PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 619, 23 September 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

• Lord Plunkct arrived in Dunedin by'tluv first.express yesterday and-officially .opened tho ■ Choral Society's competitions, last night.' Ho ' will spend to-d.Vy-in'Dunedin, returning north : oh Association,-.,:.•' :i :, ,'f,,, 1 '■-. ' ..The-Hohs/.Janies.Carroll,',T.,-.Macliehzic','and .' J. A':' Millar tare in tho Rangitikci .district, the .-. Hon. G. Fowlds is at:.Wanganui,'.tkoiHon. R. : M'Kenzie en route to.Strati'ord.t-the Hon. D. Buddo in l Invercargill, and other, Ministers in Wellington./ ■- ( . r .; .;'. '.';.;■:, ■ .■ ' •:■■. ■ Tho Hon.'R. MTvenzie,: Minister'.for; rVblio. '.: Works, leaves: to-day for Stratford to inspect.: tie railway Construction works oh the Egmont line, and the section between! Toko and Who-." nganiomona.-'-He will '.bo absent over a week../. ~'With the exception of Colonel H. v D.Tuson, Adjutant-General of tho Forces, all the morubcra of tho Council: of Defence are at present in:, Wellington..'';-■/'.-'; ■■.- •*■• •";.. .....'.■ Mr. Mark Cojion," editor of- tho-'Dunedin •/. "Star;" who was. a/delegate.to .the Imperial ' . Press Conference,; returned to Wellington .bj the Moeraki yesterday.'■ Ho will'continue on w;■■ -.- Dunedin this; evening. y : ,;... ~ > , L Mr.'' Hnng-liang. 'Hwang, Chinese '.Consult re turned • from' a- visit to-the south yesterday . morning. ;-.-;..'.■'■'."■'•, : //. ■':■■';•'"•' ;■'•,,. ',;'..' ,\-," : •Mr. GrahamiiH.P.,.■ returned to' Nelson, by. the; Takapuna' yMterday. i ■- /.The Rev. Father Lynch. left. for; the' south by; the, Maori list night. . ,; ,'.'•'■■'.! ■.Mr. C P. Skerfctt, tho well-known' solicitor, ■-, is confined to his seasido" residence at Lowry Bay, with an.attackof bronchitis... ...... , r ' J . '. Mr. Harold 1 Johnston,, of ; the legal' firm of Messrs. Brandon,'. Hislop and Johnston,' is ■ at: . present confined to his .bed: through' illness. .).; : Mr. Godfrey E. Halscy, of Sutton, Surrey, \ who arrived,by the Ruapchu from/London on -\" Tuesday, intends to visit the scenic resorts of. . New Zealand. - .:He left for-Auckland yesterday,'' and will visit Rotorua, returning south via tho Wanganui River., Later;ho intends to visit'tho . Buller and Otira Gorges. . ■'•■. ,;., '■' ;.■.'. ."; ' " " Officers of the' Second 1 Battalion, Wellington '; Rifle' Volunteers; entertained ■ Licut.-Colonel ~ Watt, lab Commander of Wanganui, last even-: : ing, and presented him with a purse of 6ovor-/ oigns.' Mrs. Watt'was also made* tho recipient... of a silver tea-service. Tho presentations wore: tho result of -subscriptions /by tho ■ Whole of tho corps in tho battalion, 1 including the Garri- .' son' Band and cx-voluhteev officers.—Pcess Association, ■'/ ''■ \, . ,'.' '• / >, ■ - Mrs. Bannister, of Palnicrston, widow ol tho late '■; Mr. Edwin • Banhistor, who,' in', the : early days! was so well known in Wellington 1 and Jahnsonvillo, celebrated her'/eightioti. birthday;last week (says,our,Palnicrston 'correspondent). ;Amohg: tho'party, were a number ■', of her:' children, grandchildren, and , greatgrandchildren. , '..".- :,-.'; Lieut. G. Lestrahge Logan' has been appointed :, 'chief boy-scout inspector for. tho- Wellington ; district.' .'■.-.■'.■'■ ■'■ ' ;■-, ; ./•:.".'/ ;;;■ ■/.■■■•"'.