PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1937, 20 December 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon.- Jns. Allen left last evci'imp, 1 for Dunediii, wh.u'e he will remain for about a fortnight. The-Hon. -l\ M. 1:!, a in-! tlie Hon. .H. J!. Rhodes aro at Chrislchuneh, and the Hon. H. D. Bell will return to Wellington from Ohristehurch' to-d«s\ The Hon. Dr. pom-are returned last evening from Hawera. The other Cabinet Ministers aro in Wellington, Admiral King-Hall, formerly Com-mander-in-Chief of tho Australian Station, with his stall', arrived at Plymouth on December J. -Mr. tiwii'go 11. Mason, president of tho Canterbury lliigby Union and r.ion««or' of tho "Alt black" team which loured California, arrived in 'Wellington by the' Main Trunk express from Auckland yesterday, accompanied by tho Wellington, Canterbury, O'ta.go, and Southland representatives.

As Mr. A. 11. Atkinson is about to leave for a trip to . England, th-u Executive of the Now Zealand' Alliance took the opportunity last evening of showing its appreciation of his many services to the temperance cause by entertaining him at dinner in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms. The lies', W. J. Comrio, chairman of the executive, was In the chair. Short- addresses were delivered by Mes-sis. 11. G. Denton: \V. J. Hclyer, A. Moby, J. ]!. Finlay, Dr. Whyte, llevs. W. S. Potior, A. T. Rraiusby, .1, Hughes, D.D., and iT. Dawson. It- was pointed out tli-at Mr. Atkinson was one of the first members of tho Alliance Exec-utivo in Wellington, and one of iho founders of the Prohibition League in the City. Emphasis was laid upon the many services that have been rendered to the cause by Mr. Atkinson in tho open air, oh the platform, and in the Press. His contributions to ■ the literature of tho movement, especially '"The Drink Traffic a Blunder," came in for the appreciation and eulogy of those present. Tho hope was expressed that Mr. Atkinson mip;lit find an opportunity to visitScandinavia and study the liquor reform in that land before his return to tho Dominion.

A pleasant fiinotion took pliiee at Tub Dominion Office yesterday, when members of the different departments assembled for the purpose of making ft presetttation to Uio );Üblislier, Mr, A. Ck Wise, who is severing 'his connection with the company, to enter Into business in Australia. The manager, Mr. A. Blaiitoji, presided, ami <>w behalf of the staff presented Mr. Wise with a handsome gokl watch and sovcwifWcase. The Editor, Mi'. C. Eario, also spoke, and expressed the appreciation of tiro company of Mr. Wis®'s services, and their wishes tor his success in Australia. Mr. Wise left in the evening in the Victoria for Sydney. Mr. 17.I 7 . J. MonaV, elective ■member o! the Public Service Atroeal Board, deported by the Wahine last night for liVttelt'on 011 .route for Dun-edm, the Appeal Board liavinH adjourned its sittings until January 13, Mr. W. H. Blow, who has been . appointed officer in charge of the New Zealand Tourist Department at Sydney, left Auckland for Sydney by-tho Niitgara on Thursday. i Mr. H. 1L Duff, of the staff <>t tlio 01iristcliurc.il Post Office, has received notice of his transfer to Wellington. .Tho I!er. B. C. Budd, of Auckland, is leaving; on a trip to England in April nest, after fifteen years of arduous work as Anglican rhapkin to the inmates of the General Hospital, the Mental Hospital. tho gaol, and the Costley Homo for the Aged Poor. A IVess Association message from .Eketat'nwa, .states tjiat; the death took place on Thursday liiwllt) o ( c Mr. Fran-res M'Amilty, 74 years of age, nnd an old colonist. Ho was at one time in tho Police Force, and wn.s associated withthe DeFcnco Department.

At an informal meeting of Social ami Democratic representatives _ in. Christclmrcii on Wednesday' morning, among those present being Messrs. P. C. Webb, M.P.,- J. Payne, M.P., J. M'Combs, M.P., and \V. T. Hills, tho following resolution was passed:—"That thin meeting of Social Democrats regrets to hear of Use continued illness of our beloved chief and president, Mr. Edward Tregcar, and we sincerely 'hope ana trust that ,he will soon be restored to health. We pledge our loyalty 'ami devotion to him, and if it is found necessary for bin) to tnko a holiday fro-m active work, wo pledge ourselves also to double our activities in _ bringing about tho success of the organisation ho has helped to bring into being." Mr. J. H. Howell, director -of Wis ChriatcUuroh Technical College, has booh granted *i year's leave of absence, commencing in March noxt, iu order to visit America and Europe, for tho purpose- of studying resent educational developments. Mr. Henry lit.;;?, mining agent, of •Kumara, aged 6-8 years, and James M'Govei'an, of li'okitika, aued 79, two old pioneers of the West Coast, died u-j Kumara Hospital on. Thursday evening. —Press Association.

The children of To Aro School presented Mr. Watson, tbo retiring headmaster, with a sidnlo and bridlo on Wednesday afternoon. Mr, Watson, in returning thanks for tita prcs-ei'itfttj-ou, montionod tho fact that since ho had been headmaster over II,oOD children had passed through To Are -School. All over the country there were men and women whom ho bad taught, and many of theso wcro holding liip.lt jukl vcsportsiblc positions in the Dominion. At the close of the speech the pupi s gave, threes hearty checrs ujr their old headmaster. Adjutant Mvlksbam, of tho Salvation •Wy, who has been stationed in A«r Zealand for the past ten years, principally in Wellington, is to go bacii to Australia, next wceis. Mr, A. IS. Footo, who is giving up the npjminliuont of conductor of St. Joseph's Church choir, has been pi«sen ted by the older members of two choir with a lea mid coflfeo service. ; Mr. J. G. Keswick, postmaster at Picton, has boon promoted to be postmaster at Lyttelton. Mr._ Keswick was formerly stationed iu W eliington. A Press Association telegram .from Wcstport announces tho sudden death' of Mrs. Gilford (wife of, Mr. A. Gilford, a toarhcr of secondary classes at tiro liiah School). Mrs. Qiffqrd was travelliner in a motor-ear to Nelson, when sh« collapsed, and died ten minutes after starting. Mr. Gilford left on Thursday to cycle to Nelson, en route,to tho chess congress at Auckland. Mr. Clifford is a cousin of Mr. A. C. Giflorsl. who is one of tho masters at Wellington College. Dr. George Rcith, of Glasgow, has been elected Moderator of the United Free Church of Scotland.