PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1668, 7 February 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vice-Regal,

His Excellency the Governor will probably take up residence in Government House, Auckland, for a'term at the. end of tho present month.

■ A Press Association message received from Sydney last night announces tho arrival there of Captain Button, who is on route f» Now Zealand to take up his duties as aide-de-camp to his Excellency the Governor. '

The Hon. W, H. Herrics will Mum this evening from the. Manawatu district.'

.The Hon. E.-H. Rhodes will leave for the south on Saturday-and wjll'proceed to Mount Cook by. way of Queenstown. The Minister is to inspect the accommodation for tourists.at tho Hermitage.

General Godloy is due back from the south this,morning.

The Eoman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch (Dr. Grimes) will leave New Zea--land at the end of the month to attend the Eucharistic Congress to bo held at Malta towards the end of April. .

A Press Association message from London states that Captain Duigan, of the New Zealand Defence Forces, has qualified to be nominated for the Staff College at Quetta. Captain Duigan sailed for India in December last.i

Dr. B. A. Cameron, who is leaving for England shortly, was last night granted leave of absence, from the City Council meetings. The Mayor (Mr. D.. M'Laren), oh behalf of tho. council, wished Dr. Cameron boil voyage and success in his undertakings. Dr. Cameron, in replying, ■expressed the hope.that ,all the present members of the council would offer themselves for re-election. ! Ho would not bo a candidate at tho next election, but ho proposed to investigate, matters' whilo abroad and hoped to enter, tho field of municipal politics on his return. Mr. W. F. Alexander,, editor' of the "Tiniaru Herald," is a visitor to Wellington. •...•'

Tho following wool-buyers who are in Wellington for / to-day's' snlo nrostnying- at the Grand Hotel:—Messrs'. F. E. Pratt, - WiG. Fallon, and F. H. Montgomery, America/ Walter and Herbert Hill; England; H. Haerle, Stuttgart;'Geo. Geaichon' and Otto Sommor, Leipzig; Victor'Rhodius,'Antwerp; J. Wolfram, Christchurch.vF.'Leitch, . A. M. Toulo-. hiondo, Monscroyj Moulard, St; Armnnd' jlcs Bouer; G. Provost, Adelaide; .M. Demarschlior, Melbourne.. ... : Mr. Reynolds Dcnniston, the wellknown actor, who lias been'recruiting his health at Dunedin, arrived from tho south yesterday, and, with.Mm. Denniston Sidney Valentino), will leave for Sydney to-day. Mr. • Denniston's health is greatly improved.,'., Colonel Hayhnrst and! .Captains Foster, Hamilton,. and . Melville! were passengers from tho south by the Maori this niorn>nS- '.'. ■ '■ ''' .''.' -•",': ;''.'>'. '.. ,' Miv R. E, Cameron; accountant at tho Mnsterton branch of j the ißank of Now South Wales, who has been promoted to the position of manager of the Eketahuna branch, is.>to bo succeeded by Mr. H. H. Hammond, of Palmerston North.-

! Mr. Hugh Hamilton, New Zealand manager of. the Vaouum Oil Co.; Pty., Ltd., has been promoted to a position in the company's head office at Melbourne, and will leavo'with'Mrs. Hamilton and family on February 11 by tho b.s. Ulimaroa. i .;' ..... '-~ .--.. ~ - . . / : A recdnt arrival' in Auckland,\.Mr.; Thomas Wright, foil a victim to sunstroke on Sunday Inst, death occurring the following day. The deceased,, who was only 29 years of ago,, was a well-known Christchurch smmmer,' and; he hud.only been resident in Auckland n few months. He was a regular frequenter of' tho .Shelly Beach' Baths, and had he lived ho intended oonipcting in the coming harbour nyce.Ho was'extremely popular in sporting circles. ':•■■, ' ,■ ''/',' r. "

The Rev. Mark Sutton, ; vicar. of the ■Ahglican:,Church,.'Devonport (Auckland), leaves for London in April., Ho ,will travel via China and.Siberia. '.-'.-'. ;

The Rev.'Franois Henry, of St. Cathedral, Auckland, leaves .'oil. Monday, next for Sydney, where he'will join tho' steamer Bellana for London. ' '; ••'■•' : ' The Rev. Jns. Fusscll,. Anglican clergyman at Morrinsville, intends to join the steamer Otway at Sydney on February 2G, for the purposo of travelling to London. ; Dr. A. C. M'Mnstcr, accompanied by Mia? M'Master, will' leave Auckland;, by tho Manama, on February 14, en route to London. He intends- to visit !!;p. Con* tinent arid will bo absent from New Zealand for a year. :

• Mr. W,J. Speight, of at present on a visit to Wellington. .

