PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1738, 1 May 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. W. F. Massey (Prime Minister) and tlie Hon. H. 13. Bell are at Auckland, tho Hon. W. H. Hcrries is at Oamaru, and 'tho Hon. W. Fraser at Reefton. The Hon. A. L. Herdinan and the Hon. 15. H. Rhodes are in Wellington. The Hon. Dr. Ponmrc goes to Normanby by the Neiv Plymouth express to-day.

The Hon. if. H. Rhodes will preside at tho popular lecture on ''The Story of the Hun" which is to lie delivered in the Conceit Chamber of the Town llall this evenin;,' by Miss Mary Proctor.

Mr. J. CI. lluddart, lately accountant in the office of Messrs. Iluddait, Parker and Co., died in Sydney last week, at tho age of lij. Deceased was tlie nephew of tho lato Mr. James lluddart, the founder of tho C;iiuuliaii-AuiJl:ralian steamship service.

Archbishop Redwood, ivlio arrived in Sydney by tlie Ii.M.S. Orsova from Eng- | land last week, is visiting Brisbane before proeccdiiig 'to Wellington. Lieut. Sydenham, the Admiralty at Wcstport, leaves Wellington for London by the Rotorua to-day. Mr. M'lndoe, of Auckland, was a passenger from Sydney to Wellington by the Manuka yesterday. A Press Association telegram from Blenheim states: "Mr. William ReginaldCook, headmaster of the Rcnwick School, and late of the North-East Valley School, Dunedin, died suddenly as tho result of an operation. Mr. F. R. Gillingham. of Timaru, is a passenger to London by tho Rotorua today. The South Australian Deputy Postmas-ter-General (Mr. Waddy) retired from the Commonwealth public service last week. Mr. T; R. Koydhouse, editor-in-chief of the Sydney "Sun," and formerly wellknown in New Zealand journalism, was entertained by a number of Sydney journalists last week, prior to his departure on a six-mon'ths' trip to England. - The consecration of the Bishop-elect of North Queensland, tlio Rev. J. O. Feetham, took place at St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, last week. The Rev. F. W: Allan leaves Wellington ; for England by Ii.M.S. Rotorua today.' Mr. H. G. Clarage, assistant wharfinger of the Wellington Harbour Board, returned from a visit to Australia by tho Manuka yesterday. , Mr. E. N. Barraud, Mrs. Barraud, and Miss A. Barraud, of l'aliuerslon North, are passengers by the Rotorua for London. The (Rev. John Ryan, S.J., latterly of St. Ignatius' Church, Richmond, Victoria, has been appointed Superior of the Society of Jesus in Australia by 'tho Very Rev. Father General, S.J. , Mr. and Mrs. 0. M'llroy, of Feilding, arc leaving for England by the Rotorua. Tlio Rhodes Trust has cabled extending tho tiino of Cecil Madigau, olio of tho South Australian Rhodes Scholars at Oxford, who is now 'with Dr. Mawson in the Antarctic. ' The Chancellor of tho Adelaide University communicated iho.message by wireless to Mr. Madigan.

Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Gualtcr leave Wellington for London by tho Rotorua today.

The New Century Hall was the scene of a pleasant "send-olf" social on Wednesday night, which was tendered to Mr. C. J. M'Erleau, on tho occasion of his transfer to Napier. A large number of friends were present, and, on their behalf, Mr. C. uamble presented Mr. M'Erlean with a travelling-bag,' suitably inscribed. Songs and dancing followed. The Rev. Father James Tymons, S.M., arrived in Wellington yesterday by the Manuka. Ho is returning from a visit to England. Commander Stopford, of tho drillship Pyramus, who has been on sick leave, arrived hero yesterday from Sydney by the Manuka. He is proceeding to LytteUon, to rejoin his ship. Mr. Elworthy, of, Tirnaru, arrived in Wellington yesterday from Sydney by tho Manuka. The Chief Justico (Sir Robert Stout) returned to Wellington from Auckland yesterday. Mr. Frank Goldberg, of Wellington, leaves for Lyttelton by the Mararoa this evening to join the Essex for Avonmoutli. Ho is on a holiday visit to England and America. The Hon. S. A. Joiccy is a passenger by the llotorua for London. The Hon. W. T. and Mrs. Whecley are passengers for London by tkcKotorua. Mr. J. Kussell French, general manager of tile Bank of New South Wales, and president of the Institute of Bankers, is at present confined 'to h\s homo through illness, according to last Saturday's Sydney "Telegraph.'' Mr. John Craig, of to lithographic branch of the Government Printing Office, has retired after 3G years' service on superannuation-. At a recent gathering of employees, Mr. Ross presented Mr. Craig with a gold chain, on behalf of tho staff. A musical programme ;was afterwards given, and Mr. and Mrs. Craig's health was honoured in the usual way. Mr. Craig joined tho Department in 1877, and has retired as sub-overseer. . Tho Postmaster-General of Australia (Mr. Frazer) is an inmate of tho Leonora Public Hospital, nt lialgoorlie, suffering from a recurrence of tho attack of influenza which prostrated him on his arrival in Perth. It is feared that pneumonia may supervene, and Mr. Frazer's goldfields '.our has been indefinitely postponed. Mr. John Beanie, of Auckland, and formerly of Wanganui, who is well kiiown in bowling circles, has taken up his residence in Wellington. Mr. J. F. Studholme was a passenger from Lyttelton to Wellington by tho Mararoa this morning. A pleasing little function took place on Tuesday morning, when tho carriers of Palnierston North gathered to make a presentation to Mr. F. Cording, delivery clerk at the railway station, who leaves on Monday next to take over the position of statiomnaster at Cross Creek, Wairarapa. In making tho presentation, Mr. H. T. Hunt referred to the courtesy Mr. Cording had shown to the carriers during his term of office in Palmerston.

The Rov. A. Don, Chinese missionary in New Zealand, under the auspices of Hie Presbyterian Church, lias been transferred from Dunedin to Pnlmorston North.

Tho "Argus" stales that Sir William Ifall-Joncs, who arrived in Melbourne yesterday, will spend a fortnight in Sydney before coming on to Wellington, where, it adds, 110 intends to scttlo down to private life.

The Rev. Yallanco a Wesleyau Methodist evangelist from 3011 pfluml, who is 011 his way to conduct an evangelist ic campaign in New Zealand, arrived in Melbourne last week. Jlr. Cook is accompanied bv his wife and daughter. After conducting a hrief mission in Melbourne, and spending a few days in Sydney, he expected to go to New Zealand this week. The Rev. Vallanco Cook is a brother of the late Rev. Thomas Cook, of the Cliff College, England.

Captain G. G. Smith, Royal Naval Registrar, arrives from Lyttelton by the Mararoa this morning.