PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1972, 31 January 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vi.CE-RS.OAt. His Excellency tlio Governor arrived back from the Goutk ycet*rday rtloniing by t'ilo Wahiiie. lio is to' iirocwjd north to Aucfclatid next week to pfesida at tho opening of tlm AustraJiijitiin Motlieal Cengress. Ha will also attend tho PimodiH Gup race meeting later in Fctiriiary.

The Bon. J, Allen ha« feeeh advised that Eafl Grey, Intoof Canada, will visit JsW Ze&kud towards tho cud of February, As the wij> « lmderfalteii ptir.ely for recupera* tjyo purposes, it is improbable that it will be marked by receptions or publio functions.—,l'rcss Association,

Tho Hon. A, L, Herdman, Minister of Justice, will probably leave Wellinff.toii uwnorrow night to visit tho prison farm at Waikcria,

I vAwongsfc t-hoBO participating fa a trip tronUtossell roiind to the faipara, by tho .Uvcwiment ..steamer flraomoa, are tho Hon. H.B, 8011, Messrs. Caatos and Harris, M.lVj, imd Captain Eastwood, A.D.O. to the governor. Tito president of the. New Zealand institute at yostordaj's meeting' referred to tho death of Mr. A. Haniltoii, who Ji«d- f» many years taken an active part in the. work of tho institute. As Director of tho Dominion Museum, and as a member of the Otago and Wellington Phitosoplucal Societies, ho bad coutrib--uted in 3io email degree to the progrees of scientific work in N'oiv Zealand. Hβ moved the following resolution; "The Board of 'Governors of tho New Zealand Institute desires to place on resordits sense- of the loss sustained by tho causu of scicftco in this covintfy by the death' of tho late Augustas Hamilton. fo : r ten, years Director of the Dffioiißion Museum, ami a valued member of this board from tho dale of its formation. Mr. Hamilton was interested in' many ■branches of eeientifio research, tut it is by hie monumental work on Maori aft that his Jiamo will bo best -re-merebered. His courtesy and -kindly <li?pqsitiott. lus readiness to assist all who iie.ro desifrous of acquiring information, and his enthusiasm in tho advancement of scientific research aiid progress caused liirn to bo Universally and reepectcd. Tlie board desires to .convoy, to Mrs. Hamilton »ud 'hat f.amiiy its deep and sincere sympathy in their bereavemcut." I'ho motion. Was supported by Messrs, G. M. Thomson aiid H. Hill, Dr< Coekn-.yne, Pror'csso/ Easterfield, ■and Dr. Allan Thomson, and affirmed by tho members .standing, . Several of tho speakers favoured some steps being taken by the institute to establish a tangrlilo testimonial to tho memory of Sir.' Ilninilto.ri. Mr> F. P, Talbaysj tramways engineer, and manager for the Borough of Wanganui, is a visitor to Wellington. He. leaves for Wanganui to*day. At tho meeting of the Wellington Technical Education Board last night the chairman (Mr. D. Robertson) mov■cd that a veto of sympathy should bo passed to Sir, j, G. W. Aitke.n in his illness. Mr. I). .Jt'Larcn seconded the motion, and speaking hi support of it, the Mayor {Mis J. P. I/uke), as ilio reprosentetive of the city, said that great- sympathy was felt for Mr. Aitkcu m Ms itlne&a. He -.\as one of the most valuable public misil in Wellington, Other members spoke in si-mi' Ltr terms, aiid the motion was' ■unanimously oarricd. 'On thoevo of his maifiage, Mr, A> P. King, of thiv local stnff of tuo Government Lifo liisiirance Department, was miMlo the rt.cipjent of a very -Liajrasemie silver t-eji service .as fevidoji.es of the KWHSra-l esteem & whicli lie- is held. The presentation ~wa.s iii»d<; happiest inattner .by ,Srf., tV. "B.: seciiotary of i;!io Departihonf, aiid was'suitably fry siiondM to, Fr<iin the .liiembers of the .letjcriii Chib, Mi.' iG.n.s received.a eerviceahle travelling tniivk arij a safety m2»r.. all good wishes being expressed for Tlis futirro Iwppinftss by Mr; Wm. Fordham (chairniaii of the committee). Mr, AJesander Cj-oxi-j. who for sonio years has held an important, position with, 'one of Sydney's largest eommcrci.il honscs, rotiirncd to • Wellington thiii week, en routp-to Duiiedin. Having suffered ii\ health owing to tlio escdesiyo heat experienced .in Australia lately, Mr. Crow inteiuls to stay some months in ihe Dominion to reciiperate. At tltft wafohouso of Messrs., Butterworih livo.s,. Ltd.) ye-stsrflay eyening Mr. A, Hillyer, who is resigning l'l'Giii the fjttsftion of manager in W-el-ling-ton, was presented ;by Jlr. D. I'a-vlelwli, on behalf of the Wellington aiid Dujiedrii staffs, with a dressingcase for himself aiid a dinner Bcrvico a.n-d lady's companion.for Mrs, Hillyer. 'i'ho staff-expressed the hope that tho success which Jff, Sillyer hii.d met- with in the past -would follow him in tlyo futiire. Mr.' Htttycr, \vho replied (eel'iniziy, is about to cijtcr into naft-nershi-]) with' Messra. Colleclge. and-Co., indent agents, of Wellington. . Mr. F. l3ai'raucl died at Ins residtneo-, Giadstono Tor-race, yesterday til'temcion. Tho dcccaseelj jrhfl was tho fifth son of the iato Mr. C.' 1). Bariaud, wits formerly a clerk in tlio Government Printing bfflce Depai'tent;, and was much esteemed in the circles in wliislt he raoved. Mr. Barraud, frho Was utauarried, was §2 years of age. Mr. ft. P. Jlaiiion returned to Wulliiiß* ton -from tho south yesterday, after a thrco u'ceka" tour ill tlio Cold Lakes dis* trkt of OldiSio, Major Dudley Alexander, tflio -xp«i .private secretary' to the.Earl of Ra.iifurly dviriiiß his term as Governor of >ew 2cak«a,- has b.ce-ii cfoated » CsUtpajiinn of the 'Order of St. Michael and St. Goorgo, a«d mi Esquire of tho Qtaer of St. John of -Jerusalem. Mr. George W, Bean, chemist, o.f Wangaimi, loft for .Sydney yesterday evening by tiie Maungamu. Mf, J. G. RulOj chief mail clo.rk, €hristclwr*li, hos been appointed assist ant postmaster. Ch.ristchnfcli., ill place of M>r. S. Intior, tra-nsfevred. .Mr, Jf, F. Gdllins, senior parcel clerk, \Veffiiii}ton, is to succeed Mr. ]\vth as chief mail clerk at Christi»liHrch<

Major A. W. Jones, of the New Sse.a* land Engineers, ?vho lias been transferred to the resevvo of officers after twenty .years' sei'vieo, was- ciiter-taiued at a srnoko caiicert at Ai(cktau4 on Thursday eveuing.