PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

; lt£ ' ' :\ :■■'''■ VIOB-BEOJUIi' '.'■' His Exoellenoy the Governor will bq present at Madame Kirkby Lunn's con-i ■.- oort at tho Town Hall to-night On Moti-o day his Excellency will captain a crickeir team to play against ike Northern • No- , mads on tho college grounds, '- : . ':'

.ThoHon, W. F, Massoy (Prime Minister) will leave .Wellington'on January 9, ana will spend about a fortnight in touring tlio'.North Auckland, Taupo, and",Haurnki Plains districts. While at Tanpo ho will carry out a promise ihndo during < last session of Parliament to- inspect the ,' lauds of tho district and tho rolife of Iko " .> Taupo-Toto.ra Company's private railway line. Mr. Massoy will return to Welling. . .. ton about January 23. •';'".•' ■"• . '~'*. ' Tho Hon. W. F. Maesoy. the Hon. R. H,(' ';■ Rhodes, and tho Eon. Dr. Pomaro aro in Wellington. Tho Hon, A. L. Herdnian find ~.:'• tho Hon. 11.D.801l ore at.Queonitoi-n, the Hon. W. H. Herrios and tho Hon.'W; Fraser at Auckland, and the Hor. F.,M. .',.. B. Fisher,at Christchui'ch. Mr; Fisho? is; , : expected to return to-Wellington either'..•■' to-morrow or on.Monday; .;,>',:.. ~ • . Tho'Hon, R.'H; Rhode* (Poetmaistor-' V" : :; General) returned' to Wellington yesterday ;,, from Clmstchurch, whero bo has lately •'..■'■'■'■•. spent'a busy time in'payinjr'-vißits'bi' in- - ■ apectipn to hospitals and "similar-lnet|tu-... ... toons; Hisi plans for tho immediate future are uidofinito/but ho is unlikely to loav* Wellington for'somo days. 5 ,. ' ..; '•■ v : V:; '■■':■'■'< Tho Hon.', Charles E, Eraser, Common- ■■■■'■' - '■:■ wealth' Postmaster-General,, at-'..present '' '•• visiting Wellington, is to/return' to ■ Aus-'/,. ~:. , tralia in time to attend the opening cere-', '■' mony at Knlgoorlie in connection -'',\rith' * : - •',:';. tho. frans-continente] railway on'. Fcbrfe-.'I'■1'■; •'■' : r ary ».' '\. ;..;■'■■':. ■ .'■;:.'. ..,';,-; , : : -~. ;". ■''.■•■!''■' ■'^.. : m ! ' Rderring to the',app6lntroeht of Colbnol Edward Heard, of tho Northumberland ■ '' ; Fusiliers as Chief'of tho General Staffs of tho New Zealand Defences in siicces- :".V sion: to Colonel. Robin, London "Truth"' 1 ; ~ says:-., .."Though' '. ; undocorated,' .Colonel l ' ; Heard is an up-to-date Staff College offi-' r cer, having been .both instructor'■ and'', professor '.i .tho Camberloy; establishment; '/'; ■Ho was with his regiment in tho Hazara ■■'•■■ campaign in 1888,.and.served as'intolli- :, genoo offloer at Capo Colony during' tho Boer! War, getting:, mentioned fan ;dis- , patches .for nis services." ■•■_'. .-■■;-.; . . Mr; Percy Bryant, a well-known Meli J ; ,. bourne lawyer, is 1 about "to epend afholl- 1 V.,,, day.in New Zealand,'.-., '-./.,: ~::.',','.'-;;.' '..,,.' . The death, occurred at his' residence, : ; Adelaido' Road> on Thursday, of Mr/ Joljn ; ■ ..,'■: Patterson,-for many yoars : toroinan. of tho; Wellington Patent Slip in Evans Bay. Ths- V ■'.■' deceased; was. sixty-four" years., of .'ago.;.;' ; ".■ ,■•.-.,,' •Mi. -Henry E. White!, structural en--.-. «V . I gincer,. of •Wellington, who has just com- ; ;,! . pleted-tho erection, of tho now- Hi's- Ma-'- ! ! ' ':'■'•' jesty's Theatre,''left for Sydney last, even-:';-';..;' . ing. ■' Whilst in Australia-ko is to oon- v v ; - I suit''with" thoFullor-Ilrenna.il', management;' V t on the re-ereotion of "that firm' 6. .tu6atrei<V : V '-, in. Sydney and atelbourno, ~.',,; ; ;'v'v\'.■".','. ■ ■',■',.''■ .'•' Mr.: and.Mra.'Andiwv Black, 1 of crfs' Hotel, Bydrey; returned fToni' Roto-,' Thursday., evening, and,left-for.;' ■■'' Sydney, by ; the: Tahiti yo^terdnyoijcning';;;... ,Mr. and Mrs.ll. M. o.nd Miss'f(inipspn : ; ;-;i^■ ; retu'rn©d here on Thursday from Napieir. '■•:'.;:| : N^ •Mr;:G, \ F, G': ■ Campbell, who' took, up>'- ; , ■■i:] ,.". yesterday his new' appointment fls.'Scc're- ';' !j:|'.. tary; for tho Treasury,: was'farewpllcd in, ,'i) '' tho ;morning by' his former 6taff.: ■; Mr. I .'J; ';;'!■''-; - : , King, who succeeds Mrl'Ca'mDbxdl'tf.Coui-':; ' .mi'sfioncr of Taxes, -congratulated him,on,,: i..', bis 1 appointment, and exprossed the regrot,''"•■;[; of the staff,'at : losing a chief Who'i'had al-.' : ,';|. ; , ways been' so- kind; and courteous in- his ;■ dealings .with subordinates. On behalf of>\ . • tho istaff, ho presented. Mr. Campllell with ,' ' a"few volume,! on,re-;- 1 ;.'.-;. cent travels and biographies.'. ,Mi?. Camj-' -,!j-:-. boll, responding; said,ho had bodi asso'pi-';, iV, tho Department Khco.itsince'p--:.;';; ' tion, and he regretted severing' his connect.'■'■ ton with it,"" At tho'eanio time hfttjook- ,; od forward with pleasure to work-. .' •■; in his new office., ;...;vv..;..';; ,; ! ,« ,: ■•:•.'■.'■.; .'-/;.! "'-';■ "il Press Association telegrom'fwniEa-,.,.. . v 1 we'ta etates YS*. B.'. v«rcker-);tihdon r j ,; headmastor of,tho Manata Sphqol, iji deadi '. fiWd 00 years.', Ho Won the first inspector.' ijndor tho Wannanui 'Education;' Board.'- .■!.-.,. ifailing hoaltli>pmpcllQd ',him.:tp.r«]in^•;'.•; ,' .- gtiishnis ppsitidii as, inspector Bomoyoars;.". ago; and ho.tobk'up teachirig;;;';';. ;■ , •;':