PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

■The Primo Ministeruis at Timafu to-day; tho Hblh' O-. 'FolVlds reihaihs ab- Stewaft Island; the Hon. T. Mackenzie is in Otagoj and tho Hon: A. T. Ngata is at Gisborne. All the other Cabinet Ministers will be iii town toidayj ■ : ,'

The Hon. U. M'Kenzie returned from Takaka last evening: . ■ . . ■'■'•■>

.. Jfessr.s.. A. ■) E. Barns and Jas. Kelly.are gazetted district valuers. . ■ . • ■:■ i; •

The Eton, bi Buddo is expected to return from Gaiitefbury by the Maofi.this' iflornihg.

,ilh C. E, Majbrj ox-it:?'.ior will leavo bn a tour to tlie Old Country in April iieiti . ■-.'■ :, '■ :■■.■■■ '• :

" Mr. Heliry: EeinbSrV bf. Wellingtblii hafe bebil appbiiited d memßßf of thfe Qovetmiieiit Advancßs to Settlgfs Boftrdi . .•'.■." .:

. TJib.Hbn; 0; §?mueii Mijj.G.j'aticbriipamfedby Mrs. Samuel; leaves Wellington to-day for Sydney, en route to Great Britain;' ..': ■■-.- '.-

The appbiiiinie'ht of LigUt. -Win. - Jbhh Sllanneii. of iho listh Lancers; as A.D.O.tb his' Exbelleiicy the Sbvetnof is gazetted:

. The Ham A. Wi fiegg, Minister for tabourV we,ht to Napier yesterday..,to r.epr?serit tile Mini6ti;y ata baiiquet to Mr. J-.:Vigbr BroVvh,. M;P. . -...: i , -'.-: , v ■■'■ .:, ' Tlid Hoh-. JijT:'-Mar'Shall} and Mr; S: J: ScShtlebjiry ii-ave been appointed to rfigfesent the 6r6y : aiiti Ifl'ahg'ahUa' Go\lnty Gotinfeilfe fespectively 6u tlie~ Grey Hal'bouf Board. . ...'.' : . , -.' .. ■-'..■'

. "Mr. g.. Hipbod Mifams, .New Mlahd lhahngef M. MisssrsV EroiiHeinier'i. Ijtd-.-, is 1 pjisisenger. .by the s-.s. Mahetio to-day da a: visit t3 .his' Australian principals. •'..'■. .

: --lL ieopßld■-■ §Uttß> ■ fegfeSfehting , Pathe JTfefeS, tlie faftbus liinematagfaph firm 6f Pafib, passed thrdugll Wellingtbii yestefday bn a health ffecfliitiilg tfip/haviiig'.cohtrabted indlafial f6?er ill the. Sbianibn Islands r6f ceritlyi ; ■:■'■'' \'.■■:■■ ■■ ■■'~ '.-. . . ;/-.' ."■

.Mr. Sl-S: Smitk Vvas,; on JWedftesday eyeniiig;' pre3enle"d by llle'Tifm and. iellofr-ern; ployeis :• of Messrs-., TurnbUll,' Hicksbn. and Gooder ; with a. lia'ndsome marble clwck'j: -tii maii/the BS6a§lßh bf' liis Mrfiage. ; '■ >

.Mr. Befilard Stnith) late: secretary, bf the. Wellingtbil Law Students' Assb.ciafidh,' who. has ; been a.. inembei- of the staff.. bf Messrs. Martili-.dhd,Atkihsbh) solibltorsj for'.the last six years, lias eeveted cbniiection: with that'nnrl) aiid started in businesses a solicitor in l?ictbh. .•.■'■ ' '■'/ ■■■.•.;. ■.'.'..■.-.■'..■'■:;■' ' •.' ■ The fiKanecilbf (Sir abijeft.StoUt); VvtfW: s&r J; Mabfiilllah Bfbwn"(CllfistcliUfb!i)i Professbr W. SalinoM tpubfeclili);' aild thfe'Rev: A, V; Ca.mErbn (D&iiMlri) left by' the Mbkbia t6 attefidutll'e annti'ai.cession Bf.tlle Seiiate of tkb Uliiv6fliW 8f KeW.'Mjaua, which opens in". AutiklaM dn Uo\\Uf. .-'. Mr-. $: W.- J6yfit, fiagistfar'-bf the. University,. ledveS ta-day; .-.-' ■ •'■' : '' , ": ' ; -■'■■

