PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the Prime , Minister (Sir Joseph . | Ward), the Hon.! J. M'Gowan, the Hon. G. Fowldb; the fioii. R. the Hon. J k . Carroll, and the Hon. J. A. Millar, will be in Wellington. The Hon. Dr. Findiay is at, Auckland, and the Hon. W. Hall-Jolics on a visit of inspection of.the Main..truiik line. .. . | ' Dr. Frfengteyj- District' 6^M , 'dfio4i l ;vW.'', turned last night from a departmental visit to MartinbordUEh; ' ; i' ■ Major Head, the newly-appointed' Director of Artillery, is due in Wellington by the Athenic on Slay IS. Colo|el Pole-Penton, formerly Commandant of the Now Zealand Forces, has been appointed vice-president of the Ordnance Board at Woolwich. v Mr. E. 1 R'Esterre, Chief bf Staftj "'New Zealand Herald,'--arrived from tho north 'lastv«i&ht , 'by - the" mail train 'and joined ''the •s.s.-Maori for Lytteltbh. '. ' Mr. J. J. Bolirke,' wool buyer, who ia leaving for Londoii: m the cou'rsb 6f a few days, is to bo tho gue6t of the- woolbrdkcra aild wool buyers at & farewell-dinner at the ' Hotel Windsor, this evening. Sympathetic reference was made at the annual - meeting of householders.in the North-, V land district last evening: to the 'death .of Mr.. Gapes, who had during his lifctimo ■ shown very great- ednsideration to the • children.-. It was decided to send a wreath to the relatives.:of the decoa-sed. i Mr. W. T. Ward, the newly-appointed ' Postmaster at Palnierstdri. North, passed through Wellingfan yestetd&y en route to tho scehb of his new Mr.' Ward, who Cbrties from Invefcargill, and is a brother of the Prime Minister) has never been in Wellington before bis present visit. Mr. Wi.Prybr, secretary of the Nefr Zoa- , land Employers' Federation, will spend ihost '. of this-week at-Timaru, in work connected , with tho formation of an Employers' Association, which will probably affiliate - faith the : . Federation. Othor. • business connected with . tho Federation . will ■ probably: detain Mr. . Pryor in the Souih until the middle of May. ' At, the annuM.- mooting. : of the. Ladies' Hookey Association on Saturday evening, ' Mr. J. D. M. M'lntyre was presented by the Association \yith a pair,.of Sleeve, linksj which U was construed by our reporter to have br.cn forthcoming through l a contemplated plunge into ' matrimony by, tho' recipient.' Wo hre assured that nothing is further from Mr. M'lti tyre's thoughts, at, present. :- Three' well-known;. Australian pressmen --' havo been appointed to responsible positions * in the theatrical world. Mr. Claude M'Kay, ' of tho " Dail.v Telegraph," becomes private 1 secretary to Mr. J. C. Williamson; Mr. Phil Finkelstein. dramatic editor of tho '" Sunday Times" and ' Referee." will act in a,score-.'. . tarial and press capacity witli"Messrs.. Mey-'' noil and- Gunn; .Mr. Albert- Goldiej press., agent for Mr. J...C. Williamson, joins :torces with. Mr. Allan Hamilton' as manager of the'' ; New Zealand tour of- Mr. H. R, 'Roberts, .'• aiid later as business manager of Mr*., Hugh ; Ward's Conipany in a,tour of tlie East.