PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 2 January 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. W. F. Massey and the Hon. Dr. Pdmare ore in Wellington. The Hon. H. D. Bell and; the Hon.A. h. Eordman are at Queenstown, the Hon. F. Mi B. Fisher at Hastings; the Hon. R. H, Rhodes at Christohurch, and the Hon, W. Fraser and the Hon; W. H. Herrics at Auckland. . r .'Y,;'\ ; .■,'•.. Y.' :>•;! The Hon. C. JG.'Friar, Postmaster* General of the Commonwealth,' will arriveby the Aorangi from Sydney to-day on a brief visit to '> Now Zealand. The Aorangi is- duo to enter the harbour at 5 a.m.; and will berth at tho Glasgow Wharf, at 8 a.m. Mr. Frazer,' who is accompanied by Us wife, will bo met" and welcomed on arrival by Mr, W. R. Morris, SecrotaTy to the Post and Telegraph De-, partment. Mr. Moiris exchanged complimentary messages with j Mr. Frazer bv wifeless yesterday. Iri accordance with tho usual custom. Mr. Frazer will be given a free pass over the railways of tho Dominion, and postal and telegraphio facilities; will also he placed at his disposal. ■"';';■ .:■ '",-,''';.','>':'■'■' '.' '■ : '.'

, .A Press Association message from Palmorston states:—One of tho; best-known medical men on this ooiist died yesterday —Dr. Geoi'Wilson; Hoj:;was operated, on for appendicitis on Sunday, but gradually Sank, and ho died lpst evening., After practising in Edinburgjvand.! Glasgow he came to New Zealand in 1892, establishing himself in Polmorston, where ho was known as a highly successful surgeon and phy-arian. He'was also n well-knovfn member of tho MJanawatu Booing; Club; Mr. Jv Duncan, a director of, Dwin aind Co., accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Duncan; arrived back in Wellington by the Tahiti yesterday. ;■■.;■.' .'■.'■.:. Dr. Davis, of Woipiro Bay, East Coast, 1 returned by the Tahiti from San Francisco 'yesterday.- ' '■'''.';'';,■'"•' •';.';'•;■' ■ ~■:'' 'Mr. J. Hopburn,-representing the Garlock Packing., Company of San Francisco, was ft passenger to Wellington by tho TaUti yesterday: afternoon. ;. '.■.■.. Mr. John Murray, of the Stamps Office, Dunodia; who was for many years located in Wellington, is spending a holidajr in tho city, ...•'.; ■,['•■■•"■: .''.'.•■■■■ . ::' : - : .''i]\;- ;■[ 1 Mr, Cairns ;has boon, appointed' acting seoretary and treasurer,to the.WMrarapa Hospital, and Charitable Aid Board!.' Y. Dr." Smith, of 6t ; Paul's'."Minnesota, nrrived. from San Francisco by the Tahiti yesterday. Dr. Smith was'for many years family physician to Mr. James J. Hill, the American railway magnate.; Mr. ctod' Mrs. ,Vail, of Stockton',, California, are' visitors to Wellington, They aro staying at tho Eoyal Oak Hotel, , j Madomo Kirkby Dunn, the'distinguished singer, and the membora of her concert company, arrived from, tho south yesterday monliiig;. . Madame Lunn. is to give a eoug reoital at the Town Hall this ovenw :.' ;•■■.'-!:,'■.•■ ■■',:";•:.";',. : . ; . ..-.

:, Dr. C. Chilton, Professor of Biology at Canterbury College, 'returned, to Now Zealand from n holiday trip to England by the Alhcnio yesterday. ; Dr. Hislop returned to Wellington from Hobart by the Athenio yesterday. Mr. Justice Cooper, Mrs.' Cooper,; Miss G. Coor<er, and Miss: H: Cooper, returned to Wellington from a trip, to England by" the Athenio yesterday. Among the passengers by. tho - Wartimoo from Sydney last evening were Mr. S. P. Firth (headmaster of Wellington College) and Mrs. Firth', who have just concluded, an extended visit to England and tho Continent of Europe. Mr. mid : , Mrs. Firth returned by, the Suez route, and made a brief stay in Australia before continuing' their journey to Now, Zealand. They were met on arrival by several members of tho Wellington Collegft teaching staff..'/'. ~' ;;■■.

Among those at present engaged in an angling tour of Otago ar6 Dr. STParlnnd, vice-chancellor of the Melbourne University, and Master of Ormcnds the Rev. Dr. Rontoul,, moderator of tho Presbyterian Church of Australia; Mr. W. S. Littloiohn, M.A., of the Scotch College Melbourucf Mr. E. J. Robson, M.A., of Trinity College, Melbourne; and Mr. A. MacDiarmid, of Adelaide. Mr. Charles Beibe, of Portland, Oregan, arrived here from San Francisco, via Papeete, by the steamer Tahiti yesterday. Mr. Beebo for some years held tho jiosi- ■ tion of commander of the Oregon National Guard (State Corps), with the rank of Brigadier-General. Colonel C. Bill, of tho ith North Staffordshire Regiment, arrived in Wellington by the Athenio j'esterday. His visit to New Zealand has to do with certain landed interests whioh he has in the Doi niinion—the cstato of. "Aberfcldie," near Wanganui. This is Colonel Bill's fourth visit to New Zealand, his first having been in 1882, and his last ton years ago, At Home Colonel Bill was for, fourteen year 9 a member of the House of Commons, but ho has been out of tho political arena ; for sotoe years..., Hie stay in New Zealand will bo a' pomparativoly 6hort one, for ho proposes ,to return to England by tho Remuera in March next. Mr. Speaker Willis is a • passenger to New Zealand by the Wimmora, which has sailed for Auckland. . Mr.'J. J. Roberta, secretary of the Northern Bowling Association, left for Auckland by yesterday's midday cxprcsst to make arrangements for tho annual tournament which commences there on Monday next. - . ■ ' ■For the next three weeks tho Rev. E. Sola, of' Eastbourne, will havo oharge of All Saints' Church, Pnlmerston' North. Tho Rev. H. Q. Rosher will take the Rev, Sola's place at Eastbourne during that Jieriod. ' yr