PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

'Plic lion, H. II- Hhodes returned from ■t'lio south yesterday morning, aud jjvc Hon. Jas. Allen, from Now Plymouth, ii.i the evening, The lion. FY M. J)', Fisher witl reiiirii this evening from N-apief. Tim other Cabinet Ministers are 111 Wellington.. Tho- Hon. A, L. fle.rdman will preside to-day at the in. augural ceremony in connection with the ncsv water supply at Upper HtiU,

31r. J. If. Hino, M.P,., who. has lieci: on a brief visit to Wellington in connection with county and other matters arising ii.t his cinikltuGhc-Vj leaves 011 his return. to Stratford tins morning, Mr. Hino is -accompanied. by Mr. E.. 0. Tioiiinsoii, Whauganioniona Comity En* gmeer.

It is ex-Bpcted that. Mr. W. -Drntrnq Sfeivart, .Mayor of Dunklin, will staml for 3Jiti.icEj.in West, fit the interests of 1 n?' 01 ' 11 P arlv a t tlm neKt Gen* orfrl JMeofcuiji. The eonst'i'tueiiey is at ?"few .represented by tho Hon, J. A. Slulai' who., .it- is. believed, does fiot intend to seek re-election-.

is i r ' ' i" of the firm of jnijly and Qo,, fruit brokers, of San Francisco, who a- large proportion tho America fi apples which find a, JliarlveL hem UoUveen November 1 and Jamiaij, is at piesent visiting Wollnißtonj and has had a conference with the looal fruit merchants respecting the marketing of American fruit here. Miss V. Mae, a sister-in-law of Mr. Duffy, arrived from Sail Francisco by the Tahiti yesterday.

. [[he vacancy at tile Petono Woollen Mills caused! by the death of tho- iatfi Uifll maniigpr has been filled by the apprintmcnt. of Mr. Albert. jj,- ltamsdeu, "ho lor the past. 18 months has occupied tile position 'there pf .as'gfsta.ut mill manager. Mr. Albert Itanisden. after spending some years vn the Petono Mills, working through various depart* nientsi went in 1000 to tho home oi the woollen trade, Yorkshire, to fomp.lot<v his training. Ho there specialised in textile designing, both praotiea! and theoretical, passing all examinations at lire lorkslnro liimoisitv of Leeds. Ho obtained an appointment in a mill ns designer, and subsequently obtained the position of insula manager in a. largo in ill turning out all kinds of worsteds, woollens, and niJion v;oodg.-, After fivo years spent at Home m gaining experience. he returned to .New Zealand, and, ,a.,i stated, Was appointed asg'isii.riitt mill manager, at Petono Mills. After 18 moiti lis 'iii that: e.apaeity lie lias now succeeded to the iiiaj.br position.

Dr.. J. A. Mnedoiwld, .chairman of film CV'.iueu of ilis British Medical Association. \vjit) nit ended the Australasian Medical Congress at Auckland, loft >cst.firda.y by the Manuka for Sydney, en rauto. for England.

.Mr. E. \r. Alison, of Auckland, is ats present, oil a "brief visit to Wellington. Ho will leave on his return probably i)V Monday's express,

■Mr. E. N. ITaythorpo, chief clerk of the. Xoval Insurance Company, Ltd., Wellington, lias been appointed manage* of tlio West Australian Insurance Company, lor Sydney.

Mr, V. A. Wellmgs, of the Railways Head Offieo stall, leaves to-day 011 a visit to Auckland, 110 will bo accompanied by Mrs. Wellings. and their Soil.

A Press Association message from Auckland states that. Mr. William I'cttie, ox-Mayor of Qisbonio, a member of ■ tho (iisborne howling team taking part in th<> Inhibition iqlititameni, <wa suddenly yesterday morning. Ho was parriilly bright and well on tho previous ■ day, and played with, his team till Into iii die afternoon. He had supper at the hole! and Svafi takcii'ill a'fc'4' a.m.. Ho received medical. :attendanco, but died two hours later; Th<> cause was apparently heart mroakjie,ss. The. late Mr. Poltie/ conducted n. lug drapery business in R'isbbnre for maiiy years.

Mr J D. Clarksoii, of J. 15. Clarksta Slid Co., returned l'rom a trip to America by thi% Tahiti Yesterday,

Sir, Charles Cameron, formerly of Auckland, hut .now a member of the firm of Cameron Hros., Sail Francisco, arrived from tliffct port yesterday by the steamer Tahiti.

Mr. and Mrs._ Watson and their bot Leslie avo leaving Wellington shortly lor Sydney, on ldu.te to .. England oil i tour by the s.s, Roon,