PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2005, 12 March 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

1 The Hon. A. L. Hdrdman, A.ttoffieyGenora'l, arrivied at Gore on Tucsdaj-j and motored over the route of tbo proposed now raiiway of Hcdgehope to Gore at Mokqrcta Valley He will visit the prison .reformatory and camp at Lnvorcargill to-day and retftrn north by the afternoon train.—press Association.

Tho Hen., ft B, :Bell will probably tetnrn to Wellington ' f t pm tho south on Eritoy morning. ■ >

. Tho Hon, F. H. #, Ksher leaves Wellington oil Saturday for J?gafua> waliia and Ttiafovtt. lie will, return to Weltißgtott during nest week, and. on the following Siifajrday he \iiii visit tlio IJas't Coast district, * 'inspecting, \vith Mr, E. W. Holme's, ouginoe.r, tlio initio and Aohanga Harbours.

.. Tho Son, W< H. Berries will Iciiye On Moiiday for Twaiiaki, svjiisre lie tt.ill atitottd the We Native niectijig at Parihaka oh Wednesday 3 Mai«h 18. He Sviij .Stop at Hawera ofl.the journey up, anil in Tarwrski lie Will visit Qptfiiako and New Plynioutlij, wtiifnirig to ■on tnii:irsday i ':''oii'Satur3aj! j 'Mftrcli 21, hewill Jfta'yd for Gisb,oriie;.o.n.-a.tciir wliioli mil occupy sotoo weeks. .•

. Tlio Hon. Dr.' Eomaj-'e left.-Welling* ton for Tfl.an.aki. yesterday..-,:' , ; '. '

. Earl Grey had intended teiving for Kanfer ■ to-day, but nmng to'- liaving fdlfitted so many ■eiigftgooien.ts in Wellington ho lias o'vertiftsfi hinvself, aiid frill not he able to pay Jiis suggested visit % that 'town.. He- fcavos djtcot for Rotorua by thi? midday train today.

Q.n the occasion p'f his Visit to terto.u (Says pur .special General Sir lan Hamilton is to bo eiitertaiiied at a reunion of -South. Afriesii caiapafeuors, sv.nuinber of whom .Served under him In #ho Boor YPar,

G.stlley will leave for Xtfttelttfi], tp'njglit to- inspect) 'ihp (Stir-ris-crt Artillery dtir.i'ng HJiesf hitf-guii whig at that-port, .Colonel Heard goes to Dunedta 0.11 Tuesday, also to inspect the' GtErrison Artillery at big-guii psaetico.

■Colonel Robin .left Lytteltoh for AVo'lfiilgton by the Maori Inst evening.

Mr. Justice -Hpsking. leaves for (Jistiornd by tlip yictonri to-pTay, The Chief justice. :(Bir Jjpbert Is expected to return, to Wpltuigtsji to* day.

31*. 0, KpldstfoTth', misuaging diiec.to'r for : fhe tJndon Steam Shij* .Company, ] c ft Anokland yesterday for Sydney by th& ■■ Niagara. ' i

It is stated : oh what h belSoved to be good autlifefity, says the Auckland "Stat,"' that Dr. jucjcwill nrt go uftepposed ts tJiG poll at tltfi nest elections in tho JJoftliprn Maori district. 'JNyO probable eandidftteg mentioned arc Mr. Hautaki Slanning., eldest so'?! of the late Judge Manning;, and Mr,. Leo> paid Biteby, of Prikepoto, near Ivaitaia.

. Mr, 3, Tripe, o.f the legal .fititt .of Tonng ajtd' Iripe, Who Ipaves. WeU'iiigtpn in a day or so witli, Mrs. Txippajid iainily on is, trip tp England, was fare,'. welled on ( Tuesday evening hy a nnmber. of froaids, flio fehair tik.cn by Mr» irafelator.j and A pfesenttttion of a gold 6<jvere.le;!l e-ase suitaMy iitseri'bed was ijiado liy Mr. E-, J, iFitegibhOii) whft fcrred to Mr. Tripe's many' aptsof kintf■noss to- .ytongpr iiiembers of tile profession. Othfcr spefiches were inado in eitlogy of the .guest.

