PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1935, 18 December 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

:.. Most, of the Cabmet Ministers will hi absent from Wellington ('hiring the hailclay' Ktjiisoii. Tlio Jion. W. F. Massey' (t'Wiiio 3]iiii&t<?ij will go to Auckland about ten (.lavs hence. Tho Ho;:. W. 11. Herrics will go north in a few days' tiinu. T/io Hon. ,Jas. Allen will leave lor Dune-din- to-night or to-morrow, anil after spending about ft fortnight there will procee dlo Auckland and itotorua. Thi' lion. W. I'raKcr is to leave for Auckland on December li'i, and will spend Christinas there. .Afterwards ho will attend tlio West Const Jubilee celebrations, which open at H«kitika- on January 7, lifli, and continue oa tho two following dayu. Mr. Eraser is patron of tho Jubilee Association. Tiro lion. .11. 11. ilhfflks left for the c-outli on Tuesday evening, and will spend Christmas at Christchui'ch. The Hon. V, M, Ji. Fisher is also at C'hristchurch, but is expected to return to Wellington within a few days. Sir. Arthur Guise, who will be remembered as the popular and courteous private secretary to Lord Islington (luring the lattor's term as Governor of New Zealand, and who has sinco been acting in a similar capacity to Lord Dcnnian, Governor-Genera! of Australia, has taken up an influential position with, tho Canadian I'aeific Railway Co. Colonel Cochrane has gone to Auclt* land with the intention of going over the ground near Hamilton, where itis intended that a staff ride shall bo held early next month. Celoiiol Heard returned to Wellington last evening from New Plymouth., where he has been in connection with tho class of instruction held by tho Now Plymouth High School. Sir G. Maurice Q'JRorke stated at Monday's minting of the Auckland University Collegia Council that ho intends to leave for England about April next. He will time his departure so that howiil arrive in England in tho month of June. Sir Maurice, who is an octogenarian, has two grandsons who havo just entered Oxford University. Mr. T. \V. Leys, of Auckland, intends to leave for Europe at an early date-, and expects to ho away for about a year. Mr. A. Gow, who has'been stationmaster, at Featliorston for tho past two years, has received advice of his promotion to Ngahaurnnga, for which place ho will leave on Saturday. Mr. Gow has a record of thirty-eight years' service in tlio Department, having joined tho Otago Provincial railways staff in 1875. Mr. It. Kearney, from Ngahauranga, will fill tho vacancy at Fontherstou. Mrs. Samuel Brown and her son, Mr.; Stanley Brown, of Wellington) are. duo back from a trip to iho Old Country by the Manuka, which will arrive at Auckland from Sydney to-morrow. Mr. Charles Stoddart, tho wellknown English sportsman, who has visited the Dominion .pretty regularly for some years pivst, is once more in New Zealand. Ho has gone- north to fish for. kiiigdish at Russell, in company with. Sir. A. 1). Campbell. Mr. W. S. Crabbe, a well-known resident of Sydney, left Wellington yesterday to travel the West Coast tourist route- to Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. T. Geary, of Portland Place, leave Wellington on December i!G by the Maungamii to connect with the Orient liner Oiwah for London. They will be accompanied as far as Sydney by Miss Geary. Mr. 1?. W. Furkert, A.M.1.C.E., inspecting engineer for the Public Works Department, returned by the Niagara after »i lengthy visit to England and the Continent and Canada, He left Auckland for- Wellington last night, > . Mr. Thomas Gresham, who until re--costly held the position of City Coroner at Auckland, has announced that he will be a candidate for Auckland West «t the Parliamentary elections next December, . /';; Mr. W. W. Hill, secretary of tho : New South Wales Rugby Union, is travelling by the Niagara' on his return tn Sydney, after a trip to the Pacific Slope to referee, the Inter-University match, Stanford University v. University of California. Dr. Finch, district health officer in Christchurch, who has been relieving Dr. Makgili, will return south at an early date. At last night's meeting of the Victoria College Council it was decided to grant two weeks' extra leave to Professor Laby, in view of the fact that he had been detained in Wellington acting as a special cousUiblo for that time. At the Working iron's Club yesterday presentations were made to Mr. M'NfiO, president, in view of his approaching marriage. On behalf of tho commit' tec, Mr. J. iirown handed over an oak dock, and on behalf of the members, , Mr. G. Lindsay presented a dinner seri vice. The staff also presented Miv M'Nco with a silver teapot. Dr. Makgill, of tho Health Department, who lias been on a visit to Amor-J ica, arrived back in Auckland from Vancouver by the Niagara yesterday. The Piev. O'uv Thornton, who has been in cliaree of tho Morrinsvilto Baptist Chureh,"has accented a call to Whaligaroi and leaves Mor-rinsville to-morrow. Mr. John A. Barlrnm, M.Sc, of tho Government Geological Department, has been appointed to tho position or lecturer on geology at the Auckland University College.' Dr. W. Anderson, who was for somo venrs in practice in Blenheim, died ro-ec-ntly at Thursday Island, where ho held 'the appointment of medical superintendent. Tho Hon. G. FowWs will leave Auckland early next mouth on an extended holiday tour, during which lie will be accompanied by -Miss May Fowlds. He will journev to England by tho Suck routo, and will travel in tho United Kimnic.m and oir the Continent, reluming through tho United States of America, lie- will be absent about eight months. Mr. C Cronin. who has been headmaster of tlic Kelson Street School, Auckland, for the past 26 years, has retired on superannuation, Tho death occurred recently in England of Mr. Frederick Arthur Anson, a well-known resident of Canterbury in earlier days. Mr. A. J. Pelhcriok, secretary of Uio New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, will leave for Auckland to-morrow' to itiniinno the championship meeting. Ho will lie accompanied by Mrs. Polherkk, and at the conclusion of tho enanipioflships a visit will be paid to lkitonia, the Wailomo Caves, and the Wangamn Piver. A presentation of a case of pipes and n iobaeco pouch was made to Mr. J. J. Mallard at tho quarterly meeting of tho Danneviikc Fire Board. Tho Mayor of Dannevirko (Mr. K. A. Hansom) reform! in appreciative terms to Mr. .Mallard's work as a member of the ward since its incepiion in 1988, .ami cnu■■'rati'Uitecl him on his promotion lo tliO position of secretary tfl tb.fi National Insuranco Company at- Dmiedin. Messrs. 11 M. Pidsbury and W. Dobson also spoke, and Mr.' Mallard, in replying, ospvesscd his regret on. severing Jus connection with the board.