PERSONAL ITEMS;

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1709, 28 March 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS;

. Vice-Eeqal. With- reference to tlio statement Tvliicli' appeared in tt Pre-ss Association message published iii the "Personal" column of The Dominion-, on March 25,- to- The effect that his Excellency the' Governor attended the races a)? Auckland on Monday last, we arc requested' to state' that his Excel' lency did not attend the races, 'in view of the period of mOUftiiiig for his lato Majesty King George' of Grc-ece.

The lion, Xf,V, Massey, (Prime- Minis- : ter')i tile 1 Hon. A'. L, Ilerdiiiari, tlio. Hon. H. D; Bell, dntf tile Hon. Dr. Poiriaro are' in- Wdllingtbtt". The IMI P. M'. B; Fisher is en route to Melbourne, The' Hon; Rl- If. Rliodfes' left Christchurch last evening,- and will arrive ill' Wellington this morning. The Son.- W. H. Hemes lt?ft Auckland' last... evening by M'aiiv Trunk espl-eSs,- aiid i Will- rea'cll- Wellington tx)-dhy. Tho Hon. W. Eraser, having- visited l ; Dirfgavilld and' KaillU l during tlib» pafet dllys,- is. elfooMed' to returit ; to- Wellington on Mondny next. He leaves next ; day for Tara'naki iti company with tlto i Prime Minister,- and- Mil 1 Be' absent for • about' a' week- from' Hit)' date' of llis"' dbIpartufei ... j ./The., afttomtiheilt o'f : Sfjv Predfericlr 'Bigg-Wither as' district o'iigiHeer in : tlio- ; Public,; Works'. Department is - ' gazetted; . Mi 1 . Bigg-WitlWr lliis liken- actiiis-disirifct ■ engiiieto in; Auckland 1 siiido Mr. JV AV :Wils'(ilt ! retired, aW lias' now lieeii per- ■ nidiicntly aitpdiiifetH .' Mi'. 1 A'. i\ 7 . lW;sb,-editor of "Tho Pas* ; toral Rdview,"' wlio. lias; been', apppiiitcd- ' delb(jate' to tlie' tliird j International Coii- : gress if Rdfrigfcrirtidn, to be' held' next : September at for .the Associated 1 Coinpaiiics Of the North Island 1 - of ; New Zealand; aiiiV lhiJst Of th'e' liieht' companies of a; will'rVad n paper, "Australia! NdW. Zealand' its'a Soiirco df Meat Siipiilyi" befoi'ci; (lie- cbiisrcs.?: :Tll».pasßi! tWu ,bo" printed' ill 1 French'; Gerniitn,; Spailish; aild ! .English, for distribution ariionjpst tlid nieiuW'rs. H'e leaves fot Eui'ope 1 oh Jlpril'.d; arid' dm'ilig his trip will visit tits Russian' horse l brdckliflg: estaUlislihitents' an'd 1 afei'ibullitrar noi : missioit' llhyiiig- 1M); granted' him- by tllfe' Itilfesiuri Govorrinieiit;. The City Engineer (Mr. W. H. Jlorton) has-been spending a %' days' holiday at D Urville'. Islaiid'. IK'is' tapccted to return to Wellington' tO'inoi'ro\y.. In: l'espoiise' to' a nutaerOtisiy-sighcd' nbti'tioiii' Jfr.- E. P. Butiny. liiis ciiiikeltl'ed 1 ouc« liioro to contest; tlie- Idwcr fflift Mayorult}'. . ■Tho,Goyerntfe'iii;.ll{is : appointed l & and' Mrs,- L,- b.- Bi'itdStOck,, maliatei'' affd' ron respectively of the" St'okd' XritUiStVi SUhOol ill' Ntflsoir province; Jfr. Brad' nock is' at present' lifeatfniilsl'er at tlltf lfongokokako _ School, , _near Eketahuilii; HS h'as; had' considerable 1 tea'cliirig exper'ieiice in- England,' and' latterly under tlio' Wellington Education Board. It is Mr/T. ,C. AvHis'"P tho legal firm ,of Brandon, Hislop, and 1 Brandon); son ol Mr.-.T. W., Hislop, "!'■ ;■■ a " candidate' at' tho' forfficotiiing' election of city councillors. , Mi., Gi'egoijy' Elkiugto'iii of . "Clifton •' leav«s for Sydney today by tho Moerak'i. " ■ M , r ; H. H. Uaywaiid returned 1 from- tlio South Island yesterday,- and left by tlid' night express for Auckland.-

