PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

, >~ « 1 The only Cabinet Ministers in town to-day we the Hon. J. Carroll, the Hon. G. Fowlds, and the Hon. A. W, Hogg. The • Prime Minister is at Rotorua, the Hon. J. A. -Millar is at Kawakawa, the Hon. Dr. . _ Findlay is at Auckland, tho Hon. R. M'Ken- ' sie is at Mo£aeka t ithe Hon. D. Buddo is in , Canterbury, the Hon. T. Mackenzie is en route for Invercargill and Dunedin, and tho Hon, A. T. Ngata is at Port Awanui. The Hon. A, t W. Hogg, Minister for Lab-' our, is to be, banqueted by his constituents. at Hukanui on Friday next.' ' Mr. C. F. Cook, of Messrs. Hunt and Co., is leaving on a business trip to Great Britain on February 26. - Mr. Duncan, M.P., for Wairau, was a paseonger by .the Penguin yesterday from Pic,ton. .a ' i Colonel "'A..' W. Robin', CB., chief of tho General Staff, is expected to return from Friday evening.

Captairf'G. S. Richardson, Chief Irfstruotor of Artillery, who has been absent in Dunedin, ■ it expected back this morning. Tho Hnni J, Bigg, M.L.C., with his family, were passengers from Nolson by the.Penguin, ffhioh ir/ived in Wellington yesterday. A. private telegram received from Auckland ndvisesathat Mr. W. F. Massey, Leader of the proposition, expects to arrivo in WollingtondtarTucsday next. • - ' ©instable Reardon, who has been stationed at><Ne,w Plymouth'for about fifteen months past,,has received notice of transfer 'to W/iisganui Ea.st/ - a^ Itf ' Jl A -'Carrad, of tho local office of the i oMI, Court, jw ho has been en relieving duty ' -.apPalmerstlon North, returned to Wellington -yW Monday night. " B- M'Kenzio, Minister for Public ' >iWorks, was at Takaka yesterday, and cx- ', i peatod to oe at Motueka to-day. He intends r i ''to J .'bo back in Wellington on Sunday. ,' '.*> Mr. Andrew Black, the well-known vocal- ' ?*\ 7 a f married in Sydney recently to Mrs. Lichtsoheindl, widow of Mr. Jacob Liehtgchemdl, formerly of Wellington. '^^•Ar 0 ; ? onn £°n. of the telegraphio (staff at Masterton Post Office, has received ■ jiotice of transfer to Marton, for which ' placo ho will leave during tho ueck.

: ; -VMrV' : ;.HaiTy- ; : 6brrißn)^>oh'-^fith6'late ;! Mr; : P^lGorinan,' of:-Hayelock : Nortb, ; arrived: at .Hastings on Saturday';.from'. : Rhodesia, South , Africa.;: After: a'.fewday's!, stay- he will return td;;Wellington.;; ;VW ;;.';;/.; ■;:", ']-■■ ■ - ■•.'-.,- .'•'-'■■After'a?severe ilhloss, Mr.;J.' Doyle, in-. speotor 'for the; Oity Corpbr'ntioii,' ; is now out. -'.'of: danger/ arid'wasable to leave r his bed for a' few- I :;hburs' , 'yester'daj\'; It;, will ; necessarily. :;b6"spme':-'wei9ksvbpfpf6!' - he';'can'''retuirh' ; to his duties/ ; however/?;- f :'; ;'.''''"■ '■■•; l :-;'' ; : , -.'.Mr; ; J.^Maiigh'an;Bariiett.'.is ; visiting Napier for: the "purpose. of/giving'the'opening recitals on,the'new organ" in, St.>Pau]!s'._presbyteriah :Church.';On/his-,way,-back 'to:■ Wellington, Mr.- Barnett 'will open.tho new/pipe 'organ in' Knox Church,, Mnstertbn,' to-morrow. . V'A pleasing.icompliinGnt was : paid : Mr. W; .'Hi- :Westbrook'e on- Mondar' evoning .by; thr . members of/.the 'OonohworkersV Union,- who .■presciitnd him/with a : silver-mounted : walking ' stick ah3,"smoker's ;outfiti; : ; .. .Mr. -Harrison,; 'when making; the on behalf, of the! monibera,; expressed, deep regret; that Mr/ ..Westbrookc, • through' being engaged; lri other. .enVploymont,': found it.necessary;.to> : resign, ; from.the' office of secretary.. ■■•;::v',. ,: ■,".• Mr: 6. /B. -k. i Hood; who has held the .position, of inspector: of f actorios. in; Master:year3',.will shortly -bo Vtrah'sfcrfsd 'totlie Labour Department's branch; at ChriEtchurch;/Mr. Hood (saysoiit Maaterton , cbiTespon.dent)r,has proved,, himself not' onlya ..c'apableibflicer',;-but(;aipopular, citizen, and' .:he'Jvill be generally missed/ especially aniong • meriibnrs'■'of friendly societies. He ■ held the of. president; of' the -Friendly Soi flietiesV ; Counoil. r '-'« •.;."-.'-:,--''. ; -'-■•''■'.•