PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 590, 19 August 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. G. Fowlds. Minister for Education, roturned from tlie south yesterday morning. Ho expects to visit Auckland early next month. Mr. Georgo Tabor, for some years practising as a dentist in Manners Streot, is about to toko up his residence in Sydney. Mr. Norman Kirkcaldio and Miss Gladys Kirkcaldie arrived back from a visit to Australia by the Moeraki yesterday. Mr. Ernest Truman, has been appointed City Organist at Sydney. He gave his first recital' last week. Messrs. Edwin Moult, and Georgetti, of ■Wellington who have lx>en on a visit to Australia, returned by the Moeraki yesterday, ■ ■ Sirs., Wilson, widow of the lato Mr. Edward Wilson, formerly lessee of the Club Hotel, has left -Wellington on a visit to tlio Cahary Islands. Brigadier Albiston, in charge of tho Salva. tion Army in tho South Maud,, has just completed a tour 'of the West Coast. Ho was in Wellington yosterday, and left foi the south last evening. At yesterday's meotir- of the Hospital Board tho chairman (Mr. J. P. Luke, M,P.)> expressed the regret felt by the board at tho hoavy loss, sustained by Mr. M. Murdooh. one of tho board members, in the recent death of his son in America. The Management Committee of tho Wellington Rugby Union passed , a motion last evening expressing sympathy with Mr. S. S. Brown, chairman of tho union,'- in the death of tiis father. - Tho health of Mr. Alfred Hill.', who is at present recuperating in Auckland, continues to steadily improve. The surgical wound which was giving him so much trouble has almost healed lip, and ho hopes soon to resume tlio practioo of his profession. On leaving the local staff of tho National Bank to 'start in business on Ilia owil account. Sir. G. llhorne-Georgo was presented by Mr. Stott, on behalf of tho. staff, with a caso of pipes, suitably engraved, as a memento of their record. 1 Mr, Hong Nam', president of, the Chineso Reform Association, Melbourne, arrived in 'Wellington by the Sydnoy , boat yesterday, and isill spend some time visiting friends in New Zealand. The Chinese Reform Association is a well-established body of Chinese, : who we imbued with tho modern spirit which ,is filling a useful sphere in Molbourno. Tho Hon. A. T. Ngata will leave to-day on a visit to the Rotoriia 1 district. During his trip he' will call at several plaftes 'n tho King Country. His visit is partly con-, ijected with matters in x tho thermal springs district, and" partly in'regard to tho now proposals with roferonoo lo Native 'and settlement. ' • ' The death occurred on Tuesday in Wellincton of Mr. James- Baillie, formerly a wellknown figure in.the Wairarapn, and one of the pioneers of tho timber milling industry there and in tho Forty-Mile Bush. ' For many years tho deceased; was a resident of G'reytown, where lie was very well known, but of late lias resided in town. Mr. Baillie, who leaves a widow and family, was 76 years of age. A correspondent informs the Chri-stcliurch "Press" that Mr. David Jones, of WeedoJis, and Mr. 0. Clothier, of HawardcJi, prominent members of the Fanners' Union, having bought land in the Wailcalio, will bo leaving .'CantorbiMj about the end of ' tho' month. Messrs. Jones and Clothier both jwlletJ largely as Opposition candidates for Ashburton and Hurunui respectively at the last election. . , . , The _ Hon. J, Carroll received several presentations Rt Giaborno yesterday to mark his appointment to tho Acting-Premiership. Tho Progressive Loague presented him with a trav'olling-case, the Liberal Association with a piece of plate, the'lrishmen of Gisboriio with ij gold , pendant in the shape of a harp, and the League of Nautilus Survivors (a band of citizens with whom Mr. Carroll had a perilous 6xperieuce in the small' steamorNautilus a few years ago) with a silver iiik-' stand.—Press Association. " - Colonel Knight, in charge of the Salvation Army in tho North Island, received advice yesterday that 'Commissioner M'Kie had received a_ magnificent reception at Sweden. Commissioner Howard, at ono time in oliargq. in Australia, who now directs the operationj of tho v Army in Sweden, introduced lbs .visitor to his people, .who showed groat en. thusiasm. A field-day'was held in h>a honour at Stockholm, no fewer than nineteen steamers being employed to transport the crowd to tho scbiie. ' . .Mr. F. E. Tomlinson, of .'Wellington, 1 has rooeived a letter from Mr. Charies Saunders, tho eminent English tenor who visited Weilington a few months ago, stating that \8 expected" to tour South Africa in May,' 1010, aiid- it was possible that he may visit Now Zealand ill November. Primarily ho would like to. "rest" in the Dominion, but would give a series of concerts before returning to England. In his lotter Mr, Saunders say,i"l had tho pltasuro of ft visit from Mrs. ond Miss Mina. Caldow. Miss Caldow is studying with a friend of mine, Mr. Montague Borwell, and 1 do, not think she could have done a wiser thing, as .ho is a particularly clover singer and toaohor, > I am taking a good deal of interest in Miss Caldow." Among the passengers who arrived f om Sydney by tho Moeraki yesterday was Don Manuel Mascarenas, a Mexican banker and ronch-ownor, who is touring tho world. Ho says that Mexico is developing rapidly, assisted by an enormous amount of British " d American nioiiey. What would interest New Zealand would be tlie oomplotion of f ho Mniantopoo four-track railway, which it 's, claimed j would give quicker transport iroin Now Zealand and Australia to England, via Mexico and tho States, than would tho Panama Canal. The prospects of trado with Mexico , woro lihiited. There would not be any demand for our meat or fruit, but for butter and checso there "would be a rcadj market. . .