PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1719, 9 April 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

; -The .Jf on - W. F. Masscy (Prime Minis* tor) will return lo Wellington this morn'i'S from Palmerstou North. The Hon. Iv. I). lihodes is at Christchurch. Tbo other Cabinet Ministers uro in Wellington, 'Die Hon. W. 11. lierrics will go south on Monday evening next, to continue his annual inspection of.the railways, and the Hon. W. Eraser will leave in ten days or a fortnight on a visit to tho West Coast. Mr. Eraser will not open the new State mine at Point Elizabeth during his approaching visit, as was proposed some weeks ago. Ho informed u reporter last evening that tho official opening of the inino would bo postponed for a time. Mr. Harold G. Burnett, of Wadestown, who was manager for Messrs. A. G. Healing and Co.'s cycle business, died at an early hour yesterday morning, _ after an illness lasting since tho beginning of tho year. The deceased, who was tho secretary of the Wadestown. Municipal Electors' Association, leaves a widow and a young family. Mr. Patrick Dwyer, an of St. Patrick's College, died yesterday morning at tho early age of 27 years. Mr. Dwyer recently returned from England, where ho had been pursuing Lib studies in engineering. , Tho Kcv. G. Smith, who .participated in the lnemorablo defence of Korke's Drift during the Zulu war, arrived in Auckland 011 Sunday by the Malieno from Sydney. ll<} retired from active servico in the army as chaplain some eight years ago, and is nt present on a tour of Australasia, having recently left Egypt. He will spend two weeks in tho Dominion, ami then return to England. ■ Tlio Hoard of Governors of the Auckland Grammar School includes three representatives, who aro selected by tho members of tho Legislature resident ill tho province. They retire in turn, nud Sir Maurice O'Rorko's position lately becaiuo vacant by effluxion of time, so that an election was necessary. Sir Maurice was renominated by Mr. J. Bollard, M.P., and was ionly candidate. Saturday was the <lay fixed for tho election, and Sir Maurice O'llorko was duly declared elected to the vacant seat. The other representatives of the Legislature aro Professor r. D. Brown and Mr. A. Kidd, who wcro clccted in 1911 and 1912 respectively.' Mr. I'. Hally, Conciliation C'ommis*. sioner, left Wellington for' Napier yesterday morning. He will return about the end of tho week. Mr. W. Mowbray, l of Levin and Co.'s staff; Mr. W. A. Mowbray, of the Lower Hutt; Mr. and Mrs. George Pearcc, of Wellington! and Dr. and Mrs. Herbert, of Wellington leavo for Auckland to-day to join the Makiira for Vancouver en rouio to England. Tho Anglican Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India lias written to tho Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Orossley) expressing great interest in tho Marsden Centenary, and hoping that ono of the Bishops of India would be able to como to New Zealand and take part in it. • There was a splendid attendance in the Auckland Town Hall last Saturday evening, when Mr. Mnughaii Barnett, tho recently-appointed organist for Auckland city, gave his initial recital sinco his acceptance of the position. Mr. Barnett was most cordially welcomed .(says tho "Star"), and after each item .received Irearty applause, and' in oua instance an enthusiastic encore. The audience listened to the performance in a way that evidenced their enjoyment of it. Good judgment was displayed in the selection of the pieces. The programme was a representative one of organ, works, English, German, and l'Veilch schools being included, while the transcriptions were eminently suited to the instrument, and served, admirably to please all tastes. Provable nominees for tho two suburban seats on tho Wellington Harbour Board aro Messrs. J. W. M'Ewan (sitting member), E. Mollies, G. H, Scales, • It. Bould, and Captain Watson. Mr. P. C. Frecth, the, other sitting member, will not (it is understood) seek re-election. Messrs. M. J. Hodgins and C. O'Brien (Lower,i Hutt), left yesterday,, morning, Napier to attend the, triennial conference of tile Hibornian Societies,. .