PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1647, 14 January 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

' — : —^— — ' The Hon. W. F. Massoy 1b in the North Auckland district, tho Hon. R. H. Rhodes Bt Auckland, and tho Hon, : W. H. Horrios, the Hon. \V. Fraeor and tho Hon. Dr. Pomaro at Rotorua. 'Tho Hon. A. L; Hordman, the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher and tho Hon. H. D. 801 l are in Wellington. Tho Hon.'W. Froser is expected to return here on Thursday. It is reported that Mr. A. J. H. Bongo, of tho Education Department, has boon appoinlod secretary to the, Publlo Service Commission. Mr. D. Robertson (Public Service Commissioner) deolinod, on being applied to yesterday, to either confirm or deny the accuraoy of tho report. ; • Colonel E. S; Heard, Director of Staff Duties at General Headquarters, is duo back from Temuka this morning. •'•■■. The Hon; R. H.: Rhodes arrived in Auckland from Rotorua yesterday evening. To-day ho Will attend the luncheon given by. the Paciflo Cablo Board to commemorate the opening of the direct cablo between' Auckland and Sydney.—Press Association. ;■ '' ". '.-■' Tho Hon. C. E. 'Fraser, PostmasterGeneral of Australia, left Auokland for Wellington by tho Wanganui River route yesterday, irior to departure, ho had a further conference with tho Hont R. H, Rhodes, Postmastor-General of the Domin. ion, and their conversation will bo' contiimcd in Wellington on Friday.. On j:hat day Mr. Fraser sails for Australia.—Press Association. ' '" ; Mr. R. A. JohMton, who for tho past few years has acted as assistant accountant on the staff of tho Gisborno branch of the N.Z. Loan and. Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., has been transferred to Wellington.' Ho received presentations beforo leaving from the members of the Gisborne staff and from a number oi prominont businoss men of that town, A suggestion that something ehould be dono to commemorate tho'life work of the late Sir Harry Atkinson >was brought M' fore the Prime Minister: at Cambridge oi Friday. Mr. Massey expressed his pathy with the proposals, and stated thai ho considered that much of the prosperity of the Dominion was duo to the work ol the man wiiom he described as ono of the greatest patriots New Zealand had known He pointed out that it might be difficull to rouse tho interest of tho people aftoi twenty • years, but ho would placß th< matter beforo his colleagues. - : . A distressing acoident befel Mrs. Morice wife of Mr. J. M. Morice (Assietant-Cit; Engineer in, Wellington) during a recon motoring trip. ■ Mrs. Morico and.her hus band and sister-(Miss Ross) were motor tag back' from Lake Waikaremoana, whei tho car skidded.in the mud, and,fel sideways over the edge of the road, thro* ing out its occupants. Mr. Morico oscap ed with a severe shaking and some bruises but the ladies wore not so fortunate, ]Mrs Morico's collarbone was broken, and on' oi her ribs lacerated her left' lung,, whil her.sister sprained,an ankle.- Tho injur ed ladies were removed to ii the Wniroa district." It will bo some tim before Mrs. Morico will be able to retur) to Wellington: . '■''..':■.. , . •.■ , W. F, Corbott. the well-know sporting writer on the "Heferoo" stnfi has joined tho Sydney "Sun" as Sportini Editor. . '."-.'., ■ ;■' ■'.'.' Mrs. H. I. Jones; one''of'-'the' oldos Wangatmi settlers'and widow,of th founder of the woll-known .'firm, of JH. I Jones and Son,' died yesterday after i brief illness- (says our Wanganui oorrc snondont).' ■ The deceased lady, who wa 31 years of'age, praotically saw Wanga mui grow lip, and had a largo'fund o reminis(»noo3 6f. the early days.' ..,.'■' >.. \Adjutant iDawkins, of tlio Wangann oorps of the Salvation Army, has beei transferred' 1 to Hie headquarters staff a Wellington,; whore he takes'charge of th< subscribers'! department for tho Nortl Island.. . ■''.;,'' ,'■■';, Mr. C. Lissant Jacobs, who has beei oonnected with the engineering brand of the Post and Telegraph Departmen for the past five years, and who is-no? leaving on a visit to England, was, o) the- eve of his marriage, entortained b; liis fcllow-offlcors, who presented him witl i handsome clock. Several speakers testi led to the esteem in which Mr. Jacobs i held, and expressed the. wishes of, th Bompany for a pleasant run Homo nni Euture Mppines'3. . Says our Wanganui correspondent:—Th Hon. W. D. Johnson, Minister for Publi Works for' West Australia, who Is native of the Wanganui district, arrive there yesterday on a brief visit. '.