PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 193, 9 May 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

t To-day the Prime Minister will be in Reef- . tori, the Hon. Dr. Findlay in' Dunedin, the ' Hon. G. Fowlds at' Napier, the Hon. J. M'Gowan in tho Thames, the Hon. A. , Millar en route from Hastings, the Hon. J. , Carroll, the Hon. W. 1 Hall-Jones, and tho , Hon. R. M'Nab at Wellington. - ...'. The Rev. A. R. Osborn left for Australia yesterday. .. . r L The Hon. J. A. Millar is expected back j from.Hastings.,to-day. 3 Inspector Ellison returned yesterday, morn- > ing from a brief official visit to Marlborough. > Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P., returned from '' Christchurch yesterday morning by. the Moo- • raki; ! . The Hon. R. M'Nab (Minister for Lands) ' returned to Wellington from the South yes--1 .terday morning. . ( Station-Sergeant Phair, of the_. Lambton Quay Police Station,. is at. present, laid up with an illness.-,V- >~1 1 Mr. J.-R.'"Nicholls, a Gisb6rrie"businesa ; man, and lately of Dannevirke, is at present on a visit to Wellington. ' ' I . • ' • . i .T.. : Dr. L. Cockayne, F.L.S., and Mr..A. H. 5 Cockayne, Assistant' Biologist ot .the Agri- , cultural Department,' left on" a visit to Christ- .. church last.' evening. ' . r ' • .. • v . i . Leave of absence, with / permission; to i leave the Dominion, has been-, grantedto l Surgeon-CaptainHenry -Dawson •• (New;, Ze.v ■ land/Medical Corps), ■.attached •tp'tfye:Pahia- ) tua Mounted Rifles;.. . : - * Mr; Eric Watkiris, who Weht' :i tb y 'Engiand with the professional Rugby football team, i intends leaving for Sydney next ' Friday to : undergo an operation'to his krieoi Mr. Watkins will ! probably remain in Australia. ' ■■Ti.i , f/'i) •■Mi'y Mr. W.-H. v ,Stanes, who. is,about,.to-cpm--1 ! will remain'in this city until about June 6, after which, he will conduct, similar missions, by invitation, m- .Wauganm and Auckland..; ' .:Sup'orintendent'' , Huko;!i-who^takes. : -.upiihiß duties of Inspector ol v the New:.-Zealand-Fire . Boo.rds'. brigades- on June :15, -. leavesv on a holiday trip to. Australia i on-Friday; next. Deputy-Superintendent Olßrien will ; be. in charge of the AVellington Brigade from tiieu until Superintendent Hugo's successor, is .decided upon. . . , ;:r. . The Rev. G. M. Connor, M.A., of Sale, Victoria, will occupy St. John's pulpit'during the month. of May. His first apjtointriient. was that of colleague to' Rev. A.' M'Vean, of Brunswick. This position was previously held by the Rev. Wm. Howitson, 8.A., of Knox Church', Dunedin,', arid ' the 'Rev. Thomas Tait, M.A., 8.D;,-. of ; St. Paul's, Christchurch:' Mr. 'Coniior "did well at Brunswick, arid during, his "brief pastorate'at Sale has given a good account of himself. The two men who preceded him in Brunswick stand in the foremost rank "of j New Zealand ministers; and the' expectation of those who know him is that Mr. Connor's career will emulate those of his;predecessors. Tho Chief Librarian (Mr. Herbert Baillie), who has been' five months' leavp of absence to ' attend- the conference of the American Library Association at Lake Minuotonka (near, Minneapolis), leaves «n ! Monday , for Auckland, en route. At the ■ conclusion of the conference; Mr..'Baillio, accompanied by his brother, Mr. 'John Baillie, will vvis'it' the principal citics ( of . the • United States. A number .oryerj^,kind and appreciative.- letters have 7, been - received > by • Mr." 1 Baillie : froin Americari ' friends, ■ and - from the letters the following .selections are taken:—Mr. Francis L. Rathbone Jt of the. Free Public Library, East Orange, Ne«r Jersey, states, inter . alia: —" The, ' Library .Journal' has, announced your coming. What .'Kia ; .ora:means I know not, -but doubt not that I shall feel the influence'of it way here. ' In plain United . .'States," however, good luck to you and boh voyaged" , Mr/ J. C. Dana, librarian of-.the Free Public Library : of Newark; Ne'w."-Jersey;, writes:--' " Cong'ratulat-ions .on your/:coming visit to America. Don't fail to let .me hear, when you are going to bo in or near NeW York Citj'. ~My office,in.Nevvark is but an hour from the centre .of Now; \ork s • and -1.-shall be very glad to see you. and do for you anything I can." Mri J.' I.' Wyor. secretary of the American Library Association, writes:— ■ " I am directed by the ■ Programme Committee to express to you'on its behalf our pleasure at- tho prospect of' a visit from. you and our hope that you may be willing to take a place on our programpioj bringing vs greetings from library interests in Now .Zealand, arid favouring us-with a formal paper or address upon any topic yoit; may suggest. Yon .will be ; very warmly lrelcoued by tba librarians of our country; who- will' retpem it a pleasure and a 'distinct. : priyi]egp , to"-lia favoured : with your attendance'at the'meet. ; ing." -Mary Eileen Ahern, . editor of.-the Chicago Library . Bureau publications, say?: —" I sincerely hope.'- that; you ■' will' .'enjoy every minute, of your stay, and^" anything that I can do to further. your wishes., from a professional point of view ; will lie most, gladly done. Lbt me know wliei': you. are coming to Chicago, and I shall try t<ii have matters arranged so-that you can get in the maximum of sight-seeing■ with the'minimum of effort." Mr, .Irwin Shepard, secretary of the National Education Association of the Unite:! States,' wnti'ng'frdm"TTiri«na.: Minnesota, says We sincerely- hope that you will be able to: be present 'as -a rcpre- ' sentativo of the Wellington Public - LibraryThis will secure to you all., tbft. privileges of active memborship itf ■' .the Associatioa- M ' Many others follow in tho'same strain-