PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 49, 21 November 1907, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. 1 W. Callendar, General Manager of the Bank, of New Zealand, returned from a visit ti) Australia by'the'Wimmera yesterday. ■ Mr. R. Hornblow will contest tho Oroua Beat at the noxt election. . ' . Dr.-Pomaro, Health Officer to the Maoris, left for, Taranaki yesterday. • • r -Dr. Smith is a . through passenger from Sydney to Dunedin,by the Wimmera.. • air.' P.' J. White, of the Bimk of New Zealand; has been appointed teller at the Eketijhu'na branch of that institution. ,

. - Mr. O'Bierno was a passenger to Wellington from Sydney : by the Wimmera . yesterday.. Mr. ' W./W, ■ Bird, Inspector of Native Schools, leaves, on Monday on, a tour of inspection of the Maori Schools at Turakina, Auckland, and Napier. Mr. L. F. Aj;son, Chief Inspector of Fishcries, left for , tho south yesterday to inspect the Government Salmon hatchery at Halta- ; taramea. : Mr.-H. P. Richmond, barrister and solicitor, of Wellington, and the Misses Wilson, of Bulls, returned from a visit to England by the Wimmera yesterday. Mr. C. Odlin, of Messrs. C. and A. Odlin, builders, and Mr. Fred Perkins, of Ferkins Brothers, builders, returned from a visit to tho Old Country yesterday! .. Major Rr. C. Kirk has been transferred from'- tho Wellington 'Divisional Staff of Garrison Artillery Volunteers to the activo . .list (unattached). Aeting-Staff-Sergt.-Major F. A. Wood has been appointed StaiT-Sergt.-Major Instructor (mounted duties) in tho Canterbury military district. r Mr.; A. Brown, son of Mr. Samuel Brown, of this city, and lately connccted with tho electrical engineering dopartmont of the Auckland Tramways, returned yesterday from a trip to England. Passengers for tho South by the new steamer Maori last ovening included tho Hon J. R. Sinclair, M.L.C., and T. Y. Duncan, M.H.R., and Messrs, D. Rcid, and C. A. C Hardy, M.H.R.'s.

• On the occasion of . his marri&go yesterday •Mr. W. J. Mitchinson, who has been connected with the Dresden Piano Company for the past sixteen jyenrs, was the recipient of handsome presentations' from .tho manager (Mr. M. J. Brookes), - his fellow-employees, aiul tho goneraly management department. Mr. A. I:L 1 Holmes, Clork of the Magistrate s Court, left yesterday afternoon on a visit of inspection to the various Courts between Wellington and Now Plymouth. Mr. Holmes will b& absent until the ond of next weeki In tile' meantime, the duties of Clork of the Court;'will bo undertaken by Mr. J. H. Carrad. ' The following visitors to Wellington are at present staying at the Grand Hotel:—Mr. R. Massey, 'Sydney; Mr. Walter Rutherford, I'almorston-"North; Mr. and Mrs. J. TaylorMr, and Mrs. J. G. Barltrop; Messrs. Robert and"Vr6.- Titcaithly, Christchurch; Mrs. Horaco Baker, Napior; Mr. G. S. Munro, Christchurch ,- Mr. A. D. Willis, Wanganui; ami-Mr. j. f. Hammersley, Beeston, Nottingham.. Bishops Novill (Dunedin) ind Julius (Christfohurch) arrived in Wellington yester-dnyo-to) attend tho annual meeting of the J'lafjri ,Mission Board. Bishop Mule 3 (Nel-sonVto-rived on Tuesday night. Archdeacon 'HSJrpftj? Canon M'Murray (Auclt]and)jyCanon Tuke (Wniapu), the Rov. A. M. •Mlfrtstoii (Mastcrton), Messrs. W. F. Jacob ''(Ktwjtca), J. Thornton (Napier), and Percy 'Smith:, (Now Plymouth) were in town yoster- ; d a'y ? for the samo purposo. Bishop Julius, wfav is staying with his son-in-law (the Rov. Hansell) at Karori, will return homo .j. tomorrow. The Bishop of Nelson also leavos "'to-morrow.