PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 173, 15 April 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the Prime Minister',,and the Hon; R. M'Nab, will be at Tapanui, the Hon. Gv Fowlds at Christchurch, the Hon. Dr. Find-, lay at Rotorua, the Hon. J. M'Gowan at Thames, the Hon. J. Carroll North of Auckland, the Hon. >V. Hall-Jones and the Hon. J. A. Milhir in Wellington; ' Mr. W. F. Massey, M.P., Loader of tho Opposition, left for Hawke's Bay yesterday. Inspector Elltsonj who is at present on a visit to Nelson, is due back about; Thursday morning, Mr. l Justice Sim, Judge of the Arbitration Court, left 1 Wellington on Monday' for.Rotorup, whero ho intends spending a brief holiday.. , ■ Mr. E. W.'Slyfield, manager of Kiilxaldio and ■ Stams's: mercerv department, has accepted a position with a .Dunedin firm, and lie loaves ,>.for that city; in a weok or ten days. , The City Council has acceded to a request of Superintendent ( Hugo to'relieve him of his dutics : a month hence, and has authorised tho 'Fire Brigade Committee to take the necessary, steps 'towards appointing his isuccessor. • Major J. E. Hume, R.N.Z:A., - left for Lyttelton last night to attend tho/military manoeuvres in the . Canterbury district. Major Hume will act as Coast Defence Commander and Artillerv Staff Officer dur» ing tho operations.

Mr. Gresley Lukin will leave on a visit to Australia by the Maheno on Friday. . .Colonel A. W. Robin, G. 8.,' Chief of the General Staff, returned to Wellington from the South yesterday. - Mr, M'Kay, of tho firm of Crichion and M'Kay, architects, has left Wellington oil a trip to tho Old Country. . Colonel Tuson, Adjutant-General. of , tho Forces,; left' for Auckland yesterday morning, en: route to tho Easter manoeuvres in tlio Auckland Military District. Mr. C. A.'Arthur was, on the motion of Mr. Tannor,; admitted as a solicitor, and Mr. W. It. Borlaco, on the motion of ;Mr. ■ Drown,: as a barrister,: by Mr. Justice Edwards' yesterday. ; Mr. "W. -, Gillanders, National ' Socrotary fu-.- the ■ Y.M.C.A.s of Australia and New . Zealand, arrivod : in town fronr Gisborne. yesterday, will visit Mastcrton to-day, and is to leave to-morrow, for -tho South. Miss Elsie-Mooro,'formorly or.o of the Eiombors. of Mr. J. "C. • Williamson's comic opera-company, w a s v recently married m Now York to Mr. William Thompson Starr,' only, son'of.Mr. and Mrs.-Horace Starr, £ho Now York millionaire.' Miss Mooro has . been doing vory well in conne opera in tho United States for the past two years, but will retire from the stage now. Her sister" was the late Lady de-Winter, wife of Sir Francis do Winter. Tho Rev. I. Wrigloy, of. Levin, is taking a Bhort holiday m 1 this city before going to hia; now-circuit atWaihi. He'has sorved a long;ministry in this district; having been stationod at Wellington,, Levin,- Palmerston • North, .-.Woodvillo, Waipawa, and Hastings. He is thus widely known and much ostoomcd. Mrs. Wngley also has rendered excellent - seras. was testified to by. five presentations ,on leaving. Levin. • . ■ . Mr. H:" G.v. Jhll, well-known in dairying' and musical circles,, as secretary of tho Aucklandt Provincial Dairymen!s Association, and bass trombonist; of Auckland Orchestral and ; Choral i Societies, ; ana First Battalion. Band, as well as being secretary and ■ treasurer of t}io. latter, is leaving Auckland ■ to tako up m Wellington, having been, appointed'manager of the .Wellington branch .of- the butter and chceso business of 'Motors J. B. 'M'Ewan and Co., Ltd. - At' v the,.pK'6tice. of,, the."First - Battalion Band ' at Auckland-on Thursday last, Bandmaster - Mphr it6ok;/ tho: occasion : to refer to - tho departure'of' Corp. E. G. Hill, lion; secre.l tary * and v treasurer, and bass trombonist. . Addressing Mr. Hill,'lie said that the band -recognised tho amount of>• work- ho had ,ac- , - co'mplished,..and tho enthusiasm he had displayed, f and attributed, in a -large - measure, . the', present condition of tho band to tho life' and work of i their esteemed comrade. That being - so, they wore unanimous that some-recognition should be shown,' -and he \ had very much pleasure in presenting <MrHill' With an; enlarged; framed photograph of • tho band. Mr. Hill has accepted an 'invitation to join the iWellington Garrison Sand.