PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1702, 19 March 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. W. F. Massey '(Prime Minister) is at Waimate, the Hon. W. H, Herries is at Kaiwaka, and the Hon. W. Fraser en route to Kawakawa (North Auckland). The other Cabinet Ministers are in Wellington. Tho Hon. A. L. Herdman will presido at the inter-collegiate debating tournament in tho Town Hall on Saturday evening next. ; . Major-General A. J. Godley (Commanding the New Zealand Forces) left for the Wairarapa district yesterday, for the purposo of inspecting : the various . . Senior Cadet companies m that area. His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) arrived from Napier last night. Mr. Herbert C. Pilcher, a former resident of Wellington, and a brother of Messrs. 15. G. and TV W. Pilcher, of Wellington, who is manager in South Africa tor the South British Insurance Company, arrived in. Wellington by the Tainui on Monday, after ail absence of twenty-two years. Mr. Pilcher. whg has heen connected with the company mentioned for thirty-three years, was appointed manager at Perth in 1891, . and four years later lyas transferred.'to Capo Town, where he has remained ever since. During tho South African war he did 1 a lot of valuablo work us honorary agent for the New Zealand contingents, and was made an. honorary major of the New Zealand forces. " lie still represents the Dominion in an honorary, capacity. 'At tho <md of tlu> immtti'liu will leave for Auckland, en route for Sydney and London, where he is to rejoin his family,' who aro on a visit to Great Britain.

Mr. F. W. Furkert; inspecting engineer to the Public Works Department, has gone to Auckland on Departmental business. 1' Mr. R. W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Chief, to'tho Public Works Department, left on Monday for the north of Auckland, to acoompany tho Minister for Public Works in a portion of his tour of that district. Mr; C. V. Roberts, who has been clerk of the court in Feilding for tho past five years, has been transferred to' Rotorua. The Feilding solicitors made him a presentation ot a travelling • rug. The Hon. E. Miitchelson,, of Auckland, who ruet with a serious accident about a month ago, and had to bo carried into a friend's house, has now so far recovered that'lie can be wheeled to the verandah. It is expected that this week 110 wilt be able to return to his home at Remuera.. Mr. J. G. Harp, of Frankton Junction, who is to give evidence at tho inquiry regarding allegations made by him respecting tho treatment of the boys on tho Government training ship Amokurn, arrived in Wellington last evening and is staying at the Empire Hotel. There died 1 at the Waikato Hospital yesterday morning Mr. Richard Mayes, who was perhaps the oldest coach-driver in tho Hot Lakes District. Deceased was driving on'tho Tanpo Road for 25 years, and latterly had been keeping the Atiamuri Hotel. He leaves <1 wife and three daughters. Like most veteran coachmen he became an exceedingly intimate figure along his regular and he was most popular. Such was his reputation, as a driver that he was deputed to tho charge of the conveyance that carried their Majesties the present King and Queen through the Lakes District when they visited Npw Zealand as the Duke and Duchess of York. In his day lie drove many other notable tourists, and the news of his death will be received with widespread regret. A Press Association message received from Loudon last night states that iSir William Hall-Jones, lately High Commissioner for Now Zealand, lias arranged to sail for Now Zealand to-morrow. Mr. Geo. W. Adair, who is well known in this city, will return by the Manngnnui, which arrives to-day. Mr. Adair has spent tho past eight months in America and England studying Y.M.C.A. work, and goes '011 to Auckland to supervise ■ boys' work in the northern city's new building.