PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2946, 5 December 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

* ~ The Hon. Dr. M'Nab, Minister of Marine, went, south vby the ferry steamer last night. Captain J. K. Davis, of the Aurora, arrived in, Wellington oil Sunday, and left on his return- journey to Dunedin last night. He does not expect to be in Wellington again prior to the departure of the Aurora for'tlie Antarctic. ' ]:"■,' . Sir ¥. Paolo Tosti, K.C/V.0., the famous song writer, is dead (states a Press Association message from London). Sir Paolo Tosti was born in Abruzzi in 1847. His compositions in-' elude: "Come to My Heart," "For Ever and For Ever," : "Good-bye," "That Day," 'Let it bo Soon;" "Help Me to Pray," "Yesterday," "At the Convent Gate," "We Have Loved," "Toll Them." • The Hon. 0. J. Johnston,' Speaker of (lie Legislative Council, who recently returned from a health-recruiting trip to Australia, underwent an operation in the Bowen Street Hospital yesterday morning. At midnight he was reported to be doing as well as can be expected. Mr. G. R. Bennison; of Palmerston North, who has been under treatment at tbe Davis Street Private Hospital for an affection of tbe eyes, has now sufficiently recovered from his operation to be able to leave the institution, and will return to Palmerston at the end of the week:. Mr. Geoffrey Nye, wbo has represented the New Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd., in Sydney for the past three years, arrived from Sydney by the Manuka last evening to take up the position of general manager of that company, the headquarters of which are in Wellington. Mr. Howard Reid. who has been on a holiday visit to Australia, returned to Wellington by the Manuka last evening. Mr. S. K. Siddells, a member of tbe teaching staff of the Napier Boys' High School, has enlisted, and will shortly leave for camp. A Press Association message from Auckland states that the following soldiers returned from Samoa by the Talune, under Sorgt.-Major Dunwoodie, on two months' furlough:—Sergt. Bensoman, Ptes. Ingram, H. Johnston, J. Johnston, M'Donald, Steedman, Marsden, J. Marshall,. W.' Marshall, Oakes, O'Neill. Private Alesandor (invalided) has also returned. Mr. H. C. Cornforth, managing director, and Mr. A. K. Oak-Rhind, director, of the Vacuum Oil Company Proprietary, Ltd., aro at prosent on a visit to New Zealand. They are tendering the legal staff a complimentary luncheon during the week.