PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 140, 7 March 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

- The present location of Ministers is as follows:—The Premier (Sir Joseph Ward) at Auckland, tho Hon. G, Fowlds: at, Auckland, the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, tho Hon. J. Carroll, this H6n; J. M'Gowan, the Hon.;, Dr. Findlay,, the Hoft; J; A. Millar, and the Hon. R. • M'Nab at Wellington; . Mr. J. G. W- Aitkcn,'M.P., is expected to return from the north on Monday., The Town Clerk (Mr. J.-R: Palmer) left on a holiday trip to Sydney yesterday by the Marama. , ' .. .' Mr., Justice Edwards leaves Wellington today for Blenheim, where he will preside over ensuing. circuit sittings. . Mr. R. Horne, manager for the Dresden Piano ICompany at Christchurch, is at present a visitor to Wellington.. >' Mr. John R. Palmer, Town Clerk of Wellington, left yesterday afternbon for Sydney. ; He expects to return early iri April. Mr,. J. Hutchen, managing director of the\ Stewart Sawmilling and Hardware Company, and Miss Hutchen, loft on. a trip to the Old Country yesterday.' A Press Association telegram from Wari-' garmi states that at a meeting of the Harbour Board last night, Mr. T. H. Haworth, of Wellington, was appointed Resident Engineer.. - ' 1 ' ~ - Sub-Inspector Dwyer, .who has beeii conducting a Departmental inquiry into tho , coudnot of -certain members. of tho police forco at Gisborne, passed, through -Welling-, ton yesterday on. his way back to: Cliriatchurch.-: Mr. Harold Beauchamp, Chairman of the Bank of Now Zealand, 1 and Mr. W. Callon- • der; general -manager-of that -bank, leave for Auckland by this morning's New Plymouth express. They expect to be hway for 'about ten daj's. • Mr. Alexander Ross, of the firm of Messrs. . Alexandor Ross and, Co., engineers, Wellington, leaves Wellington on Monday next for Auckland on route for the Old Country. Some, time will be spent m. America and. Canada before proceeding to England. The return journey will bo made through France, > and Italy. It is 26 years since Sir. Rpss left Scotland for N e,v Zealand. , .The following visitors to New; Zealand, at present in Wellington, were':recent -callers at ; the; Tourist' Department's bureau Mr. Geo. A. Heath, New South Wales; Mr. Fred. J. S.tedmaii,Cremofne, Sydney; Mr. and Mrs. 'Goldschneider, South:' Africa; William C. Burns, M.D., Pleasant Point ; Geo. M. Henderson, New York; Geo, Irines, Rothesay,' Scotland;' J. 'Byrne,- South Africa; Ma- - thew,;Momson/ j'; :: .■■■-;>"A-i" ~. As the outcome of ' his /recent success as Madame Melba's accompanist, Mr.'. Harold . .W.hittle has, received a handsome offer from the great, singer, to become'her'permanent ' accompanist in her, future concert tours of the old world. Mr. Whit-tie, who. is'a son of Mr. T, H-, ..Whittle, of the.'local--staff-of .the...Bank, of', New, Zealand, and'a "member . ,of - the --Wellington .Bowling 1 Club, leiives 'for London shortly! in Melba's wake to take up his'new duties.,. ~ ■ The organist and: members of St. I^eter/s Choir, at their weekly practice,; presented Mr. H-. Spencer Sivell with a :handsqme case of dessert knives amd fish service -(suitably inscribed)-on tho occasion of his approaching marriagev ■- He was also tho recipient of a beautiful'initialled travelling rug from Mr. T. Harrison. Dr. Fyffe, in making the presentation, referred in highest terms to , the good work performed in the choir by Mr., Sivell, and wished , both he and his bride every happiness and much prosperity. Mr. Sivell. suitably acknowledged the gift.,; - Mr. Cyril Towsey, tho young Wellington pianist, who wont to, London a, couplo ( of , .vears ago,., seems to be feeling his feet .in • the bigger world of; music. When . lie .last ' wrote to his father, Mr.- Arthur Towsey, of Wanganui;'ho was engaged on a tour with Franz Von Vecsey (pronounced Vay-tschai), , a violinist,, whom>Mr...Towsey.,describes as.ai ■ .with, a colossal ■ teclimquo. . Mr. - Towsey apeared ;,as soloist'-at; Albert Hall, London, on January,.4,. and was to appear again thero on February 15. Oil ; February 5 lie was associated with Marib Brema,. 1 Plunket Greene,. Ben Davies, and Johaues 1 Wolf, at Chester,- at Liverpool, with Marchesty and at Bolton wipth Backluus and Madame. Elk Russell.- ;