PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12202, 24 May 1905, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

On Tuesday afternoon Lady Pl—iket visited tbe Te Orangi Home, attended by the Hon. E. Plunket. To-morrow afternoon she will attend the children's fsncy dress fair, and in the evening will be present at the Liedertafel gathering in the Art Gallery. On Saturday afternoon she will attend an entertainment to be given in connection with Girton College. Lord and Lady Plunket and their party will leave Christchurch for Dunedin on Tuesday next, to fulfil various engagement* there. They will spend Wednesday in Dunedin, on Thursday will proceed to Milton, and afterwards they will spend a few days in visiting Lawrenoe, Balclutha, Kaitangata, and the surrounding distriot. They will leave for the North on Monday, June 6th. and will go straight through to Wellington. During their absenoe, the children and household will move from Elmwood to Government House, Wellington. The Premier, accompanied by Messrs F. Andrews and J. Stevenson, private secretaries, arrived from Wellington yesterday morning, and after spending an hour or so with his daughter, Mrs Bean, at Addington, left for Dunedin by the second express. Mr J. E. Henrys waa a passenger from Wellington by yesterday's steamer, en route for Oamaru. Mr T. Dwan_ Mr J. F. Welch, and Mr Meadnwcroit (Wellington) arrived in Christchurch yesterday morning. Mrs W. P. Studholme, Mr Croft, and Mr J. Nurse left for the South yesterday morning. Mr C. N. Baeyertz, editor of the "Triad," has received a cable message offering him the position of judge at the Ball ar at Musical Competitions, to be held in October. Mr Frank Graham, the popular tenor, has decided to take up his residence in Christohuroh instead of Wellington. Captain Newton arrived from Wellington yesterday morning. Dr. Wohlmann, Government balnealogist, arrived in Christchurch last night. Mr G. Sage (Wellington), Mr E. Harper (Ashburton), Mr H. D. Acland, and Mrs Stratford Henniker aro in town. Mr J. P. Nelson (Dunedin), Mr Burns, Mr J. Ellis, Mr E. Jones (Mount NessingV, Mr and Mrs Davison (St. Leonards), and Mr J. Nimmo (Dunedin) arrived in town last night. Mr Walch, Mr Safenger, and Mr Barker were passengers for the North last night. Mrs S. Manning leaves to-day on a week's visit to Kaiapoi. Mr and Mrs MoCailum, of Blenheim, left for Wellington by last night's steamer. Bishop Julius (Christchurch), Bishop Nevill (Dunedin), and Bishop Mules (Nelson), were passengers for Wellington by the Rotomahana last night. Archdeacon Harper left for Wellington Last night. Mr G. Laing-Meason left for Wellington last night. Mr A. Acton-Adams was a passenger to Scargill by yesterday's North'train from town. Mr V. G. Day, 6.M., returned to town by last evening's North train from Cheviot. Mr J. B. Gould arrived in town from Hanmer Springs last evening. Mr Edgar Jones was a passenger by the South express to the city last evening. Miss Williams (Mount Benger), cam* to town yesterday. Mr A. J. W. Buns, who left Christchurch two years ago to study musio in Vienna, is making good progress, and has received high praise from his master, the great Lesohetitzky, with whom Paderewaki spent the last throe years of his oourse of study. Mr Craigie, Mayor of Timaru, and Mrs Craigie, arrived in town last night, on their wajr to make a tour of tho North IslanC. Mr Thos. Harrison, of Haokthorne, left Ashburton yesterday on a trip to the Old Country. Prior to his departure, Mr Harrison was presented with an illuminated address in recognition of his services a_ a member of the County Counoil. / An Auckland telegram states that Mr H. C. Bie_wer, late Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Sheriff of Auckland, was waited upon by the president and vice-president of tho Law Society yesterday, and presented with an address, handsomely bound in morocco and illuminated, accompanies by a purse of 100 guineas, and signed by Mr E. T. Conolly (retired Judge), Mr Justice Edwards, and the whole or the letral nrofession of the Auckland distriot.