PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 16, 14 October 1907, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

1 Mr Ernest Avcs, the Bntiah Commissioner who is studying Now Zealand's social and political affairs, lea\cs for tho North tcf-day, and ivil llcavo the Dominion via Auckland at the end of the mpnth Mr.'W. R Norwood, of Salem (Oregon), and Jlr, .V J Huckett, of Kansas City, U.S A,, t\hq orriiad from Sydney by the Manuka last Wednesday, have jeft for Itotoqia, apd Auokland Mrssrq H, A. and F Cotrngton, of High Boad, Strcathnm, London, wlio arrived from England by tho Arawa on Thursday last havo loft Wellington for Auckland vja Now Plymouth

'^Me^sra. , Robert Watson ant] G. Samuel, pf th'o -legal Staff qf. Messrs,' , A'indiay, Dalsjiqll and Cq., ! of Wfllington,'have deoidod |q'le{iyq bn ; a;;trip'to;Engiand.ij).iilarch next,. . .-.■:'

; .Miss;Mad,plihG Knight, pnqq| Auckland's mpst'-'pojiiilaf contralto vocalisis, who (iopk part-in the recent production of " Jlaritana'" inithaV'citj, playing 'the part b{ Lazarpjo 15, ht present pji a visit'tvj Wollington, , . y ' .'■,.'/:','" . Jlr,, H.' Hoatqn Rhodes,.M,H,R,, foriElles ; mere;:who has.bepii in, Sydney fpr seme time recuperating after a severe.illness, is now so farjoiiftho roacl'to reooyery was, to leayq that city by tho Wimmera on Saturday iast.'i^ : ; ■.". '•' ;"-. :: -,-. •".' .■•:.'•• V''.,'.' : ■

H, D.'l Tuson, of thp Manohcgter Regiment, has hcpti gazetted Gpniral; sind. Quart'ermastbr-dijneral of tjie New,T..Zeaiajitl; pjfpncp''/Forces, anil Qpiqnpl in' the 'New Zealand Militia.. '•;' , ' '

Q!Fjcer-in-Chi\rge pf'tho;Pub!ie ; E&lippl padpb, if ?t proseilt on a visit' of; inspedtipn in tjip Eqtqrua district* ; The* fqilqiving Spppmtijipnts by' itho : tion Board.hayq.-'bedn coMrmod by■the'reBp.BPtiVe'.' , Sphpol ~:.Conimitte?si=-A6sißJ;ant Clfdq. Qua/, School, llr, A, East; Qopboj•,'3s?i|tant at Pe,tqne,. Miss K : .' Ai'mitj'sole t«a.qher i{'{. B.alsß«nui, Jilr, R. L.arsenj lliss N, Eelly,

Plunket and the Hon. Kathleen Plunket returned frp'in tjie s.quth yosterdaj; morning. >'Her, Excellency is to open tho ■Young Women's Chrisjijaj! bazaa.?. a| ■s%. Jobu^Schqp}rqpm on, 'Wpdnpsda.y afternoon;. ..,. :. . ';,-. .- ■ ■ ■■ ; .

' Ljput. 0. Nelson. 15th Hussars, has been ji' captain in the New Zealand Militia.- 1 ■;■ '"• ; ■'"'■■ ■ .

.' St; Church, Bucklo Street, pn ' lajit,' ' |largaret Orom'b.io, fourth daughter of Mrs. C.'M.Crombipj of .Street,''was married to Mr Charles Dprizac, of the Health Department, Tho R.eV. Father'O'Shea officiated.

Captain Spiriks, formerly of the X?nip')i Com: pariy,' lias "resigned the p'qsitiqu , of chief- sur ; . veybr tp v jihp Sydney Underwriters' Association to' oiitor into , business with Captain J. tj. Hfll. ffp succeeded Ijy Captain Cuthbertj., t.. '.'■• '■' " ■ •'. '.'

; of the Press Association's p|irliampn|ary staff, has accepted a ■position on thp editorial staff of the" Waira-! raba- Age." >Ho;will leave fpr Msstprtoa at :thp.'end pf .this week. tq take lip his now. duties, i. , '■■■ -Mrf Oakley Brownp is woll-known ampngslj :Jfew. Zealand journalists, havjng hold . eevpral; important appointments." Ho jwas. i_ii.t)ie ; P-reS| Gallery before most of its present occupants had learnt to snejl, and has probiibjy sppni more, hours, in the Barlia-. menta'ry liAiijijings tjiari any other' pressman' in : the Dominion.' ■' -

The Rov." Thomas Tait, of Christchurch, writes to correct a , wrong impression, which may : by a statement 'attributed to him in.Tiib Dojiinion that lip nevor knows what ;his sornion wiU be about until ,an, hour. ,bofpre he, .goes.' to ; church. ''True," Mr. Tait explains,, "there aro.times when ,1., .^Ot- eypri : knpVf: yfatifc theme . or text I am to, sp.eak upon until very near 1 the time of'deliveryj feuteyepjn such 'ba^ea I '!' wfliilii , thirjk qf.'sple.ctmg a, ■subje.qt whiqhjhad. n'pt , fpr long occupied my mjn'd, ■A|;yquyseem.interesteci i i.i; this iriafc; ■tor, \I S|y- jjhat I §ni .99 n stantjy. prp ; i)^ring| ! although not neiessarily for a.,special pcpalipn, : This general preparation. being .taken 'for'.grantej}, I find-ihat it takes.' % cptnparatiyely brief space of tiinp in which to ■ marshal , 'whatever 'jidea.s, '■' already possess ■the"mind' on tlie. subject intimately' selected, Althbiighl 'dp , a' go6d:deal { qi writing-in' other •.ways, I never writ t e;put aiseriuqnlqE address .as a ; . prplimuiary.. preparation': ior delivery; ■li';noyeryknow,.'in.. Tvhal.|ind '"of. )'anj*uiage. it wjjj. ,'' find before •an . or 'how,,:it ,will;.:happen ; to concluijft. I-. make ho effort to commit., anything to. memory, believing_ that' whateypr has been thp pbj'ect of ;seripus ! .' ; a!id : Prplpn'ged' is ; bound to find fairly intplHgiple and forcible oppression when one is face to facq with an au^ence, , feels-that,he.has'a living message to deliver to living, tjiinking men; ahdis dqmina.tedb^'tlie: sense , of reajity and resppnsibilityj,' : " ■ V ' V: / 1 ?:'-' '." ; - : ;' r[ ,?' :: ' ! ''"''