PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1112, 27 April 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

liis Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington) and Lady Islington wore_ present at tho annual meeting of the St. John Ambulance Association at Auckland on Monday -night. Lady Islington presented tho medallions and certificates and labels awarded by the society. His Excellency who, shortly before his departure from England was created a Knight of Grace of tho Order of St. John of Jerusalem, wore the full insignia of that Order. Today Lord Islington will preside at the annual meeting of the Orphans' Homo, lie will leavo in the evening by the Main Trunk express on the way to Blenheim, wiser" he will make a shooting expedition. lie is expected to return to Auckland on Hay 7. All the Cabinet Ministers, .with- tho exception of the Hon. A. T. Ngata, wjll bo in Wellington to-day. Mr. Ngatri is at his farm on the East Coast, Captain AY. 11. Doig, of the Sixth Battalion, Seaforlh Highlanders, is a passenger for London bv the Knapehu to-day. Captain Doig arrived in Wellington by the Tongariro on I'cbriiarv 7, and has spent'the intervening time, in travelling in various parts of New Zealand. The new rank of detective-sergeant has been conferred on the following officers:— Detectives Campbell (Greymouth), ll'Mahon and M'llveney (Auckland), Cooney (Thames'!, Boddam (Now Plymouth), and Siddells (Wnngainii). The promotions take effect from May 1. Captain Hamilton, Infantry .Brigade Major, Wellington Military District, has been granted six months' leave of absence on urgent private business. He sails for England by the s.s. Tainui on May 18 next. Amongst passengers for London by the Paiapehu to-day is Mr. John Essex, Napier, who is making a holiday trip to the Old Country, after au absencc of thirtyone years. Mr. H. Kix-Trott, formerly enginesr to the Hutt Boroueli Council, has joined tho staff of the Public AVorlcs Department. He will be employed oil the Government irrigation works in Central Otsgo.