PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 126, 20 February 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the Premier will bo at Rotorua, tho How. G. Fowlds at Gisborne, tho Hon. J. Carroll lat Gisborne, tho Hon. J. A. Millar at Dunedin, tho Hon. R. M'Nab at Hokitika, the Hon. W. Eall-Jones,- tho Hon. Dr. Findloy, and the Hon. Jainea M'Gowan at Wellington. Colonol Porter, of Gisborne, is 'a visitor to Wellington. 1 Sir W. J. Steward left for Lytteltou by tho Maori last night. Mr. and Mrs. Teasdale,, of Wellington, returned from a visit to the-Old Country by tho Maheno yesterday. Tho Rev. J. G. S. Bartlett, of St. Mark's, Wellington, left yesterday to enter upon his new charge at Oamaru. Mrs. Knox Gilmer, who has boon holiday-, making in Sydney, returned to Wellington by the Maheno yesterday. ' Mr. • King, of the firm of Mitchell and King, contractors, who has been on a visit to Sydney, returned by the MaheilO yesterday, . ■ Messrs. Cameron and Harkins, chairman and treasurer of the Tresidder Committee, Sydney, arrived by the Maheno yesterday, en routo to Wanganui.

Mr. Tresidder, a brother of tho oarsman who ,is row Webb for tho, championship of the world at Wanganui on Tuesday: nest, arrived from Sydney by the Mah#no yesterday, Mr. l'eter Airey, tho Queensland ' Treasurer in the newly-formed Kidston Ministry, is "P. Luftig," of the staff of-"Bulletin" contributors) and the writer of much good vorso.. ■ " , Mr. Robert Stout, second son of the Chief Justice, passed his intermediate examination, or, jas it is sometimes called, first professional, at the London University examination held last month. ... - Miss 800 Honnor, a well-known Napier | young lady, has received an engagement with Pollard's Juvenile Opera Company, and joins the organisation during its season at Palmerston North, liext week. Mr. Charles A. Patterson, MiA., LL.B., a member of the Scottish Bar, 'who has just concluded a cycling tour of Now Zealand, is staying with' tho Rev. A. Thomson, at Potoiie. ' Mr .Patterson loaves for 1 England tomorrow. Mr. Charles Marter, who a decado ago was ono of Wellington's leading journalists,' and' who is nowi sub-editor of the' Sydney "Daily Telegraph," arrived from Sydney'by tho Maheno yesterday to' spend a holiday in New Zealand. .Mr.,,Marter,who, during his stay in the Dominion intends to l witness the championship rowing race at Wanganui, has been absent from Wellington for nearly nine years.; At a recent meeting of the Chapter-General of the. Order of St. John of Jerusalem, held in London, tho service medal of tho, ordei was, awarded to Major Barclay, V.D., of. Dunodin. This medal is awarded for conspicuous service to the order and its departments; aiid ,v on the present occasion is for 6ervioe in connection with the bii John Ambulance Brigade of .this colony. This is tho first occasion 'that , the medal ; has come to New : Zealand, | if. not Australasia. Mr. Ernest.Empson, L.R.A.M., London! was a, passenger - by ; tho: . Maheno, which arrived. yesterday. Mr; Empson left New Zealand three years ago for' Germany, where, ho lias been pursuing his musical, studies as a.private pupil of.the famous maSter'Godow. sky, from whonr lie .has ; received? a-glowing testimonial. At Frankfort Mr. Empscn played the Rubinstein .Concerto in D minor, with orchestral accompaniment, at the publio "Auffuhrung" of the ; . Conservatorium, receiving great praise in the Berlin-' newspapers, while in London, Mr. Empson passed tho highest grade for performers and teachers of the L.R.A.M. Mr. land Mrs. Empson leave for Christchurch. this, afternoon by the Maheno. , »

At llhe Empire Hotel on Tuesday evening a dinner was given by tho officers of tho St Patrick's College: Old. Boys' Association lis honouf of Mr. Robert Hayward, of Christ church, one of the Vice-presidents of tho As sociation. Those - present included tho . President (Very Rev. 'Father Keogh) and the vice-presidents and members of the executive committee of the Association. , Tlie fol-

lowing toasts were amongst thoso?honoured: "Tho King," "Our Guest," "Our President,'-! "Our' Cricketand Hockey Clubs." Montioh Was made. " of tho good services in the interests of the. Associatipn.i in Christ: church rendered by Mr. Hayward, and also to tho' success achieved by' College students in reccnt public examinations. '

Mr. T. H.'. Nesbit,- Town Clerk of Sydney, who is a fairly regular visitor' to Now Zealand, was anions; the passengers to arrive by. tho Maheno yesterday. Speaking to one of our reporters, 'Mr. Nesbit said that ho-found tho air of tho Dominion very bracing; and 1 nothing set him up like a few weeks spent over , this way.. Speaking on matters municipal, ho had noted' that since his last visit- 'to Wellington' tho -City Council, had y; acquired , .the,, .' electric lighting' business of the city. ; It was a splendid move in, his opinion, with endless possibilities in the: future. - Sydney was moving .in'"tho. same.direction,; bnt. ; there they had ji number of companies .' to .'negotiate with. They had been gradually, absorbing .thom,:' ami- now ' really ... only ono v big concern was left for the Council " 'to acquire. .'/ Wellington . was ... fortunate' , in' possessing . its. own 1 tramway system.:. The Sydney service was in the hands of the Government. During his stay in the Dominion Mr. Nesbit intends to spend a quiet holiday with friends in Picton and Nelson, roturniiig to Sydney by the next trip of the Maheno. -

'J'he London ' correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald" states that Captain Rudolph \V. Bentinck, on promotion to that rank, vacates' the: command of the . thirdclass cruisur Prometheus, Australian Squadron, and will be; succeeded by Commandet J. G. T.' Glossop.'. The now: skipper: of the Prometheus has served in the Royal Navy for a matter of 23 years. He entered tha Britannia in January, ISSS, as a .cadet, was appointed middy, in-1887, sub-licutenant in 1891, lieutenant in 1593, and commander in Juno, 1004. He is no stranger to the Australian' station, having served .there previously. Ho was aboard thq Calliope, Captain Kane, when she weathered the historic hurricane at Apia, Samoa, March, 18S9, ai,id ho was lieutenant of the' Royalist during tlio Samoan troubles: of ISS9. Commander Humphrey 'W. Bowring has been posted to the flagship Powerful, and joins in the Usual couri'o. Commander Bowring has been in the senior iorvico' since July, 1887, mid "he attained to his present rank in. June of 1906. Ho recontly left the battleship Venerable, of which ho was' the second in .command, an 4 now takes, ud similar duties op the l'ower. fill. ■'.' ; '' / •