PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 560, 15 July 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

; ThoHpn. E. M'Kenzie,'Ministor for Pub : lie ; Works and 'Mines; leaves Nelson to-mor-row for Havelock,'Blenheim, and Picton. Ho mil return to Wellington on 'Saturday or at the" boginning of next week; ~'.:.,' Mr. A. L. V. Fraser, of, Napier, is in town.:-';'. /.V,'/' '•'\"' : ' : :.■■'■.'■' ■"'.-.. ■:',,'■ \:' : '- ■'■".' ■ Mr. J. London,; an ex-Mayor of Dunodin, is at'present a visitor to Wellington. :;, / The Hon. A. E;> Guinness, whovis,. visiting ■Wellington, leaves for Greymouth on Saturday; . ;v . v'-...''._ ■■■. ;'.■-. ■'.'■ •... ■ ■ . ''. •'.'/■ The Hon. G. Fowlds; Minister for Education, • Affairs, who, went to .Christohurch lasthight, will return toWelingtpa' on, Friday morning./,;;:;.: r';' : r v : ';:,;;.:y : :/\ ~..;. ■■■;*: :'.''■ :< The Hon. Di Buddo, Minister for Internal Affairs, who went to Chxistchuroli on Friday' night, will return to'.'Wellington on Friday -morning.;;..',-',; : .:vV ;■■:•':;• ■('/■■.;•.' •Ambng the, passengers for,the- south: last ,'hight.was the Hon. f..Mackenzie, Minister I for Agriculture,- who has arranged to return to Wellington on' Saturday morjiing. y'. : ' , ■ Mr.' Jolin Blecbyhden arrived in Welling-.-..ton yesterday by the Sydney boat' after a long absence Jii Shanghai and elsowneroi -He is accompanied., by, 'Mr'si ..' Blechynden, and they will shortly leave for Nelson. , Mr. Woodger, the well-known runner,, and one ,of the New Zealand representatives at the Australasian .championship : meeting at Brisbane, leaves by trie Sydney boat tomorrow. .."■'. ,-;'.\' •■•,:'''..••' Mr. James Haiilitt, of Mr.JiC. William: son's managerial, staff, arrived from Sydney with the "Jack and Jill" Company yesterday... Mr. Geo/Smith; who managed "The'; Merry Widow" tour, will take'charge'of the-busi-ness side of the tour at the end of the week. ' •Mr. P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, leavos for" Napier on' Saturday to hoar a dis-: puto on Monday affecting sneep and cattle drovers. The case may possibly: last some days._ .There is only one local dispute now remaining./...... ' ■' '\:.' ; ': : ■ :. . Mr. and Mrs. Horace'Grocott, who leave to-day by the It.M.S. lonic to join the Bolivian Indian Mission at Sail Pedro dc Bu'eita Vista,'■■ Bolivia, were farowellod at a week night meeting hold at' tho Vivian Street Baptist.Church last night. Mr. Grocott spoke on tho history of'the Republic from the tiino of the conquest by : Spain, over 300. years ago, arid tho subsequent oppression ,and decinratiori of the. natives. Ho explained that the mission to which ho belonged was to the fyiechua Indiana (formerly the Mens), and said they Were eager to receive religious and .general education. The meeting, which' was largclv : attended, was presided .ovor by Mr. A; Hoby,