PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1970, 29 January 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. V.. I'r.i.ier returned frnnj Marlon yesterday altmioon, and tins Hon. A. L. Hcnlman returns from the south this niorwin;;. The Bon. ,J, Mini is at Duncdin, the Hon. H, B, Jloli at Auckland. and the Wight Hon. \V, F, Massey, the Hon. R. M. Rhodes, and the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher arc ji.t Wellington. The Hon. I?. H. Rhodes, PostniiistarGencrai, left for Blenheim last evwing on business connected with a proposed extension of the office premises there, to proviso for Din «cconunodati>>n of tho milotnatio telephone plant. He is ex. peeted to roturu to Wellington tomorrow. . Mr. Edward No-iniiaii, JJ.P., KsngiV tikei, is 111 Wellington to-da,v An Depart. mental business connected '.Vith his electorate. Captain A. Gordon Smith. at present f'Hiccr commanding H.M.A.R. Encoiiiiter, has been appointed acting tecci'd member of the Naval Beard, a pdsHwm formerly filled by Captain Hughes Onslow. The position carried a salary of £1000 n year- Captain Smith if,' ait. officer of tho British Navy. He succccded Captain B. 31. Cliatnbcrs, in the command ef the Encmmtcr. Mr, Garner Ward, Chief of Staff of tho Sydney "Daily Telegraph," was an intvard patismgfit by the Moentki yesterday. Mr. Ward, who #45 formerly a resident. of Wellington, is spending his nmviisl holiday in New Zealand. Mr. Jalin ISobf-i is, C.M.G., ]j.4s been appointed elwirhian of the hoard of diteeters of the 'Union Steam Ship 'Company of New Zealand, Ltd., during the absenco of Sir James Mills. During Sir, G, CrHicksbanli's absence in the Home 'Country (tho Southland *'Xoivs" states), l!f. Thomas Hutchinson, stipendi<«7 magistrate at Oaniarii, will take charge of the Southland district, as from Mardi 31. Mr. Gruirk?hank expects to bo absent from tho Dominion for IS months. The Rot. G. Sullivan, who t«c-jitl,v returned to Sydney, after spending eight years iii edui-atioital work ill Kniiland. Germany, aiid Italy, has been Appoints prefect of atttdies at St. Ignstj-iis's College, Biverrich-j Sydney. Sir William Lever, after spcndiflK a fen - days in Adelaide, suited last week on his return voyage to l/nidon. Herr Carl' Bauer, who officiated as conductor of the Wellington Musical Union at its last concert, returned from Au s tra 1i a yeit erd ay, Mr. W. G, Taylor, M.K.C.V.S.. who has been on an offieiol visit to Mostcrton for the past week'or tiro, returned to his litfiiio yesterday. Mr. 13. C. Slraitcm, conductor of the Royal Artillery Band, was (says our Auckland correspondent) presented this week by Mr. Itita, on behalf of tho Natives of Kihikwi, with a valuable greenstone pendant as ft souvenir of tho Natives' recognition of the pleasure which listening to tlw hand's fine music has afforded tliem The pendant, Which is stated to I c Over 300 j<oars old, has long been a treasured 'possession of tho ha pit. A cable message received in Sydtvi? ■from Mr. William .'Percy, now* iii America, by ©no of his friends, Mr. Paul, an« lioiuie'eß that ho iras been -caigaped ha principal comedian under the Henry Savage j!}R»agi?fne.i)t, Mr. Porey, for n.'anv years one of tho most popular artists of the J. C, Willianiso'U cortVpan- ■ i(Hs, left for a trip to Amsri'wt anil lingland towards the end of last year. Dr. Bowie, of tho Presbyterian Foreign Mission, and Mces-'rs. t Robertson and Gillies, missionaries, arrived in Sydney last week froin the Islands by tho <1 earner Mn.ksmbo.. Dr. Bowio frill corns oil to New Zealand shortly. Mr. G. do *S. Bnylis, GovcrranMit fields Instructor, is visiting the various branches <rf the Farmers' limon in the Auckland Province to look into Hie ovies'tion of experimental plots,.

Mr. W. C: Weston, of New Plymouth, was a passenger from London by t'hs P. (ind 0. liner llajo-h, which arrived in Sydney last week.

Dr. C. S. Willis, principal medical officer, will represent the Now {tenth Wales' Department of Public Instruction at tiff Australasian Medical Congress, to lie held in Auckland from February Vto 14. For the first time a sub-section of medical school infection in hygiene is included among tho subjects for discussion. JQr. Willis lias orgauwod this suli-seetioii, and is also president of the section of public Iteaith afid State medicine.