PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13227, 22 September 1908, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

« Lady Plunket ar.d tho Hon. Kathleen Plunket left Wellington by the .Maori last evening for Cl.ri_:c_urch. The Aucklai.-.l «gont ot the Press Association tele-graph.-d lo_t night:—"lt is stated on excellent authority th:;. Lord Rcs.bery is planning a visit t> the Dominion, and in all probability will arrive Ik-re in tho early part o_ next year. l_ord I.cs.-bery has long had a desire to visit tho Antipodes again, and lie has no political appointment to hinder lengthy a trip. He owns considerable property in Australia ; an additional reason, no doubt, for nis proposed trip." Thero is a probability of President 1.-!K)sevelt visiting Australia and New Zealand before very long (.-say., it Pros.. Association message from Aucklaiui). A private letter recently received in Auckland stated that .Air Roosevelt was eagerly looking forward to paying a visit to New Zealand, the progress ol which country lie regards as. "iittio short ot remarkable." He is particularly interested in various legislative experiments whi'-h New Zealand is making—experiments, he says, which -'only ti young country in tho "making could afford to try.'' Tho Hon. E. C."j. Stevens, M.L.C., and Mrs Stevens, Hon. J. An&tey, Uev. E. Gutltric, lev. C. McDermoit, ttev. Mr Bartlett, Dr. Bett. Messrs A. \Y. Rutherford. M.P.,' T. H. Davey. .VI.P., C. li. Izard, M.P., G. Laurenson, M.P., and G. Jameson wei;o, passengers for Wellington by the last night. '■'••;"i ' Mr Frank lleid, Inspecting Engineer (Mines Department), arrived in town yesterday. Mr Hector McLean (South Canter-' bury; is in town. .iir J. H. Eduiondson and Mr T. Rowo wore passengers by yesterday', steamer for Dunedin. Dr. Ewart has decided to resign his position a ; j medical superintendent of the Wellington Hospital, and will take up private practice. Messrs G. D. Macfarlane (Macfarlane and Co.), G. Kirb~. and E. H. LittL (Brown, Littlo and ,0,l left for Wellington last night by the Mararoa to attend tho fruit auctioneers and brokers' conference to oe held to-day. Mr James Scanger, iuiii\, who left Timaru sixteen years ago lor California, returned to his home at Timaru on Saturday last to spend a holiday. Mr Scanger is accountant to an American mining company in Korea. members of the Baptist Church, Kirwco, gave Mr and Mrs C. Dixon a farewell social on Thursday nigh J -and presented them with an illuminated address. Tho Rev. Mr Gardiner, in making tho presentation, referred to the good work done by them for tho church, and said that Mrs Dixon had been connected with the church all her life, having held the position of organist for a great many years. Air Dixon had been connected with the church- for 21 yoai-3, and during most of that time he had been honorary secretary and treasurer. At the adjourned annual meeting of the Now Zealand Institute of Journalists, officers were appointed as follows: —President, Mr F. K. Reeves: vicepresidents, 'Messrs AY. S. Douglas (Auckland), ■<_. E. Wheeler (Welling-' ton), and G. R. Allen (Christchurch;. Mr Bums has .been appointed conductor of the Ashburton Orchestral Society, in succession to Hcrr Benno Schereli,. The residents of Wakanui (Ashburton) and the surrounding district assembled in the main school. Wakanui, on Friday to big good-bye to Mr and Mrs . Thomas . Dalton and family, who are leaving tho district. Mr David Doalt, who presided presented to Mr and Mrs Dalton, on behalf of subscribers, an elaborate sideboard with bevelled glass and carvings, and to Miss Dalton a silver water-jug. Mr G. W. 'Leadley spoke in high terms of the guests of the evening, stating that he had been a shipmate or Mr and Mrs Dalton on the voyago from England. Messrs Cairns and Prothoroe also referred eulogi3tically to the qualities of the departing guests. Tho toast of th. health of Mr and Mrs Dalton and family was honoured enthusiastically. Mr Dalton senr., and Mr J. R. Dalton acknowledged the compliment. Musical items wero contributed during tho evening, and the proceedings closed with a dance.