PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1976, 5 February 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Rjghfc Hon. W. F. Has?ey (.prime Mimetw), tlio.Hofl. \V. H. Heroes, tlio Wpij. Jas. Allen, the Hon. R,, ft Ilho(Ies i: aird the Hqii-. {!, M, B, Fislier are in AWHiugton. Mr. Alleii retarned from Dunedin yesterday moninig., and Mr. Ji-vsher fro.m in the iJvcninit. flic ,. Heft. A. h. Hc.rdm.aii is at Waikeria.. The IJgii, tf. I). Bell is ex . poeted to rot-ujril f ; ron> Auckland Wcok. The Han. W. .Fr.asor ivijl rciutij ■to AVeiliitgto.il, from Kiiwhia-, prohabiy ou Saturday afternoon. . Captain Reid ; , one of the four l'ni« j-ierial officers commissioned to the Niw &.alp.n.d Arfny Service Gorps, n.rri.ve.d from SydMy yesterfa.y hy the. .Man.u-ka.-Captain Reid, will be stationed in Dun. ediii. , D-i-s. Collins, ■fiibbs, 1 .-Beggj,' Elliott,, Voting, Poljeii, and Holmes 1 will bs. AVeU 1-iiigton's reiTi:e.s.eiitWion .at; tfo Austra-. lasian' Medical Congress.to beljeld a-t Aufekland next week. ..-' Jjisliop Sadiierij of : NelE.oiii' retu'nied ftahi a six weeks'^visit to: Australia, by theMaipika.iyestferday. Met uaurno «o. presided at the- 'suimhrcr c6.iivention of iho MiVsiona'ry -Society, Thd :pas|ongers fr^m , ' .SydnOJ- by the Staiik.a j;ester.diiy included M*. W, AflPte, Premier $ fj ew \Sfo\& t .nnd Mrs, Hb:lman, w-Jo-. lihvo dome across ■to ftcw ?e.alai)d to enjoy a resit-, after ■the turmoil ,:Q.f the. recent -general election -jn 'the parent State, Mr. Holmaii w-iv.s entertaiued .at 3uhchea.ii in the Grand Hotel by the Prime Minister (the Right ]|oii. AV. F. 'M.assoylth'o Ho.ns. il, Allen, R. H. lihodes, and Dr. Pomarti, Mr. J. P, Luto (MAVOf of aiid Messfg.. E> B. Harkuess (secretary to Mr, Ho'lmA-n), and Mr. F, Thp.mps.oll (Jit. Masse.y's seeretsry) being pre6eii.t> During ths aHeriiopn a uidtor-car was ■paifod. at Mr, Hol.mten'i in. lip had an , cnjoyihle -run rpii'nd the City, Last fivfeniug the sarty' loft -fbiRotorua, .where they will remain initil Monday, 'On that ,-dny they , .will ieavo for Auclflaiid, wherp Mr. Holhiau will att.C!!.d the Australasian Medital Congress as « guest.. Towards the end of next week the visitors; will return, to Wellington via the AA'ahganui River, and after spending a couple wf das - $ in ■Christcjiurch, will leairp again for -S.V.diHoy on February 20. str, E. B, Hafki.ies.st sefifetary to tlra ■Premiei; of New iSoutli AVhlos, who aeeampaiiies his .chief .dii his present t&ur ■of sN>>v Zealand,- has haft -a- long -canneetiioii with the . Premiers-bf.is'ew :South AValoSj dstiirg'b'ack : .fo -Sir Reid-. He visited - Now, Zealand -twiplve .years ago as secretary to Sir John Loo,' aiid still lias pleasant .memoribs of the -Dominion, . Mr, Edward Nfiwm.aii, M.P., sails today for London by the Rotorua, aiid ex.pce-t-s to bo back in tho Doiniiiiqii b.e> ' fo.ro ithe session opens. 'During his kh* ■ seiico tln> Depurtisciital w.oik -connected with his electorate , will bs ■ attended- to Kv-Mic D. ;H. Guthi'ia.,.M.,P:, Messrs. "E. .and H. Vfln. StavefSn returned f-roui a Ijolidiiy trip to Auetralia, [ by the Mmivika ye'sterda.y, ■ Gaptajn Trtnlcni-, of .N.apier, returned ; to Wellingtoii from Sydney % thfe : \iuka yesterday- , ' " It is nndens'tood that there is. a movom.ent on foots to te.nd.er a. .coniplinientariV benefit t ; o Miss Cecil Hjiines., prior to .her departure .from. AMlington n'ext hioiith tp-tako up her reside')ieo i'll Sydney.. Kb loGal performer has bfefiii ■ .more feady tp, .assist with her estraoraiua.ry- talent thaii this gifted little girl. Sit H. IJaywood llirpjns, who has . b.een -on a few Vonks' .visit to Australia', retunidd 'by the Maiiiika yest-sr- . <to-.v-•itombers. of Paicliament at present ! visitin'gMAArelHnßtpTi'-inelitdO'tVjTies.sfßi 15, Newman, A% H,. R*ed, R.. Seoftj aiid IG. J. Andersoi.l. .-• -. ■•••.-, ■ :. jlilr.'Tliomas-J-arvJsi'w-ho loft WellingI ton in Novonther last for Sydney, tr undergo a serious opevatioii at tin. , lands of Df, (Sir) Alexander M'Co*' tak\i, has now - -been discharged from -tho l'jinco Alfred Hospital as , emwajesdent, and wffl bo retu.fliing t*> Wellingtoii in about a. month..

