PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 494, 29 April 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

'"'Tho'.Prime' Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) is m .Dumxlin to-day, tho Hon, ,], :A. Millar, Hon. J. Carroll, Hon; Dr. Findlay, and Hon. 11. M.'Keiusio are in Wellington, the Horii'T. Mackenzie is in Ofago, tho Hon, A, W. Hogg at Te. Puke, Hon, A. T. Ngata at Patoa, the Hon. D. Buddo at Christchurch, and the Hoii; ,G. Fowlds is duo in Wellington this morning.' .Tho Rev.Father Lynch arrived from Sydney by tho Riverina yesterday, Mr, A, L. Hcrdman, M.P., returned from a trip to Australia by the Riverina dayCaptain W. R. Russell; of tlio Northamptonshire Regiment, is a. visiter to Wellington. Mr. W. .Wcinstook, son of Colonel Weinsteck, of California (who is making inquiries into our labour-laws and conditions), «>■- rived from Sydney by yesterday's steamer, A Duncdin Proas Association telegram states that Mr. N. 1). Cochrane, mining engineer, Dunedin, has accepted tho pofcition of mining advisor to tho Government of' Fiji. Ho expects to be absent from tho Dominion, for about twelvo months. Among tho passengers who arrived from Sydney by-the Riverina yesterday was Sir Francis Caradoc Roso Price, fifth baronet of a lino created. in 1815. ' Ho was born in 1880, and entered tho Army in 1000, in which year ho served in tho South African campaign. Ho is now second lieutenant in the Ist Battalian of tho Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Lady Price is the daughter of Mr. J. W. Tarleton, of Killeigh, King's County,-.lreland. The president of.the Native Appellate Court. Judge Seth-Smith,. has been notified that he will be retired from that position as from the end of tlio present month. His retirement, it is- understood, is part of Mie retrenchment scheme which was recently announced by Sir Joseph' Ward, tlio Native Appellate Court, ceasing to'exist, and its functions being'iaken over by tho Native; Land Court. The retiring judge'was appointed a judge of the Native Land Court in 1888, and he continued to hold that offico until 1894, when ho retired. In 1904 ho was reappointed, and held the office for a further period of. two yedrs, after which ho was apr pointed as president of the Appellate : Court, a position which ho has held ever since. , '■': Death has removed another Wairarapa pioneer—Mrs. Wilde, senior, of Dalofiold. The deceased lady (says our Carterton co--respondent) was a native of Germany, and came, to the Dominion in 1874, spending three years in Greytown,,and then removing to Carterton. Later, she took, up property at Dnleficld, then bush country, and resided there ever since. During, her 35 years' residence in the Wairarapa, she endured all tho hardships, of the early days',' apd -sa\y (Jarturton • spring from,' bush into a town; ,Sho:-ivas 90 years of age at tho time of her demise. She leaves a family of three daughters and live sons—Mrs.' N. l\eilson ''(Dale/ field)',. Mrs, Peters (Waihakiki), Mrs, Lorciit (Haworai, Mr. A. Wildo (Carterton), Mr. H,. Wildp : (Otaki), and v • Mr. ;P. \yilde (Amoricaj. . . ' , Mr. J. D. Ritchie, the retiring Seoretajy for Agriculture, was entertained at the Hotel Windsor last night by the officers of tlio Agricultural Department, who came fro;m' all parts of the Dominion to'speed their late chief on his six months' holiday trip to the Old Land. Mr. E. Clifton presided, and was supported by the Hon. Dr. Findlay, representing the Ministry: Sir , Joseph Ward (Prime. Minister and Minister for Agriculture), and the Hon. T.;Mackenzie (Ministerdesignate) sent apologies and good wishes. Amongst those present were Messrs. James M'Kerrow and A.'Barron, veterans of tihe Civil Service. The proceedings were most cordial, and included the presentation to the guest of the evening of-a gift, the result of a limited subscription by the staff of the partment throughout tho Dominion, ylth vrhieh, to purchase a souvenir- of Jiis long conr lieotjon—:l9 years—witlitlie Department, of wliicn lie was the founder. Songs wore contributed by Messrs, F. S. Pope (successor to Mr. Ritchie ,ns Secretary for Agriculture); E, J. Hill,' and DrKemiy. ~<./,,: -.-■> -..,:.,