PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 199, 16 May 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

1 To-day . the Prime Minister will be at Kiakoura, the Hon. J. A. Millar en route to Wellington from Marlborough,, and the remainder of the Ministry in ■ Wellington.

The Hon. 11. M'Nab will return to: Wellington, via the Wriirarapa to-day.

Dr. Valintine, General Inspector of Hospitals, has returned from his West-land visit. .. .

Yesterday morning, Mr. W. S, Park, solicitor, of Levin, was, on the motion of Mr. H. Richmond, admitted as a barrist-er by Mr. Justice Chapman. •

'In the Choral Society's coming work, "Elijah," Mrs. A. C. Orr-Loring, of Dunedin, will take the soprano leading. - She will arrive in Wellington about June 3.

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) arrived in ' Wellington from Auckland yesterday morning. On Thursday ho will return to tho Auckland district to resume Native Land Commission work.

At the meeting of tho Wellington branch of tho New Zealand Ironmasters' Association, to.be held on Monday next, the opportunity will be taken of,saying good-bye to Mr. Herbert Gaby, tho . father of the trade in Wellington, who is leaving for England by tho lonic next week. -

On the eve of his retirement from the position of crier and custodian, at the Supreme Court, Mr. G-oorgte Bastin was presented with a set of carvers and a travelling rug by the officials of the Court.

Th© many friends of Mr. F. A. Midlane, the well-known cricketer and footballer, who has been in Sydney for the past five years, will be interested to hear that lie has been appointed New Zealand representative for several English manufacturers. He will leave Sydney tordny to join the local firm of' C. T. Midlane and Co. ' ;

The following polico constables have passed the first-aid (first year) examination in conlicction with the St. John Ambulance Association :—Constable* .James Carmody, James Callogan, Donald Ferguson, Fredk. W. Hall, Samuel Hall, \Ym. M'Dermott, Leslie Ferry Moore, James Mullen Stewart, Alfred Clyde O'Neill, Frank Phillips, Henry llocslor, and Ernest Thos. Collingwood.

We regret to announce tho death, at Battleford, Canada, of the only son of tho lato Dr. M'Grcgor (Inspcctor-Goneral of Asylums and Hospitals in New Zealand), and son-in-law of Mr. I. W. Wearn, Superintendent "Sailors' Host," Wellington. Tho deceased was an old Wellington College boy, and very , popular amongst his colleagues. After- marriago he and his wifo went to Canada, and. seemed to have a prosporpus oaroor before them*

The Rev. P. W. Isiti left by the Moana last night for Christchurch and Duuedin. The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) is expected to return from Kaikoura to-day or to-morrow. Mr. J. Campbell, Government architect, will leave early next week to inspect works in progress at Palmerston North and Na- , Mr. W. P. Healy, for over 'fifteen years on the local staff of Messrs. Sargood, Son,'and Ewen, Ltd.,'is about to enter into business on his own account as an auctioneer in the city. Mr. Lawrence' H. Tingey, of Messrs. R. and E. Tingey and Co., Ltd., will start on a tour round the world, via America, by. the s.s. Maheno, leaving Wellington on May 22. Ho intends to combine business with pleasure. Mr. R. W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department, will leave on Monday on a tour of inspectio'n of works under construction in the South,lsland. He will be absent about 'a fortnight. .

Mr. James Ashcroft, formerly Official Assignoe, has been presented by the twelve Deputy Official Assignees in the district with a handsome illuminated address, framed in New Zealand woods. The address reads:— "On the occasion of your retirement from the responsible office ,of Official Assignee, we, the undersigned Deputy Official Assignees, wish to convey to you the sense of personal and official loss which we experience upon your ceasing to be our chief, and the respect which wo entertain for yon. The fact that for more than twenty-four years you have acted as Official Assignee without a single instance of disapproval being manifested must be. a source of unalloyed satisfaction to you! We recognise that the faithful discharge of your, duties not only necessitated business ability, and acumen of a high ' order, but also .the greatest tact, to ensure proper administration of justice. ' With these qualities, which were peculiarly suitable to one holding your office, you have displayed a wide sympathy, and a knowledge of human nature, which renders your retirement from office a loss which commercial circles can ill afford., In expressing the,heartfelt- wish that you will shortly lie restored to health, we trust that you will long enjoy the rest which yon have so honourably Earned." It is understood that an address will also be presented to Mr, Ashcroft from the merchants and traders of Wellington.