PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

'• '!■ r. : " ♦ . ■■ . i- To-day . the Prime Minister, the Hon. AY. [. Hall-Jones. the Honj J. A. Millar, 'the Hon. il Dr. Findlay, the Hon. G. Foivlds, and the >- Hon. J. Carroll, will be in Wellington, the I- Hon. R. Jl'Nab at Christchurch, and the s Hon. 'J. M'Gowan at Auckland. 11 Brigadier Albiston has returned from a s visit to Gisborne. 11 Mr. W. H. Hartgill, of Daimevirfee, is in town for a fo\v days. , v Mr. G. H. Scaleß was a passenger by the i Ulimaroa yesterday, en route to. Sydney,' where • lie is to join . the . steamer India for London. • A Napier Press Association telegram states J that tho cpmmittco of the Hawko's Iky 1 Agricultural and Pastoral Society has voted P Mr. Charles Douglas, secretary, a bonus of • £50 with bpst wishes for hio approaching ' .. . . • . ,

Mr. A. L. D. Fraser, for, Napier. is visiting Wellington. . The. Hon. H. F. AYigram, M.L.C., was » passenger-for South last night bv the; Maori. Mr. W. S. Flirty, Inspector-of Telegraphs, and Mrs. Furby, are now residing- at the Hotel Windsor. 1 _ . Captain ; Crouoher, secretary, of the. Ship-; *'■ masters' Association, who has been on a visit to Auckland, loft Oriehuiiga by- the Taka.-. puna yesterday on bis retiirn to, Wellington. Mr. .las. Edgar, of Dunedin, general, man-. ager for tlio Victoria Insurance Company, m ■ New, Zealand, is at present op' a visit to '.Wellington., Mr. Edgar is to go on to: Wanganui. before returning, souths . : /• Mr. Petrie, Mayor of Greymouth, who has been, lying ill at Nurse, Wiseman's Hospital,. Wellington, is] shoeing'signs of; improvement, and his friends aro looking for a ■ speedy recovery. ... . . The Government has appointed Lord Ran:furly to represent' this Dominion at the, celebrations m Canada in connection with that country's tercentenary m June next. Thesa celebrations are to be out on an astensive scalo. ... ■ . Mr. J. Campbell, Government architect, , paid a visit to Palmerston North yesterday in connection with the alteration? that are , being made to Mr. Strang's house, which is being leased for two years by, the Governor. Mr. Campbell will'return to Wellington tor.\ day. • Master Oscar Boror, a lad of fourteen, , -camo m for somo. SavouraYilo comment. {Rom tlio members of the committee of the Wei-' , lingt-on • branch of the.. Navy League; at: its , meeting : yesterday afternoon.' "It was . stated that, lie' had rendered valuable assist-. : anco in the distribution of the..League'maps . •' and in otter-•ways, Mr. R. F-. Maunsell, of Lansdowne, Mag. : terton, is to leave Now Zealand for Engla.id ; by. the lonic on May 21, writes, our Wair.v 1 rapa correspondent. Mr. Maunsell will be : accompanied by his wifo and three sons, tho 1 oldest of> whom, Mr, F. W. Maunsell, will proceed to Cains . College, Cambridge, and the two younger to Cheltenham. Mr. Maun- ■ sell anticipates tint lie. will be, absent, from. . New, Zealand for about eighteen months. Mr. J. Jv. Erauklyu, the newly-appointed • : evangelist of the Vivian Street Church of Christ, has arrived m Wellington, and will begin his work to-morrow, when he will preach m the Chapel, Vinan Street, at 7 ■ p.m., Jus subject being, "Tho Man and His Mossage.' l '- Mr. Frauldvn. has been sis years in Nelson; having m addition to his church work taken a largo, interest in municipal and No-Liconsa reform. He.is spoken of as-a ; forceful preacher. , '" . The iMayor-elect :of Dunedin, (Mr. J. ' M'Donald) is tho first bachelor to Ibe elected ' to the position of the chief magistrate of that -- city.. It. is also worthy of note that he„is : - .' a New Zealandor, having been born'in Auck-' land, m 1065. • Ho is one. of the youngest mayors yet elected. The outstanding features of the election are,-hrst; that Mr: M'Donald '■ had a majority, at every booth; secondly, that' ho was opposed by the Ratepayers' Associaj tion, usually powerful in. these matters. y Since delivering his political.; speech .on , j Monday, night last -beforo the Liberal'andi Labour League,• beorr' I suffering from a very severe influenza cold," [ which lias,confined him to his house during [ practically tho whole of tho time, and >mado >. transaotion?of business heavy -and difficult * , task. It is pleasing; to be'' able to state,' . however, that yesterday Sir Joseph was ion- , siderably better, and"hoped to 'bo. able i,v I dopart for tho West Coast this evening to i keep his appointment at the official cera- > mony connected with the commencement »f- - the Otira Tunnel works oil Tuesday next., }. The olection of ofbee-boarers in connection ' N|th the Wellington District Law: Society for i tto resulted as;fojlows:_—Presi-i' : i dent, Mr. T. Young; vice-president, Mr. A. L. Hordman; treasurer, Mr. H. F. von Haast : (re-elected); council, Messrs. G.' 8./Morison , (ro-elcctod), M. Myers (re-elected), E. P. >' Bunny, E. H. Doan, E. F. Hadlield,- and i.. . C, H. ,Tripp.;, auditor, - Mr. P. Levi (re- [ olectod); Wellington representatives on Coun-i , cil of Now Zealand Law Socioty, Mr. H. D. . Bell,-K.C. (re-elected), and Mr. T.' Young; - |, Wollmgton representatives on Council of Law (•- llpporting, Mr. H. D. Bell, K.C. (re-elected), : and Mr. M. Chapman, K.C. (re-elected) The Hon.- G. Fowlds (Minister for- Health i and Education) leaves Wellington on Thurs- [ day morning nest for. tho Hawke's Bay dis- , trict. : Ho will spend Thursday, night at Te : [} Aute, where ,tho .Native, school-, is " situated. ' i Ho will then go on to • Hastings, and open • - . tho nowly-ernctodi district high school' there; and on .Friday afternoon ho will receive a , doputation from; the Hastings Chamber of Commerco. On Saturday morning the Mm- , istcr nill go to Napier, and remain thore till Tuesday, returning. to AVellmgton on Tuesday evening. At Napier' Mr. Fowlds will visit the .Maori Girls' School and other ' educational institutions', and also the Napier'-" Hospital. : ~ .