PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2162, 30 May 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tho Right Hon. W. F. Massey (Prime Minister) and the Hon. James Allen are in Dunedin. Tho Hon. A. L. Herdman is at Christchurch, and will return to Wellington to-morrow morning. Tlio Hon. Dr. Pomaro 'is at the Cool; Islanus. Tho other Cabinet Ministers, including tho Hon.- W. Fraser, who returned last evening from 'l'aranaki, are in Wellington. The Hon. R. HI Rhodes will lcavo for tlio south oil Monday. On Wednesday afternoon ho is to open tho Coronation Memorial Sanatorium at Cashmere Hills. While in the south ho will also turn the first sod of the Culverden-Waiau railway, and open a new public hall at Duvauchello. Mr. J. H. Gunson, chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board, who has been on a holiday trip to Australia, passed through Wellington yesterday, coming from the south, on his way homo to Auckland. Tho Hon. T. Fergus, of, Dunedin, left for the south by tho Wahine last evening. Mr. J. G. W. Aitken was present at last night's meeting of the Technical Education Board for tho first time since his recent sorious illness, and was accorded a hearty and sympathetic wcl- , como by tho chairman, Mr. J. Robert-1

Mr. G. D. Greenwood, tho Canterbury sportsman, left by the Maunganui on a trip to Sydney last evening. Mr. H. E. Combs has resigned his position as editor of tho_ P. and T. Officers' . Association's journal "The Katipo," and Mr. •L. Townsend has been appointed to tho position. Tho sudden death is announced of Mr. Axel Holtz, of Willis Street. Born - in , Stockholm, Sweden, tho . late Mr. Holtz graduated as a masseur at the Gothenburg Massago and Medical Gymnastic Institute, under'the directorship of Professor Linokosog. For a considerable time he was a masseur under Dr. Gartner, Gothenburg, and was afterwards in practice in England. For fivo years ho was chief masseur under engagement to the Now Zealand Government at Rotorua. and Hanmer, and ho afterwards resigned to take up. practice in Wellington. ' Mr. Wm. Andrews, who has been applied art master at tho Wanganui Technical College for tlio last sixteen years was on Thursday evening farewclled by the staff and students of tho college, and presented with a gold watch., Mr. Andrews goes to Auckland to take up a similar position in tho . Technical College there.. Mr. C. W., Jones, manager of tho Huddart-Parkcr Proprietary Ltd., left for the south by tho Victoria last evening.' , Mr.'D'. C. Bates (Dominion Meteorologist) loft by the Maunganui for Sydney yesterday. ' He is to confer ■ with Commonwealth meteorological representatives and a representative of the Marconi Company in 'regard to establishing a weather service by wifeless. Weather forecasts arc already transmitted to ships oh the New Zealand coast by tho agency of wireless telegraphy, hut the coming into opefation shortly ofnew regulations will' mean that many more ships will bo equipped with wireless than fdrhierly, and it is proposed to considerably extend tho wireless weather service. Similar extensions aro projected in Australia. • ■ . Dr. H. J. T. Thacker, of Christchurch, left for Sydney by the, Maunganui last ■ evening. Miss Ellen Terry, tho famous English actress, who is to appear in Wellington on Juno 18, and 20, for two nights, arrives by 'Manuka in Auckland on Sundsy."-Mr, Mi J: Bloomfield, her manager, arrived yesterday to complete arrangements'for Miss Terry's dpening iii Auckland Town Hall ion Juiio : 11. • Miss' Terry will have a week's rest i at Rotorua before she starts her New Zealand tour. Mr. T. Slierrard, of tlio Pahintua Post Office staff, has been transferred to' Wellington. Mr. Dnrant, of Waihi, will succeed Mr. Shcrrard at Pahintua.' . Mr. S. Saunders' will'retiro from the position, of editor of tho "Lyttelton Times" on Juno -13, when ho will bo succeeded by Mr. M. Reading. Mr. Edward Saunders, who has been associate editor of the paper during tho last five.,years, will take tho position ' of : chief of. staff.—Press Association. . Dr. H. J. T. Thacker, of Christchurch, 1 was a passenger by the Maunganui, which left for Sydney last evening.

The Mayor of Pahiatua, Mr. J, D. C. Crowe, will represent the Pahiatua Borough Council at the Municipal Conference to be held in July.' '