PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1991, 23 February 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Right Hon. \V. F. Masse? (Prime : Minister) left Auckland leal night far Hastings. The Hon. W, H. Herffes. is still at Auckland, Both • Ministers are expected to return; to Wellington )vi4hin :i few days.. The H'Ofl. I'V M. ii, Fisher rctnracol from the sowth ve*-ft-rtlay, Tlio lien. It II Bltbdes is at Christehiirch. . The other Cabinet, MMs,te.rs arc in Wcllington. The Hon. P. M. B. Fivhor ttilt fenwe for Walrua (Poverty Day) 011. Tuesday. He expects to. return to Wellington on Friday". Before leaving Jfeff Zealand, Mr. Ho* Jiinii sent the fallowing telognm lo Wit Worship .the Mayor (Mr. J. 1\ Mkiri -. —''Sirs. Hainan .and I leave }iy tlirt Jjosftld this eftenvoon for Sydney Wβ thank you and t:lio Mayoress fjrc-fti'K-ily for the. cotwtesy Extended to us during onr stay in the Dominion, t u.d you oar :bfi«.t wisbes." * The Hon. T. Jtoekenzio -{ffigli Gofllwissiatier for New Zealand) attended the King's banquet at Biicking]i.aijj Pal ; - afce.-HPresS Association, Majof-General A. J. General Officer Cohtitiaiidfiig tlio ;%v Military Fotees, aceompanied fe , ti&jit. Taihii Rhodes (Gjefta.d.i&r Guards), A|XC,, matoi-cd «it Friday from FairHβ to thp "gferniitiige si Motitt Copli. oene*al Godley will visit Oeraldine fcoc}ay for tho purposo of inspecting t|ie Senior Cadets ihsro, and to'inowow lie frill go p> JVieimt Torlesso to inspect the site lor ike Territorial traiijjng eajnp. The name, of Mr. H. J. Be'stvjek is Weiiig f reefy inentionod ae tlio probable sucsegsflir o:f His Hojiour lit. Justico Strinßor a;S Crown Prpseeutor • in. 'Cliristehwch.—Press AsEaektM/ the llev. J.G. fi. Bairtlctt, of the Ahglieai) Ohurch st WadsstoWii, lias reSigned his npipoiirtmeiit for pfivato reasons. Mr. Barilett lias been, cbnijefeted \<itli thft Anglican Otolith in W<?) : !ihgtoij ioj same •eonsiderablo , tinje. He- \)r«s-' viOtislv a:t Pamaru... but Irefafe thit -\ya? curate at St. Sla.rk'Sj Sussex Square, I Mr. Charies Pl.ijnme.r, of Wellington,, has jtnuiea tte dtroctorate of tho Wei-. lingtan Opera House Convp.any. • Six cftndjdat.es were as solieitorij $ tiie SupfeniQ Csurt of Ntfw Zealand by Sjs Ilonouf tho Chji'f S^us-' tic© (Sir. Robert Stout) on. Sttunisy-. ■ M'r. W, 8.-Andftrsol! moved, tm ljolialf of JJ-r. H. A, Ouivningham and Mr } B.'. R. Mason i Mr, Martin £uxto-.-o.ft behalf of 51j. «; f:finMeyj Mr J. W.Mac. donatd od behalf of Mr. I*. J. Ryaiv,: and Mr. Horace Stnbbaj ancj M:r. X $. Barton, on belialf rf j\jr. 0. €. Sfazcn- , garl), .AH the Qsiididatcs Wte adtpSt* ; tetL tho deiitl) is annottnced (at tho KensjfiKton Street private hospital) of Mr. James Gardiner flalterd, af Wfiilingtoii.' 3!fr. Balferd was forjiierl.v ine-pectar of Toleßra-ph -Offiees in tie l'oi% and T«K graph Department, and rcHred fnm thsit position 4* tire end of 1909. Jtlo joined tl;e servico as a fiadei in tho tdegjfaph pffiqe, Christcbareh.. in jgS&j vhii 'after ecrviiig in dHFeretit officos., wag apptimtsd aasistaftt-offieftr-iiT." charge of tlia telegraph offieft, Wcllingtoii. !.u. 1878,. 'Subß.eqfieii.ljy ho. was in .'(largo a-t fl.loriJKiim au'd I'iptoit, beiiig "ijipoiiitoA thwf. festni&aWj', Ulenheim, iii'WSS)-. Later, in 1893. he ussunied the position of Ttlcgfaph Ofifce, Dttiiedin, winch .position; he held 'ftnti:! his ap;pbiu:t.uiftnt a? Inipentpr of Telegraph Offlces' iii 1907. lMling Jie.ti'th niMffssitiitc.d Mr. Balla.rd'a xfttirement jtwo. ss&i later. Thp Jato Mr, :Bai' lardj, who 'was 63.years of age> JeavcS a witlmv (a sister Of Mis. TatfiiKeiid, of Roxburgh Street, aiid Mrs. Falk.CGlten, ■ of Wiilis Streot), aad two adult obji' : clioxt.- ' ; " •'•"';' (: . Mr. Doiutld Robeftson, Public Swvipa Comniissioner, left for the West Coast oil. Friday last. . j

