PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1828, 14 August 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. W. Fraser, Minister for Public, Works, will leave for Stratford this morning to inspect tho construction works at tiio Taranaki end of tho Stratford* Ongaruo railway. He will return to Wellington on Saturday.

A largo number of prominent members of the Roman Catholic clergy from all parts of the Dominion will attend tho consecration of the Very Itev. Dean O'Shea, as Coadjutor-Archbishop of Wellington, which is to lake place ou Sunday next. The Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Cleary), and tho Bishop of Dunedin (Dr. Verdun) will be present. The Bishop of Christcliurch (Dr. Grimes) is at present absent from the Dominion. Auckland visitors will include: Monsignor Gillon, .Uonagnor Brodie and Archdeacon llackett (Paeroa). From the South Island nro coming: Dean Tubman (Tiinaru), Father Kerley (Tcmuka), Dean Carew (lireyinouth), Father Hills (Vicar-General of Chi'islchurch), Father Ainsworth (Nelson), and Father Fay (Blenheim). The representatives of.Jlawke's Bay include: Dean Smith (head ol the Ecclesiastical College), lather Hugh It'Donnell (of tho Collego '•tall), FatherO',Sullivan (Napier), Father Geo. Mahoney (Hastings), and Father heogh (Hastings); ond from Taranaki there will bo Doqh l'owoll (Ilawer.i), Canon Burton, vicar'of St. Michacl's, Clmstohurch, will leave shortly on a visit to Britain. Ho expects to be away about twelvo months.

Mastor-Gunner B. V. G. Parker, Koyal New Zealand Artillery, formerly of Dunedin and now of Wc-Jlinr;toni, 'hag beon ap|)ointed artillery store acix»inta.nt, vico Lioutemant F. Silver, who retires with tho honorary rank of captain. Mr. Parker has had tho honorary rank of lieutenant conferred upon him. Dr. li'.vngihiroa. was yesterday granted a further week's leave of absence from his legislative duties on account of nublio business. Three days' leavo of absence was aLso granted to, Mr. W. ,T. Dickie.

By the English mail just to hand intimation is received that at the World's Conference of Young Men's Christian Associations, held at Edinburgh in June last, under tho presidency of Lord Kinnaird, Mr. E. 11. Peacock, of Melbourne, was unanimously elected to represent Oceania oil the committee of Hie World's Alliance. Tho communication also conveys fraternal greetings from tho executive a: Geneva, lo members of the Y.M.C.A. organisation throughout Australasia.

Mr. It. A. Bolland, who has been employed as an Inspector of Factories, in Wellington, is to undertake the inspection of accommodation for flaxmill hands iu the Mamawatu district.

Mr. Bernard P. Page, tho newly-appoint-ed city organist, will nrrive from London by tho Rotorua on Tuesday next.

Mr. H. Brenton-Rule, of the Gear Meat Freezing Co.'s Head Office staff, has been admitted a, member of the Incorporated Institute of Accountants of New Zealand.

Amongst the arrivals at the Hotel Cecil aro: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur (Sydney), Mr. nnd Mrs. Frankelin, Mrs. Kent Johnson (Greytown), Mr. nnd Mrs. Davie (Ekotahuna), and Mr. and Mrs. Gunn (Europe), the last-named being on tour.

