PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 145, 13 March 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Premier and all Cabinet Ministers will bo in Wellington to-day. Y

Mr.-H. Fitzherbert, S.M., New Plymouth, was in Wellington yesterday. .'1 ;; 'Mr'/M^AlMm Ml has l a Vaccination Inspector for the Martinborough district. .v-' . \ .

r' Mr.'J. E: Macdonald has' been appointed Receiver of Land -Revenue , for: the Nelson district. . .. -. ... ,■- .: ,'

Mr. G. Wheeler, the well-known Romney breeder, of Halcomboj'was a visitor to Wellington' yesterday! . 1; , Mr/ J. H.'Jerram lias been apppintedGeneral Manager.!pf the State_Fire Insurance Office. ,- 1 : ■

Mr. Bissett, : editor' of publications! in ,the; Agricultural 'Department, \went South; last niglit by the Moeraki. f

Tile Governor has approved of tho promotion of Acting-Captain J. J... Esson, of ,the Wellington City Rifles,-.to Captain. . The Governor ; has: approved of jthe' award of the Meritorious Service Medal to Sergeant H. C.'Petersen, Royal New Zealand Artillery.: .: - ■ ' Mr. S. Ji Furnbss,,proprietor of tho "Marlborough Express," is in Wellington to-day, on his way back from tho recent Press Association meeting at Napier.V :V'

Mr. D.; Mi' Findiay left, for Christchurch last night on Compensation Court 1 , business in tliesSputhern city,: which will' engage his attention for about a week. ',l

The following are the winners of the progressive euchre ;held at the Wellington Bowling Club's pavilion, last evening -.—Ladies: Mrs. Hamilton, l;_Mrs.; Brown,-2. Gentlemen: Mr. Ballard, 1; Mr. Brown, .2. , :

Mr. W. Beauchamp, who for about twenty years has been connected■ • with; the: New Zealand Shipping Company's . Wellington branch, has been promoted to a position in the head office of that company, at Christchurch. ■ Mr; Beauchamp will leave for Christchurch'about the end of the presoilt month. . , -

Mr. ..'Justice Dennistoii, who has been engaged in 1 Court business at, HOKitiKa, .returned to Wellington yesterday afternoon, Mr. Justice Edwards also returned to town from Blenheim yesterday. , His Honour will start on the Now Plymouth circuit after ho has completed the preparation of certain judgments. '/

Shortly , after the speech-making ; at " the' presentation of the New Zealand Rifle' Association's trophies and prizes on Wednesday' afternoon, ' Colonel- Collins became- indisposed, and yesterday he. was far from well. The latest; report is a favourable one,' and, ■with a good rest after the strain : of coik ducting the big meotiflg, he hopes to be about again very .shortly. Captain A. A. Dorrion-Smith, D.5.0.,.wh0 in; company'with Messrs. Donald; and : Klette .started out for ■; Auckland in the yacht Heartsease, with the object of botanically exploring the Poor; Knights, Hen and Chickens,- and Little Barrier Islands, ■; returned to' Auckland on Wednesday ,by tho Clansman, from Russell, as, owing to the unsettled stato of the weather and high sea running, landing on these islands was not possible. The yacht experienced a heavy sea, and. increasing. wind from the northeast, when nearing Cape' Brett, and only arrived in Russell in time to escape the force of tho galo last Friday night, Captain Dorrien-Smith goes South on Friday, and sails for England in the s.s; Arawa on March 26. . All Indies desiring to beautify their hair, also render it glossy and ill good condition for the various balls, etc., during the coming season should now book appointments with Mrs. Rolleston, llair Physician, of 3 -Willis Street _ (over Carroll's). Courses •of treatment, including necessary lotions, from SOs. Advice free. -Tel. 1599 •••••• 7152