PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 310, 24 September 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. Edgar F. Stead, of Christchurch, is staying at tho Grand Hotel.

Dr. Paul, of Sydney, arrived by the Warrimoo yesterday on a holiday visit.

Judge and Mrs. Uasolden are at present in Wellington, and are staying at tho Empiro Hotel.

Mr. Geo. Cranby, of Napier, is at present on a visit to Wellington, and is stopping at tho Empiro Hotel.

Tho Rev. T. Fee, No-Licenso advocate, left Wellington yesterday for Blenheim, Nelson, and Westland.

Mr. W. F. Massey (Loader of tho Opposition) lias contracted a fresh cold, which lias affected his voice.

Lieut.-Colonel Loveday, Officer Commanding tho publio school cadets, loft for tho South by tho Maori last night. Mr. C. F. Grcenslade, of Dunedin, is at present making a stay .in Wellington, and is stopping at tho Empire Hotel.

' Misses Ethel and Mnbol Bannister, of Palmerston North, returned by the Warrimoo yesterday from a five mouths' visit to Sydney and Melbourne.

Mr. F. Seager, formerly connected with the commercial side of newspaper work in Wellington, arrived from Sydney yesterday after ail absence of about eight years from Now Zealand. '

Tho Dunedin "Star" publishes a rumour that Mr. Justice Demiiston contemplates asking for a year's leave of absence next December, and that he may not resume judicial work thereafter.

Our Dunedin correspondent states that Sir. Reginald Blow, of Wellington, won the Scotch song contest at the competitions festival, and Miss Lulu Arnold, also of Wellington, was tho "Ophelia." of tho pair that won in the Shakespearean dialogue. .

Mr. C. T. Aschman, of Christchurch, who is well known in teaching and athletic circles, returned yesterday from spending a holiday in Sydney. Mr. Aschman was in poor health whon he went away, but is now quito well again. He left for the South last night.

The Rev. E. T. Wynne Bond, vicar of Groytown North, who has been to England on a holiday trip, returned Ijy the Warrimoo yesterday morning. After paying a visit to Wanganui, ho resumes his charge at Greytowri. Mr. Bond was at one time a curate at St. Mark's, Wellington.

'Mr. H. W. Harrington, officer-in-chargc of tho Wellington telegraph office, leaves for tho north this morning to take up tho duties of Mr. J. G. Ballard, inspector of telegraph offices, who has been granted three months' leavo of absence. Mr. A. 0. Tovcy, assistant officer-in-chargc, will relieve Mr. Harrington, and Mr. H. G. Greatbatcb, check clerk, replaces Mr. Tovey.

Among tho visitors to Wellington at present stnying at tho Grand Hotel are the following: — Messrs. Moritzson (Duncdin), and W. Tooman (Auckland), Mr., Mrs., ana Miss Hornig , (New York), Messrs. N. M'Keevor, D. Foster, William Henderson, and H. S. Darley .(London); Messrs. J. A, M'Millan and E. Allpress (Melbourne); Mr. J. W.' Reid (Glasgow), Messrs. R Stevenson and T. H. Barnshaw (Sydney), Mrs. Gentleman, and Mr. A. Gillespie (Capetown).

After tho parado of tho Auckland Garrison on Sunday, the volunteers were lined up iu'Hobson Street, whore an interesting cere* mony took place, Lieutenant-Colonel Holgate presenting the chaplain, the Rev. W. E. Gillam (vicar of St. Matthew's),_ who has officiated for twonty-ono years, with a long sorvico medal. In making tho presentation Licutenant-Colonol Holgato stated that the chaplain had been associated with the mounted corps since their inception in Auckland, and was exceedingly popular;

Tho death of Mr. Kenyoh Travers, of the Wellington Harbour Board staff, who, accompanied* by. -went- to. England on''a f 'health trip,''is announced in a private cablegram. Deceased, who died at Shepherd's Bush; London, was the son of tho'late Colonel J. E. Travers, Fifth West. Indian Regiment. He leaves six sons and a daughter. . He was sixty-one years of age, and was very well known in Wellington. The Harbour Board's flag was flown at half-mast yesterday.

: At the divisional parade of tho Garrison 'Artillery last evening, Lieut.-Colonel A. Bauchop, C.M.G., Officer Commanding the District, presented Lieutenant G. L. Logan, of tho Herotaunga Mounted Rifles, with the Natal Rebellion war medal, awarded for servico as a trooper of the Natal Mounted Police during _ the campaign against the Zulu robel chief Bambaata, in 1906. The New Zealand 21 years' volunteer servico medal .was also presented to Sergeant-Major Parrant, and the 12 years' servico medal to Bombardier M'Callum, both of the Petone Navals.

Mr. H. W. Kelly, representative of the New Zealand Rugby Union during tho British tour, in Australia, returned from Sydney by tho Warrimoo yesterday morning. Speaking to a Dominion reporter, he said that tho Now South Wales tour * resulted in a total profit of between £1700 and £1800, half of which would como to tho New. Zealand Union. Queensland, however, would lose heavily by tho Hour, owing to the poor gates. Tho majority of the Britishefs left by tho Marania for Vancouver, but 1 Captain Harding stayed a little later, and left on Saturday by tho Orotava.