PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1412, 12 April 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho I'rinio Minister (the Hon. T. Mackenzie) is slill in.'l'arnnaki, hut will relurn to Wellington next Monday. The Hon. ,f. Colvin is at Greyuioufh; the Hon. 'I'. I'.nxlon at Teinukn; and Iho other Cabinet Minisbrs in Wellington. The lion. 11. G. Mil (Postmaster-General) leaves ti-day fur Hastings and Napier on public business. l| o expects to return to town nexl Monday.

The ,\elint;-Mnyor (Mr. John Smith) will return from the south to-day.

His Excellency 111? Governor has no public engagements i:;r (lu next few days. If the weatli'L-r is suitable lie wiil leave Auckland lor a cruise in his private yacht on .-'yturday. I'relinn'niry measures have bcr-n la ken towards the' tendering of a citizens' complimentary hall to' their Excellencies the Governor an;! J.adv Islington in the Auckland Town HallPros* Association.

At the close of the play on Suturdav last on the Hull Howling Club's green the opportunity was taken of saying goodbye to Mr. C. Trevcthiek, president of (lie club, who !<>avoi on a trip to England on Thursday next. On behalf of the members Mr. C. Hollard presented Mr. Trevethiek with handsome "Petonc" rugs, for himself and wife, anil wished them boa voyage and a safe return.

Xominnlions closed yesterday for (he election of a representative of Otngo Vuivcrsity to a scat on the Senate of the 1 mversity cf New Zealand. The noininations received by the registrar were those of Professor Marshall, Professor Gilray, Professor White, and Mr. Mian Thomson (the fii.it Rhodes scholar).—Press Association.

Mr. Win. M'l.enn, secretary of the 'Wellington Opera House Company, informed the annual meeting of tho companv vesjmlay that tho Hon. Win. Pitt, of Melbourne, was leaving there on Saturday week for Wellington, with the plans of the new theatre, which the compimv proposes to erect in Manners Street East.

A Press Association message from Sydney slates that Captain Amundsen, the Polar explorer, proceeds to New Zealand next week, en route to Buenos Ayrcs, where he will rejoin his vessel, * the Flam.

Professor Hunter has been elected un'opposed to the vacancy caused by Hie retirement of Mr. 1,. Cohen from the District Court of <_ on vocation of the University of .New Zealand.

Mr. A. ]•!. Ma bin, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, lias given notice that he will move at tile next meeting of the chamber:—"That this chamber accords its hearty support to the movement in favour of establishing a fund for the purpose of purchasing pictures for (lie proposed National Art Gallery in Wellington."

For the- Inst sixteen months St. David's Tresbytcrinn Church at Auckland has been without a settled inini.-ter. During tho latter six months tho charge has been temporarily filled by the Hev. ,Tas. Saunders, a recent arrival from Wales. 'I'ho work of both Mr. and Mrs. Saunders has been very much appreciated by the congregation, and at a meeting of the Presbytery on April !) it was announced that St. David's Church had extended a hearty call to Mr. Saunders. 'I'lla call has been accepted, and tho induction ceremony will take place on April 25.

Mr. K. K. Mulgan, chief inspector of

schools at Auckland, who has been suffering from a mild attack of typhoid fever, is now making rapid progress towards recovery.

The Kcv. C. H. Harvey, M.A. (Anglican), and the Nevs. Angus M'Donald, and .1. D. C. Mailill (Presbyterian) arc gazetted as officiating ministers under the Mnrriage Act.

The. following appointments are gazctlcd:—Mr. John Strauchon (Under-Secre-tary of Lands) to be a member of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners, 1308. in place of Mr. W. C. Kensington, 1.5.0.. retired; Mr. G. A. Cornuick, De-puty-Chief Electoral Officer; Mr. D. (i. F. Austin. Registrar of Marriages, etc., for the Carterton district; Messrs. Albert Barns and Taltarangi Mete Kingi, of Wanganui, members of the Aotea District Maori Land Board. Ministerial ap:]iiovftl- of 'the- appointment of Sister Mary Ambroso as manager of St. Joseph's .Industrial School at Upper Hutt is also gazetted.

Mr. 11. .1. Flntcnu. a representative ot the Loudon "Times," passed through Aucklund on Tuesday on liis way to Sydney. After spending two months in Australia, Mr. Flotcan will probably return to England, via. Japan and Siberia. He was formerly attached to the London "Daily Mail."

Mr. H. M'Pherson, a Scottish investor, was 0110 of tlie through passengers from Vancouver to Sydney by the Makura mi Tuesday. }le is going. to Australia with a view of securing land there. Mr. M'Pherson will probably return to New Zealand and prospect the country with a view to finding out what prospects arc offered to investors.

Mr. i\ Wnldegravo, lato Under-Secre-tary for Justice, and his (blighter (Mrs. Atkinson), left Auckland for England on Wednesday by the Mongolia.

Mr. ami Mr.". Bigwood (the lady being i well-known as Miss Carrie Moore, a noted 'Australian actress) arrived in Auckland nn Tuesday afternoon by tlio steamer Surrey, from Liverpool, via Sydney. ' It is their intentiuii to spend about a week in Auckland, and to tour New Zealand. Miss Moore's last theatrical engagement at Homo was in the principal role of "Our Miss Gibbs." Mr. Bigwood was nt one time a resident of Wellington.

The Very Kev. Father Griffiths, Provincial of flic Jiedemptorist Order from Ireland, who has been visiting the various houses of the Order in Is'ew Zealand, is at present in Wellington. He is accompanied by the l!cv. Father Murray.