PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1707, 26 March 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vice-Hkgat,. His Excellency tlic Governor the Earl of Liverpool) left Auckland for tho south, by tho Main Trunk express last night. Ho will inspect tho Yaldhursi. and Springfield military camps in tki: Christchtirch district on Thursday, and on tho samo evening will lijavo again for Auckland, arriving thero 011 Saturday morning. Tlio Governor will visit Rotorua about' tho middle of. next n-ootk. ArrangeiAeuts have been made for a large gathering of Maoris to meet his Excellency. in the thermal district. The date for the gathering has not vet been definitely fixed, as it will largely depend on the movements of H.M.S. New Zealand.—Press Association.

Tho Hon. James Allen, Minister for Finance, will return from England via Vancouver. Ho will cross tho Pacific in tho Makura, arriving liero early in June. .The Hon. R. H. Rhodes arrived yoster-' day morning from Christchurch, and left again for tho south' last evening. Ho will return to Wellington on Friday morning next. ' ■ Tlio Hon. F. M. B. Fisher left Bluff for Hobart and Melbourne last night. The Hon\W. 11. lletrics is at Cambridge, tile Hon. li. H. Ehodes at Christchurch, tho Hon. W. Fraser in the North Auckland district, aiwl tlio other Ministers are in Wellington. Tlio Hon. Dr. l'omaro arrived from Huntly by tho Main Trunk train yesterday afternoon. Dr. J. W. Chapman and, Mr. Charles M. Alexander, tho well-known evangelists, who aro to hold a series of mission services in Wellington, arrived by .the Mararoa. yesterday morning. They are' staying at the Hotel ■ Windsor. The opening meeting of tho mission will be held in the Town, Hall to-night, when tho viiitars will be welcomed by tlie Primo Minister. • Mr. R. W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Chief to tho Public Works Department, who has been touring tho North Auckland district in company with the. Minister for Public Works, is to return to Wellington to-day.

Mr. J. It. Escott, member for Pnhiatua, visited Wellington yesterday to transact Departmental. business affecting his constituency. He returns to his district today. ' Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, member' for Egmont,. arrived in Wellington yesterday to transact Departmental business, and leaves for the north to-day. Mr. T. Hall, district land registrar, registrar of deeds, and examiner of titles at Auckland, left by tho Mahcno on Monday on a; month's holiday. trip to Australia. During the period of his absence, Mr. B. H. Burko has been, appointed deputy distriot land registrar, and Mr. C. 11. Keeblo, doputy registrar of deeds, lias been appointed deputy examiner of titles. Tho Kev, Mr, Harknoss, of tho Tongan Freo Church, accompanied by Mrs. Ilnrkness, arrived in Auckland by tlio Maheno on Sunday, after a. holiday in Melbourne. They return to Haapai by tho Tofua today. • Mr. Nelson Burns, at present in charge of a Native school near Mongonui, has been appointed principal of the Native Training College at Tonga. The Dublin. prize, which is awarded annually to the student or ex-student of the University of Melbourne who during (lie preceding year has mado the most important original contribution to literature, or or art, lias been awarded to Mr. Bernard O'Dowd, 8.A., LL.B., for his, poem "The Bush." According to a private cablegram f«. ceived in Melbourne Mr. Joseph M'Cabo, the well-known author and lecturer _r.ii ovolution, left London on his second visit to Australia at tho beginning of last week. Mr. M'Cabo will spend, during his present tour, six or seven months ill Australasia.

Captain. A. Tyrer, marine superintendent in Australia for the A.U.S.N. lino of steamers, arrived at Auckland by the Maheno on Sunday. Captain Tyrer hos been unwell for some time, and luis come to New Zealand on a hclidny visit,, lie intends to try the waters at Kolorua and to take a trip down the AVanganui River before leaving Wellington for Sydney by the Mauiib'amii 011 April lL

Tlio death is announced at his residence, Forth Street, Dunedin, of Mr. J. A. llislop. of tlio legal linn of Messrs. llislop and Lhng, in his (isth year. Mr. llislop was the second son of, the .late l)r. llislop, and a brother of the IJon. T. \V. llislop, of Wellington. He was born at Kirk, Newton, Mid Colder, Scotland, in 1&48. He arrived here with his, parents in 185 Cin the ship Strathmore. He was educated in Dunedin, and served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Smith, Anderson, and Co., lawyers, -High Street, qualifying as a barrister and solicitor, and afterwards taking up the practico of his profession. Mr. llislop was recognised as a high authority on law drafting, was a sound lawyer in every sense of tho word, and was a -straightforward and honourable man in all his dewls. lie was of u gonial disposition, and was highly respected by all sections of the community. He was well acquainted ,with tlio history of Otago, and 111 his latter days I delighted to discus.? tho subject with the "old identities."—"Otago Daily Times."

■ The town derk of Gyinpie, Queensland (Mr. A. Ransom), is, with his wife, at present on. a visit to his brother, Mr. C. Ransom, manager of the northern S.S. Company, Auckland. 11l response to au invitation from the president and council, the members' of the Wellington Society/ of Professional Musicians met at a social meeting to lnrewell Mr. Mauglmii Barnett, the society's first president. Among the guests was his Worship the Mayor, who made a lew lilting remarks appreciative of Mr. Harriett's work as City Organist. Appropriate speeches were also made by the president (Mr. Horace Hunt) and Mr. Lawrence Wutkins. A short musical pro-, gramme was rendered, those taking part kins Mesdamos Montague and f. R.> Johnstone, Misses Richmond and Parsous, and Messrs. I'. R. Johnstone, Hamilton Hodges, Baxter Buckley, and Horace. Hunt. At the end of the evening, Mr. Hunt, on behalf of the society, presented Mr: Barnett with au album containing portraits of'all the members. Mr. Barnett, in returning thanks, touched on musical development in Wellington, and emphasised the importance of. regular orchestral concerts. I Mr. Maurice Ca?cy, of Auckland, president of the Northern Bowling Association, who, with Mrs. Casey, lias bteli oil a visit to the Cold lakes, is making a few days' stay in Wellington. Mr. W. A. Low, lato manager of tho 'Toilies," has been engaged as advance representative for the Marlov.' Dramatic Company, now playing in Christehurdi.