PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 96, 16 January 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

_« 3r . r- To-day tho Premier will be at Christ>y church, tho Hon. It. M'Nab and tho Hon.. J• Carroll at Wairoa; tho Hon. G. Fowlds on ;r route to 'Wellington; the Hon. J. M'Gowan [j. at Wellington; tho Hon. Dr. Findlay at The Hormitage, and the Hon. J. A. Millar at 1( j Wellington. 11- Tho Hon. G. Fowlds is expected to arrivo in Wellington to-night. ' r- Deteotivo Lewis, who has been on holiday leavo, is to xesumo duty this morning. Dr. Vnlintino, Inspector General of Hosv pitals, has returned from a visit to Tara--18 nnki. 1110 Mr. P. Galvin, editor of tho " Mines Record," has returned from a visit to the north. • IBS is- Tho Hon. J. A. M'Gowan (Minister for Minos) returned to Wellington from Auckid land last evening. jy Mr. and Mrs. A. It. Holdship, of Welling- «• ton, returned from a visit to Sydney by tho Maheno yesterday.

Mr. Thomas; R." Roydhouse,!editor,of-tho " Sunday Times,'.' of Sydney, is; at''present > on a visit to Aifbkland. " 1 " ' 1 ■ Mr. Frederick Blaok, ;of,.'W«lliftgtonj ! whd •••'■• has ' been visiting Auckland .:and'<.Taranaki,'v- . returned . to Wellington lafeb evening!'-- < Mr. W. W. Bird, Chiof Inspeitor of NaJ tlve Sihools, leaves for Auckland to-day to attend a conference of Nativ6 scbool-toaeWi.'' - . -Mr.. a/ Corringhamj! latA.of Waihi, -has • been';; Appointed manager of the Public Ser< ' - vice. Co-operative l Stores/-in Brandon , • Mrs. Nicholson; mother of the olever/.lead'- .s.-, ing. comedian of the.Tollard Juvenilo Opera v; Company, arrived: from: Sydney by. the :Ma- A hono yesterday. ' ■ Brigadier : Albiston, 'North Island Commander of the Salvation Army, leaves on a to Woodville on Saturday, returning l to • tile city next Tuesday. ' 1 . Mr.: Novin'Taitj. manager ; for the Clara ■ Butt-Kentiorloy Rumford; Concert. Co., and Mr: : Campbell, ~-business . representative, arrived : from..the north last .evening/ : >•••' Mr. E. 8.. Vance,- hon. see. 'of: the ; Wel- ; i lingtoji Cricket, Association, has been on the i sick list for the past week;' and will be unable to attend to-.his'secretarial work for ;• soine I^';:Mrs. Woolcott, wife of Mr. L.- C: 1 iWool-' cott, of the literary, staff of -fho: Sydney . "Daily. Telegraph,"> but formerly of Wellington, arr>ved on a i visit to.her friends by the Maheno yesterday. , . * . The death is recorded at, Nelson, in her ninetieth .year; {of / Mrs. Shepherd, widow of • tlje late Hon. . Josoph. Sbephard, who was well-known-. < in' journalistic'; 'ind; political ' oireles many .years ago. \ •-Mr) • Pitt (son-i of; the late: Hoh; Colonel-- > Pittj- M.L.C.), of the Extension .Cable?'. Company's staff at6ocos Island, Arrived "in Wellington by: the Maheno: yesterday, en route to his home in NeWn. ■ Sir Joseph Ward, went south last night" by the Maori., fie has Departmental, business - to do.at Christchurch, and will-tlien proceed to Dunedin, and possibly . Invercargill. On :■ his return the Premier will go north. Amongi.the passengAfs booked to leave for Sydney to-morrow are Messrs. 6i A.'Troup (Railway' Department)) F. H; Wood , (of Tauranga),'. F, Waldegravo (Under-Secre-tary of tho Justice Department), and-Hum-phrey Berkeloy (of Fiji). .Mr. T.Hamer;'Under-Secretary for .Mines, returned from, the north withi.lhe Minister for Mines frho Hon! J. M'Gbwan) yesterday. It is understood that Mr. E.: Gohns, of the local office of tho Labour ftopartment, has been appointed ■< Inspector of Factories at Gisborno. -. ,■■■-- : The, passengers from Sydney by the Maheno yesterday included Messrs. B. do Costa (Wellington), Broad: (Nelson),- Miffen. (Blenheim), K. Morpeth (Wellington),, and Nosworthy (Blenheim),'- and i several, who: are booked ■ for' tho Union Company's Southern Sounds' excursion. ■ • • ■•: Mr. James Coutts was presented at the Thames on Monday with a handsome cheque by the Hon.. James M'Oow'an,- on behalf of the Minos Department. Mri CoutW, who is resigning