PERSONAL ITEMS,

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1928, 10 December 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS,

Thf> linn, Arthur LyuSph <' (joroi'iior of Victoria, ill 6tiewssioii to Sir John Fullw. cxiwcU to sail lor Ansli-alia on January 2L--IV S ! Association.

Bifihop Grimes, of Christchurch, is returning from his visit to Rome by theMaungamsi, due in Wellington to-day.

Alderman Richards has been elc-ted Lord Mayor of Sydney.—Press Association.

Leave of absence has been granted for the rest of file session to the lions. .S. T. George and W. W. M'Cardie., members of the Legislative, Council, owing to ill-health.

His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert, Stout) returned to Wellington last evening, and will preside at today's sitting of tho Supreme Court.

The Hon. A. T. Ngata has. beet? granted leave of absence from hie legislative duties for .tho remainder of tho session.

Rhodes scholarship candidates this year are Messrs. F. K. M'Keuzio (Wellington), W. ML Jones (Auckland), H. W. Slater (Otago), slid U. S. Lambio (Canterbury). This tnoritiiij! the committee, which is to select tiio scholar, will moot in Government llouee.

•Mr. Walter Monk has been appointed manager of the Britannia Theiitro (tho latest continuous picture theatre here) which opens on Monday evening.

Mr. Fred Hal!, of Gishorno, is at present on a visit to Wellington.

Cable advice has been received, says our Masterton corrcsiwudeiiti of tho death in England, at the ago of eightythroe years, of Mrs. Morison, relict of tho into Mr. Walter Morison, one of tho early settlers of tho Wairarapa., and mother of Mr. C. B. Morisoiis K..C. (Wellington), Miss Morison (Masterton} and Mrs. Gos-set (Christchurch). ■

A. southern journal announces that' Mr. Tripp, of Orari, will bo the Reform candidate for Thiiaru at tho election at the end of next year.

Mr. Moll H. Quick, a well-known journalist, and one of the proprietors itf the "Waikafco Argus," died on Mont/ay at tho residence of his mother. Airs. H. 11. Quick, of Ngaruawalria. Mr. Quick bad lieca ailing for somo considerable time,

Sir. A, I). .Park, chief clerk of tho Public Works Department, Dunodin, has received advice <jf his transfer to Auckland, tho largest district oflico' in tho Dominion.

Mr. John S. Goodall, for many years a lrcll-knowii mitiiw.g man in Tasmania, died in Launceston on Saturdav, a Red 81.

Mr, David M'Caig, well known as second engineer of tho R.M.S. Makiira, on the Canadian-Australian Lino, has been promoted to chief engineer's position.

It is announced that a call has been addressed to the Rev, T. Tait, of St. Paul's .Presbyterian Church, Christchurch, inviting hi in to jnko cha.rgo of Chalmers Chufch, Adelaide.

Madame Evelyn Sclig awl. Messrs; Paul Dui'ault, and Andrew Black, who are to sing in "Tho Messiah" next week, ara passengers by tho Maungauui, duo from Sydney to-day.

Among those who arrived from the north by yesterday afternoon's Main Trunk express were tho following'.— Mr. and Mrs. Jactibsou, Miss Smith, Revs. Ales. Miller, H. W. Jackson, D. W. Scott, W. M'Lean, I. Jolly, S. T. Koby, A. Murray, C. Porter, and Messrs J. J. Fiiiiayson, C. Smith, Ayson, J. tf. Oarg, G. W. Planners, A. S. Patersou, K. W. Mackay, H. W. Soagar, from Auckland; Mr, Jofnrds, from Mar'ton; and Mr. and Mrs. Itiwic and, Air. A.'H. Greer, from Pa.iiuorsto.ii North.