PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1401, 29 March 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. J. R. Palmer (Town Clerk) is expected to arrive back from Sydney on Wednesday next.

Mr. 11. E. Richards, a member of the Miramar Borough Council, is mentioned as a candidate for the Mayoralty of tho borough.

A deputation from tlio Wellington Citizens' League waited on Mr. J. G. W. Aitkon yesterday, asking him to stand for the Mayoralty next month. Mr. Aitkcn expressed his appreciation of the honour done him, and stated that ho would give a decided answer to-day. '

Mr. Kohn, the 'Wll-kriown Island fruit merchant, leaves for Jtnroicnga by tho Manuka this evening.

Captain .T. Kmau Smith, Resident Commissioner at the C-cok Group, will arrive from liarotonga by Die Aorangi to-mor-row.

A Rotorua Press Association telegram slates:—Jlr. G. A. Empson, who has been promoted to the Chief Postmastcrship at Hokitika, has a record of thirty-four years as postmaster, having been placed in charge at Havelock four years after joining the Department in IS7-1. He has beea postmaster here eleven years.

The Gazette announces that, the King's exequatur empowering Mr. E. Focke to act as Consul for Germany at Wellington has been received.

Messrs. A. V. Sturtcvant, W. W. De Castro, P. W. Broughton, and W. Johnston havo passed the spocinl examination prescribed by Section 7 of tho Land Transfer Act, and havo therefore qualified for appointment to offices therein mentioned, Tho Anglican Bishop of Christchurch (Dr. Julius) intends leaving on April 9 on a visit to England, and does not expect to return to Christchurch till about tho end of the year. Dean Harper has been appointed commissary during the Bishop's absence.

The Wellington Royal Choral Society ■ has engaged Miss Rosina Buekman (late ' of the Melba Grand Opera Company) to 1 sing the part: of Santuzza in Mascagni's ' opera "Cavallcria Rusticana," to he sung 1 in concert form in the Town Hall towards i Ihe end of Muy. JHss Muriel Bennett, of Wellington, is to sing the second soprano park i Mr. David Robertson, a Wellington dele- • gate to the New Zealand Ironmasters' Asi sociation's conference at Christchurch. re- , turned to ■Wellington yesterday. Tho . conference was still in session when he : left. '■ Jlr. Josiah Gentle, brickmaker, of Newtown, Sydney, who died in January last, leaves ill estate which has been valued for probate at .1:72,128. i Mr. Harry Walker, eldest son of Mr. Alex. Walker, formerly of Masterton, but now of Sydney, is (says the "Wuivarapa ; Ago") making a claim to the Earldom of , Fife. ; Jlr. W. Pendray. a Vancouver merchant, ' and brother of the Rev. J. J. Pendray, is at present on a short visit to Ekctd--1 luina. Mr. ,T. Bett, a very old resident of Palmcrston North, who is about to leave on a visit to England, was entertained at a. social by townspeople and settlers; There was a large attendance. The Mayor (Jlr. J. A. Xash) presided. During tho evening Mr. Bet; was presented with a solid silver tea service, suitably inscribed, as a mark of esteem. The appointments of Mr. John Strauchon as Under-Secretary for Lands, Mr. James Mackenzie ns Surveyor-General, nnd Mr. P. T. O'Neill as Assistant-Under-Secre-tary for Lands, nro_ recorded in tho Gazette issued last evening. Mr. James ll'Alpine has been appointed a Government Inspector of Machinery and Examiner of Ships. Mr. John Rountreo has been appointed a member of tho Auckland District Land Board. Jlr. W. T. Eildroth has boon appointed by the Governinnat a member of tho Wellington Harbour Board, vico Jlr, H. C. Tcwsley, resigned. Jlr. Ben. Fuller, of John Fuller and Rons, leaves Wellington for Sydney by the Jloeraki to-day.