PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1913, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. H. D. Bell and the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher are atending the ceremony of unveiling' the Cook Memorial at Ship Cove to-day. The Hon. W, F. Massey leaves for Marton to-morrow morning, and the Hon. W. Fraeer for Otago and Southland in the evening. Mr. Eraser will be absent till the end of the month and before the session will visit Gisborne, the north of Auckland, and the West Coast of the South Island.' The Hon. R. H. Rhodes is at Mount Cook, and -the Hon. W. H. Hetties at New Plymouth. The Hon. A. L. Herdman and the Hon. Dr. Pomare are at Wellington. Mr. C. Hal), formerly member for Hawkes Bay, arrived in Wellington last night. Mr. A. E. Jull, Chairman' of the Napier Harbour Board, is on a vi.«it to Wellington. Colonel, Heird, Director of Staff Duties and Military Trainings returned from Christchurch this morning. Mr. W. SiM was yesterday, Oifthelmb*' tion of Mr. F. G. Dalzielh admitted by his Honour Mr. Justice Chapman as a barrister of the Supreme Court. Messrs. F. Dyer,. A. C. Croll, and H. 0. Tewsley have resigned their membership of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Mr. W. Pryor, secretary of the Employers' Federation, left last night for the south to attend the eittinge of the Arbitration Court at Dunedin and Christchurch. Mr. H. H. G. Ralfe, Clerk of the S.M. Court and Registrar of Electors at Auckland, will _ accompany Mr. H. W. Northcroft, Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands, to the Islands, as his assistant. Councillors Roots and Hobbs', of the Hutt Borough Council, were at last night's meeting of the council, appointed to represent that body * on the Petone Technical School Board. Councillor Roots agreed to accept a position on the board till April only 5 his reason for so doing being that he might not be a candidate for a position on -the council at the elections m April. Major-General Godley will leave for Morrinsyille to-morrow night to inspect an . artillery • camp there, < The Commandant, who is to be accompanied by Mr. T. Rhodes, a member of the special reserve of the Grenadier Guards, will 1 inspect various Senior Cadet Corps between Taumarunui and Palmerston North before returning to Wellington next Thursday "week, 20th February. The Mayor of "Wellington (Mr. D. McLaren) attended the unveiling ceremony at Ship Cove to-day. He intends to go on to Picton later in the day, andi to-morrow he will attend a fete at Blen" heim for the purpose Lof studying' the methods adopted by the promoters of that affair, believing that what he sees ajid hears will bo of value to him in his capacity of chairman of the Wellington Citizens' Easter Carnival. His Worship, who is accompanied by Mr. M'Bean; the Wellington Carnival secretary, will return to Wellington to-mor-row evening. _ Vacancies on the staffs of various schools in the Wellington district are to be filled as follow :—Te Aro assistants, Mr. C. Taylor and Miss N. Coad; Akatarawa, Miss F< Bodell. sole teacher; Carterton District High School, first assistant, Miss M. X.'Wilson, and second assistant Mr. J. Marwick; Petone District High School, assistant, Mr. J. Stephens; South Wellington, assistant, Miss E. Haigh; Levin, assistant, Mr. J. E. Mills; Maranui, assistant. Mr. F. Gaze; Tane. sole teacher, Miss R. Wickcns; . Muritai, assistant, Miss Magill; Nireaha, assistant. Miss R. Wilton; Newtown, assistant; Miss K. F. Kerr; Hutt, assistant, Miss »T. G. .Park. A short sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held .before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., to-day. Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were convicted and discharged. Henry Stanley, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 10s,' in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Normal! Campbell, charged with being drunk during the currency of a prohibition order, pleaded guilty, and asked for leniency, stating that ho would leave the city. It was said that there were many convictions against «the accused, who had been twide at Roto Roa. A sentence of two months' imprisonment was imposed. , Einilo Alexander Menzies was charged with having redeived the sum of £6 17s Gd on behalf of_ the Union Steam Ship Cojnpatiy ami with fraudulently failing to pay the same to the company/ Chief-Detective Broberg said this was one of a ■number of charges to be prefeired against the accused, and lig asked for a vemaud to Dunedin on 13th February, The remand wai granted.