PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

• The Hon Dr, Findlay is at Rotorua, and tho Hon T Mackenzie in Hawko's Bay r; 'l'he other Ministers nre.m Wellingfon. •, ... Jr.' ■ v. <-Tho :Minister Education -' -/Son: .' . G, l'Wlds'i goes to; Palmerston North on .'Sep- • .. tembor .29, and •ivill open the new technical • ' ' . school'thore on'that afternoon. ... '• ' - • : .ii",- • ■■■;:,:'. ■< Mr,/W. A. Woodger, 'the champion sprinter -V . of• Australasia,-is expected to return to WelVjiw--)' '; ' liiigton- by the'-Ulimarpa. on. Wednesday. •. ' U:\Mr.iiG/ .J?,! Morris,velerk.;in''the jCourt' at'. :;'Que6nstbwn f 'his;TiKoived'notice of liis' trails-' ' * ferlo.Welljngton..'.Mr. Morris was much as- - i'-/:- v ,Boeiatfid;'Avith:*tehnis' and football, r arid -;!/as: ! ;. , • teeretary .of the Qubenstown Regatta Club. •' :f.- . . Profssspr. .'Bieksrton, of. ' Chrijtchrirch, • i "' wiioiift- theory |of partial impact has lately re?c«v«d farourablo attontioii in. Australia, i '-i;; states that ho will visit England to prouioto .■ the'theory if- his work is given ;sucli: finan-; viv-j-r7--.cial recognition as .v.'ill enable him to. do so. :, r |V.-: JY-"'L intervjcWer. that tho-gehiral oil'!■'■ vt:V ,opinion; in? Sj>dnsy ?Was^that- a:largo book : developing tho - theory: was of primary . im- .. • ,-/■ : portance,,and;he had planned n- work;of r sis: . ... . Volntaes to treat of each branch of tho siih- ■>') j/;i , jeet,. and .was .noiv'at work on - it.'Ho had. araost,'completed'.apparatus' for the''purpose, ]>■ of. demonstrating his theory. . .. ' • v I'A. S. :Henderson - has -been .'appointed >■ '.. , acting-lieutenant on tho - staff of ttie Wel- ; .1-:'' ,'- : ; "liugtonv Highland .Mi-iflei, ' vice - ■ Lieutenant .. .. ... .Morton, resisntd. - ' . > . The' Rev. Father Vanning, of (Wellington, : • will aseompafly; his Grace Archbishop Red- . .w«od Sydney on Friday- next, to take »»rt. u»; the ' Australasian'-; Catholic Congress •{ - - , t«.i« htld ih that.eity. •. .' ; •: . f v;.;',;":'' .' Mr. V&ltK Btthune, of the firm of J. H. i':. v; : and Co., v.'hf arrived bacfcfrOm a ' , : -. triy to th» South Sc-ii Islands in iwor health, -is. now very.much better, -and hopes to'bo .able.-t0... resume,- his.. business (duties vwithin a day or:two. ;y.-.: ..; y;., ;.: :;r: t- ' : ' .Mr. W. 11. George, managing.'director- of - f.< ■!'> < : f'A- Georgo 'arid;Keraloy,v'Limited;: who' has. boon' j'.vr on a tcur around tho world; is dut to arrive ■ . . .back.in Wellington fln^Vcdnesday'next. • -.r ■■ The jnatiy, fzjefidsiof 'Mr,-:J, .A, Kenny. ... ' the well-known : {Jianist and' amuteur vocal : :: V' oflwedisn, will ton with'regret that when fhs-.list mail left he was in tlie doctor's f • k»*ds' in "Erisbahe. • Mr. Keniiy, who is - ituring Australia .with his father, left Wel:':i■■ ii-' :: lingten..'while; suffering, from'a cold,; aiid.on : reaching Brisbane, had to take'to hi? bed. : • Whilst ir.edical, treatment ■ the v,- :.:dietor . discovered that' he 'Had a growth■' hi- 1 ,v the. nose,'. which 'should .be removed. ; litis snccosjfully, hut ■;'m \:o' '.whilst laid,.up : he v contracW' which • ' is vory piovalent in Brisbane just now, and .... . 'was Still jn bed whcn 'tlic mnil .left; .* Mr; Kenny,;.sen., -in- tho-: course • of' a. lottor, ;j: -;. ': stated that, they■ hoped to bo able to 'lftavo , . Brisbane for Sydney on September 8. Th<S ; -M;'h writer himself' tfas in'excellent l health. ,' : ... -i ;',-Mr.' J. J. Virgo, geticral- secretary of tho fi' . . Sydney _ Young Men's-Christian Association/ and acting-national secrotar.7 for Australasia, V; ;'passed,'through yeator'day^'on.his ■ r: : , • ' . way to Christchurchi -He. .will return at the 'iond :'of.next '.week '.to'.take."port'--in"'- the ,'aiini- ? ; 'v. i- Versary. celebration cf tho Wellington As- ■' ■':. ■ - :. soiiation.; In his,farewell speech in Sydney, I . a .; Drj - Chapman, vof: tho ;,ohnpman-Aloxander : party, described: Mr.Virgo as tlio greatest . . 'Votlhg Men's Christian Association secretary ; ho had mot, . ''Ilccontl.v the: International !. ' ", 1 ;. CothmUtee !of ;New ;YoHc.;' sought' to ,-ihduc6 -Mr. Virgo to accept 'an appointment: as tho i;. .;i, i.-r Amiirican '.■Uspciatioii , s.;'eynri2clist ■to men, ij : ' vv.'' /-but. out; of; loyalty to Sydney ho declined the I tembtiiig oliur.