PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1857, 17 September 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Yioe-Eeqal. The following had the honour of n. coiving invitations to .dinner at Government House on Monday, September 16: —Archbishop O'Shea, tho Hon. J. B. Callan, tho Hon. W. Carnorosß, tha Hon. H. Gilmor, Mr. J. Colvin, M.P., Mr. J. B. Hine, M.P., Sir B. 0. Gibbes, Bart., the Hon. B. Harris, Mr. D. Buick, M.P., tho Hon. J. Dutliio, Mr. J. Craigie, M.P., Mr. D. H. Guthrie, M.P., tho Hon. W. Earnshaw, Mr. J. C. Thomson, M.P., Mr. C. K. Wilson, M.P., Mr. F. 11. Smith, M.P., Mr. G. Hunter, M.P., Mr. J. D. Ritchie, Mr. J. Email Smith, and Mr. R. Duncan.

News has been received in Wellington . to tho effect that Colonel A. W. Robin, of tho colonial section of the War Office, has been deputed by the War Office Authorities to officially observe tho French Army manoeuvres, which commenced on September 11, and are to concludo on Friday- next. Colonel Robin is leaving London for New Zealand early in November, and will arrive in Wellington beforo Christmas. Dr. Harty returned to AVcllirigton yosterday from the south. Mr. E. Vance proposes resigning the position of secretary to the Wellington Crickot Association. Our Wanganui correspondent states that Mr. W. A. Veitch, M.P., who oarno up on Monday on important business connected with his electorate, left Wanganui yesterday to resume Parliamentary duty. The following are among tho passengers duo by tho Wahine from tho south, this moriing:—Lady Lipton, Hons. C. A. C. Hardy, and J. S. Stevens, Mr. G. W. Forbes, M.P., Major Wardlow, Captain Grant, Dr. Chulton, and tho Rev. Mr. Vinder. The Rov. Mr. Swinburne and Mrs. Swinburne are passengers for Wellingby the. Monowai from Dunedin. Sir. P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, loft for Wangamii yosteixky. , Mr. W. Pryor, Parliamentary secretary to tho Now Zealand Employers' Association, has returned from Auckland, where he has been sitting as employers' representative on tho Arbitration Court, vice Mr. W. Scott, who wai indisposed. Mr. L. W. Hanlon, of the Railway Department, was very successful at the recent Gisbqrno Elocutionary Competitions', scouring fivo first _ audi _ two see-ond placcs, also tllio championship. 3\lr. R. W. Tato (Greytown) and Dr. Nairn (Blenheim) arrived at the Wind" soir Hotel last night. Mr. W. Scr,it, employers' represent, tativo on tho Arbitration Bench, has recovered from recent indisposition, and will resume duty when tho Court sits in Wellington. Mr. Newton Boydi, of Woodh'illo, who has beeu employed by tho Hawke's Bay Dairy Company for the past ten years, has been, appointed milk tester to tno Agricultural Department, and will b« ■stationed at Palmerstou North.

Mr. James M'lntosh, of Wyndham, wiho lias just paid a visit to the Lakes district, brought with him a. remarkable curio for ono whoso business is veterinary. This is a piece of manuka about 2in. long by Jin. in diameter. It liadi been embedded in the chest of a. horse for some two years, and Mr. M'lntosh siuccoeded in extracting it. The 'horse had probably been jabbed by a branch when feeding in a swamp.

Mr. Thomas '8011, of lias been appointed to fill tlio extraordinary vacancy olii tlio Nelson Harbour Board' caused" by i'lio resignation of Mr. \\. Coleman. Mr. Thomas Pattie, of_ beeii nominated by t'lie Nelson district fruitgrowers as tlio New Zealand, representative at the Australasian Confer* enco to bo "held at Adelaide in October next. . , Mr. W. A. Feilder, of Stratford, died Jin a New Plymouth private hospital on Sund'ay. He was 46 years of age, and leaves a widow and seven children. Mr. D. Moriarty, secretary of the Puirnituro Workers' Union, leaves for Auokland on Saturday 011 business connected with his union.

Mr R. M'Callmn, M.P. for Wairaai, arrived in Wellington by tho Patcena last evening. Mr NY. M'Lean, secretary of the Bonitiion Petroleum Comply, left on Friday for Sydney, and Melbourne, and hopes to return via Auckland m about three weeks' time. Mr. C. W. Charlesworth has tendered his resignation of the secretaryship or tho Wellington North District Cricket Club, owing to tho calls on bis tinio. Mr. Charlesworth has rendered the club sorvico for several years. Mr. V. W. Jackson, a former instructor in agriculture for tho Auckland Education Board; has been appointed Professor of Agriculture in the Manitoba Agricultural College. Father Cur-ran, of Auckland, who has been on a two months' trip to Sydney and other parts of New South Wales for tho benefit of his health, returned bv the Rivcrina on Sunday.. I hough his condition had slightly improved, Father Curran had. to enter the Mater Misericordiae Hospital on arrival. Recent advices from Home notify | tho success of two old Christ s College pupils. Dr. Charles Hamilton Gould, of Guv'b Hospital, was admitted a member of tlio Royal College of Surgeons Mr. G. It. MacDouald, son of Mr R M. Mac Donald, of Christ Church, Oxford, gained a second class in tho filial honours -school of Modern History.

Dr H. R. Mill, Director of the British Rainfall Organisation, and formerly president of tho Royal Meteorolo, cical Society, and secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, is about to take a year's holiday, and will bo coming to New Zealand in the Rotorua. It is stated that Dr. Mill, who is acknowledged to be the first authority m the world on rainfall matters, intends to spend most of his holiday time in this Dominion. Dr. Slater, of Kaikoura, arrived this week at Hanmor Springs, to take charge of tho sanatorium. * Mr. B. Hansen, of the Wellington Metropolitan Fire Brigade, bos beoii appointcd resident deputy-superintendent of the Petone Fire Brigade.

j[ r W. Noble, an officcr of the Railways Department, was yesterday admitted as a solicitor by Ins Honour Mr. Justice Chapman, 011 the motion of Mr. J. O'Slioa.

Sta.w'jv at the Royal Oak Hotel, ia addition "t-o those whoso names "a-vo Wn previously announced, are -Ml - . J. H. Lowis (Grey month), Mr. G. A. Poarco (AVaipawa), Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Gladding (New \ork city), Mr. Gilbert Franklev (London). Tlw latest visitors to "sign on at tflio Grand Hotel wore: Mr. a. tr. Elliott (Auckland), Mr. H. Hodgson, and Mr: 0. Ballin (Christchurch), Mr. AY. G. Horno (Melbourne), Mr. Gcoigo Fleming (Napier), Mr. Jonathan Holden (Napier), and -Mrs. G. Ct. Street. Amongst the visitors at the Hotel Cecil are: Mr. R. B. faws (Pal»at««). Captain Rainoy (Napier), and -Hi. Scoblo Cornish. . , Yesterday's arrivals at tlio E» 1 P i ro Hotel included: Messrs. H. T. Hall> J. W Thome, and H. ft. Morton (Auck Imid) Mr. AY. B. Bealo North), Mr G. Harper (I- eliding), Mr. ]j. J, Eastwood (Masterton), and Mr. Thompson Strang.