PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 208, 27 May 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day tho Prime Minister will be at Now Plymouth, the Hon. W. Hall-Jones and tho Hon. Dr. Findlay at Wellington, tho Hon. James Carroll and tho Hon. J. M'Gowan at Gisborne, the Hon. R, M'Nab at Ohingaiti, the Hon. G. Fowlds at Auckland,' and tho Hon. J. A. Millar at Duncdin. Mr. Manson, who represents the NowZoaland Tourist Department at Melbourne, loaves Wellington, to-day for the north, on his way back to Australia., Mr. P. W. Robertson, the Dominion's second Rhodes Scholar, has just about exhausted liis term of study at Oxford University. Mr. Robertson, whose particular branch of science is chemistry, is now studying at Leipzig for his degree as Doctor of Philosophy. He expects to remain in Germany for eighteen months. ,

LieutenantrColonel Porter, of Gisborno, is a visitor to Wellington. Tho Hon. R. M'Nab left for the Rangitikei district last evening. Mr. A. Boucher, Government Pomologist, has left on a visit to Hawke's Bay. . Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer,'left j'os-' terday 011 a departmental visit to Auckland. Mr.. E. Clifton, Chief Inspector of Stock, is expected back from Auckland next Monday. He will leave for Dunedin the following day. Mr. R. Evatt, Inspector of the Agricultural Department, has returned to, Welling- . toil from the south. ■ lie leaves again for Dunediii to-night. . 1 • Chief. Judge Palmer, of the Native Land ' Court, and Mr. P. Sheridan; Native Land Purchaso Agent, have left on a departmental visit to Gisborne. Mr. L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, is in tlie South Island collecting salmon and brown trout , ova for distribution amongst acclimatisation societies. . Mr. H. N. Holmes, general secretary o 1 the Wellington Y.M.C:A., has been some what severely indisposed for' several days He was able to resume work ; Mr. Robinson, chief clerk of the Stock Department, left last night for Dunedin in charge of live stock from the Government farms to bo exhibited at the Dunedin A. and P. Show. Tho members of the Arbitration CourtJudge Sim and Messrs. S. Brown (employers' representative) and M'Gullough (workers' ' representative)—returned to Wellington from the north last night. . ,- The General Manager of the Railway Department and heads of branches left yester- : day on their final tour of inspection for tho present year. The itinerary is up the Main Trunk line to Auckland and Rotorua. >,v j The Gisborne "Times'' ; states that-'it ii probable Mr A F. Matthowa, a of tlie Cook County Council; and an old resident of the' district, will contest the Bay of Plenty seat' at the' next'election. Dr. Valintine (Inspector-General of Hospitals) lias been unable to obtain a suitable . .man for the position of house! surgeon of the Gisborne Hospital, , and ,tlie trustees have instructed Dr. Wilson to ascertain if. he can get one from the Old Country. ■■ The remains of the late Mr. Albert H. Baskiville, who was one .of the ■ organisers and a member of the "All Black" professional football team, are on board the Monowai, due to-day from Sydney. The funeral is to leave St. Peter's Church for Karori at 2 p.m. tomorrow. ' ' I ' : , , Mr. T. W. Kirk (Government left yesterday for. Masterton. '.With Mr. I. Hopkins, Government Apiarist, he will leave oil Friday to, attend the Dunedin A. and P Show. ' Mr.- W- Jaques, Government,can-; ning oxpert,. left yesterday to attend, the show. . i ■ , • Mr. Lon. M'Kenzie, president of the' Wellington Chemists' Association, returned from tho South yesterday morning. At a meeting, held at Dnnedin last Friday the following delegates were appointed to represent the Otago Association at the coming conference: Messrs. A. Bagley, Woodward, and Hazlett. A feature of the entertainment programme which preceded Mr. Tom' Mann's address in the Town' Hall on Sunday night;was a rebitation entitled 11 What is a Socialist? " declaimed jWith great spirit and much dramatic effect by C. Williams, a boy who certainly has a talent for recitation. < The yoiithful elocutionist was deservedly encored, and MrTom Mann was so delighted with his effort as to draw him back arid shake, hands with him before the audience when the boy was leaving the platform. . The following officers in the Stock Department have been transferred to till vacancies caused by superannuationslnspector!''. H. Brittain, from New Plymouth to Blenheim; ■' Inspector H. Munro, from Ohaeawai to New Plymouth; Inspector F. M'Kenzie, from Fairlie; to Ashburton; Inspector W. M. Munro, from. Queenstown to Fairlie. < The following officers have been transferred with promo-tion-.—Mr; J. Halligan, rabbit agent, to be ~ inspector at Johnsonville; Mr. S. M. Ussher,. rabbit agent at Eketahuna, to be inspector at Masterton; Mr. H. T. Heckler, rabbit agent at Lumsden, to be inspector at Queenstown'; Mr. Watson, agent at Hunterville, t« be inspector, at tho Bay of Islands. . - : Mr. Harry Roberts, the talented' actor, who returns to New Zealand, after some 'years' absenco in America and England,'as head of the' "Prince Chap"' Company, is'.to be accorded a reception at the Grand Hotel at 11 a.m. to-morrow. Mr. Roberts, who . is a passenger from Sydney by the Monowai, due this, morning, was last in 'New Zealand in a oompany with which ho "starred," with . Miss Maggie Moore. Ho is one of the- most versatile-, actors Australasia has produced. Nothing comes amiss to' him—he would play John.. Stofel in "Struck Oil" one night, " David Garrick" the next, Hans in " Hans the. Boatman" after that-, with Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" to follow, and plav each part well. Mr. Roberts hailed originally from Auckland, but gained most of his' experience in Australia. ■' i. y ■■■ i ■