the position of: Inspector of Mines for the Auckland district, has been for many, years in the service. Mr. G. P. .M'Dougail, of . Willis ' Street,' has received a; cablegram;: from Hobaft stating that bis 1 Mr. Edward : Stride, of that cityj has been' killed. The deceased, who was a native of England, was, about 42 years of age,: and had been in business in Hobart for some'years'. Mr.' William I ''Barr, ' ! of: Valley, will (says a ; Press Association t-olegram from Dunodin), stand as a Labour-Socialist candidate for Chalmers at; the. next general eleo* tion. j Mr. M. Stevenson, Chairman of the Otago Charitable' Aid: Board, will, probably contest tho Taieri ; seat: in. tho Ministerial interest., - Among the.passengers to arrive from Ehg-- , land by tho Sydney boat yesterday was Mr. , S. R.* Lysaght, managing director for John , Lysaght, Limitedi galvanised iron and wire . netting manufacturers, of London, Bristol, eto. Mr. Lysaght, who is accompanied by i his wife, intends to tour the Dominion, coin- , biniug business with pleasure. , ' ■ \ In view; of his approaching marriage ,at Christ-church,, Mr. Arthur Hollis, of city (the genial secretary of the United Hockey Club), was presented by his fellow- , clubmates with a very-handsome present, to , mark their esteem and appreciation of the .. good r followship existing between them all whilq Mr.. Hollis was acting for the club. ; ■ Major Stone arrived' from Adolaido yesteri day to take charge of tho Eltlia-m corps and i Taranaki division'of the Salvation Army. With his family, ho will leave to-day for his • new sphere of work,, Major Dutton, PrOvin- • oial Secretary, will Iconduct his installation i to-morrowi night, Brigadier Albiston being ; unable to make the journey. The Major haß i been two years in Adelaide, prior to which he spent seven years in South Africa. Ho j has had experience'of Salvation Army work in every State of the Commonwealth except' , Tasmania. .■r, \' - Mr. F. G. Kimbell, manager of -tho Bank '? of Australasia at .Stratford, has received , notico that ho -nsill take charge of tho bank's i Hawera branch'on or about January 27. ; Mr. E. M. Chettle, at present manager at { Hawera, will take chargo of tho Wanganui 5 branch of tho bank'during tlio nino months' t absenco on furlougli«of Mr. W, Marmaduke - Smith, manager at '-Wangnnui, who is about - to visit Europe. Mr. C. W. Nicholls, for b some years accountant- 1 at btratfordj and who , at various times has' filled 'the position of i acting-manager during J Mr. Kimbell's ab--0 senco, will be appointed manager at Strat- !- ford. ,l! ' 1 ■ \ Commissioner M'Kie, #ho is.tVe head of tho Salvation Army in' Aus'tra!as&,. will arrive in Wellington from Melboiirlie on Fobruary 27, and remain ' in the till March 5. He will be by MrS. M'Kio. Tho Commissifiher wilKadaresa J* a series of special thtQOpora ' House in this city on Sunday," 'March 1> and" n on tho following day ho will preside a n largo meeting .in tho Town Hall, 'which is to 1 take tho form of a memorial sSt'vico to doparted officoro. Tho conference with North Island officers, which will be of a private e nature, will last for three days, and the Commissioner will go to Auckland after leavy ing Wellington. If you aro contemplating removing; tho first 5 " thing you should do is obtain a quotation i- from J." Keir, 12 Feothersten Street. He has had many 1 years' experience in this class of work, and 'is in a position to pack, store, and reiuora )- any description of furnitum. Ho also clears goods through Customs, and despatches pnekc ages and parcels to auy addiess in the world, lolcphonc. No. 1180. CSCS Ladies' Taliot-tn.nio Costumes (ready-to-wear) ir at a spcoial discount during Januarr. Plenty ;- Travelling Costumes, Skirts, and Blouses in stock. Siegol's. No. 1 Manners Street. R3SS Pliotgraphic post cards of "Hospital Sniurday " collcction, Parliamentary Buildings, fire rt series, and other interesting events ou salo at Zak's Photo Depot, il Willis Strcot \prico id. ,®nnhV