PERSONAL ITEMS,

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1441, 16 May 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS,

' The Prime Minister (the Hon. T. Mackenzie) is on'his way back to the capital from Gisborne, the Hon. A. M. Myers is at Dunedin, the Hon. W. D, S. Macdonald at Gisborne, and the Hon. le Mnngihirou' in the North Auckland dietiict, t!ie Hon. H. 0. Jill at Blenheim, and tho Hon. T. Buxton nt Temufca. The Hon. J. A. Hniian. the Hon. G. W. Russell, and the Hon. ,T. Colvin are in AVellington, and the Hon. G. Iwiurenson is duo from the south this morning.

A Press Association message from Dunedin states that Mnjor-General Godley had the misfortune to meet with a slight accident while inspecting the Twelfth Otago Mounted Rifles at Balclutha to-day, his horse falling and rolling on his foot, tho General straining his ankle. He came on to Dunedin by the evening express, and as he is confined to bis room, his. departure will )>e delayed for a dny or so.

The Hon. C. Johnston, accompanied by his son, motored through to Castiecliff to visit' Mr. Lan Johnston, who has been ll! for some- time, but who is now progressing favourably.

On the recommendation of the Professorial Board, the Victoria College Council li"3 awarded the Jacob Joseph Scholarships for 1912 to Miss H. M. Jenkins, ami Mr. P. W. Burbidgo. -

Sir Robert Stout has 'been re-elected representative of the Victoria College Council on tho Senate of tho New Zealand University.

Mi-. J. Farrell, representing J. C. Williamson, Ltd., arrived from the south yesterday to complete arrangements for the Wellington season of "Everywoman,

Sir. A. Leigh Hunt, manager of the Farmers' Distributing Company, left for Kelson yesterday on a brief holiday visit.

Mr. V. J. Shelton, New Zealand representative in London for the Producers' Association, arrived in London from Wellington about the middle of last week.

Mr. Cununing, at present on the instructional staff of tho Wellington Education Board, will succeed Mr. W. C. Davfes as agricultural instructor upon the latter's resignation of his duties prior to taking up his new appointment as headmaster of tho Groytown District High School.

Mr. ChaTles Seabrook, one of the oldest residents of Grey mouth, died yesterday morning, after a long illness, states a Press Association telegram.

A presentation is to be made to Messrs. 11. Price and Yi. J. Hill by the Northern Bowling Association at its meeting on Tuesday next for tho valuable services both gentlemen rendered during the past tournament held in Wellington.

Mr. B. ST. Low, 8.A., B.Ss., of the teaching staff at Newtown School, has been temporarily appointed assistant in chemistrv at Victoria College, taking the place of Sir, F. Stuckey. recently appointed an inspector under tho Wellington Education Board.

Mr. Charles Wilson was last evening reelected chairman of the Victoria College Council for the ensuing term, end Mr. Clement Watson was re-elected treasurer.

The members of the English Pierrots Company arrived from Sydney by the Mocraki*yesterday. They are to commence a season in Wellington at tho Concert Chamber this evening.

Mr. G. V. F. Mann, director of the National Art Gallery of Sw South Wales, was a passenger from Sydney py tlio Moeraki yesterday. He conies to Wellington to inspect tho Baillio collection of British paintings and to recommend thc?o canvases which ho fancies it will Uβ in tho interest of the trustees of his gallery to secure. With Dr. Du Faur, Mr. Mann visited Christ church in 1906 to select pictures from the British collection at the New Zealand Exhibition.

Mr.- Frank S. Ta.it, who is arranging (he lecture tour of Lieutenant-General Baden Powell, the originator of the Boy Scout movement is at present in Wellington.

Tho death is announced of Mr. G. A, L. Pauling, district land reijisirar at Invercargill, who had been in a precarious state of health for somo tinio past. The ciuiso of death is said to have been heart failure, accentuated by an attack of pneumonia. Tho deceased entered tho Government Service nt Wellington ,10 rears ago when he was appointed to the Lands and Deeds Office. He remained in tho Wellington office for fourteen years, during which time he was once a representative Engby footballer. Later he went to N«pior, and was transferred to Invercargill about twelve months ago. The lafp Mr. Patiling, who was forty-seven yenrs of ngc at the time of his death, ienves a widow, but no family.—l'ress Association.

Mr. Geoffrey TTorton who has been away from New Zcataml for the la?t twelve years, mniiaging mines in arrived' in Wellington yesterday by tho Arawa, and intends leaving, on Saturday for Blenheim whore his people live. Mr. Ifortou lias only six months' leave of absence and after spending about six weeks iii New Zealand, leaves for British Columbia and England, before finally returning to Rhodesia.

Mr. Duncan M'Gregor, the troll-known "All Black" footballer, returned from England by the Arawa yesterday, after an absence- of four years in the Old Country.