PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1211, 21 August 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The committee responsible for Sir J. Carroll's Birthday function, which takes' placo in tho .Sydney Street Schoolroom this evening, at 8 o'clock, desire to stato that tho reception- is a public one, and no invitations lravo been issued for it. Owing to the size of tho hall onlv a limited number of tickets can be sold. Tho attention of the friends of Sir James Carroll, who desire to bo present, is directed to an advertisement appearing in this issue. The programme will bo supplied by Miss Hardinge-Maltby, Miss Segricf, Miss Sybil llapley, Messrs. E. J. Hill, D. J. Kenny, E. Robertson. C. H. Clarksom, J. Parker, Borneo Gardiner, and tho Hon. A. T. Ngal.a. Ticket's may be obtained at Holliday's or Arniit's. Tho gathering is announced to bo of a non-political nature.

Mr. W. B. Taylor, of tlio elorical efaff of tlio local branch of the Westport Coal Company, has received notification of his promotion to the Palmcrslon branch of ih-o company. Prior to liis leaving to take lip his new duties Mr. Taylor was the recipient of a prosentatioii from his follow workers. Mr. AV. A. Flavell, manager of the Wellington branch, made the presentation.

Sousa, the eminent conductor, lias two great hobbies—horse-riding and shooting (game and from the traps), in both of which lie is most proficient. His managers on the present world's tour (the Quinlan International Musical Agency) wero evidently well posted on the point, as in his contract it is stipulated that ho must neither ride a horse or shoot a gun. Ho is looking forward keenly to the end of tho tour.

llr. J. F. Montague, of Auckland, is visiting 'Wellington. He will make preliminary arrangements for a visit of tho Auckland Shakespeare Society in October.

Dr. r. Mackin is about, to leavo on a twelve months' tour abroad and will be a pnssenner by the 'Warrimoo for Sydney on Priday next. At Sydney, Dr. jrackiu will join the Jlataraui for Java and after spending tlireo weeks (here will procced vi.i. Singapore to Bnrmah, whore lie will spend a fortnight in covering the country between linngoon and Jlondalny, thence crossing to Calcutta. JEc has 'mapped out a very extensive (our of India, which will take in all the

great centres of population between Calcutta -and I'eshawur, anfi will journey (hence to Bombay, crowing back again via KaicU'rabad and Poona to Madras and 011 tlirougli Pondicherry and Madliura lo Ceylon—lwo monlhs' travellin.g in all. After leaving Ceylon, lie will visit Cairo and travel up the Nile to the Siulin, thence striking out to tho l!ed The itinerary for February includes Palestine, Syria, Greece, followed by visits lo Turkey, Austria, Germany, i'rnnce, and London, which is to . I:e reached at the beginning of May. While on the Ontinont, J)r. Mackin will, undertake post graduate work at Vienna, llcrlin, and .Paris, it is his intention (o return brine via the Trans-Continental Railway, China, and Japan. Dr. Ernest: lio.xer, who has been associated with Dr. Mackin for some time past', will have charge of the practice during the latter's abccnca,