PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 274, 12 August 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day tho Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr, Findlay, the Hon. J. M'Gowan tho Hon. J." A. Millar, and.tho Hon. 6. Fowlds, are at Auckland, tho Son. W. .Hall-Jpnes in Wellington, tho Hoii. E. M Nab in Otago, aud tho Hon. J. Carroll at Chnstphiirch. Jlr.' and Mrs.-W. Fuller leave for Loudon by the Arawa to-morrow. Jlr. S. W. May-Soinerville, of Wellington, leaves for London by tho Arawa to-morrow. Mr. Bert Royle, representative, for Mr. J. C. Williamson in New Zealand, is now on a visit'to Melbourne. air. John Coradine, of the office of Messrs. Bolton and Organ, was admitted as a solicitor of the Supremo Court by Mr. Justice Chapman yesterday. air. IT. Keilv, who is to represent the New Zealand Rugby Unipn during tho Australian tour of the English • footballers, will leave for Sydney 011 Friday. air. W. P. James, S.M., who was assisting at tho alagistrate's Court on Monday, left for tho Wairarapa j ; esterday, but will return to Wellington to-night, and will again occupy tlio bench to-morrow. Sir. F, A. Homple.man, of the teaching staff of tho' aiount Cook Boys' School, who was incapacitatcd- by a sovero attack of neuritis last week, has sufliciently recovcrod to bo' able to resumo his duties. Jlr. F. Wynno Jones, tho woll-known musical conductor, and the composer of the ."Caprice" played by air. Gaston aiervalo in "Fedora," 'is in Wellington. Jlr. Jones is a nephew cf : tho Hon. George Jones, M.L.C. ' Mr. Alfred Hill has been engaged to appear in' Wellington with Miss Irene Ainsloy, tho Auckland contralto, who went Homo on tho advice of Madam? Mojba,- and who made a successful London debut in tho presence of Royalty.' Major C, G. Robinson, R.E., and airs. Robinson will bo passengers for the Arawa, which will sail from Wellington, to-morrow, aiajor Robinson is returning to England, his term of engagement as Director of Engineer Services in tho Zealand Forces having expired. Tho successor to air. Fraser, until roccntly officer in charge of tho modelling department at the Technical' School, has not yet been appoii:'k>d. Jlr.- Fraser, who is on his Way to K»s,ktml, intends to remain at Home. He «'i!i hike, n further course of study at tile Ivtiyal College ol .'Vrty, London. \|i appreciative reference to the late. Ilev. , R. * Coffco, • vicar of St. Mark's Anglican Church, is contained. in sk immuil report of. tlio Kent Terrace IV" wi»ri Church. Tho report says of' Mr. Co.u-«-: —** He was much rospected, R laborious clergyman, who-never turncyl aside from wjat ho esteemed his duty, and who always had the courago of his convictions." If Roscneath over had a-grievance, municipal or otherwise, air. James Wishart was always tho "lrian for the job," and when it was heard tliat ho was about to leave tho hillside suburb that divides the waters of tlio harbour "back' 0' Oriental Bay," there was a unanimous desire to do him honour. The function, which took place in tho schoolliouso oil Monday, ovri'.ng, was attended bv a large number nl' friends and residents'of the district, which has giown into a closely-built residential Miburb •-!,• co tlio guest of tlio evening' first .braved the breezes on the scrub-covered'heights. ~»r. John Smith and otherp flattering references to air.' WishartV energy, and tho public'spirit ho had'shown ijj a'dyancing tho .fclaims of the distripti , Songs "'Ofe. ppntr'ibiitc'd by Mesdanies. Kilcour, B|ac|ijp, and ■ Smith, and aicssfs. Sinclair, pixpn', and Blackio, aiid thore wa? .dancing for all who would trip a measure, air. Wishart loaves for Dannevirko on Monday next.