PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 204, 22 May 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Prime Minister (Sir 1 Joseph Ward), the Hon.: W. Hall-Jones, the Hon. J. ; CarI'oll, tho Hon. J. M'Gowan, the Hon. J. A. Millar, and the Hon. G. Fowlds are in Wellington. The Hon. R. M'Nab, will be at Middlcmarch, Otago, and the Hon. Dr. Findlay goes to Wanganui to-day. Dr. Frengky, District Health Officer, has returned from a visit to tho Wairarapa. Mr. G. N. Pharazyn has been appointed a trustee of tho Hawke's Bay Rabbit District. Messrs. J. J. J. Mallard, W. D. Meares, and J. T. Skoglund- have, been appointed'inauranco companies' representatives 011. the Greymouth Fire Board. Don Augusto Ruspoli (son of tho Duke of Fiano), who has been spending a few 'days' in Wellington, is to leave for Sydney by tho Maitai to-day. 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. Muir, of Gisborne, accompanied by Mrs, Percy Salmon, of Wellington, leave on an extended, visit to Australia to-day by ' the Maitai. ' A Dunedin Press Association message 1 states that Mr. Bolt, who has been manager of tho Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Company for twenty-one years, has resigned. : In this week's Gazette Messrs. F. R. Flatman, M.P., and Ernest H. Wilmot are appointed School .Commissioners for the pro-,, vincial districts of Canterbury and Otago respectively. ." ; Mr. Henry Kerby, of Noi 1 Lancaster Place, Strand, London, and Mr. John B. Kiddle, 'of 325 Collins .Street, Melbourne, have boea appointed Commissioners of tho Supremo Court of New Zealand. 1 Among the passengers for Sydney to-day * by the Maitai are Count Grunelius, and : Madame and Miss Mayer-Leiden; of Frankfort, whe have been touring New Zealand for tho past few weeks. Tho Press Association , advises that a Sydney cablo to Inveroargill states that Mr.' William Reid, of Dunedin, 'Grand Secretary 1.0.0. F., has been elected Grand Sire of tho Grand, Lodge of , Australasia. - ' ' Staff-Captain Ford,. who has acted 'aa manager of the Salvation Army's People's -Palace, in Sydney, has been appointed to a similar position in connection ■ with; the "People's Palaco,'.'now being erected in this city. y : ■ » Miss Nellie Stewart, iwriting from London,' states that she'has, under the care of her medical adviser, Sir Thomas • Barlow, quite recovered from her- illness. She . hopes to bo shortly in. Australia with novelties and new productions. The appointment of Captain W. G. Duthio to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and Captain Mack-. intosh to bo Major are gazetted this wook. Both gentlemen are connected with the 1 Wei-' lington Rifle Battalion, the former- as commanding officer. Tho resignations of Lieutonant H. D. Buchanan (Canterbury Yeomanry), Lieuten- . ant H. H.' Cook- (Ellesmere Mounted Rifles), • Captain W:,G. Wray (Wellington Civil Service Rifles), and Major J. S! Hislop, (of Otago Military District) are gazetted. These officers aro retained on- the unattached ao-t-ive list. . i " ! Mr. T. J. West,, tho well-known theatrical ' manager, accompanied jby . Mrs.., ; West. and/ family, was a passenger by: the Ormuzj which' left' Sydney bri';Saturday list .'for' London; It is the intentioh of Mr. West- to 1 be absent from the Commonwealth : for t.< about sis months, and he hopes to return to. Sydney . this .'side < of' Christmas. During his stay in •England he will specially visit the Exhibition, and, .will, also, pay .. .flying visits to the ' : Continent. •• The following have been appointed officii- - ting - minister? guilder . !the • Marriage AcA: —' > Revs. C. W. Scott-Moncrioff, and M. Warner (Church of 1 Englaind), Mr A. Hardy Cowch (Mfethodist), Rot. R. H. Kl Kempton (Baptist), Adjutants H. Haywood arid T. Simms (Salvation Army), arid Mr. Meredith Soule (Independent Presbyterian). Tho following names have been withdrawn: —Mr. Wm. W. Ewart (Presbyterian), Adjutant R. Lockhead and Staff-Captain D. M'Lure (Salvation ■Army). For tho extraordinary vacancy in tho offioe of councillor for tho Borough of Miramar,' caused by. the : resignation of Mr. ChaseMorris, .. ..three nominations have; bCCIi ,rb-. eeivod as'follow: —Mr.H. W; Cooper, riomi- . riatcd by Messrs. H. E. Richards aid C, L. ; H. Hawson; Mr. A. B. Pownall, nominated by Messrs. G. L; Cole, Horace Crammond, A.: R. Hislop, and W. J. 'Williams; 'Mr, Edward Young, jiummatuJ .by Messrs. John Marshall and Frederick Marshall... The ©lec- .' tion will be held on Thursday. •. ;

' Very great regret was 'expressed at .last night's meeting of the Traaes ana- Laoour Council upon receipt of the resignation of the president, Mr. W. H. Hampton, who is retiring from active life on the Council for business reasons. Mr. Hampton also resigns the positi6n of representative of the' Council to the annual Trades and Labour Council Conference, which, is-to be held in .Wellington on July • 1.. Several of the delegates spoke eulogistically of the services Mr. Hamptdri had rendered the mont, and . hopes were expressed that thai workers bf Wellington would still retain his' services in connection with the' movement for political emancipation.' -Mr. Hampton suitably replied.Nominations'; for the, ,vsoancies will bo-received at the-next meeting . of ! the Council. 'It was decided'to procure a large-sized photograph of Mr. Hampton to be hung on the walls of' the Council Cham- < ber. ' ;■ • Tlie private secretaries, to the SJinisters met in tho Government Buildings yesterday • afternoon and presented Mr. 'J. W. Black, private secretary to the Minister for I.auds and Agriculture, with a handsome Kaiapoi travelling rug; and a handy writing-case for Mrs. Black.- In making the presentation on ■ behalf of his confreres, Mr. W.^.Crowe, private secretary to tho Minister for. Education,. ■. said that as Mr. Black was about to leave New Zealand for the Old Country on a well- ' oarned holiday after spending" twenty-four years continuously in the service of the Dominion, his fcllow-ofliccrs desired to mark their appreciation of his high personal character and the cordial relations that have always existed between them.' They all wished him and his wife a pleasant trip, and a safe . : return.' . Mr. Black' feelingly, returned ""his", thanks for tho goodwill and friendship so. cordially expressed. Mr. and , Mrs. lilack leave for Sydney by tho Maitai to-<iay' to catch tho Mariima for Vancouver, en route to England. "

this morning,' at, 10.30 o'clost, -Mr. Justice Cooper : will deliver. r«serr«i jttd£>a»at in tho following oases:-—Loasby v 4 ti» PuV ! lie Trustee, and tho Commissioner of. Taxes V, v. tlie trUstefeS ill the. estate of tlio latfc Jacob Joseph (deceased)*