Mr. P. B. Goldie, youngest'^on.-of Mr. David Goldie, died at Auckland on Monday, at the age of 32 years. .The deceased was oducated in Auckland, arid qualified as a chemist. He started,businessori his own account, but owiiig.'to' ill-health' he had,to relinquish,it. He then joined his father in the timber business.' His health was never very good, and he visited Dunedin a few months ago.for health reasons. On Ills' return he resumed,' his position in'the business. On January 27, however, he was again laid up,, and died on Monday last.'•• ; , ■'■'! ■:-'.''■'•':.■■■■-:..

Captain Hennah,' formerly, of tlio Ballarat, Fire Brigade, who for many years' has been custodian of Government Build), ings' and inspector of fire . supprcssiorj plants' in local. Departmental buildings! has been appointed Inspector, of Weight? and Measures •in Wellington,- vice Constable Michael Green, deceased. ,

Mr. G. W. Palmer has been appointed receiver of:.land,revehuo in. Canterbury in succession to Mr. A. AvM'Nab. Mr. A; D. A. Macfarlane has been appointed to be receiver of land re'venuo in Southland in,place of Mr, G. W., Palmer:

.Mri T. C. Stanncrs has been appointed returning, officer' for Egmont, in , succession to Mn W. J. Tristram,;, resigned. •

The Colonial Auxiliary Forces- long service medal has been granted to Archdeacon ,H. Stocker. 8.A., who has served for'almost thirty, years. " '■'.'■•., ..,'.;.

Lieut.-Colohel 0. C. ,B. Wolfo is gazetted to the,Eoscrvo'of Officers, and appointed inspector of rifle clubs, drillhalls, and rifle ranges/ with tho temporary rank of colonel whilst so 'employed. "■' Dr. Jas. Garfield Mitchell, of the qdin Hospital, has accepted the position of house surgeon of the Gisborno Hospital, and will tako : up his duties; on February 15. '■'.-,-' :.'...'-.■.•;

Mrs.' Anderson, Dr. Chilton,. and tho Rev, T..'A.' WSHiajhs, delegates to.the National Schools' Defence League, leave i for the south this evening. ''' : ;\'. ''-','i

Mr. T. F; Furber, metropolitan district surveyor, Sydney, '■ passed "through Wellington for the south yesterday.' Ho. is director.of the trigonometrical survey of. New South: Wales, .and .is .nisi) ft Fellow .of the Royal Astronomical Society, of London. He paid a visit to the Government Observatory at Kelbnme, where ho noted tho arrangements for signalling time. by electric lights.; by night to.\tho shipping. . ....,-■ ' ■.'. ■':-.'. ■ -... \ .■-.'- Mr. Herbert Stock, of the. Treasury Department, who recently underwent an operation in a private hospital, has recovered sufficiently to return to his home.

■ A Press Association telegram from Pun-; odiii resports that Miss Eva Culverw.dl, in charge of tho reference library at the Dunedin Freo Public Library, has been appointed librarian at.Timaru. s Mr. C. Stewart, who for 3. number of years has been Agcr\t for the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company, has been appbintcd assistant-superintendent for tho company in Auckland.

Professor A. P. W.Thomas, as a member of tho Advisory Committee of tho Auckland Technical College, has been appointed by the Auckland Education Board to act as tho board's representative at the forthcoming, conference •'of inspectors and board members in Wellington, the chairman (Mr. Q. J. Garland) having intimated that he is not nblo to act,

The Mayor (Mr. D. U'Laren), Councillors G., Frost, J. E. Fitzgerald, and Jno. Smith, "nnd Mr. J. P. Luke wore appointed managers to the Wellington Technical Education Board at last night's' meeting of the City Council.

Owing to Departmental, reasons Mr. Horace Stobbing, of tho Lands. Department, nnd head of tho scout movement in Auckland, has been forced to resign his position as District Commander of. Scouts, The appointment of Mr. Slobbing's successor as District Commander has not yet been settled. It is in tho hands of Colonel Cbspgrove, of , Chmtchnvch, who is Chief Scout Conu'natuler for Now Zealand.—Press Association.