PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2134, 28 April 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Right Hon. \V. F, Sfessty Ministers is at Auckland, the Hon, Jae.. Allen ai Durotjin, the Hon, F> M- & Fisher at Gli.fistchurcb, ami the. Hon. It. H. lihodes at t'iic Kq*ai jutUtW c*m.p. Tli?. Son. W. H. Berries left last evening for Dutfedin, and the, Hon, Dr. Foiii.sie for Gngarue. The Hofc» W, Fitiser -*ill leave Wei'lingtoii fo-nuiffiw on a totfi of tho Watr-a-Tapa aud : ths Woipawa. clisfriet. TliS Hon- A.. L, {Jordrnau and the Hoii. H, D. Belt ate in WbHiogtau

Colonel Heard left for Chnsicliurcli last night to accompany Geneiral Sir laa Hamilton <ju his tarr of inspection of the South Isfeftd troops.

Major Hughes has goito te Xelso.n to sat as staff offer to. Colonel Chaffer, who is commanding tie -niiJiiafy ea'nip ■at Tapa-wera.

Mr. 0. V. i?carc<?j SLP., who -hits been spending tho past week in Wellington,, leaves for Taranaki to-day.

Tire Ilev. Father flteksoil,. of th<3 'fhorfido.n parish, who recently .s'listaiiied injuries of a minor character id a. Jnotor accident* leaves to-day on .% trip to Rotoruai Wliero he will*recruit his kaitL »

Mr, H. T. 0. Gfore, chief inspeclo? of the 'p'lMtsjd Insurance:Comt>a.njs Ltd..! is _ tearing for the Bluff by the Maori this- evomng, where- ho- joins the Uliutafoa nest Monday on a holiday trip to. Australia, . .:.

. Mr. Msirghan B-irneM, City 'Otgiiiki of Auckland, is ho ioWUfirly held that post in Wellington, arrkcci here from the north last evening, ; en -route to N.clisoO., Tfhcrn ho is to j>ka a, recital to* luq-rroiv evening, Ho will return to Viollingtan. on Friday:, : aud -will in all probability attend tho pf aetictt of the Royal Choral Society tho sanjti .evening.

Mr. H. W, Kenjp.sier, cofmnissioner of the British South' Africa Company, QiO' .governing, body of Rhodesia, wig Jias j»st .eompiptqd a tout of Australia, is ittio iit Wellington : by the■ XJlirijaroa fa-iiioffoH - ) and w:ill join tins Marafflft. «l Auckland' on May 8 for Vaneouy.e.r, 3J'r. Kempstor is into the land 6ottioiuent S:ftd jffi.niigrat'ioii fews of .tho Australiai! States add .New 1 ..Zealand.

Captain Guy JL A., tfauiit, foriiicrij of H.M.§. Challenger, iij New Zealand Waters, has been appointed naval atta'cbo fit Assofiiation.

Mrs D> A. Aiken, general manager for itoo Union Oohipttny, will arrive in Wcilinfi'toii from the south by tlio Maori this morning. .Mr. D. B, Guthrie (Chief Whip) is m a brief visit, to Wellington* Ho will Leave for the north this evening.

Mr. R. SpeigirJ;,, assistant-curator of tlie Canterbury Museum, was appointed curator yesterday., at a ■salary 01' io.oo. {Press Association.

Messrs-. Q. l>. Riseley and 33. Stan* ning liOwis, wlra have come to Australasia with tho object of prcjinotiHg direcfc trade with Bristol, are duo in AM.ekia.nd frois Sydney iicst Sunday. After touring the 'Dominion they will return to England via tire United States.

Tho veteran cvieisoto.r* George Mqore, of Sew 1 South 'Wales, celebrated his Sttli birthday lasi week.. Despite h'i'S Ki'.eat age, 3io says lie is lit and well, Moo-re-took part in the match., H. JL Stephen* Kon's English 'Seven v. GoiMbkcd Australian Ttfcuiy-tsw, in Fe.hruar'y,, 1882, Wiiieth the Aitsfta&ns \j'(hj by 15 wickets. He eaptured ten e.i the wickets .for si) average of loss than eis per Wicket, IB another match against the Englishmen, life analysis w*;s 128 tells, 15 to.ideiis, 3.0 rm'is, 7 jf.tekfe.ts. His last rnaMi tti played in 1895. One of Ws .grandsons;, G %. Macartney, 4 Gordon rs ,\ conspicuous figffro m international crttKct. M*. J- Robertson, M.P, for Qta'ki, and Mr. V. C, M,P. for Greymouth, left- kyt'tel'tott te We.llmg.tou by the Maori last eveniflg.

Mr, 0. V. Griniinet.t.j weft known in cricket .circles and .a _ member of tho\Veiiiiigtoii representative, teani,.is fcav* ing/oiV Friday to tako Up residence in Australia.

Mr. W. T. Wood, formerly re? presented palmorsto.ii JvWtli in tho House Of liepresenta't.i'ves, arrived in Sydney iftst week svWi tlift intention, of making 6is homo in New Spii'tb Wales..