PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 71, 17 December 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Premier (Sir Joseph Ward), and the Hon. J. Carroll (Nativo Minister), Hon. Q. , Fowlds (Minister for Health and Education), Hon. J. Millar (Minister for Labour), Hon. R. M'Nab (Minister for Lands), and the Hon. J. McGowan (Minister fpr Justice) were all in „ Wollington last night. Tho Hon. Dr. Findlay (Attorney-General) was in Dannevirke.' Ho will probably, not be back, until well on into January. Lieutenant-Colonel Hume, Inspector of Prisons, will leave for Napier to-day. Mr. E. Clifton, Chief Inspector of Stock, > left yesterday on a visit to the Government < farm'at Arataki, Hawko's Bay. ,< Mr. E. C. Jack, Colonial Secretary to the " Farmers' Union, leaves on a trip to Australia at tho end of this week. Mr. J. E. Stevens, headmaster of tho Sumner Doaf Mutes Institute, returned to Christchurch by the Maori last night. The Hon. James Carroll (Native Minister) ■ mil leave Wellington tomorrow on a trip up the Wanganui River. He will return to Wellington towards the end of the week. Tho Hon. J. A. Millar expects to leave for Auckland at the end of the week. He will probably spend the Christmas holidays at Taupo. • Tho Hon. Dr. Findlay and Mrs. Findlay are at present in Dannevirke. Dr. Findlay is' not expected back in Wellington for about three weeks. His Honour Mr. Justice Cooper, who took the recent circuits at Blenheim and Nelson, was a passenger by the s.s. Penguin, which arrived at an early hour this morning. Tho Hon. J. M'Gowan (Minister for Justice) leaves for Auckland by this morning's express. It is Mr. M'Gowan's intention to make a tour of the northern coal and goldfiolis. . ' ■ Mr. Fairchild, son of the late Captain Fairchild, who has been accountant for the Eastern Extension Cable Company at Hong Kong, has resigned from the service. He is . at present visiting Wellington. t ■ The Hon. G. Fowlds will be unable io visit Nelson to-day as intended, on account of tho meeting of tho Cabinet yesterday. 3e intends leaving at the end of tho week for Auckland, where he will spend Christmas. There-are several changes in the magistracy pending. Mr. Cruickshank is to go to Invorcargill from , Gore, and Mr. Cutten, temporarily at Napier, will probably bo transferred to Hamilton. Mr. Hutchison will probably take tho Timaru district. A Dunedin Press Association telegram states that at a meeting of tho Diocesan Board of Nominators; held last evening, the Rev. J. G. V. .Bartlott, of St. Mark's, Wellington, was unanimously nominated to the cure of St. Luke's, Oamaru, in succession to the Veil. Archdeacon Gould. The Premier, leaves by this morning' 8 Manawatu express for Taihapc to officially open the now post offico there. At Marten Sir Joseph Ward will transfer to a special train, reaching Taihape at 3 p.m., half-an-hour before tho commencement of the core-. , mony. In the evening the Premier will be banqueted by the Taihape Chamber of ' Commerce. On Wednesday he is to visit Martinborough to open a recently-construc-ted bridge there. The journey from Taihape to Featherston will be made by special train. The Premier will return to Wellington on Wednesday evening. News has been received of the death in Ireland of Mrs. P. K. M'Namara, sister of tho late Very Rev. Dean Mahoney, of Nelson, New Zealand. Sho died after a brief illness on Sunday, September 22, at her residence ' in Herbertstown, County Limerick. On the previous day she was visited by the Revs. Fathers Devoy and Hickson, of Wellington, New Zealand, who are at present in Europe. Sho chatted pleasantly with them, •and was delighted to hear of her two sons, wlio are at present in New Zealand. Tho funeral procession was the largest ever seen in the district. The deceased lady;' who was , much esteemed, leaves a husband, five sons, and three daughters. Mr. H. F. Soagcr, formerly officer in charge of Auckland telegraphs, died suddenly on Sunday while surf bathing at Waiwera, says a Press Association telegram. Several 'men in tho vicinity noticed 'his sudden collapse, , and brought him ashore, but efforts to restore animation were unavailing. Death is supposed to have been duo to heart' failure. Deceased was 54 years of ago, and was a son of Mr. 11. Seager, late superintendent of Mount View Mental Hospital, Wellington, Ho was appointed ofliccr-in-cliargo at Auck- ' land in 1900, and hold a similar position at Dunedin until a few months ago, but bad to leave through ill-health. Deceased's sister, Miss L. Seager, is a resident of Wellington, and Messrs. F. Seager (now in Sydney) and E. Seager (in tho Waikato) are brothers. If rou aro contemplating removing, tine first thing you should no is obtain a quotation from J. Keir, 12 Featherston Street. He has had many years' experience in this class of work, and is in a position to pack, store, and rcroov» any description of furniture. ,Ho also cloart goods through Customs, and ilespatchoa packages and parcels to any address in the w arid. Telephone, No. 1180. CS6( Photographic post cards of Saturday" collection, and other interustinf; ovuntsk on sale at Zak's Photo Depot, Si WiUu Stmt (pricj 4d. each).