PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. »''<! Mrs. Von Haast have returned to Wellington from Diinedin, where Mr. Von Haast lias been attending tho meeting of the University Senate. Surgeon-General Henderson returned to Wellington yesterday from Christchurch. Sir John Findlay, M.P-, was a passenger by the Maori from Lyttclton yesterday. Mr. Justice IToekings arrived m Wellington yesterday from the south. Colonel P. J. Collins has arrived at Wellington from Dunedm, .where lie has been attending tho Dominion Bowling Tournament. Lieut.-Colonel Deans was a- Passenger on the ferry steamer from Lyttclton yesterday. The Rev. R. Franklin, M.A., vicar of St. Barnabas's Church, Roseneath, and secretary of the Wellington Diocesan Church Schools Board, has been appointed a chaplain on a New Zealand hospital ship. Mr F. W. Grainger, of the South Taranaki Shipping Co.. returned to I'atea on Saturday, after a short busi-Sub-Inspector Broberg, - formerly chief detective at Wellington, who has for some time past been stationed at Auckland, leaves the northern city today for AVellington, where lie will take up a- new appointment as staff officer to tho I'olico Commissioner, It is understood (says the "Otago Daily Times") that Mr. Heuare larata has been definitely selected as tho Lib; eral candidate for the Southern Maori seat, and that he will carry tho imprimatur of the National Government. Other probable candidates arc Meßsrs. J. Klison (Pukcteraki), W. Barrett (lvaiapoi), and J. Tikao (Lyttelton). 1 \ telegram from Wellington conveys the further information that Mr. Al- | frml Bore, a chief of the Wairau la. (Blenheim) will also bo a candidate. Mr. ltoro unsuccessfully contested the seat at the last election. The New Zealand rumour-monger has been responsible for the circulation of some extraordinary stones ot happenings at tho fighting fronts,, ana from a letter received by a prominent Government official from his brother at the front, it would seem (states an exchange)' that certain imaginative persons in France repay tho compliment by detailing catastrophes which aro aliened to have' occurred in tbe Dominion. The letter states, that the men in the trenches were informed 'oil good authority" that there had been serious labour riots in New Zealand, that half Auckland was burnt to the "round and that forty-nine men had been killed in street riots in that city. Further, that similar conditions wore reported in other centres. Three-card tricksters, who havo not played any profitable games for many months, havo resumed operations (states tho Sydney "Sun ). . flioy followed their calling in a train between Mount Victoria and Parramatta. last week and tricked Patrick Sullivan, ot the Sydney Street Mission, George Street North, out of £9 18s.. Sullivan was in a compartment with four other men, who wero playing cards. They introduced tho three-card trick among themselves, and allowed Sumvan to sco how easy it was to win money. A little later he was invited to join in the game, and he did so. For a whilo he won, but when the four men left the train at Parramatta he was £9 18s. out of pocket. Sullivan came on to Sydney and reported the loss of his money to the police.