PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 414, 25 January 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day, the Hon. R. M'Kenzie is in the ;■:■■ Auckland district, the Hon. G. Fowlds is at- ! Christchuroh, the Hon. A. T. Ngata is in the Gisborne district, and the Hon. T. Mackenzie is cruising in the Hinemoa,' .The Hon. A. W. Hogg is expected back from '" Masterton this morning, and the other Ministers: are in; Wellington. ..." .■--,■ A Brisbane cablegram, published in another ■ states that Earl Stanhope is a passenger by the Makura for Auckland. Dr. Yeates, late ■ acting- health officer a 6 Rarotonga, arrived here by the Manapouri on Saiiurday.. ■;.'■'• Mr.' E. Tregear, Secretary for Labour, who' . , has been in the Wairarapa for several days, is expected to return to Wellington to-night. - Judge Gilfedder. (Native Land Court) and Dr. Savage arrived ■ from the- south by the Monowai-yesterday. ; .' ... . . ••". !. Mr...Chris. Simohsens, 'advance manager. ■' for the Bland Holt Dramatic Company, hae arrived from tli'o south to make arrangements ■ for a farewell season at the Opera Bouse. At the University Senate on Saturday,: : Sir Robert Stout was (says a Press Association telegram) re-elected chancellor, and;the; Hon.,;C. C. Bowen vice-chancellor. ( Mr. E. J. Carey, secretary of ithe Wellington Cooks' and .Waiters' 'Union, leaves for the south to-morrow on business connected -y with the Dunedin Hotel and Restaurant Em- \ ployees' Union. ... ' - "■ : ■-■ ' .-,■.-' \ A Press 'Association message from -Auckland states that Mr. C. E: Nelson; formerly licensee of the Geyser Hotel, Rotonia, is dead. He was one of the best Maori scholars in-the Dominion. .-■....■••, : v. / A Napier Press Association telegram states 'that the death occurred- yesterday ■ at' . Poraite^- near . Napier, of Captain Kenrick James Hill, aged 79 years.; Deceased, who was a well-known sheep farmer, served ui the' Crimean, and New-Zealand, wars.. . ' • Dr. Ewart,:late medical superintendent of■-. V the.Wellington Hospital, returned to Wei- ... : lington" by .the.. Monowai : yesterday, "■ after spending a= holiday, in Australia and . the 'soiith.vHe.-is about to cpmmenco practice ': privately in-this, city.' v ■ ■ \ ~-. :■■■' Mr. -Barbbur tathrop, of Chicago," who is making a pleasure' tour of- Australasia and the Pacific, was a passenger by the Maripbsa . and the Manapouri Irom San JTrancisco. He willgp on to Sydney... '~-•" -'■:''■'. '■'.". ---,' 1 - Mr. Bradley,'proprietor of the Cook Iβ-.' lands Trading Company, arrived :by the y ■; Manapouri'on Saturday. .',, He leaves for ■"••.■ Auckland to-day, and will return to Rare- , tonga by the Manapouri,: which.is. timed Iql sail 'from this port on Februaty. 9.'. : - v : .

Tho transfer to Carterton of the Public Trust Agency for : theWairarapa electorate, ifrom Mr. Cheunells, Mastarton, who has, held it for sixteen years, to.Mr. Lawrenso'n', partner of Mr. Horrisby, <ex-M.P. for .Wai. rarapa, is reported by a Press. Association message. "■''. .■■'■• '■'■■ : ....-' • ;

;•' Sir Joseph Ward leaves by to-morrow's, express for Hastings.and Napier.. Hβ mil lay the foundation-stone of 'the newV post . office at Hastings oii ■Wednesday/ and , wilVbo occupied, with official business at Napier until; Friday, when he will leave for Auckland. He intends to spend a holiday at Rotorua, and. .. will .bo absent from. Wellington.altogether' two or three weeks* Hβ will be accompanied' by Lady Ward and Miss'Eileen."Ward. ■-.'. , . Mrs.' Blaustein,'wife .of Mr. ; Blatisfein, '; fanoy goods' storekeeper, of Willis Street,.died, at her residence, ■ "Blairgowrie," . Caroline Street, on Saturday eyehing;.after a,long illness. The deceased lady, ■who has only been resident in Wellington for. a short time r fay ' merly resided at BaUarat, Victoria. ' The .funeral took , place yesterday afternoon, the' service, being, conducted by the Rev. H. Van Staveren;' , . ■ ■ ~-'.:-','■-, '''■.',:'.- ■ ■ ..- ; - .