PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 20, 18 October 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

~ . . ; W . j At the conclusion of the session nexti month His Excellency the Governor, Lady i Plunket, and the household staff will leave for Auckland to take up their rcsidonce at , tho Government House there for. the summer ! months.. : ilr. James Ames,' City • Valuer, who has ' been recruiting his health'in "Sydney, will leavo that port on his return to Welling" tori, to-morrow:' •' : '" 1 , ' • 'i The following visitors, to Wellington are ati. : present staying at 'tho.; Grand .Hotel: —J< Evans James, Christchurch; Charles H. Dud« ley, IS'elson; H. J. Dudley, Nelson; Ernest i C. Snewin, Sydney; C.. AI. Terry, Sydney; i C. J. Armstrong, Sydney; Air. aud Mrs. AL E. White, Loudon; Reg. Hoare and,K. , i Hoare, London. ; ( ' Air. Ernest C. /Snewin, who is connected : with ' the managerial staff of Messrs. Moy* noil and Guwi, theatrical managers,-arrived from Sydney,, by the Wimmera yesterday, morning. . Air. W. Ryan, chief clerk and accountant! ' in Wellington for the Huddart-Parkor Co mi pany, ( and Mrs. Ryan, returned from'a trip ' ifco Sydney by tho . Wimmera yesterday. Advico has been received of- tho death in Christchurch of Mr. Edward Turrcll, brother of Air. Al. E. Turrcll, dontist, 1 of 'Woodward ; Street, and of Air. Turrell,; of i tho local ' office of the Now Zoaland Shipping, Company. Word was only received of daccused's illness [ two days ago, and tho news of his death camo with a great shock to his relatives iE Wellington. The' cause of death is said to bo pneumonia following on influenza. The Atessrs. Turrcll went south last evening tc attend the' 1 funeral. ■ i Mr. A. Barron, Chairman of . the Land Purchase Board, will leave for .Gisborne on • Tuesday in connection with the sitting of the court to decide tho amount; of compensation to bo paid by tho Crown for. thp To Arai ; estate.. Sir Robert Stout (tho Chief Justice), , who is to preside, will leave Wellington on Thursday rioxt. : , Air. William Slinson is gazetted Chairman, and Air. Geo. Sheat a member, of tho Board of Conciliation for the Canterbury District. Aliss Kimbell, of this city, .has'joined tho staff of tho Palinerston North .telephone ex- j change.Air. W. F. Bowater, late of 'Fjoildirig, in- j tends contesting the ri'ow.Tnumarariui electorate at tho next 'election in the Opposition ) interest.' Air. Bowater is a moinbor of a j well-known Foildiiig family.-; : It is understood that oithor Mr.. J. Dutliie ; or Air. A. L. Herdman will contest the Wol* lington North seat in the Opposition interest- 5 at the next general election., '

j ' .KoakCharies-B. Eogara, of tho New Zea-; &nd'MiEti3»iaa beoa- jromotcd-to.the rank jBE-captaiiu " : , Mo. Ernest; C. Cutten lias been gazetted Chairman of tho Licensing Committees for Jtho districts of Napier and Hawko's Bay; EL W. Brabant, S.M.' 1 Mr. Edgar Stead, of Christchurcli, arrived |n . Wellington by tho Wimmera yesterday; nndwent south by tho Rotomahana. , ■■ Mrwß., Heatpn Rhodes, M.H.R., arrived • • from Sydney by the Wimmera yesterday, and 1«nll go south by tho same boat to-day. v.:. ■ Messra; T: W,> Stringer, K.C.| M. S..Brown ( Snd S; W. Thornton,'who have been in Wcl- . . . Imgtonm connection with-tho Death Duties Case in the Court of Appeal, left for Christ? . church last .night. ■ ; - Miss Ackermami," tho travelling organiser 'v ;tof the Girls' Realm Guild, arrived from Sydney by the Wimmera yesterday. Some two Irandred: girls have been invited to meet tho trisitor, at Government House this evening, when-shaivill deliver a lecture on "Girls' ' .- •Bespohsibilities."; The Mayoress (Mrs. T. iWi-,Hislop); is'to .give an!afternoon tea in i, >koncrar:iof 'JCss 'Ackermann on Monday .nest, '' Among tho passengers who arrived from Sydney yesterday, was Mr. Isaac Gibbs, of : Christchurch, general manager of the New < Zealand Shipping Company, who is returning from a trip to England. Mr. Gibbs was ( . thoroughly prostrated by tho very rough trip experienced in crossing the Tasman Sea.