PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The location of Ministers to-day ,will be as follows The Premier (Sir Joseph'"Ward) at Manganui; the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, tho Hon, J. M'Gowan, the Hon. Dr. Fimllay, the Hon. J. A. Millar, and-the Hon. James Carroll at Wellington; tlio Hon. It. M'Nab it Westport; and the Hon. G. Fowlds at East Cape. Mr. G. Craig, of the Head Office, Customs' Department, has received advice that he has . completed his LL.B. degree. " 1 Mr. AV. J. Buckley, of the Court staff, is to leave for, the South tomorrow on three weeks' holiday: Mr. T. 11. Gill, of the .Education Department, left yesterday -oil a tour of inspection of district high schools,in the South.lsland. The Rev. C. Dallaston, of (Napier, who is leaving to take chargo of the Momington Baptist Church, was presentetl with a'puise. of sovereigns on Tuesday. night. - , . ' Mr: E. J. Carey,'secretary of tlio'Cooks', and Waiters' Union, returned to Wellington from Christchurch yesterday morning. 'Mr. Carey has:bcen organising the Christchurch Union. ■ ' Mr. J. Godber, Chairman of tlio, Wellington District Hospital Board, was yesterday granted six months' leave of absence, in view of his contemplated trip Home, and Mr. iJ. v l s, Luke was elccted to the position. ■ • Lieutenant Hume, of the D Battery, has •resigned his commission in tlie .corps owing to pressure of private business.: The resigns-A tion of such a zealous and experienced officer ■ its Lieutenant Humo has proved himself to '.be will' be a severe' loss to the Battery. ••••:

A v {,Mr. R,. Heaton Rhodes, M.P.' for Elles,iiabrei,:states that, tho rumour that lie does «ot ; intend to contest the! Ellcsmero seat at; v thonkt election.is without foundation.! Ho Jtas-*. hatt , many promises *of support, from '" NtlieJ electorate, including; the new part of it, consequently again ;be a. candi-- ' [la&\^^''.- ; ; V ,. . and Mrs. M'Kie arrived, ill .'Wellington from! the South ypsterday. They. • ' are ; ;ptayiiig:.at the Girls' Orphanage, Owen ,Street;' arid, after a round oh-'meetings, will tor. Auckland.. - Brigadier ~;Lieut.-Colonel ;Hor&kins, Major ; .Brigadier, Perry camo ;.with the; Commissioner.; 'Major Sl'Kenzie,/of the South l 'lsl , a'iid,;'i's , ' : expect-ed to'larrive to-day, and Colonel', Knight, South Island Commander, torflioi'roiv. . . The HiiU-JpueS''returned to Wei- ■ • liugton from TimarU: and.'vChristchurch; yes-,. tcrday 'morning.- s <~Tlfo Minister . denies th'o ! statement tl^afc^'lii^', hqalth: ha,s, ; become un- : satisfactory '.'While; in-,tho; South he had received - interviews, . deputa- : . tions, and visits, >'aud after, the banquet atTimaru had fatigued', 1 ; and bad' rested instead, of x goiijg' J 6lit7,M The.' Minister stated tkat.be felt 0,6 all in health. On returning' yj?sterday ho almost work', in : his Departmental offices.. ' .„ ' -,Eulogistic ref'erence-.to' of Mr, Lo Grove's services stenographer iand typist to the Siipremc lV Cpurt at Wellhig- , ton .was made ' yest<j'rd^.^y' : Mr.' Justice Button,: whose, term of Judge this' marked,as'follows:—"l ishy before I leave, the, Bench, that I indebted to Mr. Le Grovo for have received .fromi him' from .time toj timS, alid to compliment him on his; experti;iess in taking down the evidence 011; .tlio.-' This is tho firsttime I. have .had'any'gx^C!'ienco— since , I have been ,in Wellington* on - the Bench-r-of 'a typewriter being employed by tho Government, ,'and I think it- very great convenience, and assists matepally m expediting the business." ; ' •' 'At a' meeting'.of. the;. Wellington Araountaiit; Students' Society, held in tho Chamber of' Commerce.'last evening,. Mr. > Ernest"-W. Hunt, A.1.A., N.Z.,■ -whb, is retiring"from-,the . hon. secretaryship after five; years'. serv.itse, .; was elected a life'member on "the motion <of Mr. 11. Wylie. Tho chairman, Mr. D. T. Stuart, '.then" presented. ; Mr.' IHunt with' a-, purse of sovereigns'oil: behalP'of the. mem- ( fcprs, and, in so doing,-; referred 't-o tho splendid work of the retiring secretary in tlio ' ' interests of tho'Society. Mr. -Hunt'.was'the. founder. I 'of.. tho Society (the fiVst in tho ' minion), and. lias 'done much .to'biako it what ! .it;is. Tho Society started' with 'a member- '\ ship of twenty-eight,' which KasVincreased to. | over a hundred,. while'somo forty members have passed tho examination fb'f. the Incor- , : -,t porated ' Institute of. Accountants of ; New :|. Zealand. Mr. iiunt,,suitably replied. v ;

