PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 159, 30 March 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day tho Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) is oil route to Wellington, the Hon. J. Carrol oil route to Wellington; the 1 Hon. W. Hall-jortos, the Hon. J. M'Gowan, ithe Hon. Dr. Findlay, the. Hon. It. M'Nab, the Hon., J. A. Millar, tilts Hon. G. Fowlds, are all at Wellington.

Messrs. Hugh and Ralph Beetham arc staying at the Royal Oak Hotel.

; Dotectivo Cassells leaves for Martihborough this! on fourteen days' holiday leavo. 1

Mr. Fred Little, a well-known commercial traveller, and his wife, left on a trip to the Old Country by the Arawa On Thursday.

Sighor Bfagato, Government ViticUlturistj who has been spending a few days in Wellington, will loave for the North to-day.-.

Mr. .Justice Denniston arrived from Christchurch on Saturday morning) and Mr. Justice. Cooper from Palmerstori North on Saturday-evening,..',

Tho Hon. 6. .Fowlds, will leave for Dune-din-probably on. Wednesday night. ;The Minister is officially to open the new dental college'there this week'. ...

Mr. Paul Hansen, local director, for the company controlling the Aucklartd tramway service, is a visitor to Wellington. Mr. is visiting Wellington on business and pleasure coinbined. :•

• Many will regret to. learn that Mr. W. D. Lyon, accountant to Messrs/Stewart and Ca./.-timber and .hardware merchants, is set* iously ill. , Mr. kton is very well'known in am&toiir theatrical and Masonic.eircles.

l Amoiig .the visitors to Wellington .staying at the Empire Hotol aro tho 'following:— Judge and Mrs. Hasolden; Mr. William C. Aston; . Hon, Hugh Mosman, Queensland; A Burko, Sydney; E. Robertsj Dunedin; C. J. Arter, Melbourne; J. Buries, London, and W. C. Breakell, Thames. ■ ) ■ The Prime Minister left . Auckland for Wellington ■ via tho East Coast, on. Saturday afternoon. He .is expected to arrive here to-day or to-morrow.- After a brief" sojourn iti Wellington Sir Joseph will. depart • for Southland; where he will inquire into irri- , gatiott ; . matters, in connection with which' WOrk a sum. of money Was . voted by Parliament last session. ■".

The Hon. R. M'Nab, Minister for Lands, arrived fronl Christchurbh yesterday after a tour over thfc route of tho South: Island, Main Trunk railway from Picton to church. - . Ho. returns to Christchurch this week, and /goes' right through to Gore on Saturday. 1 '.On the following Monday, in company with tho Prime Minister, ho will commoncG a tour through. Central Otago, starting at Queonstowii. : \

Messrs. J. F. Reiily and J. B: Zander, two well-known residents' of,.Melbourne, who, are on a pleasure visit to the Dominion, in a short conversation ; with.. "a • Christchurch " tress " r represpntatiyo, : expressed delight with their trip, \but said they were struck by the delay s which occurred On the trip down tho. Wanganui .River from Taumarnnui to Wanganui,. which they stated caused iticonvenionca to travellers. Mr.- Zander' remarked thflt it would be much mdje satisfactory if 'tourists cotlld rely; On' completingtho trlp'Wwirtlre'nverln a day -and a half f instead ■of two days .and -a .half, as is often the caso at present. ■ ' / •