PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day tho Premier andall the Minister!# will be in Wellington.

Mr. W.,D„ Lysnar, solicitor, of Gisborne, is at present on a visit to Wellington.

Mr. J. P. M'Gowan, of Duncdin, secretary of, Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Ltd., is in town i for a. few dnvs. 1 . < Mr. Matthew Morrison, of Queen's Drive, Glasgow, who has been staying in Wellington, leaves for Rotoriia this morning. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Henrys, who have boon on a holiday visit, to Australia, returnod to Wellington by tho Moeraki yesterday. Miss L, Pulsford, the young Wellington singer, is leaving for" 1 London, via Sydnoy, by tho Maheno to-morrow, to. continue : her musical studies., V

. Dr. Findlay will leave Wellington on March 18. to attend the Cheviot agricultural show on .March 20, as, the representative of the Government.

1 Councillor Gorlber, who has left on a visit to tho Homo Country,> has been granted sii months' loavo of absence from meetings-of tho City" 1 Council."•

Tho <pty' Co'uncil last night • appointed Mr.R. Taii;, . Chief Clerk, to bo acting Town Clerk diiring tho absence-in. Australia of ..the Town Cleft (Mr. J. R. Palmer), • • Misses M. A; and H.'A. Little, of' Hampi* stead, London,. at: present visiting Wellington ; loavo - for. tho : Hot Lakes,- via the Wanganui. River, to-morrow morning; l

- Colonel Tuson, who has been on , a visit! to Sydney, and Mrs. Tuson, who has just arrived froro, England, were passengers from Sydney by . the Moeraki .yesterday. - • Mr. P. R. Sargood, of Dunediri; and' Mr. T. Finlayson, of Auckland, two of tho' directors; of Messrs. Sargood,. Son, and Ewen, Ltd., are at present on.a visit' to Wellington. A Press .Association; telegram from' Hastings.. records ,'the' death of'.'. Mr." :J.' S. Buchanan, aged seventy.- Ho was owner of Elsthorpe 'until tho station was acquired for closer'settlement. ' '; v V.

Mr, A. Ahradsen, junior partner in tha firm of P. Ahradsen and Son,: Tory Street, was, presented.' yesterday .'afternoon by. tha omployeos..'with a'silver tea-set," on .the occanion of his approaching marriage.

The Hon. Q. Fowlds and his private secretary, Mr. Crow, returned to Wellington' yesterday. During his .tour Mr. Fowkla travelled 1596 miles—692' miles by train, 345 by coach, 274 by motor-car, 150 on horseback, and 135 by steamer.. ''. .', : ■

Tho Kov. J. F. Doherty(Primitivo Methodist), who.has for some timo been associated with > tho Rev. J. Dawson, of this, city, was farowolled'at a mooting at Porirua last night,-, H6; will leave to-morrow for his new sphere of labour at Auckland. ' ■ ; ■ Mess,rs.'H. S.' Woolcott'and'C. Tandy, two of the Fire Police .Corps, who are shortly leaving for an extended, trip'to/.the . Old Country, were tho -recipients of presentations from numbers of the.'Firo Police .last evening. Captain J. Wright' made the presentation,, and, oil behalf of, the corps, .wished' 'the..travellers an enjoyablo .

. Tho vaeancy local'detective force, caused through : tuo ; transfer', of : Detectiva Itawlo to Gisbomo, 'is to' ibe filled by,' the appomtment. of Constable ' Alexander : Bailey to' ,the .'position ; of' acting-detective. '•* • Constable Bailey filled- the position 1 of chief ivatoh:liouse' keeper' at -the'.'liambton Quay Police Station , for al considerable 'time.! :';

Mr. C. 'Colobrookj' fo'rmerly " Landing SurToyor,-. in the local Customs office, and, recently appointed to tho position of' Collector of Cust'oms at Timaru; is resigning frotri the Government service to. C9mmehoo business ,aa' a-Cnstomhouso agent in Auckland on hi? own, account. - Mr. Colobrook is at present on a visit to Wellington. :•

Mr. A. Hamilton; Director of tho Dominion 'Museum, has' been;;offered 'the:' of president- this year of the; Anthropological Section of' tho ' Australasian Association;'for the -Advancement i of. Science. Yesterday Cabinet gave 'the- necessary authority for Mr. 1 Hamilton'to' accept tho position. It- will be' necessary,- should.tho honour bo accepted, for Mr. Hamilton 'to-preside.over the section'at tho annual meeting of the Society, which Trill bo'hcld in Brisbane.' , " '> • ■

Mr. Itobort. Glover-Eeaton, who dial on Tuesday ; last, was only , twenty-sis years of ago/ He had servod .eight years as a cadet in tlio'.Navy, but, .having developed,a chronio complaint, had *cor.io. to New Zealand with his. jnother in the hope that tho chango would benefit his health, •' His death; was- painfully,. suddon. One cry, which was heard by Mis. U lover-Eaton • and ■ Liout.-Colonel. Bauchop (who resides in the same house), was the only, warning of tho end. l y Tho death occurred at Dunediri yesterday morning of Mrs, Pollen,-wife.of Dr. Pollen, . 'of.Wellington.' The deceased.lady has been ailing for some time,'arid a; fortnight ago ■ to-day, she underwent an operation at Dunaim, from tho effects of which she never re-.' oovered. ■ She was •'widely known, locally, and l siricero sympathy will, bo extended to Dr. tolleu in his ; bereavement. . Mrs. Pollen was / a daughter .of tho lato Mr. Hunter Brown, of Nelson,- The j interment ,is .to take plaoo at. Nelson next Saturday.': > " . ■ ■■•

Mr. M.-K. Litchfield, who. is studying at . the University of Pennsylvania for the, do. groo of Doctor of Dental Surgery, has sent to his father, Mr. B. M. Litchfield, chief auditor of the Bank of Now Zealand; a very gratifying report of his progress'.' Iu the last mid-year examination ho gained an average of 84 2-3 per cent, of marks, sccuring'.9o in • '' general chemistry, SO in anatomy, and 84 in histology. He, states that Mr; Rupert. Sutton, of Masterton, has done even better,, having oome out \top of his class in the samo examination, with a general average of 911-3 per cont; of marks. Thoro wore 137 studenta in the class. '

The Wellington Boxing Association met yesterday afternoon for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr. Ernest A. Blundell, who has boon, a valued member pf tho committee since the inoeption of the insti--tution, tho, occasion being his 'approaching { marriage. Mr. R,. W. M'Villy, a vice-presi-dent, who .occupied the chair, referred' in eulogistic terms to the wqrk of Mr. Blundell.'' On behalf of tho Association,- it gave liira ycry great pleasure to ask- Mr.. Blundell to accept a' pair of ficld-glaSses, suitably in.scribed,' as-a token of the esteem in which ha was held, and to express to him, the best wishes of members for the future happiness of himself, and his bride. Mr.- M'Villy s to marks were hoartily ondorsed by Mr. Coffey. In the course of his acknowledgment of thr handsomo gift, Mr. Blundell stated !"!iat: ;.a hitherto ho would do his best'to further the interests of tho Association. /