PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1531, 29 August 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. Maurice Baring is to be tho guest of honour at tho New Zealand Club's luncheon, to bo held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms at 1 p.m. to-day. Mojor-Geueral A. J. Godley, C.8., accompanied l)y his staff officer (Captain D. C. Spsncer-Smith), left town on an official visit to Auckland yesterday. The Chief Justice (Sir Eobert Stout) returns from Auckland this afternoon by the Main Trunk express this afternoon. The London "Gazette" of July Iβ annouuecs that Captain J. K. Cochrane (Prince of Walcs's Leicester Regiment), of the Imperial General Staff, has received his step, his majority dating from July 3. Captain Cochrane is at present attached to the New Zealand General Staff, with the local rank of major, [and was recently transferred from district headquarters at Palmerston North to general headquarters- at Wellington, snccccdins Liniilenant-C'oloncl J. T. Burnett-Stuart, D.5.0., as Director of Military Operations and Intelligence. Mr. T. R. Tripe, aecountnnt at tho Union Company's Wellington office, is lo transfer to Sydney, and will leave by tho Mocraki to-morrow. Mr. Moore, necOTintant at tho Sydney office, is indisposed, and Mr. Tripe, will relievo him for a lew months. Mr. Harbottlo relieves Mr. Tripe at Wellington. Mr. C. H. Izard, of the legal, firm of Messrs. Izard and Weston, arrived back from a visit to Australia yesterday by the Manuka. ' Mr. C. B. Pharazyn was a passenger by the-same steamer. Mr D. T. Stuart and Mr. W. George, nf Messrs. George and Kersley, now at Home, have booked to leave London for Australia and New Zealand by the Oramn, Bailing on October 25. The Rev. Ivo Bertram, of the Presbyterian Church, Dovonport (Auckland), returned to Auckland last week, aKeraii absenco extending over 18 months, lmiiW that period he visited England-and Scotland, tho tour being, undertaken p imarily to pursue theological studies. The church at Dovonport was well fillet! at n 1 services on Sunday lost .when he made his reappearance in the pulpit. Mr. Joseph Davis, consulting engineer in London for the Government of New South Wales, Is to sail for Sydney by the steamer Orvieto. slates a Prefa-Associa-tion cable me<«igo from London. Mr J Fairbairn, of tho Occidental Hotel, Lamblon Quay, returned from a trip to the lslnmU and Sydney yesterday. . Mr. Jns. Marchbanks, engineer to the Wellington Harbour Board, leave? tor n trip to Australb by tn-moriw's sleiuuer on six weeks; lioliilny leave. TMorring to the death of two prominent citizens at lost nißht's mretiiiß of tho WellinsUm ■ Hnrbonr Board, the chairmon (Mr. R. Fletcher) said flint unco tho board last met there had pawed away Mr. T. C. McCarthy and Mr. C, h. Nixon, Collector nlVCustoms. He had bwui persnmillv acrfiia.intPd with l-»o 'alter or nixmt'sa years and know him a? a valuoble fiflicer of tho Customs Di>ixirln«'i\t, and a gentleman popular with lho«o -members of the public with ;whom he came in contact. Referring to (he Me Mr. Maearthy, tho chairman paid he had, by his magnificent bequests, set a bright and noble example to tlioso who had wealth to distribute. A motion oC condolence with the rololives of tho two deceased gentlemen- was carried in i-ilcncc. M'ews. 0. P. "Wntkin?, E- W. Hunt, and E. \V. P. Bm-liolr. have been appointed amUtav; , for the Welliuglou Meat Export _Conipanyi