PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 564, 20 July 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hifl ExoeDcaey. the Governor r Lord Phnv kot, accompanied by Captain Shannon, A.D.CL left Auckland for Wellington by tho Main Trunk express yesterday evening on a week's visit to tho capital (saye a Press Association telegram). Ho returns to Auckland on Tuesday, July 27; .

With the exception of tho : Hon. A. Ngata, who is at Huntly, and the Hon. R. M'Kcnzie who is at Picton, all tho Ministers of tbo Crown will bo in Wellington .thii morning. ' ... ,■* ■*. .; ' ' .

Mr. J. Colvin, M.P., is visiting Wellington. At tho congregation held in Cambridge on June 10, tho degree of M.D. wae conferred on Dr. Arnold W. kard. "'

Tho Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Railways, expects to remain in Wellington for at loaeb, a fortnight, . '.' ■ ■,*.*.•.; .. '

Tho Hon. A. R. Guinness; M.P.; (Speaker of the House of Representatives), 1 who bar boon in town for some days, returns to the', Groy to-day. '. , . . : , : Among the passengers from Auckland via tho Main Trunk line yesterday was tho Hon..'. G. Fowlde, who has been on a visit to tho Auckland 'district.: . ,■• .*.•■ i . . : '■■.'' VTheHon. A. T. Ngata left yesterday, for.! Huntly ; where he^mil confer with a numberof i Nativo ownora with' regard to Uμ eottlo-1 mcut of! portione of their lands. \ ■■■■•: 'The Arohbielioi) of Canterbury, me, nominated theßov. P. T.i , . Evorshed, lately Vioar of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, ' to the ricariate of South Doretedy* Sussex..,;.

_ The Hon. R., M'Kenzie, Minister for Pub- \ lie Works, inspected the Soddon-FJaxbonrno , section of railway yesterday.; Hβ oxpeots to return to Wellington thie evening. ' The Attorney-General (Dr. Findlay) left" last for Dunedin, where he will deliver a political addross on ■Wednesday.: evening. 'Before returning to < Wellington; he will also pay a visit to Southland. He is accompanied ' by Mrs. Findlay. v /■':'■* ■■■;■.

The death 1 is announced of '-'.Mr. Robert Crichton., eon of ihe late Sergeant CricMonj .: of the Imperial forces, and brother of Mr. ■ Jas. Crichton, formerly conductor, of', the . Wamganui Garrison Band. Deceased, who j was 49 years of age, died aa tboresult. of aa operation a few daysago. ! : ---,'...'.-,.., : ■■;• ■.., '

.'■. The death occurred on Sunday of i&e Hon. Henry do Bohun- Devereaus,' second eon of' i 'the late fifteenth Viscount Hereford, at hi» residence, Epsom, Auckland, aged , 60 yews. Deceased, who until lately was' connected with the Customs Department, leaves a widow ; • and tlvree sons and three daughters. One , of''his sons was killed in the Boer war.- 1 - . ; Press'Association.',; •:[ :'^':l,\ ','/'.'•';■■' '..V-'-. "At a meeting of the Soatpuri Boating Clubheld at Seatoun last Friday night, thore-r: signation of Mr. H. W. Cooper as: secretary ; ; ( and.troasurcr was received, and it wae re-, solved to' convey to him thel club's congratulations on' his, promotion and to express ~ their;'regret, at losing such .an . active and :industrious, officdiv Mr. Cooper :;■ has:, re*..' cently'beefl appointed; manager fpr/Mesers.. , ;W, and G. Turnbull at Wanganui'. .. : .-..• ' V

■Private advices from Home state thatMr; ;• David Collins^the Wellington cricketer (eon'' of. ,the Hon. Dr. Collins, M>L.O.)y who was > \ expected to gain;<his' Blue for cricket at- ; , ; Oambfidgey ■ was probably left out of the Ox- .;■ ford-Cambridge match. He' had- not been ' selected for the.last two matches played by Cambridge when the mail left. -His batting ' is reported:as up to university standard, but: • '.-..<■■ oth6r, c6mpetitqrs for places ,ui-the oleven •■' > were'superior to him m ; the It was ; ,'\ believed ,itt Cambridge'cricltct circles^:that .l a player named l Mann would 1 be choson; • He' !a/. • nearly as'good o bat, and a really brilliant'',' field..-..;.;;-; , '?. .•■'■■'.•■■,,■. .:;'\! ; '. ■:-■ At the combined invitation of,the. Royal '.'■ , Society -aind South \Brishane -Technical Col- \. : .,■,.,. lege, Professor T; H.' Laby, who, was recently; - : . appointed 'to tho chair of physics at the Vic- . torja College, '(N.Z.), doJivered, , v a lecture a-tßriebime on Saturday, July 10.' .- He'arrived.by,the Haknra'earliftr in , the day ', from Oanada.:,. ( '.>.T!he■;' • lectiire dealt with-, ~ chemical'.research,, r.and; Professor Laby' '^j-1 ga-ve an, ; interostiingi '-.' account,!; of-,!.,the :,:..' progress; ;that, ' had,'. boon- .v !;.■.!;' obtaining evidence proving the atomic theory, '.'■.. '. ■ ■and dilated' updn'] : tho discoveries been'effiectcd ; .ui-'regaid tof.the' propeHica'.oy'-'.' - ' ;'J; radium."; , :'.' 1 ,-'■'~■■■''!;-■'-"'.■ :''.-,'■ ■■ v '' l ': V-'