PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2143, 8 May 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

■ - ■ V ■ ■ ■: The Right Hon. W. P. ilas.sey {I'rißio Minister), the Hon 1?,. 11. UkodcK, tho Hoe. W. Fiasor, and the Don. 11. 1) Pell are in Wellington. jfe.s§i% Fraser and Pell returned by U-io Xajiier oxnress yesterday, tho fornior from A'a-»i'-r and Sir, 801 l from Takapau. T(\<s Hon. Jiv-s. Allen-is at-Cainbridgc-, tlm Hon. W. 11. Denies at Duneclin, live Hon. A. L. Herdiuan aiid tho Hon. l)r, Pomare at- Auckland, .and Use lion. l-\ M, B, Fishe.r at Clrnton. Colonel A. W. Itebin, Q.uarlenntts.l<rGener.i! of tho Defcnea Forces, has proceeded .north to act as umpire in the ■lliani light to be fou.qht by the Auckland Territorials a-.t Hauiapu during Genera! Sir lan Hamilton's visit to that tamp. Mr. Justico Sim will leave for Dunedin this and .Mr. Justice Denmston for Ciiristchurch. The Chief Justice (Sir Jtebort Stout) -goes to New Plymouth and Auckland, shortly -oil Prison Poard M'v. ,lvir,ticu 15dwards Avill remain hi 'Wellington till May 18, and will then, leave to tako eittiijgs of tho Suprortie Court a-ii New Plymouth, Waiigaivui, and -other centres. Mr. Jiis-tico Ilosjviiig will remain in AVolliiiii.ton, and preside at tlio criminal st-sMon of tho Court, which opens on Monday next. Dr. Arnold Isard, Chief Medical Olli- ■ cor of Tonga, loaves Wellington for the Island to-iiay. He has c.omp!et-e!y regained his healih during; ins stay in this city. The .ute.Whcfs of ibe "fjrnnge Bandies" Company arrive .hero from M.-l-■bourne to-ilny. Ti-.ey are to coninu-.itco a. six weeks' season at the Conccit Cliainher ta-morrow etching, Mr. Jali'.os Davli'ii!;, manager -of . the Kelburno Tiam Company, relumed from Sydney on. Wednesday. -Mr. G. MaemorVan, headmaster of tho Terrace SchoM, has just c<.ir.|)iek'vl thirt.y_ years' service at. that sshool. Iteplyiiip to a vote of tlianks passed by householders last evening, Mr. Macmorran said that during his thirty years' experience with tl» school "solii'e of the. finest boys ititd girls" he had knowii had passed thi'ough his hands. Sir. 0. Harper, mauager for Jlcssre. Tints. Bfirthwick and Son, Chrisifclinrch, •- left Wellington, for Loudon by tho Hem-icia yesterday. Mr. Maughau Barnctt will assuine tho■ coi'.uuotorshsp of the Auckland Choral Society, vice Dr. Thomas, after tlio performance of "The Creation," which takes place this month. Mr. Alfred Bunz, late conductor of the Christchv.ri'h Orchestral Society, and a well-known figure in musical ejrcl.on of tho Cathedra! (Jity, together with Mrs, liunx. lcit for London by th.o llcniuera yesterday. !l.'iie cundiictoiihip oi tiio Orchestral. Society lifts been assumed by Mr. Ti.ioriey, late of .Eng- . land. ' ' Mr, A. Christcnsen, of I'atea, left by the. Hemuera for Loiidoil yesterday. Mr. IS. I'erio Btlsli, sou of Mr. Thos. 1 Bush, of Wellington, ami up till recently a member of the Williamson Coiiipdy Company, headed hv Mr. Fred. Nimo, lias recently undergone a. rather seven iUftcfifi in t^ - d«ey,. and is now to take a .sis liionthE' holiday, Mr. oml. Mrs. •, Bush, sen., ato at present visiting -Sydney. - ' The omission of the r.ame of the Re-to-wft candidate -for the Wellington Fastscat. in a list of candidates published by a contemporary, has given rise to an .. ■r.quiry on tho point from a. supporter of the paftv. Tho omission was a'ii. error. . Dr. Newman will again contest the seat, in tho Reform interest. The appointment cf Mr. James Mackenzie as Under-Secretary of I.ands is,, iKizetteri; - ''' : ' Mr. R. A, BaylilTc has been appointod Registrar o! Births,.. Death's, and Slarriaxre.s for the Rai'i.giti'ko.i district, . and Mr. Hugh A.. Wilson for the Riebmend district! Sir. A. MaofaTiane, a member of tho Wcliintiton Harbour Board, loft for England by tbo Hemuera yesterday. Information lias been received (says a Press Association telegram from Cbristelnirch) that Miss Audrey Theodora Gibson has been elected in an t.\hibiiion ii.i tli.o pianoforte at the Royal ■ Academy of Music, London. These exhibitions entitlo tho holder to free iuiu.iea.l tuition at the Royal Acadcm.v of Music or tho Royal College of Music for no fewer than two years: They aio ! awarded on the rccc.mmo.ud,ttion of the examiners to tho candidates shdffrjiJg ;, exceptional musical promise. ' Tho | award to .Miss Gi.bs.tui. is the result of her examination by Mr. F. Do G. ling-- ,' lisli last year. ] ■ Word lias been received from Boston,., ; : United States, of the death of .Mr. F. ' ■ floaty, Mack ii-nd ivhito jirtist-, who was for some little time resident in Wellingj toil.