PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1333, 10 January 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

V All the Ministers aro in town, except tho Hon. T. Mackenzie who left for the south last evening. In answer to an inquiry at tho Prime Minister's office yesterday, it was stated that he had not yet fixed a time for departure upon his projected holiday trip in the Taupo district, but that he would probably leave in a day or two. Mr. W. L. Bosschart, Consul-General for the Netherlands for Australasia, is paying a visit to New Zealand, and will arrive here by tho Moeraki from Sydney. Hβ purposes to stay in Wellington till January 17, and merchants or others who wish to interview him with regard to trade between the Netherlands, India, and New Zealand, should communicate with him through the Consul for tho Netherlands in AVollington, the Hon. C. J. .lohnston, caro of Johnston and Co., Ltd., l''eathorston Street.

A private telegram received in Wellington btiitcri that Mrs. Wiltshire, Uvidow of tho Into Mr. George Wiltshire, for many years city engineer of ■ Wellington, and Air. and Mrs. Jlason, who were injured in q motor-car accident in tile Ngapaenint district, fourteen miles from Daniieyirkp, are progressing favourably, lire. Wiltshire, who was very much shaken and bruised, will be confined to her hi-me for soiuo tiiile.

lir. John Jl'Corinack, the eminent tenor, Miss Kosina Uuckniaun, and llr. Alfred Kaufmann, late of the Melba Opera Company, will arrive here from Sydney by the lloeraki to-day. "John M'Cormack and party all well; regards"—this was the text of u wireless message received privately from Mr. H. X. Southwell,manager for Mr. Johu M'Coriiiack ami Concert Company.

Mr. Gascoyno Beard, 8.A., son tf Dr. Spencer Beard, of l'uhiatua, who has Iwen studying at Wells Theological College (Kngland) during the iiast year, with ii view to taking Holy Oruors, has passed the necessary examination, and at the Advent ordinations he will be ordained to his first curacy at Bu.shey, Hertfordshire, in tho diocese of St, Albans.

Mr. Arthur J. Luke, of Wellington, solicitor, nnd' Mr. K. Kennedy, M.A., LL.AI., hit* of the staff of Messrs. 8011, Gully, Bell, and Myers, have entered into partnership as barristers and solicitors.

A Press Association telegram from Napier states that at an inquest concernin? tho death of Mrs. Houldsworth, of Wellington, who died aboard .the Mokoia on the journey from Gisborne, a verdict was returned that death was duo to cerebral hemorrhage, resulting from a congested state of tho blood-vessels.

At a meeting of tho Home Mission Committee of the English Weslcynn Methodist Church on November 28, an appeal was read from tho Rev. C. H. Laws, of New Zealand, asking that the itevs. Thos. Cook and his brother, Vallanee Cook, should be sent to help in a great mission iu that colony, which is to bo held very soon. The committee could not release tho ltcv. Thomas Cook, but will send the Eev. Vallanco Cook for about six months. Mr. Cook is asking to bo allowed to leave tho work of conne'xional evangelist in 11)13. :

Our Wanganui correspondent states that supporters of Mr. J. T. Hogan, late member for Wanganui, intend entertaining him at a "social on January 19, wben a presentation will bo made to him in recognition of his services, as member for tho district during the past six years.

Guido Maggie Papakura and spvcral of tho Arawa Maoris, who returned from England by the Somerset on Monday evening, left for tho north by the Main Trunk express train yesterday. Tho others will go , north to-day.