A very old Taranaki settler passed away at Hawora on Sunday, in tho person of Mr. F. M. Chapman., Mr. Chap--man was born on April 2, 1831, at Edenlmiu, Lincolnshire, England. Ho was the son of tho llev. William Emerson Chapman, rector of Edc.nha.ni, Lincolnshire. He is survived bv liis widow nnd four children—two daughters and two sons—namoly, Mrs. West (Auckland), Mrs. A. T. Wills (Hawera), nnd Messrs. Martin Chapman (Hawke's Bay), and Arthur Chapman (Raliotu). Detective J. Hammerly, who was transferred from Auckland to Dunedin at short notice a little.wliilo back has had forwarded to hi ma reminder of the regard ho won among his comrades in the service in his six years' resideneo in Auckland. The souvenir consists of a silvermounted umbrella and a cigar-smoker's outfit. , The Rev. Samuel Lawry, president of the Methodist Conference, undisrwent an operation for.. appendicitis ~on. Saturday last'. '''The operatn'a.n waS completely successful, and there is every prospect of a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. . Cunningham and Mrs. Pringle, who have.been staying some time at the Hotel Cecil, took their departure from Wellington yesterday. Mr. Williams (Napier), and Messrs. F. D. and A. D. Herrick (Hawke's Bav) arrived in Wellington yesterday, aud are staying at. tlio Grand Hotel. Mr. John Pixiuse was a passenger for the south by the Wahine last evening, lie will tour the Dominion with tho Elwood trio of instrumentalists. ;lt is stated in Waiau, says a southern exclinnga, that Mr. W. A.. Banks, of "Strathclyde," ICirwee, and owner of a block of tho recently subdivided Achray Estate, intends contesting tho Hurunui seat in tho Government interest at tho next general election. Mt. and Mrs. .Tames Baird (Nelson) aro < staying at. the Hotel Windsor, and also Mr. and Mrs. Hnmill (Masterton), Miss liobcrtson (Wanganui), and several other visitors to Wellington. Tlio following Salvation Anny appointments for the South Island aro notified:— Ensign J. Walker to Lytlelton; Ensign J. Parsons to Port Chalmers; Captain G. Say well to Auckland (assist); Captain 13. M'Oorquindalo to AVyndliani; Captain M. M'Lachlan to Maternity Home, Dunedin; Captain J. Glnnxlville to Westport; Lieutenant J. H. Palmer to Geraldino; liiieutonafnt 0. Ranson to Oxford (in charge); Lieutenant R. Itadsltaw to Oxford; Lieutenant T. Shilton to Waimate. Mr. Tilnson (Melbourne) is on a visit to Wellington and is residing 1 at the Grand Hotel.

Dr. Ferdinand Freyosloben lias been appointed Consul-Genoral of Austria nt Sydney, with jurisdiction . in the wliolo of Australia, New Zealand, and Islands. Mr. G. W. Russell, M.l'. for Avon, will return to AYcllingtoii by tlie Mfu'uroa tlus morninff.

Mr. Yung Liang Ilwang, Chinese Con-sul-General for Australia/ and formerly of New Zealand, left Sydney last week on a visit to China. 1 A wireless message from Papua to tho Commonwealth External A (lairs Department last week stated that the Lieuten-ant-Governor, Judgo Murray, had sulhcientlv recovered from Jus recent supposed* attack of smallpox to be able to leave tlie hospital. ( Mr. H. M. Scott lias beon appointed Acting Attorney-General for Fiji; Mr. Scott, who was born at Lovuka in ISiG, was educated at tho Sydney Grammar School, <uul was call-ad to tho Bar of tho Supreme Court of Fiji in 1809. Ho was appointed a lv.C. last year. "Word has !>een received (says our Napier correspondent) that Allan James Berry, a Napier High School l>oy, who resigned liis position as a reporter to go Homo and study mcdicino, has successfully passed tho preliminary examination for M.13. at Durham. Bony 9 ambition to become a doctor was so strong that in order to study ho worked his passage Home as a stoker.

Tlicro wns nuito an influx of wellknown visitors at the Royal Oak Hotel yesterday, amongst them being: Dr. and Mrs. 15.l 5 . A. Lindsay and the Misses Lindsav (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. 11. Wilcox, Mr. W. Morley pud Mr. Eric-Whit-oonibe (Christoliureh), Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Tripp (Timaru), Mr. B. Reginald Collins (Melbourne), Mr. E. E. Fletcher, Mr. Tho?. B. Cramp and Mr. Vigor Brown (Napier), nnd Messrs. .1. B. Murray and party, G. Marshall, T. B. William?, W. G- Yassett, A. C. Mannington, ,T. C. Pntorson, W. J. Poison, and S. H. Burnet, all of Wanganui.

A large number of new arrivals at Wellington yesterday registered their names as visitors at tlio Umpire Hotel, •amongst the lwst-known being: Mr. It. ]3. Ritchie and Mr. Geo. 'Phomnsan (Christoliureh), Mr. Percy O'Neill (wanganui), Mr. Edward 1?. Ilolton, Mr. Jos. Gibson, and Mr. John Hentoul (Cheviot), Mr. Arthur Watkius and Mr. John L. Learning (Auckland). Mr. D. V. Gain and Mr. A. K. Kilgour (Greymouth). Mr. jco. Willis (Ashburton), and Mr. W. J. Croft .(Dtincdin).

In order to cle.ir up the accumulation of work in tho Und Titles Court of tho Cook Islands, Colonel Gudgeon has been temporarily appointed to the position o£ Chief Judge.