PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1444, 20 May 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (tho Hon. P. Mackenzie) is at Wellington, ns aro tho ilorw G. Laurenson, tho lion. .1. llnimn, tho Hon G. W. ltussoll, tho Hon. U. G- lull, and the Hon. A. M. Myers, the latter of whom arrived from tho south yesterday. Tho Hon. W. 13- & Macdoniild travclM from Wairoato Napior, by coach, yesterdav The Hon. J. Colvm is at Itavelock, anil' the Hon. To Eangihiroa at Auokland Tho lion. T. Buxton was at Christ. church yesterday, and may arrive hero today.

Our Waugnnui eorre.spon.dent states that* Mr. W. A. Veitch, M.F., has started tit. Wanganui in an auctioneering business in partnership ivith Mr. .T. T. Muir.

Mr. Siegfried Eieholbaum, M.A., LLU., was on Saturday morniiify admited as n, barrister and solicitor nt the Supremo Court by tho Chief Justioo (Sir l(obort. Stout), on tho motion of Mr. A. Gray.

The Hon. W. D. 8. Maedonald returns to Wellington by tho Napier mail train to-day.

The staff of Messrs. A. S. Pfttcrson and Co., Ltd., met last Thursday cowing In bid farewell to Air. T. D. Dempster, wlio iuus been a representative on (ho pUiII' for Homo time, nnd who left b.v tho Maun-tanui for Sydney, to wlw up sm important appointment. The plnlY through Mr. tur-seil, convoyed their Rood wishes to Mr. Dempster, ami- as 11 ii l;on of their esteem presented him with n iiniuisoino sviit-east l .

Mr. Arthur, of 'Ilobsoft Shoot, Into Sunmntoudent of Railways, has received word that his son, 11 v. S. llareonrt Arthur, who is studying mcdiciim in I'aiinburgh, lias been successful in the examinations held at tlw clo» of Ihe wintor sessions, having taken first medal nml first-class honours (SO )>ercvmt.) in the senior division o? inediwino, liistolass honours in E-enior surirer.v. seeomlcluss honours in diseases of the oyo nul skin, also first-clara honour.* «ml llrst IH'is'.o (case of surgeon's knives) in clinical sur|iory examination, held under tiio ifoval College o!' Surgeons, lie nl«o i ( >- c.ei'vod a ha.ndsimw present firm I'riilVs-vr Wvlitt, having acted ir< his peiiini' iwsiiUint this year and hi-, junior ussMftiil, last year. The delognlw from the Won«anni 11 >>=. nitai District !o tile conference mi tin: Local Government Hill are Me:-»rs, \V. Eitchio and I'M. X. I.ifl'ilmi.