PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 52, 25 November 1907, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

With the rising of the House an oxodus from. Wellington begins. His Excellency tho Govornor and his personal staff loave for Taranaki to-morrow morning, having arranged to go into camp for a week near Hawora, to test tho streams in that vicinity for trout. Tho party thon continues on to Auckland, to make the Government Houso in that city its contro for. tho summer months. Lady Plunkct and the Hon. Kathleen ,I'lunkot leave for, tho north this morning for tho camp. Mr. J. A. Cassidy, of Christchurch, '.eft for the South on Saturday night. Mr. Massey, Leader of tho Opposition, Wont north by special train yesterday. Among tho first saloon passengers by tho Torigariro-booked to Auckland were Dr., Mrs. / and Miss Robson. ■. Mr. M. O'Kano, of Thomdon, announces his intention of becoming a candidate at tho noxt General Elections. ■Mr. Barber, membor for Nowtown, will de-' liver'addresses in parts.of his constituency aftor tho Christmas holidays. Mr.' J. .W. Macdonald, assistant solicitor to ( the Public Trust Office, returned to Wellington from. Napier on Saturday. The Rev. Mr. Rogors and Mrs. Rogors, who arrived from London by tho Tongariro yesterday, are booked to Lyttelton. The Rev. Mr. Ledger and Mrs. arid Miss Ledger, through' passongers for Auckland, arrived by tho Tongariro from Homo yesterday. ■ '■'■' " ■■ - His Excellency the Governor arid a party from Government House, are to bo present at the boxing contests to be held at the Opera House this ovoning. Mr. Balcombo Brown (of the legal .firm of Messrs.'Brown and Dean, of this city) and - Mrs. Brown returned from a trip to England , by thovTongariro yesterday. ', Mr: Gj...S. Murtro, general manager of the New 'Zealand International Exhibition, "who has been spending a few days in Wellington, will return South to-night. ■ •' • Mr. -Aloyaius Macdonald, manager of the Bank;6f Now-South Wales, has been ill for several weeks past, and prayers for his ieopvpry wore offered in the Roman Catholic - churches of tho city yesterday. ■■ ,> ■Miss. F. H. Dalrymple, of Parewanui, Rarigitikoi.'atid Miss J. Marshall, of Greenbank,' Marton, ' left for 'Sydney by the Marama on Friday, en 'route .'for- Rangoon, whore'thoy are to stay with'friends fo/'a time.i' ■ •■; ■•■---■'■' ■ ■■'■■ ■■ ■ ; ■■•■".

Mr. W.; H. Amos, latejy in charge of Koilding District High School and director of ..J/'eilding Technical School, who.'resigned those.positions on Wednesday last, has accopted.a position on the staff of Banks's Commercial College, Wellington, and enters on his new duties early in January.

Tho Revs. P. W. Fairclough,'C. Porter, 'J. 'Williams,, arid E. P.; Blamires will leave, for "'Napier to-dny to attend the Wellington District -Methodist Synod,, which commences its session- to-morrow. Messrs. W. E. -Redstone and J. Ra'ine will .leave to-morrow, and MrJ Randerson (Island Bay) will also be a delegate, 'j -.- ' ' . ■ .

■The private secretaries 6f the Ministers ur the Crown on Friday evening presented Air. W.,'T..Gordon '(private secretary to the Hon. J... Carroll),. who is to tie married .this, week to Miss. M'Coll, sister of the Chief Engineer at the City Electric Power-house, with some valuable articles of silver plate. Mr. C. E. Ma'tthbws, in tho absenco of the Native Minister, handed the gifts to Mr. Gordon, and voiced the hearty good wishes of the donors. ' v

Most, of the Cabinet Ministers will remain in '..Wellington for a few days this week. The Hon. R, M'Nab leaves for the South on ■Wednesday to be., present at the Otago Shows. 1 :He, will return to-Wellington on December 15. The Hon. J! A. Millar will bo here for,ten days,at least, but the Hon. G. D'owJds .will .probably gouiorth on Wednesday or Thursday. Neither, the Hon. J. M'Gowan.nor the Native Minister have,decided their movements yet. ; The Premier will remain in Wellington for a few'days at least.

Amongst ■tho several Government, officials to retire from the service at the end of tho year ,is Mr. D. .Cumming, formerly Postmaster, at Auckland, lately .Assistant Inspector of tho Post Offices (Central-District), and who less than a year ago succeeded Mr. iW. R; Morris as Controller of Money Orders and Savings Banks and Accountant, on that gontloman's promotion Ho tho AssistantSecretaryship of the Post and Telegraph Do partment-T-rapid changes which followed the Jeath of Mr. .William Gray (Secretary) and Mr. Thomas Rose (Assistant-Secretary). Mr. Cumming, who retires on a pension of about £400 a year, will probably be succeeded uy Mr. J. ,H. L. Ledger, at present Assistant- • Controller of Money Orders 'and Savings Banks. '