PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 151, 20 March 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the Prime Minister /(Sir 1 JosepH Ward) will be travelling en route to Kawhia from Waharoa, the Hon. J. Carroll will ba en route to Wellington, the Hon J.'A. Millar at Napier, the Hon. Dr. Findlay at Christphurch, and the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, tho Hon. R.: M'Nab, the Hon. J, M'Gowau,: and the Hon. G. Fowlds will be at Wellington. Brigadier Albistpn has returned from Auckland. Tho promotion of Lieutenant A. J. Petherick,. to bo captain of tho D Battery, is gazetted. •. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Trask, of Nelsoh, arrived iu: -Wellington ' yesterday, on their, way to Auckland.' , I:';.. Mr. Henry Morgan has been appointed Registrar of . Electors for Manawatu vice Mr< T. H. Ross, resigned. "•■■■ -

Captain E. F. W. LascelW; (H.M. Third Dragoon Guards) has been . promoted to be. major in the New Zealand Militia.

The Rev. William Lamb (Baptist), and Mr. Perciyal Cqmmius (Pilgrims of Peace) are; gazetted officiating ministers '. under the Marriage Act.

Mr. Claude XVhaite. advance representative of the' Herbert Flemmmg Dramatic;. Company, has arrived'in town to .make arrange-, ments for the company's coming .season ,ia Wellington. •'.< v•. >y■

: Captain G. T. Hali, of No. 1 Battalion; Wellington Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteers, has resigned commission, and has" been placed upon the activo list (unattached) with tho rank, of captain. ' i'

Tho following have been appointed trustees of the New. Plymouth rifle range reserve Lieut.-Col. Edward Okey, Major William Malone,' Captain Georgo Cock, Y.D., Captain Claude Weston,' Captain. Frederick Okey, and Captain Charles Mills. -

Tho: many Wellington friends of 'Mr. A. Burns," ."sub-editor of tho Christchurch "Prpss,"; and formerly, of this city,'will regret, to learn that he is again seriously ill in Christchurch.'' -The' latest information is that' ho is very'slowly improving.'

Mr. W. H. P. Barber, M.P., will commence early in next month-to deliver addresses in' tho various portions of his constituency. .He will also speak'in - those cpntres of the old,Newtown electorate, whjen he still represents;but which are .to he lopped off for tho next general election.

The Rev. P. W. Fairclough will leave in April for his temporary charge at Waimate, where he';will 'remain a ;ye^r : .'before .goingto Dunedin. Mr. '.Fairclough had a Dunedin charge four years aog,v arid' tlie. Methbdist itinerancy system does, not permit a minister to return to a former charge within five years. •■' '• 'Y Mr. M. Matheson presided at a meeting of members'of the Wellington Y.M.C.A., yesterday, held to.say to Mr. W. Eg: lin, who leaves' next. Tuesday on a trip to England, ,Mr. Eglin was presents! ' with a commercial writing wallet, the presentation being mado by Mr.- B. E. Hill. An enjoyable' musical programme'was given. ■

: By request of a nnniber of ratepayers in thd district interested, Mr. W. H! P.' Barber, M.P., will convene a meeting shortly, for the'purpose of considering the steps to be 'taken to -bring about a connection. of, the city •: tramway' system between • Constable Street ' and., Kilbirnie: It is felt in the locality named, where the population is ' increasing rapidly., that tho suggested connection would, be' -a' : greatconvenience; ■,

■ The Wellington ' Garrison Officers' Club has' received a valuable addition to 'ts library of military literature-ra, new copy of the campaign in Gerniany, • 1866 (English translation);' ■, compiled ■ by the' Prussian: .Department of-Military History, and accompanied with'plans and drawings. lids' been, kindly', presented to the Club by ifk' J. Stephens, of the National Bank, and is very highly...appreciated by the officers. It .is expected' .that 'the Club will bo installed in its quarters in the new Garrison: Hullabout the ; eiid of the s present month.'-

A sudden ■deoth'JVsilpposcd-'to bo duo to heart .failure,'; .qrcurrcd at Edendale, Auckland, on Monday, ov.emng. • While Mrs. W. Millor, .mother' of;the Rev. Ai Miller, of the Edondalo Presbyterian Church, was sitting at tea in the maiise she coniplaincd. of a sharp pain iu her shoulder, and, asked her daughter to rub it. -Tho latter to do jo, and notiocd a sudden.change in her mother's faoo. Mrs'. Miller expired' in a few minutes. The deceased,'lady' was in her 75th year, and came wiilr her son tb Auckland in July, •1900.' She was'"a native-'of'.Ayrshire, Sept land. The funeral will' probably take place to-morrow. ;

Mr. F. W. Haybittle, who, -with Mrs. and tho Misses Haybittle, will'-leave' by. the Marere this week,'en 'route to tho Old Country, was entertained at lunclieon at the Grand Hotel by tlie members of .the' Wellington Fruit Brokers'.'.. Association-' on Wednesday. Mr. Townscnd'presided, and, on behalf of the members, presented the 1 guest with a handsome travelling rug in recognition of Mr. Haybittle's thirtcei) years' service as Secretary of :: tho Association 'since its 'inception. Mr. Haybittle ' was also, .in the evening, entertained by the members of the Wellington Boiviing Club, of which he was one of the founders, and also vice-president and president. Mr. T. ; Bush presided, and made complimentary references to Mr. Haybittlo's services'in connection with.' bowling, and particularly his -\york oil behalf of the Northern Bowling Association, of ; which ho had; been president and vice-president. On behalf of the Club, Sir.- Bush presented their guesfc with a token of regard. ..."

ilr. Wm. A. Morgan is gazetted a lieuten- ■ ■ CUit iu tho I\ T cw Zealand Militia; '; ' ' ' ■ ; Mr.; J., A. Homo has been appointed an. ' officer for-the purposes. of the Fisheries Con-. Bcrvation Act, ISS-t. . " • Sir James Mills is. gazetted an honorary captain of tho No. 2 Company New Zealand : . Engineers,' Dunedm. 1 ; Mr.' George "Williams has boon appointed a .. . . member , of tho Patea Lice-rising Committee, . Tioo Mr.:W.'-Monkhouso resigned. © Captain J; A. P. Fredrio, of Dunedm, has -awarded the Colonial Forces long scrvice m&lal, havingVserved oyer, twenty years. Jlr. Sol. Ziman, the Neiy Zealand Rhodes >. scholar, will leave for England next mouth of Scotland, sailing from «ton,abou;t, ApriUls... .. . ■ Lieutenant-Colonel John Drummond, Lieu«naat_: John Cattanacli Dayi(Jsqn, and Messrs. 'rancis John Knight and. ,Ethelbert Alfred Ransom have been appointed trustees of tho .Jannovirko .riHo. rango reserve. t s The employees of A.i Lindsay, Ltd., tho Her day,, tendered a presentation to Mr. and ;s. A; who aro about to leave a : holiday '■! visit. to \ Great . Britain, i .behalf of -Mr. Carver prcnted' Mr.; ; Lindsay-with 'a. ,-tj;ayelling. rug, d Mrs. Lindsay with a silver toilet set.