Mr. 0. J. Griffrths,, of Bleiilieijfl, wffl leave for Sydney to-niorrow to eoniice't rt'itli the Orania fpr ■Loiiilon..

A ittoyem'cut i? afpp.t jit.P-Sss to rase funds for tho .pur-jioso of erecting a memorial to perpptiiato' the ilimnoiy of the late "Darby Th.o»sQ.!i, *bp rccpiiti Jy lost liis life on Mount Cook. Tho Hecsascd was a iiatfoo of Ro.ss.

Tiro Hon. William .Pitt) architect for the Grdiid Opera House, arrived iiqm Sydney by the Manuka yesterday, liew'ifl attend tho supper which is to lie' given to £be shareholders by tho directors in tho theatre this evening, Dr. Herbert,, and Mrs. Hcfhori, of Wciitagtoiij ffJio have befci) asvay from New Zealand tor a .tear, liijvo arrived in Melbourne on tlieif way homo, M : r. W. Rogers, manager tsf tho Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company, Nelson, is at .present in "Welli.hgtbfl, Mr. John Kerr, bhe of thej. directors ■of the Gounjck Bopowtirk "Export C 0,., Ltd,, .fs on a visit to No;iv> Zealand., And intends spending anoint a month visiting tho chief centres. Mr. f. Black, tjio Dominion r'p.presfinta't'ivo. o : f the. Jltin,, will a.ecoiftpa.riy. fife. Kerf on life tourSir J. G. Ward is expected to at rive in Wetting'ton from the south by tho Maori tins ■mor.rfin.ir. Sir J. Fradfey ij a passenger by tlio samfl steamer, ■.Sir' Atones Carrc/ll will arrlifein Wol-' lingtoti from tlie south bf the. Maeii this tftOfftine. . Df. Fitejiatt ;ftill arrivf in t¥el!ihgto:u jftMn the south this, ■jnd'r.iiitfjj. . fir. Etftj Was ft passenger h? tho Patcfetta to Picteii -wiij Nelson last etching.

Coneral .G.odlcy, Commandant ftf the Kcw JJoaland Forces, -went south by the Wahino last evening.. The- Auditer-Uenisr'al (Colonel R, JOollins) Tfill <ni a, bnsi'n'css trip tp Auefeland by this morningi's express.. ! He will W absent from WeUi'ngten for about a fortnight'

ft, Ji Is'sdl, 'finger-print pbatograj.diic. expert id $10 Police .(Jomi.ijrssisjjor's'officei k to be ifainferred., to AncMand.

. Mr, P. J, Himby, ftrmprij of Wellington, and who tilt iTceniti'y was editor of Uie 'Whaiigaroi ''Xorthe.rii Advocate," {eft for Sydney ye-sterdiiy with. Iris jamwy to take up h position- an -tho -literary staff of tho Sydney ''Baily ToJegrdjjli,." Mr. W. J. LBverscdgc, who has ina.'n"ged ftp. Wtamgarei branch of -the Uaiik w ft<sw South Wales sinse. itis inception, Is uonig transferred to the hiahagerehm ?f tlw Stratford branch Of tklniik. *■ ]• M'fiowitii, of t]v6 Sewtown ■ l*aneli> will succeed Mr. lieyersedco at I w : 'i'3ngS.roi

Mrs. Brough-fieli (hotter known to Australasia,.; playgoers iws Mr*. fcjbert H 1 wilHc;iv & %dHoy wifh her liUsband (Mr, Bell) 0H l 6 te Ijm , J th \^,?'^ 6 w " her.engage.tnent 'with •J. U \\uH14nlsoh.. Ltd., was'sifiirafiscd by a .QOrdial outburst of appiaiisc nnOi.l her ftnal apjiKar«.i}«> in "Mplomacy.'' Wo actress iviH rcmafe in. EiißJknd'for at least 12 months, hut the report that she >ad .retired' permanently from tho Australian stage is denied, .'

Mr. George-Shcat, of D.uirsnndel, has beon selected as the. Reform Part*'Candidate for Selwyn.