PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 408, 18 January 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

: The Hon. J. A. ilillaf; the Hon. J. Cam roll, the Hon. Dr. Findlay, and the Hon;vß. M'Kenzio, are in .Wellington, 'and the! Hon. A. Wy Hogg, is expected here from Masteftbn to-night. 'The, Prime Minister: (Sir. Joseph WardVand the Hon. D. Bnddo.are:in'''Christohuroh,: the:, Hpiilf.G.'-Fowlds: in ! ; Steward Island, the Hon. T/ Mackenzie in.Otago,(and the' Hon. A.;T..Ngata in theGisborne dis-. triot.- :'■"■.■:.:•:':':.'■:'.. .'■;■:;'" ■ / '■. ■■.'.•::■'■';-•'•- ' ,'-~''l- . Inspector, Ellison, who is "at; ..present'.:''onis -short .visit to Seddon, is expected to return to Wellington to-night.. .-•'. , : , >-."-. ; " : . r .-'-. ■Madame Ada Crossley'and the'members of her concert' company ■ arrived from' Napier 1 on Saturday, evening. ... ■•'. -: : ;,./.- '■■■ The Rev. W.:G.. Baker, vicar :of Brightwatef;.'lias -been/appointed. Archdeacon. 1 ,of Waimea. (says a Press Association message), in succession to the late 'Archdeacon Wright. : , Colonel, Sir. Theodore. Brinkman/'. and Lady Brinkmah, from. London,; who;are'/touring New: Zealand,/ arrived in ./Wellington from Auckland oh Saturday night. They are stayingat the Grand Hotel. ■;.:/;' v /.;.;;--. .'■ -.',- •.-'• ';' SuMnspector; Phair, of tho : Lambton Quay: Police/Station; .whose': eyes. have been giving him trouble .for the past two, months,iaJ stated to. be improving,. arid may'.'be.able toresume/duty in a few days. •'/,■ i'p,-,\'[Hr^[ / ,'.Brigadier' Bray, head-.of. the' men's social' work of ._ the Salvation Army in -New-'Zea-land, arrived back : from .Christchurch on Sat- v urday.;Hi.is:prop(Jsed ! to'establish in Christ-. church' a. Salvationist hotel. like the .'.'..People's.Palace "here, v.".,:, :' :;';/. ■:; Mr.' W. H: Webbe,.President of tie Auckland Society of' Musicians; who arrived' on : Saturday, and is staying at the' Royal: Oak Hotel, will .leave again on Tuesday morning for 'Aucklarid'.to make' final .arrangementsin con-; hectioh; with! the ' conferenceof, professional : musicians to be,held there next week..,'.:./,/'

According/to. a. Press' Association; telegram,'. Howard. Buckley, of .Wellington, 'has won- 'a scholarship :entitling : 'him; to; three years', tuition at, the Sacred Heart, College at Auckland. Tiny scholarship was open to the ;whole ; of the,:: Marist'. 1 . Brothers';, schools:; ,in : the Dominion;,; ;:i.,i;v\'- -V''--'':'. ':■■. ".'■/•• .'-

. Mr: iWiiliam Kerr, of; :Now> Plymouth," whose: appointment -as a stipendiary,;magis- : trate'.was. recently announced, will bo located at Wanganui,"wh'erej iriadditiori'to his "magisterialresponsibilities,-, he! will, .be'-; Registrar: of the Supreme; Court. He will take;up his now.duties about,the:middlo bf-February. ,V

' An old colonial and a respected resident of Wellington,- Mrs: -.Edith M'Ardle,'- died vat ," Sunnybaak,'': Wellington Tofrace, 'yesterday, morning.- ':'Tho deceased lady was the/wife of Mr. ; Peter , M'Ardle, ■ J.P., and daughter of .the'late:Mr. 'William; Eades..'■■'The : cause of death,:was- pleurisy' and 'pneuirioniaj ; superyening,; on:previous- illness. /:• :v .';;>/V

Sir William Russell isby.tlie-"Hawke's ,Bay Herald.'.'., understood: to. have/"received, a .cablegram: informing him' that his son,'W..R. Russell, has received, his promotion.!to the rank of captain iin'the sSth Northamptonshire Regiment.;' Captain W. R. Russell is now en: route to,; New Zealand by the Ortona on a visit;to his family'.',, '--\}\ '.:.,:/ / •:■//

: Tlie Prime. Minister (Sir.. Joseph / Ward)j 'who ;was/ expected to,leave : Christchurch'.'for AYellington on-Saturday night,,has postponed: his : departure.. A'Press-■ Association telegram states that tho. Prime Minister may postpone his. .departure: till, Tuesday .ovening. 1 He was kept busy/on- Saturday morning receiving, callers. :/ /:';''

The Rev. -'A.; L.- Superintendent of, the; Anglican Maori."Mission for the Wellington /diocese.: is in town.:; Yesterday he had the'satisfaction of presenting for ordination another Native : worker, for the Maori field, Mr.:'.Henaro . Keremenepa,; 'who,: has been licensed; for, work" at- Pipiriki, Karioi, and Parapara. -V. ,':

■;' ,On ■ Saturday .evening,,.at, the*. y.M.C.A. Rooms,' Mr; F. CI- Atkinson, who. has been transferred from Wellington; was' •presented by . the/members of, the, Athletic /Football Club; with a >watch arid'ehain as'a token of the, esteem„in which,he is held, ,'Li maltW the presentation, Mr. Wrii,. Hales dwelt upon Mr.. Atkinson's qualities, arid said that:-the.- club and many other' sports' bodies '.would'- sustain ;ah • irreparable, loss by - his departure,. On /behalf of .the club, He wished tho departing,member abundance of : prosper: ity.in his now sphere. ' .'/' i.' ./:. . .'■--.■•■