PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13742, 25 May 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor returned to Wellington last evening from his visit to the Wsnganui and Taranaki districts. Lord Plunket leaves "Wellington this evening for DunedSn, accompanied by tho Hon. J. A. Millar, as Minister In attendance. Bis Excellency Mill hold a levee at Dunedin on Friday. On Saturday his Excellency uoes to Christehureh, and 0:1 Monday Tvill motor through tho EUe&mere district. On Tuesday next ho will bold a levee at Christehureh, arid will leave for Wellington the same evening. A levee is to bo held there on Thursday, June 2nd.

Tho Prime Minister (Sir Jos«ph Ward), accompanied by Miss Eileen Ward, and Messrs Hesiop and Andrews (private' secretaries), passed through Christcburch yesterday morning, en route to tho West Coast. Sir Joseph will return at the end of tho week, and proceed direct to Wellington.

— : -— : —— ._-.; rj When the Hon. J. A. Millar ter of Railways) returns to from Duncdin a week hence, h« \flt •"H visit Auckland in connection with tV - ■< duplication of the Parnel! tunnel '-"&'. the Ron. IX Bnddo (Minister of * ttrnal Affairs) reached Wellington W ■" - l - evening with the Governor, whomw'. , had accompanied on hii tour of IU , " North Island W«t Coast districts • « Mr J. Craig*. M.P. for Timaru was " a passenger tor Wellington i ast c • in;; Ho returns to the tSauth to-mor row. Mr F. T. Ernns has recovered 'from * his recent illness, and resumed frl ■' i duties at tho Linwood North School or Monday. " ? Colonel Fos. Dr. Robertion, and Th* ' Rev. Mr Hewland left for WcUinggj ' by the Maori last night. „ Visitors to town include Messrs Thoe Dowling (Springfield), 3fr J. T.iw (TcmukaX Mr M. Stitt ( Mv W. F. Evans (Temußa), Mr j' , Godfrey (Duncdin), Mr Uornard Hill ■ ' (Wellington), Mr and Mrs A. "• " ilenderson (Oxford). Mr and Mrs Oas! Henderson (Dunsandel), Mr A. L. v' dtrson (Timaru), Mr and Mrs Sa«j» (Waddington), and Mr E. W. lUdstota : (Wellington). ™, Mr J. A. Button, chief postmasjw at Wellington, has retired, attcr neajh ' 46 years' service. * In coniioction with the death of the late Mr Reginald Foster, who ha s jJS the position of parishioners' churcK.;" warden at Papanui for many yea tt i there will bo a celebration ot the Holy Communion to-day, at 1] am in St. Paul's Churoh," the fmQ service takinc place at <> it p.m. A special memorial si-rvico wS b<l held on Sunday, May 29tn. • Yesterday evening the works stiff of the Lyttelton Borough Council met trad presented Mr C. E. Holhss, Mfco ■ cently resigned his seat on the Council ".' with a case of pipes. Tho preseataticu was made by Mr J. Graham, one of tie oldest employees. Wβ learn from a special correspondent at Port Said, writing on April l&ib that the Rev. J. ...ackenzie and Sirs Mackenzie, of Christchureh, had just arrived there, after visiting Ceylon Southern India, Egypt and Palestine! ' Mr and Mrs Mackenzie were fortunnt« cn<ugh to be at Jerusalem the ' Easter celebrations of the Latin Church They were leaving Port Said for Naples and hoped to reach London by the overland route about May 12th. - '

The following Post and Telegraph - changes are announced:—Mr Le Cfiqv ■ .postmaster at Picton, pmnioted fo Waimate; Mr Beswick, .postmaster 4t ""' To Aroha. transferred to Picton j Mr Hollywood, ptei master nfc Russell, pro- ' i moted to To Aroha; Mr Coster,' telegraphist at MaSterton, transferred t»' Kfseell as postmaster; Mr Huut, post- "f-j master at Mangonui, transferred to ■ Methven. The vacancy at Maugonui has yet to be filled. s , . Mr Richard Carter. Secretary far ( ■ Customs, retired yesterday on superan- * ■ miation, and was presented by the staff with a silver entree dish, a silver fisl). - slice, bread fork, salt spoons, dessert - r fipoons and forks, and a Remington ' typewriter, the latter being included because it is Mr Carter's intention to go into business (says a Press Associa- '' j lion message). V At the annual church social at tie Oxford Terrace Baptist Church last , evening, the Row R. S. Gray, on Be* - | half of the members, made a presentation to, Mr S. R. Ingold. "secretary to tho church, rs an oxproa* 1 ",' sion of appreciation of his twenty-fire- • years service to the church in that 1 capacity, and also as a memento of Isle ' silver wedding. The presentation took - j the form of a solid silver inkstand, j suitably inscribed, for himself, and'a | silver sugar basin and cream jug for . Mr<« Ingold. Messrs S. F. Wilson and F. T. Evans, . ' two members of the - Management Com* ■ L mittee of the Canterbury Rugby Union : who have recently suffered fronrssriro > illness, have now quite rocovcred, and "^ ' w4te able to appear at the meoting of, J "j the committee last evening for tho fhst" i time for many weeirie. The chairman - (Mr Gf. H. ATaeon) and other meai(»j»-, ,' of the committee heartily ' them on their re-appearance. w, ■! At last night's meeting of tho Christ-" ' church Drainage Board Mr F. J. Baft\J low was granted six months' leave of ' absence, owing to visiting England. .- ; Dr. Graham Bell, who gave the - phone to the modern world, is stated to have left 'England l&etweek on & visit-,, to Australia. . :\. Miss P. Makeig has been appouited to, the position of librarian to \kK; Ashburton Boroach, Council Publfc \ Library. . ,_' Mr Frank Lukis, leaving,Ash-'-> burton for Waimate, wns entertained r•. by a number of friends on Monday \-' evening. Mr R. Curtis presided, em} r ' on behalf of many subscribers, * ed the guest; of the ■ evening inth *~ piirse of Bovereigns. ' , r