PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1977, 6 February 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Bie Higlit Hoii. \V. l'\ Masiey (Primo ■Minister) tiro lion, W. :i : I, IJerrics «ill. leave te- > momnv evening for Auckland. 'The Hon. Jas. Allen' will leave tomorrow morning for Napier, Where lio is to spend a few days, While tliero jio will open the new West End School. The lion, W. Fraser is. cxpcctcd to return trem Kawhia on .Saturday, 'Bio Hon F. M. 11 Visitor left last evening for Ciiristehurch, where. Jio Wilt spend two davs. lie will reach Dunediii oil Monday uiglit tiiid Gore on Tuesday, Afterwards the Minister will pay a visit, ■to Central Otago. Ho esiiec'ts to getback to Wellington about, l'obruary IH. liio Hon. i{, H. lliiodes will leave for the north this evening. •■ 'He is to open a nevv post <>0h;o at Ohavipo on Saturday morning., and at Je Awaiiiutu, in t'ii'o afternoon, will start a now post, oflico clock, winch was presented bv Mr Win. layloi, of Cj ; ieen Hill, in IflliJ. Reaching Auckland eat.lv on .Sundav ninrnnig, Mr Rhodes will attend tlio Medical Coni'crencc lltcre on Moncaj Ho will re bun to \Vell!i;gton a few days later . The Hon. A. li, llerdman, Minisfec 0 Jttstice, arrived ,n Auckland tlio Main Trunk express yesterdav morning (■Says oitr local eprrespondont)' on ,a flvnig visit Tho Minisier, who has been on a visit to the W.nkerja Prison Farm ■came in connection with the question o( converting the old Magistrate's Court) ■building into suitable office aeeonvniodntion for tl.i.e .'Land. Transfer and Deeds Department, ' Mr. Herdinan, who ie ■staying at tho Northern 'Cl.ub., will ro turn to Wellington to-day. Tlio Hoii. 11. D. Bell is ut Auckland. Mr, Justice Iloskiiic: will leave Dun■odin for the nortii within a fortnight to take -111) his duties on the Supremo Court llcnoli. iLs .uonour will probably be located in. Wellington. Mr. Gilbert Carson has been elected and has accepted the ■.position of pre.sid<:nt of the Wanganui Province of the Schools Jjcagiie, Mr. ■Carsoit is a prominent member of tlie Baptist Clturch. ■ Word was received in Paliiatua yes-' ter.day that Mr. l'etiieiick. late editor and manager of the Pahiatiia "Herald,'' ■died in Australia oil January iJ'6 .from piiciinioiiia. Deceased Jeavcs a wjCe aiifi fsnjily residing in © Kii.iti, where lie bad a business for some time after Jc.tviiig Pa'hiataa, The' Colonial' Auxiliary Forces longservice medal has been awarded to liieutenant-Coloncl d'Arcy Chaytor, T*nattached List (20 years' service), .and Captain Adam Morrison Rattray, Kew - Zealand Post and Telegraph Corps (20 years® and .4 days' service).. The oonsocration of the Rev. Canoii Sedgwick as .Bishop of Waiapu is fixed to ta ; ke placi* in Napier Catnedrai on Sunday, February 22. - Tim gold medal donated by Mr, A. A. Bsape tor the du\ oi' Roseiicath School in 191.;) has been won by Miss Etlio .Mnra'l Morgan. "It was pixsented to her by Air. .Morrison, chairman of eonimittcc, iu the presence, of tlio assembled tcachera and spb.olavs. General Godiey, Commandant of the New Zealand Forces,, arrived in I'aeroa froiii Waihi on Wednesday. (says our Auckland correspondent), and inspected the local company of $cnior Cadets. Hiider Lunit;. K, C. I'arry. Tho general conimendcd Lieut. Parry and the Cadets on their ollicieney, aim oil tho. way in which they hail carried, out their drill. Lieut.