PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1710, 29 March 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon, W. 1 ? . Massey (Prime Minis' lef), the Hon. A. L. Herdman, and the Hon, D. Pomare arc in Wellington. The Hon, 11. D. Bell leaves this evening for the north, and will bo absent for about a week. The Hon. W. H. Ilerrieg arrived from Auckland yesterday, and the Hon: It. 11. Rhodes arrived yestewlaj' morning from- Ohristcliurch'. Sir Waller Buchanan, M.P., reached London on February 13. He had thoroughly enjoyed the journey Home, having been favoured with exceptionally fine tfeathet throughout. During the two, months which had elapsed since Sir Walter left Wellington, ho had stopped over at Port Said, aiid gone up to Cairo. A 700-mile excursion Oli the Nile had proved of infinite interest, Tliefi Naples, Pompeii, Rome, and Switzerland claimed Sir Walter's attention. At the moment of writing to a friend here, he mentioned that 116 was in a week's: time going up to Scotland, aiid that ultiiiintely lie' hoped to M b&ck. in Wellington, by way of • Vancouver, in tlid first iveek of July. ill'. D. Buick, member for .Palmerston North, has been spending a few days ill Wellington. Ho returns to Palmcrston. to-|la,V.'

Flattering references were made at yesterday's meeting of the executive committee .of tho Citizens' Carnival to the : work, doiio by Mr. J. M'Bitin as secretary. Mr. E; Fletcher led off by say--, ing that something more substantial than the committee's best thanks was duo to the secretary, lie knew hi,s work as an officer of tho cbiincil, but- for the valuable work lie had done towards niakinfc the carnival a success he thought they should, give ii grant. The Mayor, also testified to. the value of the work, done by Mr. M'Bain. lie did not think they ' could have got a better man as secretary, ami ho thought Hliat, something of ' tt substantial nftture, iii tlie form.'of a, grant 0? souvenir might ho given to. him. Mr. A. Paape added lijs meed of praise, arid luovfld that t( subcommittee, consisting of the Mayor, Mtessrs. R. Fletcher, G. Frost, and C. G. Wilson, be, appointc-fl to arrange what should 1)6 1 doiie. The iia'nic of Mrs. 1\ Cohe'll was subsequently added" to tlie committee. Mf. A. M. Myers; M.P., of. Auckland, entertained the members of his election 1 committee on Wednesday • evening: at ii harbour ,excursion. Tho' tory .steamer Peregrine was' eiigaged for the purpose, and iha'de a most enjoyable journey down. tli<J h'arlKVttr, returning about teri o'clock.. The leather was perfect for such an outing, and tlie enjftyyient of tlie party was added to by music provided by the, Third Auckland Moiinttd lliflos Band and! by the Lyrio quartet. Before the party,' F-ppriroteti choirs wore giv<?n for Mr. nnd Mrs. Myers f6r tho excellent outing. / Me«srs.- J. W. Poyntori. S.M.. Robfc, M'Nab, A. Mill (Auckland), and 37. .Anderail (Diiriedin), aft at flresent in WeN iiftgiori in cmiiiefctio'n with the final fitting of the Post and Telegraph Appeal, Biard. "Under tlie' Publiii portico' Act, 1!I12.. ithO .-tosrd is replaced by that instituted therein.. Sir James Mills will leave for Melbourne by the Manuka on Sunday to meet the mail steamer Niagara, which is expected to reach Melbourne oil April 1G.:,, 1 Mr. A. R. Meek, will not 'stand for re- • election as graduates' representative on tlie Victoria College Council. Mr. C. B. Morison, K.C., will lie- K .candidate" for the seat. ' • : Mr. S. T. Moj-an. solicitor, of is visiting Wellington.;| 1 'The, Rev. Dr. .Waddell, of Dunedin, who is' starting on a twelve , months' trip to Canada and tlie States in search of ■ newed health; arrived 1 in Wellington yes' • terdav, and will lie for. two oi- three' days the guest of Mr. C'. fi. Sinith, "Montrose, •

Wadestown. . ' . , Mr. D. Robertson was last night tc--elccted Chairman of tho Wellington Icclh nical Education; Board. Mr. J. P. Luke, who proposed ,'jfr. .Robertson, said that Mr. Robertson hild Always. taken a great interest' in tho young people, and that ha. had done a great deal to advance technical education in AVellington, Mr. J. 13. Fitzgerald, the Stconder of thO nio-. tion,. wiid that (hero had beCii increases all • round during Mr! RoboitsOli .<i ohKir-i (ilansnlp, and tho results wort <i striking. tt>stiiriOny ttt the iiianne.r in which Mr. Robertson had worked on the board. Mr. •Robertson has. given tho board a, ; great deal of time; to; I am ture, the sacrifice of liiS own business in maii,y ways, and the onlv way in .which-wo can show our appWciatioh pf his efforts is to /re-elect luiiij" added Mr, Fitzfcerald. ... , Thomas William M'Kay, who was re'' quired to. give evidence ;in Auckland on j Mav 12 in a case in which Sari.li bkelton k stands : charged with having performed an J ; illegal operation, was arrested by JJe : tcbtivfi Eawlo 'oii the stbamer Aoraugi just before the vessel sailed from Wei- * lingtou for San Francisco <y«stcrday evenJ

