PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1677, 18 February 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

._ . ■ The' Hon. E. H. Rhodes Is at Hanmer Springs, and the Hon. Dr. Pomaro Ib at Jerusalem. The. Hon. W. F. Massey (Prime Minister), the Hon. F.. M. 13. Fisher, the Hon. A. L. Herdman, and tho Hon. H. D. Bell are in Wellington. The Hon. W.. Eraser was yesterday at Glcnorchy at the head of Lake Wakatipu To-day he will, leave for Arrowtown and Invorcargill. . '• : , ,' • The Hon. W. H. Herries left yesterday for' Wangamii.- He will reach Pipiriki today, and to-morrow will attend a Native gathering at Hiruharaua' (Jerusalem), at which the assembled Natives.will, make suggestions to the Minister regarding tho disposal,of their lands. Mr. Hemes, will Return, to, Wellington on Friday. Mr. It. W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Chief to the Public Works Department, left on a visit.to the West Coast on Saturday. ' In all probability Mr. John P. Luke will be ft candidate for the Mayoralty in April. , , ,;' Among'the-members of the Hoyal Colonial Instituto recently elected are Messrs., John Conollyi (New Zealand), Bobert S. Florence (New Zealand), George S, Goldsbro' (Now Zealand),! Charles F. J-Goul-tor (New Zealand), .William E,. Redman (New Zealand), Albert A.Stichbury (New Zealand). Robert R. Taylor (New, Zealand), Bernard R. Ward (New Zealand), and Arthur R. Woigall, writes a correspondent in the "British Australasian ; .or January'o. . , _ _ ■* ■• . The Rev. A. C. Lawry, of' St. Johns. Methodist Church, Auckland, expects to leavo for England, with Mrs. Lawry,, in April. Mr. Lawry has been appointed tho official representative of his church, to the Weslev'an centenary brations in England, to the Zurich International Sunday School eonyenbon, and also to the conferences of. the.- Wesleyan.' and Methodist Churches in England *nd Ireland. .:■■'.■'

Mr. E.'B. Hungerford, representing the Western Electric Company, jOl Australia, was an arrival by the Zealandia in Auckland on Friday, en a /holiday visit .w New Zealand, accompanied by Mr. N. Wallace. They left on Saturday, for the Hot Lakes district, their intention being, to spend a month touring the North Island. ~ • " ; ':

, Captain Hugh M'Lean, now a sheepfarmer of Canterbury, but formerly a master in tho service of Hie Union .Company, left Auckland on Friday by the Marmora on a holiday visit to the Old Country, accompanied by Mrs. 11 Lean and their daughters. ■ ... i ■ ■

Dr. Neil, brother of Dr. Hardie Noil, of; Auckland,, was an arrival by the iealandia in Auckland on Friday on his way from England to Dunedin. , ■ Lieut.-Colonel H. W. Dangar wilVbo Acting-Chief of' Ordnance in the Uom, monwealth military forces during the absence in Europe of Xolonel R-.ml ace. Chief of Ordnance, who leaves Melbourno early next month to observe what improvements have been recently made in coastal dofonccs. , . ■

At tho conclusion, of the missionary | meeting at Wesley Church, ■ ttwnaH Street, last night, the Hon. .C. M. Luke (president of the late; Primitive MothodH Conference) presented Mr. J. Wotlnn«on with a silver tea and coffee service, nl»o a silver tray, on the occasion of his pending departure for the Old Country.. In making the presentation, Mr. Luke re-, ferrod to Mr. Watkinson's splendid Mrvices to the Primitive Methodist Church, incidentally mentioning that th« recipl ent bad tern an official of that Church for the past 21 years. The S.Potter (Auckland) also eulogised Mr. WatkinWs Biod work, and presented him and Mrs'. Watkinsoa with k traveling tur each. The recipients returned thanfcs.

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