PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2214, 29 July 1914, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

■ ■■^--\}''.": Vice-Reqal; ;'■-:.'-':• .' : The following received invitations to ■ .'•■•..''.'.■.■ dinniff at Government House on Monday •; -...■■:,'. evening:—The Hon;: the Speaker of tho, ."::./House of Representatives, the Hon; S. •, :''■ Thome-George, M.L.0., the Hon; C. A; -C. Hardy, M.L.O.',' tho Hon. J. Duthio, ! ,: M.L.O.jMr. G: J. Anderson; M.P., Mr. -~ ■ ;\ J.: H; Bradney, ;M.P., Mr. A. S. Mal- :',. ,-Vcolm/M.P., Mr. J; S. Dickson.:-M.P.V : ;-K v Mr. P. Mandor, M.P., Mr. 31 C.'Thom- : :■ r son., M.P., Mr. P. C. Webb, M.P.,' Mr.: 'J. Hislop, Mr. F. D. Thomson, 8.A., •'..;.■-■ Mr. .F. W. .Flanagan, Mr.' G. G. Bridges, Mr. J. Mackenzie, Mr. G. Allport, the Hon. W. Beehan, M.L.C., Mr. •■:■. K. M'Callum, M.R, Mr. J.. Colvin, M.P., Mr. 11. G. E11,;M.P., and Mr. J. Robertson, M.P. ■/,;,■.;■: ~-',■ , .. / :.-":, ..'. ''Amonjj; the passengers who arrived . at Auckland by the Makura from Van- ; cower yesterday -was' the Hon. -D. -:,' Buddo,: who has spent, a' pleasaiit holi- ' 7 #.day abroad,—Press-Association.; -J.': ■■■' ■■■. 'Tho remains of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. ' , : Bloomfield and Miss Hilda Bloomfield ■ 'their only child), who. woro drowned "■..., in the Empress of-Ireland disaster, were brought back to Auckland yester- ,.,'.' day morning on. board tho Vancouver : mail boa,t, .Makura; ' .The"- late , Mr, Bloomfield was colonel'commanding the ..'.-:■'. 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles, and'ho ■■;■■.•■• will be buried iwith,' regihierital hon- . Hours. Colonel Braith'waite has gone to -, : Auckland from Wellington to represent ' .', General• Godley.—Press Association.' '.''.■ Mr. C. J. Gardiner, of Perth, Western ; ■ :'..'■'' Australia, loft; on-a. Visit, to Rotb'rua. '.. and Wairakei by last/night's: express.- - VMr.'A. E. Mabin, of .Wellington, who .':'■> is visiting ; the Old Country, has- arranged to leave for New Zealand by'the" • Orsova on September . 25, arriving in '~■.','- Sydney on Ndvember-5.; Mrs. Mabin .;'', wiJl also return by 'tho Orsova. •, '■• '■■;. I' ... The health of iMf.' David! Robertson,' ; '. of Roxburgh Street, continues' to im- ■ ■:■• prove steadily.. ', -.. '-.' .:. ;',' 'Mr. j. Fi Arnold, who ha 3 teen trans.; ferred to New- Plymouth to take charge • y.; ..'of tho Labour Department, is at.present •: r . in Wellington, en route to his new posi- •;.' ::: tiori.;. . '... ... ,;;,-. -..:;.'..-;■ .'■'■'!■:■■■ ',• " ■■■: Mr. Davidson, of Ormoridville; has . : .. been; appointed headmaster ofi the. Te ;•... Karaka (Hawke's -Bay)'. School (tele- .''■-.- , graphs 'our .special '.correspondent). ,'/.:: v. • Mr.' John "Mdbdiei at: present an' in- • ; structor. in tho .'Southland, district/; has ; been . appointed agricultural: instructor. : ■;■ to .the South '.'Canterbury '•'■ Education :'. Board.—Press "Association.: '.' ' .■•:'■;:, G. Ernest Hale 1 ,;B.A; ■! who .;'■„:,--. .oame over from Australia a.'-few weeks . ' ft? 0 to fill the pulpit : of the' Unitarian ..■'■:':. Church in Wellington < tomporarilyi has beeri appointed to .the charge'of. the .. , ' congregation... Mr.-Halo is a native of y'Victbria,: about 30 years, of age, and s., ' was educated at ■ the Melbourno University. • He ; entered tho Baptist .minjstrj', and-was minister of one of-.tho churches of that denomination in : 'his■ ' V-.^native.State until quite.'recently.,;. .: ■v.-'' ;.. / . Jn. opening the-, Agricultural- Society's" , ■',-.: Conference, yesterday, Mr; E. Campbell .(theohamnan). referred to the Moss.the ■■■■.•••" association-had sustained> through the l death of Mr. D.D; M'Farlane, of Ointerbury. : Mr.:M!Farlanewas a regular .:;...-. ..attendant at thej association's.cdnfor- ' ences,, and on moro than'one occasion •:•■■.:;; was elected chairman.-. .Tho-committee /.passed, a resolution of sympathy .with . ,the, relatives of tho late Mr.^MfFarlane: