PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 502, 8 May 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Ward will be at Kaitoura today, tho Hon. J. Carroll is at Gisbomo/tiho Hon. R. M'Kenziois at To Puke, tho Hon. A. T., Ngata is at Kaiapoi, and tho other Ministers are in Wellington. / : • Tho Hon. J. A. Millar loaves for tho south on Monday to comploto his tour of inspection of tho Dominion b railways. The Rev. T. 6. and Mrs. Kay and Master and Miss'Kay left by the Ruapehu for London on Thursday morning. The Messrs. Crackonthorpe, chess-players of noto, loft for Sydney by the : Warriinoo yesterday. Mr. I l '. G. Bolton, tho late ,Mayor of JSastbourno, is to bo entertained at a complimentary smoko social in the State schoolroom Eastbourne nest Saturday 'evening'. Mrs. Annio Bosanfc' tho well-known lecturer and writer on tneosophy, has just re-, covored from an attack of fevor at Madras. Sho is reported to' have aged considerably in appcarauoc as a result of tho attack. Mr. John Knceshaw, Traffic Superintendent of tho Now South Wales Government Tramways, who has been on a holiday visit to New Zealand, returned ,to Sydney by tho Warrimoo yesterday, ; In connection with tho Bcholars' Scripturo examination to bo conducted by tho Sunday School Union in-July noxt, the following linvo consented to act as examiners: Mr. T. H. Gill, M.A., LL.B.; Mr. W. Gray, M.A.; Misses Helycr and C. E. Kirk, and Mrs. G. JV. Darvall.

Mr, Alex. Ross, of the firm of Ross and Co., Ltd., of Foxton, is proceeding to Sydnoy on a business trip, Mr, Robt. Gjilbraith, of Southland, is to bo.nominated for the position of president of tlio Now Zealand Rugby TJnion at Wio annual mooting next wools. Mr. J. J. Franklyn, minister of tho Church of Christ, Vivian Street, has returned from a holiday in'the Wairarapa district, and will preach on Sunday night. , Tlio Primo Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) left at midnight by tlio Tutanokal for Kaikoura, where ho will open the new wharf this afternoon and be entertained by tlio residents. Ho will return to Wellington tomorrow. Dr. R. J. Boyd returned to Wellington on Thursday evening from a shooting trip up north, On the journey; south liis services were called for in ootinectiou with the Palmorston railway 'fatality. It was,' however, a casO beyond medical assistance.' ~ Mr. J. R. Hornblow, of Foxton, is attending the Grand Lodge Session of Masons at Now Plymouth., Mr. Hornblow was installed as the W.M. of Lodge To Awahou last week, which lodge he is representing at the Grand Lodge. .- Mr. B, W. Lowe, residont secretary of the A.M.P. Socioty, left for Sydney by tho Warrimoo last ovening to attend tho jubilee annual meeting, to bo held in Sydney on Friday next. He is accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Lowe. . . Mr. Francis Birtles, who has boon putting up cycle road records in New Zealand,. loft for Sydney by tho Warrimoo yesterday. Ho intends_ going on a cycle t&ur round Australia, taking with him a kinomatogKiph oamera. During his tour;ho will try to.secure an alligator to add to the collection : of t'ho , Wellington "Zoo." The representative of tho Parsons Tradiug Company; Mr. J. R. Do Costa, ' with Mrs.Do Costa, left by tho. Warrimoo yesterday, on rbiite to India. Sir. Do Costa; has been promoted to the charge of tho company's business in India, with lioadquartera at Bombay, and his many friends will bo pleased to hear of his 'advancement, tHongh regretting his dejiarturo from tho Dominion.