PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

fire Right Hon. V. P, Masfcey (Primo .Minister) returned to Wellington yesterday from the Auckland -district, Vivd the Hon. Dr. Pomnrc iv.t:u'riied from Ongarue. Tiio only other Cabinet Minister in Wellington is the Hon. 11. i). Hell. The Hon. Jas, Alien is at Clirjstchureh, tho iron. W. H Denies lit lnvorciiißiil. tiro Iloft. A. L. Herdnnui at Auckland, tlio Hon. W, leaser litWaipukurttu, the Hon. F. M. 13. Fisher at Daitwliii, mid tlio Ikm. R. lL Riiodos nt Christ-church.

Cnkmel Heard is expected to arrive in Wellington from tlio south on Sunday morning, and oil Monday ho leaves tor tho oatTij» a;ii Tnknpau, whero ho is to bo chief unrpiro on the big field djiy.

Colonel Rftbiii, wlio acted as Chief Umpire of tl'jo field operations at the ISu-tton Camp., Otngo, returned to Headquarters yostorday mbrning

Sir Cfeorgo Clifford wcjht south by this Wahirio last overling.

th\ Mawsoit, tho Antarctic explorer, has been welcomed at Home.—Press Association,

Mr. G. H, Scales, Of Wellington, Jeffc by tho Moeralti. yesterday for Syaner, 011 route to Kngiand.

is J' of tho Blenheim Deeds Office, his received notico of his transfer to Napier,

Dr. and Mrs. I)camer wcro amongst, tho passengers who. left- for Svdncv bv the- "Jloeraki yostorday.

Mi'- Muuglian .garnett returned from Nelson yesterday. Ho intends to remain in Wellington until Tuesday next

Tho Rev. P. W. Cl.arkson, hoanewl organiser of tlio l!ibk-in-State Schools League, loft by tho Wahiuo for the Goiith last night, upon, wor.k in connection with tiio league.

Mr. It. . Shallerass. general secretary of Ilia New Zeiilaud Sports Protec--1101 I/cague, loft for tho south last OVGl.Ulift on a visit t<r tho Qtfigo and odiithlantf branches.

Mr. Geo. Webb, who lias filled tiro position of q.a&h clerk m. tho .head .oflico of tb.o Government Life Insurance -De* partmeiiu for man,\S years past, and is iiow i'o'tiring on superannuation after forty years' continuous sorvico (thirteen .Vonrs in the Defence Department ..'and twenty-seven years ;in the Insurance Do partrtienf) was farewelled by the members of the office staff on.'Thursdaye veiling. Mr. J. IT. Richardson (Government Insurance Commissioner) and ot.hSr officers of the Department', paid tribute So the capable and. thorough manner in. which Mr. Web!) had invariabk' carried out his. duties, - and tho latter was invited to accept.,a handsome ■Bold watch as a token of the esteem in which he is ll'eld by■' iiis fellow-dffice-rs. This Was further evidenced in a number ■of telegrams from tlio Department's branch offices, ami a telegram was also received from the lion. !•'. H. B. Fisher (Mipisler in Charge of the department). Sir. Webb has tlio unique distinction Of Dover , having been late or absent from duty. He intends to join his brother on a farm near Wangamri. Years ago Mr. Webb Was noil known locally as ii criclcete.r.

_Mf> I'. Rally,• Conciliation. Commissioner, is expected to return to Wellington from Nel'son i*wia.}\

M:i'. C, J. Parr (Mayor of Auckland) ■Will leave by the Manuka 011 Monday on a holiday visit- to Australia, extending over about six weeks, lie -proposes to spend a fortnight in Adelaide, a week in Melbourne, and then return la Sydney. Mr. Parr will bo joined in Sydney by Mrs; Parr.

Mr. Noel Gibson, of Canterbury Col* tegej is (he successful applicant for tho hoadmastcrship of tho Dilworth UKter Institute at Auckland.

Mr, Robert M':N':Vb lias received advie® from tho tUikers.ity of NfiiV iSoiiland that lie has passed'for tfio Dorter of Literature degree. Mr. M'.Xab Ims held the degrees of MsA. and LL.li. since tho late eighties, and ih'a A-shlniv-ton "Uuardian" understands that tho new honoiirbas boon fianfcrro'loii him by virtue, of his thesis on New Zetland hnto.ry, which, as author of "Miirihiku." ; and as odit-gr .of tlio Xeu Zcihnd Historical' Kocords he submitted, and : ivJiioli wero examined fur the University . by Professor Egerton of Oxford. Tiiero are only two other .Doctors of Literal-urn in tho Dominion—bath University pro-fessors--Press Association.

Sijjnor ?. AuiadjO) the well'-lsnowii flautist, left for Sydney % the Mocraki yesterday.

■ The Mayor (Mr. J. P, Luke) is still suffering i'rom the injury to his knee sustained ill accidentally slipping, down, a bank at Newtown Park during tho yrogfoss of the Citizens' Carnival. Aa a result of tho strain water has gathered ait this knee joint and given 'rise to Sorisideritbto 'trouble, 'Sir. Luf>o shotild have been lit bed for the past fortnight, so a.? to give! the knee absolute rest from work, anil tils move inputs for tho few days prior to.the e.lcetkii!, though as restricted. ;vs lie well could make them, had the reverse of a ■beneficial effect. Now lie- lifts been ordered by I)r. Collins to rest for a few days. 111 bed. That probably means thai hb will. not ■bo in attennaijco at the. Town ITall until Wednesday next:, when he is to ho foim&lly reinstated as Mayor for the. current year..'

- Mr. C. V. Grftnmctt. a well-known Wellington cricketer, left . Wellington, ■yesterday for Sydnej', Prior to his departure he was made the. recipient of a sruit case by this members of tho East Cricket Club.

A. Press Association telegfaji! from Palmorston. North records the .dea'th jir. Thomas Lowes, n.tt old settler in ■the Asbhurst district. ■ ' -