PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 488, 22 April 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

With the exceptions of the Hon. G. Fowlds, ■who is on his way to Timaru, and the Hem. Dr. -Findlay, who, is' at' Napier, > all ; "the : •Ministers of the Crown are now in Wellington. Mr. 'Alfred Hill's condition has improved .appreciably .since Sunday night.'..: " ; Mr. William Sievwrighf solicitor,! and an old : resident of. Gisborne, is dead.- He was formerly a'partner of Sir .Robert' Stout, in, the Dunedin.lirm of Sievwright and- Stout.' —Press Association. - , '..,-.■'. .-■ *■• .. Mr.Thos. Bedford, late of the firm of C. M. Banks, Ltd.,;. left Wellington by the' Talune yesterday on a' tour round tho world. At Papeete he will join the Mariposa; for San Francisco, proceeding.' from there to' New York, and subsequently to London.'. ' ..... Mr. John Alexander,:'. of the\ engineering .staff.of the' steamer Manapouri, 'who has been granted six months' holiday leave, was the recipient of, a handsome presentation from the Officers and engineers of the Manapouri yesterday afternoon. The presentation took place! at .the. office 'of the Marino Engineers'. . ' Mr..G. Hi Chubb, a director of the Chubb's Safes Proprietory, arrived from England yesterday (coming, by the Manuka from Sydney), on a business and pleasure trip : combined. He has visited the firm's agencies in :the fourprincipal .Australian! cities, and intends . staying a month in New Zealand. His firm has just taken up thirteen acres in Wolverhampton for the manufacture of tlieir safes.' This will concentrate the lock and the safe departments., Mr. Chubb is a captain in ; the Honourable -Artillery Company .of London.; ;;■; '■;• . '..-■ A very pleasing liitlo ceremony took place in the Mayor's room, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon, when his Worship tho Mayor (the Hon. T. W.Hislop), on behalf of a number of, friends, presented; Miss Mina Caldow, the young: Wellington contralto, who leaves New Zealand, to-day for a course of study in England, with a purse of - sovereigns, • £65, tho not. proceeds of'the complimentary concert recently tendered, to her in tho Town Hall.. Tho members of the.committee whichhad organised the concert, and Mr. Maughan Barnett, City Organist, were' also present. In a short speech the Mayor referred appreciatively to Miss.Caldow's past services in connection with charity concerts, and -her association with the local musical .world generally, and hoped that success would attond her efforts for her musical advance- 1 ment in England. ,Mr. Caldow, sen,, replied on behalf of liis daughter, and after a vote of thanks to tho Mayor for presiding oyer tho function, thoso present wished the young singer bon voyage.

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\. Mr. R. M'Nab; ox-Minister for Lands, arrived hero yesterday morning from Christchurch... V'V'/ v ;,: Tho Hon; Drl Fiiidlay. arrived _ at Napier from Dannovirko yesterday evening on a short visit, says a Press Association telegram. The Hon; G. Fowlds, Minister for Education, left for Lyttelton-last night, and goes on 'to Timaru to-day. , Ho does not expect to return to Wellington this week, 'The Hon. A. T. Ngata leaves on Monday morning for Otaki, where ho will attend a Maori Council meeting. A similar mooting at Patea on Wednesday ivill afterwards claim his presence. The Victoria Collego Council, at its meeting last evening, approved of tho appointment of Mr. S. Eichelbaum as assistant in English, in placo of Mr; Allan Macdougall, whose acceptance of tho Rhodes Scholarship necessitated his declining this appointment, which was conferred recently. The Rev. W. R. Tuck, M.A., was welcomed on Tuesday evening to tho Island Bay section of tho Wellington Suburban Circuit at Wesley Church, Island Bay. The Rev. T. Fee, president of the conference, presided. The programme .consisted of songs - by the Misses G. and J. Hill and Mr. Power, and a recitation by Mr. H. B. Cooper. The Rev. W; J. Williams delivered.an address, and Mr. J. W. Copithorne, representing the congregation, 'welcomed Mr. Tuck, who replied in suitable terms. At the' conclusion of tho official part of the programmo the : meeting was thrown open for social intercourse for about half .an hour.-., Tho ' following promotions and transfers .in the Post and Telegraph Department are announced by the Postmaster-General: Mr; W. S/Furby, telegraph'engineer, Wellington, to bo telegraph engineer, Auckland, in place of Mr.'W. G. Moddings, who is being retired as, ho has reached the ago limit; Mr. C,/ 0. Robertson, telegraph engineer, Nel-, son, succeods Mr. Furby at' Wellington j and Mr. 'H. W. Harrington, officer-in-charge of tho ,local telegraph office,■', is promoted-to the position of telegraph engineer, Mr. 0. B. Mann, assistant controller of stores, is promoted to the position of controller of stores, Wellington, in place'of Mr. J. Black, who has been retired, ; having .reached the age limit. ' •