Memories of the kefcn anxiety wh'oh provailrd in the Auckland district' t\ lion in the sixties ninety Ranginri rebels escaped from impiisonment at Island, and enriched themselves at Taniahau, aie, says our Auckland rorlospnndont, rcpalled by tho death last week ot Mi.', Charlotte Moiklejohn, at the age of 78 years. Sho eettlod at Big Omaha husband, the late Mr. John Meiklejohn.'over fifty yoai? ago, aiuKtho craped Maori prisoners w«e frequent visitors at tho faim. The Natives wore always treated fairly well and L-iudly by those sottleis, however, and in consequence they were, never banned. The deceased _ la"d\, who was highly esteemed in the district, leaves sixly-lhreo descendants, ehildrcii, giand-childrcn, and great-grand-ehildicn.

Mr. Paul Hanson, of Auckland, was ti passenger iiom Sjdney by Iho Ma-, nuka jesteiday.

Tiro Kov. A. B. G. Lillingslon. vicar of llolv Tiinity, Hull (England), and I'rebendaiv of York Minstci, lias accepted the living of St. John's, Paddingtqn, Ixindon. Sir. Lillingston took parb in the goneial mission held in New Zealand a few veirs ago. Ho is 0110 of the leading figures among tlie Evangelical clergy in Eugland, and is ft powerful and eloquent pieachor. The Opposition journal in Napier sirys it i>! lumourod that Mr. W. D. S. MacDonald, .M.P.. for 13.»y oi Plenty, will contest the I'oierty Bay scat at tho general flection. Mr. S. J Nathan, chairman of th« Auckland Chamber ot Commerce, will lcaio for Euiope by tho lonic on Febiuar\ 26. After spending two months ' m England, he -n ill join Mr. H. Buckleton, Auckland manager of Iho Bank of New Zealand, and thev will, proceed tc Pan*, whei9 they will represent tlio Auckland Chamber at. the Pennanont Congress of Chamber! of Commerce. Rogaidmg the Crcwn Prosecutorship in Chnstclmrch rendered vacant by the. aceptance by Mr T. AV. Strinpor of the presidficy of the Court of Arbitritien, Mr. F. Gilding, K. 0.. or Mr. S. G. ißnvmond, K.C., is mentioned as n pioliable succcior. Some legal gentlemen mo stated by tho "Press" to be. of opinion that there is a possibility of tho Government appointing a young member of the profession, making it a. condition of bis appointment that he shall dr\ote, tho whole of Ins time to the -work of tho Crown. Mr Clement Vrargo, FP. G.S , left Auckland for Australia on Monday by the Pivorina Hn will be engaged nn an eight months' lecturing tour in Tasmania, Queensland, and West Austnlia. Mr HaroM Grogson has been appointpd judge of music at tho forthcoming Tnvercaigill compctitioi'.b Dr Carrnth'ers, of Bnlranin, Svdney, arrived in Auckland by tho Victon.i from Svdn-W o» Momlov to attend the Medic.il Conference. Ho camo <i week onrly in order to visit IMorna. A* Dr. Carmiliar'! is Grand Master of Hie Mnsono of New South Wales, he wilt bo enter, tallied liy Ala No., 1 Loclqe, N Z C. on behalf of tho Grand Lodire of tlio Dominion, on the evening of Febiuary 11. The Count and Countopa de Montaigit. Ooniiuental visitors, arrived in Auckland by tho Victoria from Sydney on MomlflA. Professor Watson, of _ tho Adelaide University, is visiting New Zealand, Mi. F. Gale, shipping manager for Messif. Johnston and Co., has been Iranifoned to the sales department. Ho has bwn succeeded m v the shipping ofiioe h Mr A. J Ferine. The Ifer. Falhcr ECclctoiij of Wei. hngton, returned from a visit to Sydnoj by tho Manuka yostjrdax.