PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2169, 6 June 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rign) Hon. W. F. Massoy fPrimo Minister) is at Christchurch, and is expected to return to Wellington, to-day. The lion, W. H. Herries is at Auckland, the Hon. R. H. Rhodes ' at Christchurch, and tho Hon. Dr. Pomaro at Rnrotonga. The other Cabjnet Ministers are iu Wellington, The Hon. W. Fraser (Minister of Public Works) will probably visit Nelson and Motueka. and perhaps Kaikoura and Blenheim, before Parliament meets, Mr. J.'R. Triggs, Conciliation Commissioner for tho southern district, is at present in Wellington. { Mr. J. P. Murphy, chief clerk in tho Stamps Department at Wellington, has gone to 'Dunedin to take up the position of Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps at Dunedin. Before leaving the Wellington office he was presented by tho Commissioner (Mr. P. C. Corliss), on behalf of tho staff, with a suit-caso and a travelling-rug. Mr. J. G. W. Aitken has decided to seek re-election to tho Wellington Education Board at tho elections nest month, Mr, P, B. Fitzherbert loaves Dannovirke at the end of this month for Auckland, whero it is his intention to take up prac.tico in tho legal profession. It is also announced, says the Auckland "Star," that Mr. Fitzherbert will probably stand as a candidate for tho Grey Lynn seat at the forthcoming general election.

Mr. John Swinson, of Wellington, who was injured in the railway disaster at -Whanganiarino on May 27, is still in tho hospital at Hamilton. It is expected that he will bo ablo to leave the institution- iu tcu weeks. Mr. A. Paino, of Hawke's Bay Fisheries Company, left yesterday • by tho Moeraki for Sydnoy,_ en route to Europe, on a holiday trip. . ■ Mr. Oscar Cox, who is leaving tho employ. of Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains r to ; manage the drapery establishment of Messrs. Adair Brothers, Ltd., in Brisbane, was farcwollod by his fellow-employees in the Wellington house, and presented with a gold watch. •Mr. i R, W. Shallcrass, secretary of the Sports Protection League, leaves Wellington to-day on a visit to the leaguo's branches in tho north. Mr. J. J. Lifton, Mayor of Williams, town, Victoria, who is touring New Zealand, called on the Mayor of tho City (Mr. J. P. Luke) yesterday morning. ilr, Lifton leaves for Rotorua to-day,