■' J• Kneeii, who lia's sat' as the Gove'rilmdut s rejtte&ntiAive' off Ui&AMv - laid' Harbour Bbard fot flic last', s« years,has res'ign'ed MS seat on ttto lioaVili In Ins' letter of Mr. ICii'eeii 1 said' that . his increasing duties as secretary of , the' Seim«ifs : Unibff riindo sndli 1 demands upon his time that' he' fflt villi--1 able to carry on Iris' part as a member of tho boardj. In addition')-, his liealth liad frequently preveilte'd', Mih' from attonUing- th'B' liib&tirigsi; so - tlittt tliVj GbVerriment wis 1 prabUdallv disfranchised. Tlio board,> several • member's of HrKM mad<s . iomplinidnta'i'y, . remarks ; upon' the- work . done by Mr. jlrieen afc' a niemftfeiy decided' ; to' ■ accept tlio; resignation* with 1 regret, and' to place' on record its appreciation' Of-Iris" servicos."" ■ Mi*.-.' Arthur Vefn'on Venabltes' A-as' or-' dai'ii'ed' to' the', offiie of deacon',Ly t'h« : Bi'sh'op' if Aiitlfla'iid at an: oi'diuation' Sirrace ort 1 .Tiiesdaj'. . Ai'clMea'iion'. HaSvkiiis' presented' the candidate; 1 and tlio serifton V;as" preached by the Rev. J. T. ■ M'W>! liaiVv. The' ncwly-drdAiricd dcaion was' afterwards,.licensed' to the of Mxiiillt Albert,- and' . Oi'r April 10; tile 1 Zfalh'ii'd 1 (Shifi iVill entertain tit hrtfcli'.Miss' Mary P'ro'ctor, ft' daughter of My'. R; A. ffoctM> tli'e' w'ell-" kiibivri asti'oiiojiiier. TMs" will' lie' fae* fii'sfc" occasion. on -irhicli' flie cIW li'aS eiiWta'iii'ed a lady. ' .

, Mr. 4 -©. P. H. PAllock,.who 4 , hW bee'il 4 ! h6n,.secretary,.of fh'e' NC'tf tfealiftidCM' for. the' l'a'st,fotfrtee'n iMYtlVsi, lias ifc'eiV frriVisfetred to 'Nsfpi#: Oil fIW oScifeibn 1 of .his- deptffhrre lib' \Vas bifteriia'imkl' ;1» tlw c6nrf)itfcef( at tlie 1 Y.MLC.AV yeiterdky. Miv Pollock was 4 pi'eseiife'd: with- a dicijud 4 4'ri'd; a- letter &pr&Sfr)fr' tlie' cortinWftied'sr i higli appreciation, bf. his tfoiffi,- t&WdtoVir ; iueift|*rshife\fiaftng. Considei'a'bly itrtpVoVed during lii's term bf office. '.ltfarfstfeSr of ift'e SarifS Fe'Kail)Vay Company, of America, arrived' in 4 . Wellington l M the. Tahiti from' San Francisco yesterday. ;, ■ i Mr. W. 4 . S; Sliort,; tary for' PiYblic' Wbrks!, who went to Australia about trfo months ago to inquird into tlie public worjvs systems in the different .States 4 of the' is expected- to leave Melbourife,. o'ji'.Mfs retuTn to' New Zealand, dui'ing tile 1 first : week ill April.. . ■ The; Colonial Ailiijiary PbrCfc? loftg-ser-vice, medal, ha's been awarded tb Gapfa'fii E; A; G. Holdgate',' Secotfd' (South' Canterbury) Regiment,' .and', tb .C'dptaiii R. J. BerVomV Tliird (Auckland)' Regiment. „ His flonoiir flie' Chief Jiistie'e 4 (?if Rbt, ert Stout) was indisposed yesterday,. a'iid unable to preside oit fll6 4 Supreme Court Bench. , Their Honours Mr.- Jiretico Williams and Mr. Justice Denniston' are b6th due from the' soiltli tliis mofninjfi . His Ho'rionf MrV justice Cooper #ilt probably re'tufii to .Wellington froiil Eltham to-morrow.

.. Tfie' ioflqMg gazetted J. D. Ema'ri Sniiffi, Underrbecret f iry,'Mr. H. Thomson, chief, clerk, Mr. A. M. Adarn's, accountant, Messrs. J. W. Coard, P. A. Riick, and E, W. : tivery, clerks; DepVirtment of Interridl Affairs. Mr. U.,F. M'Cabe, vice-cpiisul for Russia a't,Wellington. Sir. J. Patersbii, yic'e-Cbii-sUl.for Russia at AiiCltlaiVd. , Constable J. TSnue'r, inspector of weights and measures. Constables ,M... P. Blaxland, J. Kennedy, and W. J., Pardy, ,factory inspectors. Sff. W. J. WakeliA, faicforj inspector. Mr, G. Tho'rburr!,- registrar of electors and returning officer, Waipawi. Messrs. E. Caklewood. aiid ,P. Shcnton;. inspectors under ::lie Public Health Act.and officers' under the Sale of Pood and Drugs Act. The following have. b£o'n appointed Justices of the.Peace: —Messrs. I)a\ l M Milltr, Predcrick ITenrv Dodd, and PrtdCrick Perrin; a'll of Wellington. The following clcr'gym&l liave b'Cefi appointed officiating ministers under the Marriage Act:—Tlie. Rev. R. Hitcli (Presbyterian) and the' Rev: A. D. Stratford, M.A. (Anglican). . M. Galliot,' d French officer stationed at Tahiti, who is now on his way to France, arrived in: Wellington yesterday by , the Tahiti.