PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1712, 1 April 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. W. I'\ Massey (Prime Minister) and the Hon. W. Fraser leavo today for Toronaki. Tho Hon. H. D. Bell is at Auckland. The other Cabinet Ministers are in Wellington. The Hon. AY. F. Masscy (Prime Minister), accompanied by the Hon. W. Frnser (Minister for Public Works), will leavo to-day for lOlthaiu. On arrival at that town tho Ministers will receivo deputations. Afterwards. they will attend a "social" at 8 p.m. On Saturday they will visit some, of tho country districts and proceed in the evening to Stratford, where tliey will receive deputations and fio banqueted. On Thursday tho Ministers .'will g»j back, to Eltliam tuid visit Mangatolci, Kaponga, Manaia, Auroa, Awatuna, and Opunake. At the latter place the Ministers will bo entertained on Thursday evening. On' Friday they will go to Bahotu, and get to Oku to for luncheon, arriving in tho afternoon at New Plymouth, where they will bo banqueted by tho . Borough and County Council and Chamber of Commerce. Oil Saturday the Ministers will visit "Waitara, Urenui, and Inglewood, reaching Hawera in tho evening. Mr. Fraser may return to Wellington on Saturday, but tho Prime Minister intends to spend tho week-end at Hawera, which place ho will leave on Monday for Waverloy. Ho will visit Momahaki State Farm, and -will reach Wnnganui in tho evening. On Tuesday the Prime Minister will ■ get down to Palinerston North, and lie will return to Wellington cither on Tuesday night or on Wednesday morning.

Mr. J. P. Luko will oi*n his Mayoral campaign on Monday next, when ho will speak on tho affairs of tho city at the Town Hall Concert Chamber. A Presa Association message received from Sydnoy kst. night states that tho Rev. Goorgo'Smith, a retired Army chaplain, and a participant in tho famous defence of Rorke's Drift, has arrived there, and will depart for Auckland on Wednesday next. Councillor H. Green, late Sub-Inspector of Police (retired), .Councillor E. ,H. Bowie, and the present Mayor (Mr. T. Hawkey) nre the present candidates for the Mayoralty of Thnaru.—Press'Association. • Mr. W. E. Bu6h, chief clerk of tho Oceau Accident Corporation, . Ltd., at Auckland, who is severing his connection to take up a prominent position with tho South British Insurance Co., was recently presented with a handsome' set of pipes and a tobacco pouch as a token of goodwill from the staff. Mr. Charles E. Palmer, tho district iilarager, made the presentation and referred feelingly to tLe good qualities of Mr. Bush, who has been connected with tho Ocean Company for tho past twelve years. 1 Nominations closed at noon yesterday m connection with the vacancies oil tho Victoria College Council. Mr. W. Ferguson (Parliamentary representative), Mr. A. T. Maginnity (Education Board's representative), and Mr. T., R.' Fleming (teachers' representative) have been re.elected, and Mr. C, B. Morison, IC.C., has been elected without opposition as representative of the graduates, vice Mr. A. R. Meek, who did not stand for a further term.

Mr. W, H. P. Barber decided yesterday to again allow himself to be nominated for a seat on tlio City Council. The Rev. H.. O. Blamires, of the Central Mission, and oue of .the best of our local cricketers, leaves Wellington to tako Up his residence in Hawera next week, Sunday next will be his last day at tho mission. Mr. Paul Hansen, of Auckland, is a visitor to Wellington. Dr. Howard, of Taumarunui, leaves Wellington for Avonmoutli by tho Tyrono on Friday next. • , The Rov. E. Robertshaw, of Damievirke, returned from England by tho Eotorua, which arrived at Wellington yesterday. A paragraph in circulation that Mr. -R. M'Nab intends while in' England seeking' election to the House of Commons in the place of Dr. Chappie, member for Stirlingshire, was denied entirely by Mr, M'Nab when h-is attention was drawn to it: Tho rumour further states that Dr. Chapplo is giving up politics at' Homo because it is too costly and coming to the Colony to look after his,business interests. Mr. M'Nab said this was tho first ho hadheard of- it.—Press Association. Archdeacon. Willis, having resigned tho Archdeaconry of the Waikato, tho Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Dr. Crossley, has appointed tho Rev. Edmund M. Cowie, M.A., vicar of Hamilton, to tho position. Tho Rev. 1 Mark Sutton, vicar of Holy ■ Trinity! Church, Dovonport (Auckland), who is relinquishing his charge in order to return to England, was entertained at a "social" by the parishioners on Thursday evening, and presented.' with a purso of sovereigns. ■ Canon MacMurrny, vicar of St. Mary's Cathedral, Auckland, who was injured in a motor-car accident at Happy Volley, Nelson, on, JanuaTy 25 last, and. who has spent the past six weeks at tho Great Harrier, returned, to Auckland on Friday, ifio ia v«ry' much better in health. '/

A presentation of a liandsomt travelling rug was made to Mr. A. S. Thompson, vice-president of the Auckland A. and P. Association, at Friday's meeting of the association. Mr. Thompson is leaving shortly on o visit to the Old Country, after U years' residence in the Dominion. In making the presentation, Mr. J. M. Phillipps referred to tho many years of Useful work that Mr. Thompson had given in tho interests of the association, and lie expressed tho hope that Mr. Thompson would bo benefited by tho trip, and oomo back renewed in health and vigour. Mr. Thompson suitably replied. (Yesterday Mr. James Frederick Thompson, of Groytown, was admitted as a solicitor by his Honour the Chief Justice, on the motion of Mr. Ostler.