PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 11 May 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the Hon. J. Carroll, the Hon. T. Mackenzie, and tho Hon. D. Buddo will be in Wellington, tho Hon. J. A. Millar in Dunedin, the Hon. R. M'Kcnzio in Tiiranaki, the Hon. G: Fowlds in •Vucklaml, tho Hon. A. T. Ngata on the East Coast

A Pi'££s Association message from London, received yesterday morning, states that Lieutenant Thomas Edmund Esteourt, of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal fccoc-s Greys), has been appointed an extra aide-de-camp to Lord Islington. The huiienant has been eight yoars in the Army.

Mr. 11. Hill, chief inspector to the Hawke's Hay Education Board, returned from a trip" to the I'nited Kingdom by tlie Moeraki yesterday.

Mr. W. M. JTannay, managing director of the Golden Hay Cement Company, has returned from a visit to the works, paid in company with Mr. Anderson, the companv's consulting: engineer from London. Mr." Stvndwicke, who has "teen engaged as chemist, arrived from Sydney yesterday, and left duvinj; the day for Xclson, en route to Golden Bay. ''

Word was received in Masterton yesterday (says our local correspondent) of the dc.itli of Mr. Johann Jes-en. one of (ho pioneer settlers of Matiriceville. Deceased, who had reached the ripe age of SI years, arrived in Xew Zealand in 1874. One ol his son?, Mr. William Jessen, resides in Wellington.

Bishop' Grimes was a passenger for Lyttelton by the Maori last evening. Mr. Justice Sim left Wellington for Lytteltou by the Maori last evening. Mr. G. M. Thomson, M.P. for j)unedin Xortb, underwent an operation for appendicitis 'on Monday, and is now progressing favourably, lie is at present slaving at Hawera Vith his son, Dr. Thomson. Mr. Thomson has definitely decided to stand again for Duncdin Xoilh nt the coining general election, and his committees are already vigorously at work.

Mr. W. Biingay, of the composing staff of Tμ Dominion, who is nbout to leave for Auckland, was presented last night v.iih a handsome set of gold sleeve links and a fountain pen. Mr. \V. Todd, the foreman printer, in making the presentation, referred to the high esteem in which Mr. Bungay was hold by his fellow workmen and wished him every success in his new sphere of work.

Mr. TF. Cummings, coaching foreman of Lnmblon Station, left yesterday with his wife rm a holiday trip to Sew Plymouth nntl the Bay of Islands.

The "Church Xcws" of. St. Paul , *, Cleveland Street, Sydney, of which AHi. deacon Uovce i>> Hip rector, states: ilie lion. J. S. T. M/Gowen, M.P., who is superintendent of the Sunday School, was recently re-elected to that position forth: , Iwwily-iomth time in snrawiim., The tc-icher-i and scholars are giving him n send-off on Hie ovp of his departure to the Coronation. Mr.. M'Gowcn is Premier of New South Wales.

At (he. f|unrterly meeting of Primitive Methodist Sunday School teachers, hold on evpiiing, special reference wns 'made to the Sunday School work of Jlr. James Taylor, .1.1'., nf Tawa Flat, who lias been superintendent for, (10 years, and (lit; following resolution was passed; —"That this quarterly conference «F Sunday School workers connected with, the Primitive Methodist Churches of Wellington heartily and unanimously expresses its admiration of the spirit manifested by Jlr. James Taylor, nf Tawa Flat, who, although now 8" years of age, and suffering from lameness, is nc.rer absent from the morning f.choql, where, almost single-handed, he influences, many for, good." The hope was expressed that' Mr. Taylor would l>3 spared to continue, his gocil work.

The first appearance of Mr. Ernest Varkes, the talented New Zealand baritone, upon an Auckland concert platform took place at: the ' Orchestral Society s concert (says, tlie Auckland "Herald" of Thursday .-fast), and most of the good opinions previously hcurd of this young singer were verified. His voice, which is of round, resonant quality, is equally musical throughout, and is, moreover, one of those rare voices which gives an audience a .supreme satisfaction.in listening tc- it. Jlr. Parkevs readings are not sedantic, and he has also a liberal allowance of what is usually called "temperament," though he appeared over-anxious in his first programme number, the prologue to "I'aglincci" (Leoncavallo), and consequently failed to do himself full justice. In Schnbort's "The Wanderer, he delighted all ,with his intellectual grasp of tho words and music of this lino fong, proclaiming himself .a musician in technique and taste.

Messrs. Goldwater, Hanson, Robertson, Wilkie, and Svme, members of a party of Taranaki bowlers w:;o Have been playing a series of matches in Sydiuy, returned to Wellington by the Moeraki yesterday, Mr. Hammond, manager of the South British Insurance Co., who is at pretvnt in England, is very much better in health. Mr. Hammond is going to the Continent, and will return to Wellington via Canada.

At the annual meeting of the Greyimonth Harbour Board yesterday, Mr. Felix Camnbell was unanimously re-elect-ed chairman. Ho was warmly eulogised for his strenuous and successful work during the past year.—Press Association. Mr. R. Breen.has resigned the secretaryship of the Otaso Trades and Labour Council.—Press Association.

The report that ilr. E. G. Jellicoe is ill is, wo are informed, incorrect.

Mr. Ison Yao Yen, a prominent Chineso merchant, arrived % the Moeraki from Sydney yesterday. ,He is the first Chinese to enter New Zealand under ths new regulations, which (under certain conditions) waive the. payment of JJIOO po'il-tas. Commercial travellers and tourists are exempt under .these regulations, subject to their producing bona fides. ■ Tho new arrivals, however, must undertake not to remain in Ihe country for a longer period than six months. A deposit amounting to ,£lO is necessary. This is returned to the visitor upon his departure.

Colour-Sergeant Frandi, of tho Zeolandia Company, Fifth Wellington liifiV, was presented with the long-scrvico modal on Sunday last, after church para<le. Colonel Duthie, in making tho presentation referred to the fact that Colour-Sergeant Frnndi had served continuously for over twenty years as a volunteer. ' In the earlier part, of his time he was attached to tho City Rifles, and for many yenrs subsequently with tho Zcalandias, of which company ho was colour-sergeant until he relinquished his position and passed into tho Reserve.