PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1592, 8 November 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

On Wednesday his. Excellency -the Governor dispatched the foliowifig cable message' to hia Boyal Highness the Duke: of Connatoght, Governor-General tff Canada, Ottawa: "It may be grateful to your Bdyal Highness to know that I have' today received the, Canadian* Cadets at (teverriment House. They are being enthusiastically welcomed throughout jN'ew Zea*land, and are impressing all -with their soldierly appearance— (Signed) Islington." .The- following reply was,received yesterday morning:—"Grateful' for kind sage received. Glad to know that ' the Canadian. Cadets are making a good impressioi).^(Sigiiedj,, Connaught.'" Extensive preparations atfs being made to farewell the .Governor from. Auckland, the proceedings including a. procession of yachts and power boats oil the harbour, in which, their Excellencies will take part. The Mayor of Auckland received the following tele;-'am from tho .Governor's private secretary Yesterday: ''I' am directed by their Excellencies to' say that.Friday evening, November 29, will %<> set apai-t at • your request for citizens' farewell in. Towjt Hftll."~Prssj Assooifttion, His Excellency Lord Islington' went south by the Hararoa last evening..

■The E«v. J, Eeed Glttsspn, of the Terrace • Congregational Church, and Sirs. Glasson, h«ye been presented with, a handsome clock (with chimes) and a cheque for 60 guineas by the members and adherents Of the Church, oil the bocasiott of their silver wedding. Tho presentation was made by Mr. Knowlea (secretary) in suitable terms. On behalf of the Terrace Congregation il Young Women's. Club, .\IVs: IJa.nksh.ear presented Mrs. Glasson with a silver teapot. Messrs. Malcolm, Dickie, Smith,,. Lee, and Russell, M.P.'s, left Wellington by the Mafaroa for the south, last evening.

Tho following members of tho T-tegislo.-tivo Council vent south by tho MnfATOa' last evening:—Tiro Hon. i. Dorr, lion. J, Anstcy, mid the Hon. J. T. Paul. Mr. C. Adams, of Cuba Street, who has ■ been seriously ill at his residence, Oriental liny, is now making a rapid recovery, nftd hopes to bo about again shortly. An important change is announced in connection with tho management in Sydney of Dnlgcty and Co., Limited, Mr, T. F'jvnox- having resigned the position of ■ managing director, which ho has field since the formation of the company in. 1881. The London directors have offered Mr. Knox the chairmanship.-of the local board of advice, and tho offer ins been accepted.—"Tho Australasian." . ■ Mr. Arthur 11. Vjile yesterday tendered his resignation as a member of the Wellington Education Bonrd, owing to pressure of private business. Before tho Legislative Council i»so last night the Hon. J. E. Jcnkiiison, in speaking of tho good work done by tho Speaker of the Council (the Hon, Sir Chas, UoWen) tho Acting-Speaker (tho Hon. W, C. I'. Cameras) and the Acting-Chairman of Committees (the Hon. T, Thompson), and tlio officers of the Council, paid a tribute to the manner in which the Council had been led by the Hon. 11. D. Bell., Their leader had raised tho tone of the Council since.he had been in charge, and whilst lio held that office tho Council would not lose any of the honour and cHpriity it had enjoyed; in tho past. In fact, said- Mr. Jenkinsbn, under their present lender., tho lustre of : the Council • hod been, added to. (Hear, hear.) Several members sjioko in cimilar strain. .In reply the Hon. H. B. Bell said the few mouths he hid spent in the Council ,had. nothing but tho most .pleasant recollections for him.' Mr, G. Robertson, a driller from the Califorrutt.li oil-'uelds. Who has been engaged by the Bonithon Company, Kew Plymouth, wills'arrive in Wellington to* day from' .San Francisco. The boring plant ordered by Sir. Wm v M'Leaii (6cc-rctai-y) when in America, is coming to hand in the steam.ef New Mexico. Mr. C. N. Howard, director of physical training to the Y.M.CU.., is leaving for Australia by tho Meeraki to-day on a three ttontlis 1 holiday trip, Mr. J. W. Kick, a Wellington 'cellist, is leaving Wellington shortly to take up an engagement in DuSedin. Mr. H. M, Bannister is gazetted .to be cliibf clerk of the district office of th*s Department of Jiangs and' Survey in Wellington. " Mr. C. E.' Archibald is gazetted to be chief clerk in the New Plymouth office of tho De-narttucnt of Lands and Survey, vice Mr. Bannister, transferred to Wellington. Mr. P. J. Burgess, S.M., has # been apr pointed chairman of the Licensing Committee of Thames'and Ohineniun. Mr. James A. Young has been appointed a. member of the Waikato licensing Committee. The following Native interpreters have been" authorised to act under license:— First grade: Wifemu P. Tamihnna, Mas* tortons Hari Wi Kntene, • Wellington;. Hino Pau Mnriu, Maftumii; John. 3Gracci Tuparoa; and John I'umer, Auckland. Second grade: Oka Hekota, Lower Hutt; Eoore Bangihenea ; , Foxton; and Hipirini to KSta, Auckland; Sir Charles 'Campbell, l Bt., of .Cheviot Hills, Canterbury, has arrived at .Sydney in the Otranto-from London, en route to New Zealand.—Pfsse Association.. Mr. John W. Tbwnsend has been. .appointed, a Government Inspector of Maoliinery. ; .' Mr--Edward Page,, of Eketahuna,'; : is gazetted a Stipendiary Magistrate. The approaching retirement of Captain A. Duder from tlio position of harbour--master for the port of Auckland .was mentioned at a meeting of the Auckland. Harbour Board on Tuesday; ; *hen the Motage Committee recommended, (a) ..That tho board place on record its appreciation of the. faithful and able services renderedby Captain A. Duder. nT'his capaj city as harbourmaster for: the port of Auckland during tho-.past./.,19 # .jSMS, throughout Which term the'administration of the Harbour. Department devolved upon him, and during which period the shippins'of the port has quadrupled »n vot umo,-" (b) "That the present sick leave to Captain Buder be extended, to Deeenvbet 31, 1912; from which date he. begranted ffi months' leave of absence mi full pay, and at the expiration of which time he be relieved from his duties; The PRmmer-Dettmston Company, as at present constituted, gave, .its final performance in Pa'lmer&to'n «orth lost even* ins.- The members of the company.return to Sydnev to-day by the Moejafei. Early in the New. Year Mr. Harrj; Plthimer, m associatton'withiM*. AIIW. Hamilton, wiH organise .another company to produce some fine' plays, they have secured, including Cosmo Hamilton's drama,. The Blind* ness: of Virtue."'and the latest London success* "The' Turning Point.'