PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 397, 5 January 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Ward is.due from the southtthia morning.; All the Cabmet'Ministers.will thea be in ■Wellington, with the possible ,exceptioa •of the Hon.l)r. Findlay, v who is'expected'to return from Canterbury to-day or. to-monw, - ' • His Excellenoy the Governor will be .in - Wellington on official business to-morrow. ;\ Mr.' J. Cathcart, well known in "Welling- ■ ton musical circles, left.Wellington.-.for Christchurch on Saturday., ','; \' .."':. ■■ .'■;.'. ,v Colonel R. H. Daviesj C.8,.: (InspectorG«neral_of the Forces) was expected to retuni; to Wellington last'evening. '' ' ".' ; . .Colonel A. W..Robin, C.B;XChief/of tb<y General Staff), who.is.absent in'Dunedin, expected back in; Wellington. to-morrow. -. ■. : Captain Brown; ofi the? General 1 Instruo. tional Staff, .is atpresent in- Wellington. ■Hβ will leave: shortly : for Auoklandi'; ■■' •• ■; ' , : The Hon. 'J.: A; MUlar_ (Minister for Labour) ; , has accepted an'inyititioh to attend "the an». nual.dinner of the New Zealand Denial . As«\ 6ociation'. at .the .Grand .Hotel this /evening..;, . Captain' tjie. Seventb,; •New Zealand Contingent, ia : -proceeding, to the Cooklelandetotake up an'appointment'"; .there; ;■•-■'•■' .■.-■:./>.•:.'. /:'■'-■■•■■■ -; ■ -:',:■: "-■■:'-\'~ : :':.': Acting Staff-Sergeant-Major Brownine, ;of the Royal New :Zealaiid: Artillery, has Tieen : appointed staff ■ enEineer semces, ' ■Wellington;military district.- ; ; ; .••\'"- "•' v : ■■ ■•.. Mr.'T.M.' Wilfdrd,M.T.'/chairman; of the: Wellington Harbour Board, is at jreseiif in Auckland, and is making .Use of ;the6ppfl_r- ■, tunityto ia that port.-,.■,-'•:': '■.i-'-y-^l:■■':"■-. -. -The new- governor of the Bank of England (from April ne?t) will bo Mr. Reginald Edeu Jolinston, the present deputy-gorernor, and Mr. Alfred - . Clayton ithe: firm: oj Messrs'.,W'. f H',*oolo ;'-.and Xto-i}■ nwrchantsj will be;deputy-governor. p ]■'[ -V-■■- ■ ■'■:■■ •-;-,: '.''Before leaving Ohristchnroh for ■ Mj, Wpam.;Shoft,' the, King's;-Trumpeter, .was ■presqnted.with 'a.Kandsbme gold l medal by the Jsland^BandS , ,Assbpiatipn, at.wh'o'sa .recent'cpivfest'h'e "officiated 'as 'judge'." , Mr, . en i -15 Vi r :.' : ;':;' , ,y--Inspector 'Gillies, {pi. -the- Chri?tphurch "police." force, has;.received, several. newspapers ■from Mr..'.' J.. .8.\. Tunbridge, whp'i'for,, sis years was: Commissioner i of; Police .for. Dominion, giving, particulars of his installa-; tibn as Blayor of Folkestone and Hythe. TJja papers contain-: piptures-of the new-Mayor ; and veryfull accounts of tho ceremonies in -: connection with- the installation, 'including ( a. banquet, at-which there. wgs-a.lafgeVaC'' tendancevof local ;as , } British -celebrities. ■ Mr. Tunbridge was. first elected a councillor in 1905, and has longitakenan active■inter* : est in municipal matters in the boroughs. : :]Sfews was received : by cable' from' England,'' yesterday; of' .the' death ■■ of Mr, . John Alfred Hives, a well-known , Masterton sheepfarmer. Mr.. Hives (writes our Wairarapa correspondent): left Masterton for England with his'daiighfer,, about . two months ago, and he died fourteen days "after his anival in Great ! Britain. Mrs'.'Hives. Vho. was a sister of -Mr.;. A. P. .Whatman, .of, ''Abbotsf ijr'd," .died '. three -months iieo,. and Mr;' Hives was taking his little 1 girl: HoKe to be educated. - The;only other .child, l a son, is b.eing educated;,at; 'College. .Mij. HiTes had a. very wid© , ; acquain-. tance' among Weirarapftreß.idehts/and the news of his d?ath :h»s ,beon rec'eiTed. with ■ extreme regret-throughout'that district.'; Dr, Bell,;-Director of.!the Geological Sur» vey, willre'turn to Nelson.on Thursday to complete his work at the copper nelds at Aniseecf Valley. .After spending, about a-, week there, he will.go to Heaphy: jtiver to inspect, the geological wprkj and will-, afterwards visit Mount.Eadianti:and.'assist ;Mr. E.v' J. H. ' ■Webb in an examination-of the copper field at that.place.: After spending about a week at .Mount Radiant he will-proceed on ; -to :■ Westlan'd to' examine • the-.operations conducted by. Mr. P. G-Morgan,. General Geologist. Prom, there he .will go to the Frana Josef Glacier,; where; some -uiteresting topograohical work was carried out last'year by Mr,"R. P. Greville. Dr. 801 l hopes to return to Wellington, about the end of February.