ing' • Sri', John StiillwOrthy, .ex-M.P. for Kaiparti, is lyitiglcrlously ill tit his residence at AMtitpii. ■ . 1 • Mr. W. M. Asliton. for years postmaster at tlie Kaiaitbi i-'osl office; frlio left on ■WMiiosflaJ- to occupy ii Mnnlar position., v at thfe Bluff, has been presented with a Krtiapol exhiliitioii nig and, leather bowl bag by ti»e Kaiiipoi Bottling Chib, a Hierinos flask-by , the Bridge Club, a ' bridge cbiiiiiaiiioii and ticceisfnes by the Golf Club, and a set of gblf blubs by tlio. post office,, staff. Mrs. Ashtoil was presehtcd iVitlt a beautiful alvfr_ flower by'tlio members of the Croctudt Onto. 5 1 AVriting tb Air. C. W. rainier, of WelV iihetoui fi'biii LbiulOn. on .Taiiuary 19, Sir Walter Blicliaiiari, M.l\, expresses, liiSj ihaiiks to the Navy Leijgub here for tho kiiul coiigl'iituUitions, offered him on lis bsiiig hbnbur?d by the. lving withvkmg lthdoif. "I arrived.oil January 14, writes S v Walter, "after just two months , tratel by sea anil laiiJi in 'FlIS 1 ] wbathbr—quite a record iqnrhfjr, I. fcMUd ■think, in thllt respect. , , . The Vott. .Alfred Npild, .MX, Archdeaciill. of Diihedin lintt o{ , Marv's, Morninetoii; his been offered b>th» 'Bi4ioli of Melanesia this position of ol'gitliising secretary tti tlie mission « W Zealand, with-headquarters at Auckland. v It. is Understood thb Arclidtrtcon will ao-cept.-I'rtSs Associatibn. At the, meeting of the Board of Goyew liors of the Wflitaki Higli Sfchcol on Wed. iiesday, Mr. Duiicaii Suthevlnnd was reelcctt'd cliiurmaii. . - Mr. John M'keiitie. xrJio was a membcri of the Dmiedin Fire Brigade *or'l3 years, • and has been caotain of the St. A»da, BHciide for the twist tijht years, will leiive oli Mbridiiy. to take up his residence at'Wanganui. It is Mr. Jl'KenMea intention to become cohntcted with fire brigade work in ..Wangamii as sobn as an oppbrtimity offers. Mr. G. L. Lukin, a West Australiandelegate to the coiifereiioS bf tho United, Commercihl Travellers' Association of Australasia at Dmiedin, is visiting Hei. liiioton. Ho is ft Mil of Mr.-Gresler . liukiin tlio editor of the "Kumiiß Post, , with whom ho will stay during tlie corns; ing week. .

' At the office of tho Standard Insurant* Company, Dunediti. ii. iirescntatioil was iiitide oii Wednesday to lit. G. Wilson, who lias lieeii Connected with the company for' a great many years, lind who lias now been lijiiiointcd manager of tho Invcrcargill branch; The presentation, which bimsisted of a trlvellillß bag and silver v.lh?s (for Mrs. \vilson), \vas made on' behalf of the staff by Mr. Arthur H. IPishor, general mammer, who wished Mr. .WilsOri suttees and liappiliess in his how Mr.,.". M. lloijßj (accountant) and Ml-; j?. T. Anderson also spoke in culogislic i tei'iiis of Mr. \\ llsoil, ivho suitably replied. The MastPrton Chamber of 'Commerce yesterday lUssed a resolution of appre-i bintion of-tho services of Messrs. S. liw der (postmaster) niid 0. l'alla (stationmaster), who have been transferred to other centres.- Mr. liider was Entertained' last night bv tho Mastertoii Siivugo Club and was the recipient tof an illuminated address. .. Tho Mayor of IlivcrcargiU' (Mr. W. B. Scandrett) and Sirs.. Scandretl, who celebrated their golden wedding on Thursday, were enteHained by A largo gathering of friends at a. banquet oil Thursday evening. Members-of the. Town Council presented 5.1 i'. Scandrett with <1 sovereign ease, arid Mrs. Scandrett with n gold watch, l'ho presentation of aii address and silver tea and coffee service Was made (111 behalf bf tho citizens.—Press Associa*. tiori, Tlid Southland Education Board, last night, apiioihted Mr. A. Belli at present secretary of the South Canterbury 13ducntion Board, to the position of secretary of the Southland Board,'-at « salary b£ .£550.—l J ress Association.. ■ ■