PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Ward .and the Hon.' J. A. Millar-.iardaywjJl.lbe'atHon.;. K. M'Nab and the Hon. J. Carroll at Opotikl, the Hon. Dr. Findlay, the Hon. J; M'Gowan,and tho Hon. G. Fowlds at, Wellington. ■ Tho Rey. W. J. Williams and Mrs.: Wdliams, of Newtown, returned from the South yesterday morning. Sir Maurice O'Rorke, who arrived on Wednesday, j intends! to 'remain.'in' ..Wellington a fortnight.: Ho is ijtaying at ,the'Grand-Hotel.-The General Manager': of ' Railways and heads of branches leave to-day for Wetland to ; conduct I :the uimal inspection : in ■ that; district! ' - J -.'.v. - , . Tho'Governor-and the Premier are to bo invited, to tho pfennig of the jiew wing of tho Dunedin Hospital during the last . week in February. Mr. and Mrs. J. Godber are leaving for a nine months' trip to America and 'England by the Marama,.\which. sails from. .Welling-!, ton on March 6 for Vancouver. " ~ .''Mr. T. W. Fisher, President of tho Aotea, Maori Land J3oard, and Mr. L. M. .Grace, Interpreter, , have i returned from . a visit to the Wahganui" district made. in connection with business'of the Board. -. Sir John Madden, Chief Justice of Victoria, accompanied ;by Miss Madden and Colonel Caipphpll, returned. • yesterday from $p Wangainii River. They are staying at the Grand Hotel, and intend to leave for tho South on Monday. . - Dr. Hay,,- Inspector of Menta] Hospitals,, returned yesterday from a visit to Auckland. The ; Wellington Trades and Labour Council .will give.''a. welcome .toihe; Hon.' W. Hall-Jones in the Druids' Hall next Wednesday e,veiling, after his arrival by the Corinthic! A' • Press Association"' message from Timaru states that at a public.meeting jicld there it was decided: to give a banquet to Mr. Hall-Jones on his return,to Timaru. Mr. E. Chew, manager of the Nireaba Dairy Fact-ory, whose sensational .experiences in the bush fire were recorded in Wednesday's Dominion, left Nirpaha yesterday for Wellington to seek medical, atteiftibn (iyrites our Wairarapa correspondent). Mr. Chew lost his voice completely on Thursday, when hp almost collapsed at the factory, and it was deemed advisable to pjaco him under medical attention. Mr. Chow will stay in Welling-, ton till ho has quite recovered.

Tho following aro among the recent arrivals at the Empire Hotel: —Mr. W. G. Dudfield, Melbourne; Miss A. M. Deviu, Johannesburg; Mr. Murray Thomson, Melbourne; Mr. El J. Davies, Sydney; Mr. and Mrs. D. Crowe, Pahiatua ; Mr. Donald Fraser, Rangitikci; Mr, W. J. Slowey,' Kalomo, South Africa; Mr. John' Alexander, London; Mr. F. Halden, Manchester; -Mr, J. F. Harper, Uhristchurch ; Mr. P. D. Kennedy and Mr. A. N. Kennedy; Now York; Mr. and Mrs. Lonnox, Durban, Natal.

Mrs. Bland Holt, tho popular actress, having contracted typhoid fever, was last weok lying dangerously ill at Grosvenor Private Hospital, Fremantle. Dr. T. I L. Anderson, who was in attendance, took the gravest view of the case. Mrs! Bland Holt landed at Fremaiitio the previous week from the G.M.S. Scharnhorst," to be with her friend, Miss Uoppin, who was found to.be suffering from tho same disease. Mr. Bland Holt was staying at the hospital. Tho condition of Miss Uoppin was improving. . ' Count Morner, Chief Swedish Consul for Australasia, leaves for Auckland to-day, and will go on to Rotorua during next week. Mr. W. H. Skinner, of tho Lands and Survey Department, Now Plymouth, ' a gentleman who has done much (as a member of the North Island Scenery Preservation Society) to aid .in the conservation of spots of historic interest, loft .yesterday on a twelve months' tour of the world. Mr. Skinner will be accompanied by his wife, and the intention is to visit the Holy Land, Constantinople, Greece, and Great Britain. It is not generally known that the Hon. James Carroll, Native Minister, was born under the shades of a cabbago tree on . a farm in Northern Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, at present owned by Mr. J. H. Smyths, a well-known pioneer of the, district. Mr. Smythe has just lately placed a very handsome enclosure round the tree, and has presented tlio plot of oarth to Mr. Carroll. Tho site is said to bo pne'of tho most picturesque spots in Wairoa, and it is understood (writes our Wairarapn correspondent) that Mr. Carroll has expressed a wish that the spot shall be his last, as well a 6 his first resting placo on this earth. Tho members of tho staff of tho Land Transfer and Deeds Registry Oflico met yestorday in order to mako a presontation to Mr. W. P. MoTgan, solicitor, who has been attached to the head offico for some twelve years, and is now boing . transferred to 'tho Hokitika branch. Mr. Batham, tho District Land Registrar, in handing to Mr. Morgan, on behalf of tho staff, a travelling bag and silver-mounted cigarette-holder, expressed tho good wishes of all in suitable words. Mr. Morgan, in reply, spoke of the good,feeling winch liful ahyays existed in his long connection with those with whom he had been associated in his work. For Shampooing, special Hair and Faco Treatment, visit Mrs. Rolleston, Certificated Masseuse, Hair Physician, and Face Speoiiiliat. Milo's Preparations obtainable. 8 Willi* Street (ovax CairolL*!.