Mr. A. .H. Si Howard senior Wait clerk at Wasgftnui, has been pranwied fit i≤ efficisfty announced) to the ..position «>f head of the limit staff at Dime* din. Mr. A. W. Jones, deMvery c'erk at Auckland, has beeil transferred, to Waftgaimi, in place af Mr. ' toward. Mr. , J. H. Richards, Welting'tint, sueceecTs Jlr. joftes aii delirery otode at . Atickjsud. Mr. .'toiih HopifiHS) who ■wgmiiswll thft Marflj Gra? at Nnpfef. will iiofiduct the. W?Sv ..SSpaland four- of M ; dlte. Vutyfcie Bo:feres, ' i\lft J, PUfWe, of tltfi 3ta : ff o.f 1c Aro Ho.imo, who. lias severed his cnfrijec'tio.u witl) ibo firm α-ftef , twenty years , ' serV VJ'oo, was \hb recipient of ii preseivlstioij from tlie Btalf on tliß Occasigit 6f Ms departure, and aw.a.v ivith Jinn thfr ggodwiU and'esteem of hie M-low-GBi.ployees. . iHr. J, J. Meiiarty hte oomjfiGtioiv with tljp "N.E. TaMet ,,, ? a.nd is at presefit in 'fimaru, prior to- Jeav-. rag far MeftoWie to join :Im -kother's • Neivs Vi j as ■ received iti MRS-tgrton on Saturday that M.r. 'f. Cl.iamberiabj at Wenganul, «nd fottnerly of Jltetertoii, is in a very pr«c:i,riQtis state of hoalUiv The rccefttl.S;-appoiiitc4 ijiOßibers of tljß AiiOlii|iird IWivefs-i'ty Oo.ftegb J)r.offfSsofial stair w'tfl fff-rivo 'tliero siiortl.y to SPdfflKineo their ctatidsy wljcn. tijo titta ej)6»« on-March. % Tli.e iffofc-ss&r «£ eli&mfstfs, Br. f. IP. 'WVrtley, who is a New Zeivkniler, t.r.R-velled : from Ldiitlon to: Sydney by the Ottanto*.. p> ari}\'6'&/ in AVclßngtdjl by tlio TJliigWoS. on Wediiesda.y, and, it is l-elfcy-edj |s "a-t pfesQ-ni visiting li'iend.s iu jvelso.n: ' Jje , tfas acooiiipa'Aibd from Enghiitl by t'lip iiew professor <rf biology., professor 3, C. Johnson, vvlio »xriv«d in. Auckland ye-sted-ayi 'Dr. fi. prftfessoi- of phj'Sws, was a liasEengc; , l.tofli fentlaii by fte , Jfoldfivio, end he ffffl rea'cu Auckland .p'roliaMj this wcek> Mr. ■Cfca.tfe.s Copper., of Cljrisitlrtjl-eti, majiagcr in 'JJtrti' XcalaUd for the ttvetv piool, Lolidon, ant! Globn Insurance Company, passed through W(?llili-st*ii.i on 'Saturday, ))s■>%« Men engaged , i-ii ft tour of New Zealand in qoijipany with ilf. Bteatit, the .gen.<<rftl.innn.agoi'of five eoiiipany for Au-stralasia. Tho Bon. AValter Scott, of Siisfctttehoffan, fflid is visiting Nw Xe.v l'a : i);d, in titb eotivso o.f a toiii' -of this worid, and , who,is accoftpfli'iiod by liisi Iffotlior-in-law, Mr. J. Jf. Yfluitg, ,ivrived iii Clirietaiujfeli fiern Wolltngte.n Ivy tho Hiklieaio oh SaUtvctay motui-iig, aiid left for I)unodm by the second press. jU Dunedin th>y iyS!) join Clio TJliwaran for Melbnarjio, and, after a ftyiiipt visit te Sydney s.ud p-robijjj'y Brisbaue, thoy will proceed to Loivdon n.iid t-ho Ctotiiw-n-t b'S' the' P. "r.ffd, 0. steamer, snbseijuentfy. returning to Canada vl* New' Assr.eiii.lion. M.f. Wni' Paugla*, -ee.nern] hianaEoi , in Neiv jSeaiwd for ■ tlio Vauttevillfl Ottinpaiiy, who is tftitiet oifd*fers to trflinafer to Bj'd.iiAy, h!k for AucMau'd last ovoiving. Ho y'ill -r-et.urrt t-o WelHiiKton on. WOctufe-sctaT, And will fin far»M'clfci{ hy his ffiesfe at tlio BtvrHngten rooms on Ihsrafey fivgijiiij; «iX.t. Q'n Prulay evening of .Messrs. Sol.lM-t iJroE,, of Palitiorstoiij presoirtod ft siiydr teas.et fliiS iftotor-riig to Sir. W. Nwtit, Avhq -is stafiing bu-si-iic'ss oh his own acaQuftt. . isilr.. H. B-, &rqcd.t,t-, of the (kmt&l Post Office ataff, retnf-n.esl from OartißWi on SetUrda- , !?., aftsr frfioving tlio Chief Postaas-tw, who , has beeu ow his teniial leuvc,