PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 184, 29 April 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

All Ministers of the Crown will be in Wellington to-day with tho exception of tho Hon.' W. Hall-Jones and the Eton. Dr. Findlay, both of whOm are en route to the city from the North. • . Mr. T. Pringle has booked for Sydney by the steamer Uliraaroa, sailing on Friday next. - . The; Hon. R. M'Nab' expects to leave tomorrow on a brief visit to Akaroa on Departmental business. It is understood that Mr. F. de C. Malet, of.'Christchurch, has resigned'his position.as a director of the Bank of New Zealand. Captain Johnson, Harbourmaster, who has been on a holiday visit to Australia, is due back -from Sydney to-day by the Maheno. Mr. J. C. Blackmore, Government Pomologist for the South Island, arrived in Wellington yesterday morning, and left for Nelson in the evening. Tho Right Rev. Dr.' Wallis, Anglican Bishop of Wellington, who is on his Way Home to attend the Lambeth Conference, was to meet Mrs. Wallis, who preceded him to England, at Marseilles, and tliby were' to spend a week or two at Nice. At-the annual meeting of the "Wellington Law Society on Monday night, tho following officers were elected President, Mr. T; Young; vice-president, Mr. A. L. tferdman; treasurer, Mr. Von Haast-; auditor, Mr. Levy; • committee, Messrs. Myers, Tripp, Morison, Bunny, Hadliold, and Dean; secretary, Mr- l'\ Harrison. '■ Mr. J. Evans, clcrk iii tho Official ■ As-' sicjncxi's office; Cliristcliurch,. has been appointed Official Assignee in that centre in succession to Mr. Greenwood, retired.- Mr.', i W. S. Fislior, who has been for'about six years clcrk of the Magistrate's Court, Uliristchiirch, and was for maiiy years dork to tho. Official Assignee at Diinbdin, has been ap- ' pointed Official Assignee in the Otago capita!. Mr. R. J. Logan, w!:o has been in tho service of Mr. S. J. Fitness, proprietor of the ''Marlborough Express,'' for j.5 years, having latterly held the position of chief reporter, has severed his connection with tho' paper in order to become Journalist partner in tho "AVaiiiiato " published in the South. Canterbury town of. that naiiie. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Logan was the recipient Of & hiihdsOtaie tbken of the este&m in which ,he has been held by the proprietor and fetifis of tlse " Elsnress- 1 '

The Hon. James M'Gowan (Minister for Mines) will probably leave for Auckland tomorrow. ■ 1 ' Mr. G. H. Scales has booked for Sydney by the Huddart-Parkcr steamer Ulimaroa, which is to sail on Saturday. Dr. Pomaro, Health dflicer to the Maoris, is attending to an outbreak of typhoid fever among the Wangamii Natives. The funeral of Mr. George Gapes, formerly of Northland, who died at Waikauae on Sunday, left tho Manawatu Station for the Karori Cemetery at 12.20 yesterday,. The funeral was well'attended. 1 The Rev. H. J. Edwards, of Dunedin; who was acting-vicar at St. Mark's, Wellington, prior to the arrival of the Rev. A. M. Johnson from'Masterton, will now be aoting-vicar at Mastorton until an appointment is made iii respect of that parish. ■ ; Mr< J. Strauchoh, Chief Surveyor and Cortirriissioner of Crown Lands, Wfellihgtonj will leave on Saturday to take up;those positions in Auckland.- Mr. J. Mackenzie, who has been transferred from Auckland to take up Mr. Strauchon's duties here, will do so'as from May 1. . Mr.' J. C. Chaytor., accompanied by his eldest daughter, arrived in Wellington from Marlborough this morning en route for England. Mr. and Miss Chaytor depart for the Old Country to-morrow |)y the Ayrshire. This will be, Mr. Chaytor's seventh trip Home. Colonel Edward Chaytor and Lieut.Colonel D'Arcy Chaytor are sons of the voyager. •.; ; The esteem in which 'Mr. J; 'J. Bonrko, the well-known wool 1 biiyer, is-'held by those in the wool trade; both buyers and. brokers, was fully attested last evening.. A full company assembled. at, the Hotel Windsor, , and the complimentary . dinner, tendered !Mx. Bourke was a complete success.., - ilr. A. E; Mabin (Levin and Co.) .was in the chair,'and,. in proposing the toast of the evening, spoke •in highly complimentary' terms of tho. guest. Mr.: Bourke had endeared himself, to his confreres, and .won their, respect,,.by. ~his many sterling qualities, and one and all ivished him Bon voyage and a safe return to New Zealand. Byyers and brokers alike are suffering from the slump in- wool, and the dominant hope voiced by all the speakers was that there may be a chango for the bettor before Mr., Bourke returns to New Zealand. Mr. Bourke leaves for London by the 6.5. Tongariro on Thursday of next week. :