Professor Korte, of the .Berlin -.Municipal \ Hospital,' delivered a lecture.Kit;month at .v...' !a meeting of tho, Berlin Medical Association, on. his experiences .in 'surgical operations on .the lungs of patient?/'' Professor : Korte said '.that until "quite 'recently medical ' x • men ivcre adverse from operations' on the ! . r : lungs/ but great progress had -Keen , made in this respect' during tho last -year or two. He himself ; had carried out ; many 'operations on; patients from' ulceration, gan- ' • greno/and;other diseases'of tlie' : ld'ngs. Out : of 2S operations' on patients : s.ufferihg from . •- ulceration or gangrene; 20 had 'been completely cured. The results of-operations on ■;'inpatients • suffering from other jlqng diseases wore, 1 however,; loss favourable?; Out of a total of 15 only four were •completely cured. Dr. Korte also described how ihliono case he extracted the entire lobe of a diseased, lung, after which the patient', a- boy- ofeeight years, \ , Completely recovered. ' ; .

■'..'•ln presenting Mr. Jolin CoomV who is. retiring' from -tiiOi Railway Department, with liis' portrait, ill oils on Tuesday,Hthei General Manager for Railways :(Mr. T, Ronayne) took to." eulogise Mr. ijPoom's services', and mentioned that Miv Coom had received a letter from tho, Pj'emier : .(Sir Joseph Ward) referring to •the ,'yaluo of tlio services which ho had rendered.>to tho Dominion, Mr.s Coom, iri replying, gave a briefMiistory of his' 32 years' service in tho Public ; Works - and'■ Railways Departments. He was first engaged' in'lS7G a: surveyor in the Public Works Department, and made the trial' surveys for railways at Blenheim, Kailcoura, Cheviot! ah.,dNelsoh,' : 'iind also 'for tho Christchurch-Westland. jiiic, iir tho South Island, and in the North'lsland for the' Napier-Woodvillo and, Paljiieiston-New Plymouth -linos. In 1879 lie- transferred to the' Railway Department, holding the combined positions of resident engineer and'locomotive engineer at Auckland;,' and afterwards. the-', position of resident engineer at Wellington, Invercargill, and Dunedin in turn. Afterwards lie was promoted to tho position 1 of inspecting'- engineer;; and in 1899 ho .was appointed Chief Engineer of New Zealand Railways, which; position lie continued to hold until his retirement. /'■ 'For Shampooing, nil -ITair, arid Pace treatments, visit Mrs. Kollcston, ,Hair Phvsician', Face Specialist, and Masseuse, Certificated. Trained -under' medical supervision. Special treatment for Palling Hair, Dandruff, Greynoss, Face Massage, etc., personal, attention. Ist Floor, - 3 Willis Street, (over Carroll's). To!.- isnn; ,• ■| -~ , 7152