PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1521, 17 August 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

-Vice-Regali. The Governor has consented to lay tho foundation stone of tho Wanganui Y.M.C.A. on October 3.—Press Association. His Excellency tho Governor and Lady Islington are to attend tho Royal Wellington Choral Society's performance of "Tho Redemption" on Friday next. News has been received in Wanganui that Mis. Henry, wife of Dr. J. G. A. HenTy, the American, evangelist, died at Los Angeles on June 25.—Press Association. Mr. J. G. Wilson, of Bulls, who has /been indisposed for some weeks, is now improving, aud was able to travel as far as Palmerston during tho week. Dr. Platts-Mills has been appointed to inquire into tho conditions of labour of tho girls employed in tho Government Printing Office. Private information has been received in Wellington to the effect Hint Mr. A. W. Newton, Consul for Norway, has been decorated as a Chovalior of tho Order of St. Olaf of tho first degree, by King Haakon. Mr. Newton is the head of tho firm of Messrs. J. Newton and Co,, of Kaiwarra, and has occupied tho position of Consul for Norway for the past four or five years. Tho Kevs. J. Dawson and W. S. Potter and the Hou. C. M. Luke, M.L.C., Wellington members of the Methodist Union Committee, which met in Christchurcn this week, returned from tho south yesterday morniug. Mr. H, M, Haszafd, Commissioner of Crown Lands for Westland, who has been in Wellington for a few days, loaves by tho Arahura for Grcyaiouth to-day. Mr. J. Lowthian Wilson, North Canterbury representative of "The Press," yesterday entered his fiftieth year upon tho staff. Ho was first appointed reporter and agent of tho ICninpoi branch by Mr. James Edward' Fitzgerald, in 1803. Graduation day on July 11 last at the Edinburgh University saw honours conferred on several New Zealand students and post graduates. Among thoso on whom was conferred tho degree of Doctor of Medicine was Dr. James S. Elliott, MB Ch.B., 1902, of Wellington (son of tho Rev J. K. Elliott), whoso thesis was on "Multiple Adomomata of Rectum and Colon"; Dr. Arthur B. Pearson, M.8., Ch.B., 1008, of Now Zealand (Observations on tho Uses of Tuberculin Reactions in Diseaso"); and Dr. \ictor J;. Usher, M.8., Ch B, 100/ ("The Treatment of Syphillis With Salvarsan ). ■Unon" the list of those who won their dcroes as Bachelors of Medicine ami Snrrerv are tho following Now Zealandcr"™Mc«rii. Gilbert Vero Bogle, 8.A., Win A Bowie, Thomas 11. Itorrox, C. M. Rout B C. Begg, M.A., R. R, Watts, and S. A. Smith. Of these, Mr. Smith secured first-class honours, and Mr. Robert Campbell Begg second-class honours. A 'handsomely framed photographic portrait of the late Mr. T. E. Tavlor wae presented to Parliament by the New Zealand Alliance yesterday. The ceremony took place at tho dinner adjournment of, the House of Representatives, and a considerable number of membors were present. Mr. L. JI. Isitt, M.P., made the presentation to the Honourable tho Speaker (Sir Arthur Guinness) who received it on behalf of the Legislature. Sir Arthur Guinness acknowledged the gift, and he, with Mr. Isitt and Mr. G. Laurenson mado short references to Mr. Taylor's admirable qualities as a man aiid as a Parliamentarian. The' portrait is linng in a corner of tho library often frequented by Mr. Taylor when he was a member, and on it is a t.iblet. inscribed t "T. E. Taylor, M.P., nine' vears, Mayor of Chiistchurch, 1011."