope has been elected (as the Petone Railway Workshops representative of the Seddon Memorial Fund), to the board of; managers of the Petone Technical School. : - . In consequence of "injuries-isustained in a ooach accident some week's ago, Mr. G. P.' : Donnelly; has been, recommended by hisr doctor to take complete rest.-. :He ; has therefore found it necessary to .resign his position on the Racing .Com--v.* lnittee set up under the Act of last . session.—Press Association. , A large number of railway employees assembled at the railway, reading room, Lambton Station,- last, night, to make X presentation to Mr. A. E. 1 -Pollock, star: tionmastcr at Lambton, who is being transferred to Hastings. The speakers •• i-cferred very. appreciatively to Mr. Pol-' : lock's good; qualities, and,; on. behalf or., the railway, employees,' Mr. Hutching* - presented Mr. Pollock- with : a.silyepmounted oak t-ray, an - illuminated address in book form, and a silver-mounts _ ed bread plate. ■ Last night,-at the Civil Service. Club.' Mr; Woodger,'; of-Petone; was presented , with' a travelling rug by the members of the Civil Service Amateur ' L Sporti , Club. 'There was a large' gathering,' - and Mr. Ai Marryatt (president) w«hed - Mr. Woodger bon voyage 'and success ; ; in t>ho Ola Country. . jv v-Vi.-Mr. T: Carmichael, who' is; leaving - shortly- for last • evening attended the meeting of the -Wellington Technical Education 'Board, of which he has been a" member for.sis years, for tho last time'prior to his . departure. When tho -busmess oi.ihe meeting had .been mr. 1 , J. G. W. Aitken moved . that .the • board record; its.iregret at:, m... : Carmichael,, and: accord nun - a ; hearty vote iof f th^r (^ .-.vfc i tention he had; given*, to" its" - affairs.; ;• Mr. .;Carmicha?l K: said ; Mr...; ; nlwavs been' in his' place and had-ay all times been very diligent in the; service ; of the board'-Mr. Fitzgerald;iin.second- :• ine, remarked that though ho had been there for only a few months, ho had come *to' realise that Mr. ■ was a verv keen and energetic member. ■ . of the board. Mr. Allan endorsed what had been said by previous speakers, and , added'that:Mr; Carmichael had been.an. active:and intelligent member, .and regular in - his attendance., Thanking members for ; ' the . motion they had passed; Mr. Carmichael said- he had . taken an interest in the school, and wished to see it doing its best for those undergoing tuition. - - - ; There was"a -very'large' eathering^^ofthe Masonic'fraternity at the Eobe Street Hall, New Plymouth, on , Wednesday ... night, thoroughly - representative of all ■ the. local lodges, to bid" farewell to Bro W. M. Terry, organist ,of the Mount Egmont Lodge, who is leaving.shorty! ■on a trip.to England. . The chair was occupied- by - Wor. Bro. H. Potter, with; seated on his , right, and on his left Wor. Bro. R. M., Corney, W.M. of De Burgb Adams.Lodge,. and P.M. Wor. Bro. J. W. Wilson,^of,-,, the Ngamotu Lodge. The proposer of the r principal toast referred-to , the services rendered" to , the . Masonic craft in New . Plymouth by Bro.; and Mi askinghim to accept as a tokela of the breth-. ren's appreciation the jewel of,his ottice,. wished, him a' pleasant journey , and a safe' return ,to' his lodge. .-: ■ ; --• Mr. W. L. Jones,' secretary :of the^; Federated Seamen's L : nion of New Zealand and tho Federated Cooks' and Stewards' Union of New Zealand, left' for y Sydney en route to England by ■ the Marama yesterday. During his absenco tho* secretarial duties will be .car- ; tied out by Mr. " Grand.Master C. E. Bellringer (Ne\r Plymouth), D.G.M: John Clarke (Auckland), Bro. J. Kershawj and seven directors of the Manchester Unity 'of Oddfellows met yesterday at the Odd- . fellows' Hall to' consider, the representation of Now Zealand at. the fellows' A Movable Committee in England. * Bro. Kershaw was duly_ appoint-. Ed representative of 15,000 New Zealand members of- the. -Manchester- . Unity. ' D'rl and. Mrs. Chadwick, of Eketa-. - huna, leave on a trip to -the Old Country in June next.. They have booked berths on tho Rotorua. , 1