PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1649, 16 January 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. W, F, : Massey is at DarRftviUo and tho llonl W. 11. Herries and tho Hon. Dr. Pbmare'.at Jlorrinsvllld. Tho Hon. H. D. Bell; the Hon. l\ M. B. Fisher, the Hon. W. Frnser, and tho Hon. A. L. Herdnmfi aro iii Wellington, and the Hon. R. H. Rhodes! will arrivo to-day from Auckland. ■ ' | Tho Hon. R. H. Rhodes, is to return today from Auckland.. During the next day Or two ho will further confer with tho Hon. C. 15i. Frazer, Commonwealth Post-hiaster-Gencral, regarding postal and telegraphic matters. i

The Hon. W. Eraser returned from the iiorth yesterday morning. Ho is to leave early next week for Ottieo whero ho Will ncoouipaliy a Parliamentary party on a tour of inspection of railways and Other Works throughout the province.

Tho Hon. C. E, Frazer, Commonwealth Pbstmasier-Gcneral, will; attend the New Zoalnlid Club luncheon at which the' Hon. 11. Willis is to be. entertained to-morrow.

Tlio Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) left for tho north by the Main Trunk express at inid-day' yesterday.

Mr. W. R. Morris, secretary to the Post and Telegraph Department, is expected to return to-day from Auckland. .

The Moderator of the Presbytery At Wellington (the Rev. A. C; H. Standago, M.A.) was unavoidably prevented from attending his Excellency the Govbrnor's levee on Tuesday afternoon.

The Mayor (Mr, D. M'Laren), who has been spending a holiday in Canterbury, is returning to ."Wellington*--on. Sunday hext,

■ Questioned recently as to the truth of his rumoured resignation, tho Anglican Bishop of Tasmania (Dr. Mercer) would hot deny it, but simply stated that thero fras no official announcement madc\.

Mr. and Mrs, Wi Pilkington, of Hataitai, aro leaving .Wellington towards tho end of the month on an extended holiday, hnd will be absent about eight months. They aro taking passage by tlio Fricdribh der Grosse from Sydney on.March.l9j and after visiting various places: on the Continent will proceed to America, .

Captain H, Avery, of Blenheim, is standing a few days in AYcllingtoii on a business visit, ■■ 1 , '

A' gathering of marine. nssenibled at the Institute of Marine Engineers last evening for (ho purpose of farewejling_Mr. J. at, CotbjYsecretary 6f tlio Australian Institute of Mat-lne Engineers. Mr. J, ltonkin presided,, and Mn David Robertson presented, .the tfueit with a gold, iilbert for himself and a gold bracelet .wrist-Watch for Mrs. Corby, in recognition of his services to the marine e:iDlirihg lils visit to New Zealand Mr. Corby has been conducting negotiations ivitli employers to bring, abollt siinilar 1 - working conditions in New Zealand to those secured in an Arbitration Court, award in Australia* Mr. Corby teld those present that the negotiations with the Union Company-, had Hot so far beeti successful, but lie hoped that they would ■terminate happily, ■ >