PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 103, 24 January 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

' To-day the' T'remier will be at tho West Coast; tho Hon. G. Fowlds, tho Hon. Dr. Findlay, and:.the Hon. J. MlGowan at Wellington; tho Hon. E. M'Nab and the Hon. J. Carroll at Opotiki, and . the Hon. J. Millar en route to Westport. ,

Mr. . Arthur; Hoby, returned'-from; a business. trip" .to--Sydney -yesterday'. '

. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward were among those present at Madame Clara Butt's con-! cert last evening. :

The re-appointment of the Hon. C. Louisson, of Christ-church, as a member of the Legislative Council is gazetted. .

Mr. E. G. Lake, of, 10 Courtfield Gardens, London, who is a visitor to New Zealand, is about to make a tour of the North Island.

Mr. A. H. Davies, of New York, is doing the overland trip to Rotorua and Auckland. Miss Roycraft,- of Melbourne, is doing the same trip.' " : -

.• Mr. p'eorge' Allport, : Secretary 0f... the •Marine Department, is'expected to return to ;i Wellington to-night by the Manawatu express train.• / ■ ~

.'ilr. W. R. Morris, Assistant-Secretary to the Post and Telegraph ; Department, leaves this morning on -a holiday to he spent in Kawhia., where his-son has a station property. v . Mr. W. Dinnio, Commissioner of Police, visited Patea yesterday, returning to Wanganui in the afternoon. Mr. Dinnie, our correspondent telegraphs, will visit Palmerston to-morrow, Dr.' W. C. M'Dowell, a member of the Now Zealand Univorsity Senate, while in Edinburglflast year, was granted the degree of Doctor of Medicine by the University of Edinburgh, being "commended" for his Thesis. ' , Mr. Fred Townsend, local bodies' representative 011 the "Wellington Harbour Board, returned from a trip to England, the Continent, and South Africa by the. Warrimoo yesterday. He has not yet decided' whether he will be a candidate at next month'selection. On the evo of his marriage, Mr. J. A. Sheridan, of The Dominion typographical staff, was presented with a handsome sal&tf bowl and butter dish by the members of .the night staff. The presentation, which was acknowledged in suitable torms, was ,mado by Mr. Charles W. Monro, " Father of the Chapel."

A Press Association from Wanganui states that tho Rev. E. Ward, who was acting Vicar at Christ Church during tho past year, and who is leaving for the Gisborne district, has beon presented by tho parishioners with a. purse of sovereigns and an address. Tho Young Men's Club presented him with a combination clock, barometer, and thermometer, also an illuminated address. The. Rev. Father Price, who for the past eight years has had charge of the Roman Catholic parish of Haivardon, has been appointed -administrator of the Cathedral at Christchurch, and will enter on his duties in the first week in March. He will bo assisted by tho Rev. Dr. Kennedy, S.M., and by Father Peoples and Father O'Hara. Father Price will bo succeeded at Hawarden by the Rev. Father Richards, of Lincoln. The Rev. Charles Inwood, of Belfast, who is one of the principal speakers at tho celebrated Keswick Conventions, landed from the Warrimoo yesterday morning. He is visiting New Zealand for the purpose of holding meetings for tho deepening of spiritual life. He will leavo for Wanganui to-morrow, and will hold meetings there fiom Sunday until Thursday next. Ho will ho similarly engaged at Dunedin during tho first week in February, and nftor a series of meetings at Christchurch will return to Wellington, and hold convention meetings hero from February 16 to 20. His Now Zealand itinerary will conclude with Auckland, and ho will sail for Vancouver about tho second week in March. On his first Sunday in Wellington, Mr. Inwood will occupy two of tho loading Nonconformist pulpits, and oil tho following day ho will meet tho ministers of different denominations. Whilo in Wellington ho will be the guest of Captain Blackburnc.

Mr, G. Hamilton', Grapes, of .Wellington/ leaves on a trip to tho Old Country - It is notified in the Gazette that Mr E. W. Gohns has been, appointed■' an Inspector I ' under tho Factories ilrt, 1901. , . ' Mr. JB. E Wright, 'who has been at the Dunedm Hospital as dispenser for tho last three years, has been appointed to>a similar position in tho Wellington Hospitals---" xrx>::. • r: Mr.- R.- W. Gil)liii,;i of v Mossrs., Sargood,' - Bon/?, and "JBwen 1 Ltd.; has- been • appointed -■ ; - - . manager.', of. tho'.Company's ■ Nelson branch. : Slr. s Gjblin, who )s a Nelson native, takes .up his.ne\y.duties at tho end of tho present' month. [ :> Vi I :The President of the French Republic has -m conferred the large gold medal for merit ou ; -"-y-'-Mr. P. C. Neill,Mvho has filled the office of * Consular Agent' and Vice,-Consul for Franco ;? si. m Dunedin during.'the; past 32 1 years, 1 as an : j. : acknowledgment of tho distinguished ser- ;: vices rendered by him to French'interests. ■-■>■ i Out of fifteen applications,"" Mr. Harry' , ' holds' - a firsfc-class ; ; '.m , ■ certificate, .aud was for some years dredge- i master ,of the dredge Manchester at Lyttel- ;-:ii ton, has appointed to--supervise tho •' Gpiifitructioh," ofthe /'^dredge v fdrthe-Grey-- Vj- .' mouth Harbour Board by Messrs. . Simons ■ and Co., Scotland. The Minister for Marine !■' has to confirm tho appointment... 1 . . Commissioner M'Kie,,who is under orders to return Home after being in command of tho Salvationi Army, in - Australasia for' the last six, ; years;will,; payva. farewell'visit ..tfl i V-:) New. Zealand :next■: month, -when special ■ meetings jvill'-.be;. heldin .Wellington. Th« v'\ Commissioner will be accompanied', by Mrs. M'Kiir and ,by Colonel Horsliina, Brigadier M'Millan, Brigadier Perry, Major Carpenter (editor of tho Australasian .."War Cry"),' : and Adjutant Cope. ' ;i :