-Coloncl ]■', W Porritt, oflicc'i' if charge of tho 6th Hauraki Regiment, was present at the inspection,. General Godiey left for Tiinmes yesterday morn' ing by the Lady Roberts, and arrived in Aneklaiid. yesterdai' afternoon. Mr. A. P. Simester, of Messrs.. Si'meston,. Iloosun, and Co., leaves for 'Sydney bj| the t'linvaroa tof.day, connecting tlicru ■ |Wt|i tho Of way for Loudon on February Tlio members cjf' the Royal Artillery Hand leave' Wellington for London by tho Kew Zealand .Shipping Company's •steamer Ruano.hu on March .5. Among the passengers who left for England by t)i.fc Rotorua yesterday wero Mr, T. J. C. Warren, of Nelson Bros., Tomcana, Hnwke's Day; 31 r. and. .Mrs. A. Pike and family, of Wellington ; Mr- . and Mrs. Geo. Palmer, of Chrisfchurch; and Mr. K. Newman*; M.P. for Rangi- } tikei. Mr. A, 11. Holmes, clerk of tlie Mag- } istrate's Court at Wellington, and wlio has been promoted to tho position of Registrar at the Supreme- Court at Christchurcli, was presented with an engraved silver salver by the court staff yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. G. Rid- ! doll, S.M., mndo tho presentafion, and, : iii' a short speech, complimented Mr.. Holmes on liis promotion, and referred, to liis go,od work iii tho Welliiigtou Court. Mix. Holmes, ho. said, was well known as the best clerk in the service, and it was satisfying to know that tho Department had an ■officer of lii's calibre. "I hope yon and Holmes will liv 6 long to enjoy your advancement in the tferityo" said Mr, Riddoll, iii conclusion. Mr. J. H. Carrad also spoke a few words of complimentary. vclcrcnco to Mr. llplmes's wOrlt. Adjutant .Greene, manager of the Salvation Army Workmen's Home, Ruckle Street, left by yesterday's Main Trunk express for it lm'tniglit's lioflday a.| Auckland. The apiKiiiitmcnt of Mr. James Allan Thomson as a member of the Board of Governors Of tlie Netv Zealand Institute, vico the late Mr. A, Hamilton, -is ga?,eUctl. _ The follon-ing havo been appointed olliciating ministers linder the Marriage Act Presbyterian Church. Mr. James (lay; Roman Catholic Church, Rev, Henrv Le Bouteiller; Baptists, Rev. Howard Elliott; Salvation Army, Ensign Edwin Leslie Wain;. Church .of Spiritual Scientists. (Auckland), Mr, John Thomas M'Lcod Craig. Commissioner Richards, of the Salvation Army, arrived : at Dunedin yesterday, H? visits Watiua.lt> on Saturday suil Stinday. Tho. ■opening of tho "Rodroip" Jlatcrnity Home by the Mayor of Dunedin has now been deliili'tely fixed for February 11, aud oi» the evening of that day t:he young people trotii, all the C.ity and snburbaii corps Will unite in a demonstration in tlio Town Hall. At the board room of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, yesterday it presentation of .a handsome fruit salvor f.foni the mentbers .of tho staff was made to tho secretary. Mr. J. C'oyle, on tlio ere oi' his .approacliiii|! marriage. The accountant, Mr. S. Robnifon, conveyod. to Mr. Coyle tho best wishes of five staff for his future happiness, at\d [minted out tlio .good feeling which lias always existed amongst tlie staff at the board's oßices. . Mr, Coylo wa3 also tho recipient of a wedding present ill f.lio shape of a easo of cutlery from the Hospital and Charitable. Aid Board. The Rev. W. A. Kvans (chairman) made tho presentation on behalf of tlio members, of tlio board. The members of the Wellington Fm- : ployci's 1 ., FaTiiioi's'', and Citizen?' De- | fen'co CXunmitteo met at the Chamber of Conimercc yesterday aftejnoiv-i to make presentations to Mr. W. G. Fos- ! ter (chairman ot tlie committee) and to 1 Mr. Thos, Ballinger (ciiairman_ of tlie Finnnce. Conitnittee), in apjirociation of ; their valuable, services during file recent strike. Mr.T. Shailor Westoii, jn'esideiii of the N,Z. 'Eniployore'' Fbde'ration, mniif the presentations On beh.alf of the commitf.ee, and stated that the members had subscribed privately aiid desired him to say they owovl .a. great deal to the inime.iiso amount' of woil; done by Messrs. Foster and Balliiipei.'. After sevi-ra! other ' members had spoken, .Messrs. Foster and Jlallinge.r brieflv thanked the committee for its kindness, and said their vwork had been considerablv lightened and helped bv the loyalty ami assistance of .members to them, Bandmaster Bontlv has sailed by th« Jfalteno to judge the. contests at tiio Auckland Kxliibitich. . ,