;,, Mfi and Mfßi J..ai. : C6fa(lirie;.t)f Masteir tflilj Vrlio-.iijayo-bli Miliary- 21 S .oil ii tour, of th 3 world, weffl entartaihed by.-, d, large gathering Oil; the bdfrlilig green-.ye'sferday. afternoon, /ideal.leather ptevailedj and the function passed.off.'very.enjoyably. Dufiiig the afternoonj Mrs. ■■■ Goradiiio f«cenv6d : a presentation' of a .haMsdnife ttSv§liiiVg tag given. 6li behalf of the ladies, of Mastertori, among whom she is very.popular.'' .; ■,„,., ~

Mr. Hi She M tlie. fttst dkVen. years lias in chargS of the. Mlmohgery dßjliir'taiient 8f the Lbilgbuni.'iTfeeiSihg "Woflisj atid lias algS DeM. wtidMaSsing ' iabtrUßtef of- ■palliierßtoii North. Teolinißal gohool has bfeeV appSinte'd •to talS: ; .sharp ' of;': tli§ ■ foiliiioilgeif dgpaftiii6nt '.- of:; Xbi Waitat'a.. ; '.iTfce&ihg ' Werßa. ■"■■OH: , XW«I-: iiasday ■. JliS ■ Wakeley Was ' pres6nted : .bv Ilia,f,ell6iHv#nifeft W™.&.handißmjS..iimllingbag as.a tbkeii of theif ■.-':. •.-. Major Wyiiolifttri'iJrpwii) aiiJEnglisk feuriStj is ijt considerable success.: ill the/.TeiimarfiH.tii.aistriet. Tile taaipr..;is;an- : LaSt r SSasbrt fraiHis.flrst. .iii'Nijifr Zealalidj .ivheh his..best' catch.was.at sevejiteen-JioUhd trtiiitj-which .ho:dient,Ho.me jpi'ljngiahd fdr .troatnie'iitjby. a taSideriniati Tαl inajof intgndEi;toi WBiid-.ihS jTar. iii ,the Pacific;., .During'.wie. wiMer! h§ will reside, in South. Sei Islands. .-.■' '". .', . . ' :: ''.

; ./FoileWiiig .upbrt. ilie fetifcifigrit, through ill-liealthj Jgf, PniVcijjal: Lighthouseibeper Dbhj.th'ejqllowijig. ehnnges llavo been maue >i)i .the''Neiv &e;aiand lighthouse service:— AssistanMieeperV Duthifi from Ceittre. IslaM to the charge; of tiio" Mb'kiliinau ;.StJition arid to.bo succe&led:afi Centre Island by Mi-,'.Tβ i j ,ehe';..who nag jiisi■'joined the sbfyice cißal-l;ecfe frofc Slokiliinaii, to Akarbn Head|i. 1 rincipai-ireepej- Paringtoti from jAfcafba jHedds to Nugget Point j Pfiifc ciptil-Keeper. i?ield ffont, Nuegct Ppin|-.to Portland .lalSnaj.; Prinbipal-Keepe i YM'fieish fFofii Portland Islanctio Mpevaki; Priiitiipalkeeper Hart from Modfakr to .Egiioht.: ■ Sir Edward Fry jjas bc«n..asked- to be a niembef 6t tu6-,Arbitratidii odTnlnijsi6_n necessitated \>y . the •' Fraiico-German dispute prising,but', of ithe CaSa.'Blanc'a* ipcident. The .OoinffliSsioii: will -sit .at The .Hagiie> Sir fidwhra fffy wdS the/first'Britisk (Jtiafy.to th , 6 Conference .last yeaiV Ho is eighty jeai-sildj .atid and IOT 2 was a'judge In tlie Chancery DiyiSioii |ri'd a Ltird Jiistice of Ap||al-. Sifce hie ,retireinfeht. frdiii the.Bs'iibh .jii IBOS he lias 'acted as arbitrator,iii ;maliy. . inipprtaht' as legal assessor to.the iiiternatioiial Gomniission. thp I North Sea incidontj iii which,.the Rfissian I Fleet).■ 66. its frayioihe Far. East (mistook for. Japanese tbruedo^boats,some British,fish--trig ti'awlersv : Other membersi, o.f, the .CoinhUe'sibn Avill b?| accprdiugto.a.HeuterJ'aris telegranij M; Louis Bendult for Traricoj "Sir-. J&iege.roi , CtßrmaaJj-.and tiyb foreigners. not yet ehosen. .' ■. . . --•. ... vi