PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2014, 23 March 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Cabinet Ministers in town, to-dnv are tho Hon. W. Frascr (who arrived from the south yesterday, the Hon. H. D. Jiell, the Hon. R. H, Rhodes and the Hon, Dr. I'oinnre. The Hon. A L. Heidmnii left Inst evening for Rotorun. Hie Right Hon W. l'\ Massey (Prime Min--1M01) is at Hokitika, "the Hon. Jas. AIH nt Rotorua, tho Hon. \V. 11. Hcriip* at Grsbomc, and the Hon. F. M. Ji- Fisher is touiinu tho Wairarapa distjiet. Tho Wrv Rev. Dean M'Konna, V.G., "ho returns to Wellington on AVedneudov fiom Sidney, nrtcr a visit to tho Old Country, is to bo entertained at a wWfome social at the Mastonou TonnHall on Thursday evening. Colonel Hume lias been confined to the house far tho last, neck with bronchial 1 rouble, but is loportcd to bo making MitisUclorv progress, and hopes to ho about again in a week or two's time Mr. Hodgkinson, tho English roprespiitativo ot tho Swiit Company (Chioago Meat Packers), who has been visitiiiK Australia, is now in New Zealand. 110 is at present in tha Napier district, and goes on from thcro to Tflupo. Mi. Vernon C. Redwood, tho wellknown Queensland politician, has gouo to .Milan to study for giand opoia. Mr, Redwood is a cousin ot Archbishop Redwood, of Wellington, and is now 39 years of ago. Mr. J. Fabian and his survey party returned on Friday evening from tho Chatham Islands where they have beca aneagod for the past six months.

Mr. Alex. Simpson, Official Assignee, «ho bceamo ill at Palmerston Noith a lot tnißhl ago, and has 6inco .been confined to his homo, hopes to be able to icsumo duty to-day.

Mr David M'Konzio, of tho Pctouo Railnav 'Workshops! has Leon elected a member of tho Radway Board of Appeal, to represent the workshops, locomotive, and maintenance branches of tho North Island. This makes Mi. il'Konzie's third term.

The Iter. A. 0. Harris, who has had charge of l.lio Porjnin and Tawa Flat Methodist Churchos for the past'tincc Years, is leavinK for Stratford, to which circuit tho roccnt conference annointod, him, earlj nest month. On Tuesday' last he was publicly farowellod at Tawa Flat and presented with a purse or soveieigns.

Nominations have • been received, as follow for tho vacancy on the Executive Board of the Amalgamated Sociotv of Caipcnlcrs and Joiners caused by tho promotion of Mr. E. Morton 'to tho chairmanship? Messrs. F. Akhurst (IV tone branch), H. G. Wnrr (North Wellington), and A. Sievwright (Sou.R Wellington).

Chief Wflrdpr •& &, Knight. :ef tire Terta© Gaol, i.s gd.iijg to .A-utikland.-to repla.ee 'Chief Wa;r'der\CroOli::e,' wiho has been, transferred, to 'AVellin'g'tori..

. Mr. A.. Lijy.y,.. ti ; ho.;Vle:ft"Tor; la Biißlnn.d op. FH'day;-was ■.presented with a farewell ipkeii of esteem D'y'liis'.omplp.yees, who ■also..;£av"6 -Mrsi ,JieVy"".a wl.uab.M 6:0.4 ''Of; Tvenriysofj'is works; ■'

The Rev. John Collier, of Orange, N.S.W., -who is visiting relatives in New Zealand, arrived by the Mauneanui last Wednesday, Ho conducted tho anniversary seryices in connection with tho Northland Methodist Sunday School yesterday. Mr. Collier (who is a native of Wellington) visited New Zealand some ten years'ai>o and lectured flr. his experiences ap a missionary a'. Samoa.

;.^ftSisrs ? . F. : 'G, G. :~Nrdlioll'Si'' /niembe.rsT' ;qf "Vjtjie-""' local y.lVi.&A,j left -for. tlio ■'ViSt/SiX-.. .Brislihrie l) : v Hubbard. .rep^e'.sJßii't 1 s ill ':Jvt'lil.Hip. <s'y;crit;"s : r and:, 'Mr,;' KicliqllS in the 1 indiyitfitargyii^

.OI(J residents of Hawko's Bav will regret to loam' of the death of Sir. William Crigliton, late of Messrs. Ciightoit and Lubbock, who were shcepfarming at Rjisingtoii for nianv vcars, itiid who so),d out about ten years auo. Mr. Crighton, who retired from business 'fl'ltocfotlipr, lias boon living in New South Wales'and Queensland ever since. He has Visited Hau lie's Bay twice sinco leaving fp'r Australia, -and had written to friends savim: he was on his wav over here attain last month to visit old friends once more, when illness overtook liiin," and word.of his death was onlv received a few davs n«o. Mr. Criehton arrived in" Hawke's Biv over 40 yearn ago, and ,war well liked nnd hielily respected by all with'whom bo came in cm tact.

Mr. H'. J. Tinner, a well-known and ' highly respected citizen of Wancanui, ' died .suddenly on Satmday morninci ' need 65. Deceased had been J5 vcars in the Dominion, and look part in the ■ Maori War. lie had resided at Wa- ' iiganni for fifteen years, and latterly nas in,the cycle .business. Some years aco ho took .an active pnrfc in publio affairs.