PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington), Lady Islington, ami party embarked nt, Auckland on tho Government steamer liineinoa on Saturday for a trip tu the north. The Hincmoa is timed to arrive back on Saturday afternoon next.— Press Association. The Prime Minister (tho Hon. T. Mackenzie) spent the week-end nt Wcreroa Slate farm. T!io other Ministers, with tho exception of tho Hon. T. liuxton, who is in South Canterbury, are in AVellington. Mr. A. L. Hcrdman, Jt.P. for Wellington North, was a passenger to Sydney by tho Aorangi on Saturday evening. Detective-Sergeant W. I?. M'llveney returned to Wellington from Rarotonga by the Aorangi on Saturday. Messrs. ,T. G. ilager. and T. TV Leith, representing tho purchasers oi' Whito Island, arrived in Wellington by the Aorungi on Saturday. They are staying at tho Grand Hotel. On Friday, at tho Church of England Parish Schoolroom, Lower Ilutt, the Kev. W. A. Cross, who was assistant nt St. James's for over two'year.', was presented with a. purso of sovereigns as a small token of the u-gard in. which he is held by tho parishioners. At ilie same inrfling a hearty welcome was extended to the new assistant, Mr. T. Gardiner. Miss Buswell, who is leaving Inn district, was also pr-Lsented with a pretty bracelet as n token of tho regard in which sho is held by tho other lady members of the choir.

Jlr. Sinclair Macnlister was on Saturday morning admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court by Hie. Chief Justice (Sir Robsrt Stout) on the motion of Jlr. A. W. Blair.

Mr. G. Snoad v,-os tho recipient of a presentation on Saturday at Messrs. .K. Anderson and Co.'s. It was made by Mr. Ellison, on behalf of the- employees, on (lie eve of Mr. Snoad's departure, for Christchurcli, where he takes up the position of manager of Jlessrs. A. J. White, Ltd.

V Press Association message from London states that Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.1 , ., intends to return to New Zealand in •Vpril. He is stated to be restored to health.

Mr. J. H. Turner, who has been a master at the Auckland Grammar School for 20 years, was on Thursday granted leave of absence for a year to enable him to go lo England, upon Hie usual terms of a" half-year's salary during his absence.

Mr. P. Marcus, who has been acting as Consul for Franco at Auckland, has been granted a holiday, and is returning lo France. M. Kigoroan, the new French Consul, will take ch-irpo of tho Auckland Consulate from April 1.

Mr. Samuel Begß. tho celebrated black aiid white artist, who attended iho Delhi Durbar on behalf of the "Illustrated London News," is at present the guest of his sister, Jlrs. Richard Carter, of the Parade, Kelburne. Mr. Bogg, who has been looking up old friends at Napier and Dannovirko (where he was employed as a surveyor in his youthful days), will leave again for London at tho end of tho present week.

Mr. John Southey, homo director for Australasia of the China Inland Mission, arrived from the smith by tho Mararoa on Saturday. He is staying with Captain iiiul Mrs. 'Blackburno, of 50 Hawker Street.

Mr. Bernard Espina-sso, the member of tho statf of "Pearson's AVcekly" who has been sentenced to seven moliths' imprisonment for conspiring fraudulently to win prizes in newspaper competitions is well known in Sydney and Melbourne, having lived in those cities up till about four or five years ago, doing free-lance journalistic work for various papers, including the "Bulletin." He is the author of a version of "The Three .Musketeers,'- , which wiis played successfully in Australia, and has written many short stories and a few plays of literary merit.

Mr. 11. C. Tewsley, president of the Commercial Travellers' and- Warehousemen's Association, wns farcvclled at tho dub-room on Friday night, sud presented, on behalf of the members, with n handsome c.liei|iie by Mr. AY. J. Biitlsun, vicepresident, win) expressed every good wish for the recipient's future. .

Kcws has been received that Mr. Harold Plimmer; son of Mr. Charles l'linimer, of Boulcott Street, has passed his examination for a first eußincev's certificate. 3fr. Plimnicr has for Hie past llirce or four years been serving; on steamers trading between England and Aniorica.

Mr. K. Bridge, who for tho past four years lias been attached to the outside slalV of the Cartcrton railway station, has Ijci'ii advised of liis transfer to l'etono, and will be succeeded "at C'arlorton by the officer at jjivseut in charge of Vigroi'i Un«h. Mr. Uridffi , , hy his courteous manner, has won the esteem of the public duriiiK his sojourn at Carterton, and his departure will ba much ri'Kioltod.

Mr. K. V. Kllis, who is loavinu Cartorlon shortly for Kiijlaiul, accompanied by bis mother, was en Tlnii'Mlay afternooii ■prcsenfeil with a sol., of military hair brushes from the members of the Carterton Sivimmins Club. Mr, J. A. Dudscn made the presentation.

Mr. A. Seeloy, who has fur some years past Imtii mnnapinc: Iho linrdHiiiv dcpiirlinnit of Die Mutual Trading Co., Ltd., Carterton, has accepted a similar position in Knikonrn, South Island, and will leave Carlerton in the course of tho next wee'k or so.

The following is the ela?s list for tho supplementary examination, IDI2, in connection with the Anglican Board of Theological Studies;— Class ], none; Class 11., !•:. E. Hanifmd. Auckland; Class 111, M. I'. Kempthorno, AVclliuglon.