PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 528, 8 June 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Jlr, Justice Sim arrived in Wellington from Auckland list night. Mr. Leonard O< It. Ti'ipp left on n. trip to Anicrioa and England yesterday morning. "MOV. P. Wilson, of Edinburgh, .Scotland, line left. Wellington for Christcllurchj via ino West Coast tourist route.

Dr. J. iM. JltiEon, who. hiis been appointed to a Government position in London, leaves with his family by tho Tainui on Juno 17. ■

Mr. J. W. Mafelrill, of Jfafton, and his family have booked by the Tainui, which leaves for London on .Juno 17. ■

Mf. James B. Smith, who Ittis bceti appointed to succeed Colonel Gudgeon as Resident Commissioner at the Cook Islahds, will ldavo for the sceno of his now duties by tho Manapouri oil July 7.

Commander liooper, 11.Ni8., is the fifst voluntary candidate to pass an examination in signalling in New. Zealand. Tho examiners wore Captains Blackburho and Gi G. Smith and Mr. Adair. ' • ,

Mr. Xf.: Farner-Whyto, sub-editor of the "New Zealand Herald,'.' has resigned that appoiutment to proceed to America with till! Maori troupe (in a managerial capacity), which is tu give a series of exhibitions in the United Stat-es. ■ .

Air. lienlietli Harro, of the Wellington mail-room staff of the Post Office, and Jlr. E. Baiiifte, of the parcels brdhoh, who have been transferred to Auckland, have received hiempittos df cs ; teem from their fellow offiCors herci

Mr. Oswald M. Cilrtis, a prominent Stratford Settler, died, euddeiily of heart failure on Saturday- night, states A l'rees-AB&ieia-tio.n tologram'.ii'oni-'Stratford, Mr. .Curtis was a iiiemher of ah old and well-knnwn Taranaki family. Ho was ah enthusiast in bottler.. .' ■■ ■-.!.. . ,

Itr.-S. Meyer, well kndwn in Australian advertising circles, aMd for.a considerable tiihc advertising tnnnigcr for Mark 1%; Sydney, arrived in 'Wellington last week to join the stalt' .of Mr. J. : .Holt's Advertising Agetlcj'. ....-:■'..

Mr. J. W< Macdonald, assistant solioitor to tho Public Trust Office, bhs been promoted to the position of solicitor, in succession to Mr. V> J. Wilson,- retired. Mr. llacdoiiald is a.fiori oftlio.latc llr. James Mac-. doliald, of Timaru. Leaving school at nn early ago, ho occupied succesSivo positions in Christchiircli, Olyde, Cronnvcil, aiid Wellington, and passed n brilliant cxaininatioli when qualifying as solicitor. Ho was - subsel]ilently admitted to practice, and joined , tlie. solicitors' department of, Uic Public Trust Office, being- afterwards appointed assistant solicitor, and iion' solicitor in charge— a capacity in which ho has already frequently attcd.