PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 641, 19 October 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. J. A. 'Miliar fill visit Fdjston.oil: Saturday to discuss railway, and-.harbour- matters with the- various local .bodies* t ,Mr. Now-. . 'man,- member for,Manawatu,..will accompany,; .the. Minister.: .... >■~'...:.. v . j.;\ ; ',-.'. 'V.. Tho Hon.:'iTi tyickenzie.will. accompany .the Chambers oft..Commerce delegates -as ,far as Palmerston North tQrday.. ... ~ .. : ( ■•', . ;';.,. lira Harry Phipps, of-Wellingtotvhasibeen engaged, at principal tcno.r, r fpr the MusilnlUnion's performance of liaydji s "Crea-", tion'"on October 2<J/; Mr/Phipp-s is'an oratorio , '• singer'of established;reputation; 'and- ha&'iian extensive roportoire. He was the winner, pf tho , ; .;;..; }■;, J. . The ohairman- of itho> party, of. Chamber of Conimorco delegates visiting Zealand is Mr, I'.- .'Warttford-Davis, ,tho iivincipal representative.of the Londo|i'. Chamber of.'Com-'; riioroe.'. His, commercial'.activities, at, Homo include the. chairmanshipjof .the., Endolithio-. Manufacturing. Companyi and pf .tho .Crystallate v Manufacturing Company; and several other.con-, siderablo- manufacturing conccrne.' He. represents .the Chiewick district on the London.. County Council, and is. theidelegate of that: body to the County. Council's Association. Jto. is'chairman of. the Chi6wick.Conservative As-. sociation,and Tariff Reform League. -Owing 'toa .severe cold, Mr t Warnford-Davie\will not. I halt ill the Manawatu other'^ delegates, to-day, but will go.through to Taum'arunui by the Main Trunk express. He is accompanied by Mrs. ;. . '.'-.:, ■'. '

Mr. W. F. Cederwall, manager of the Gisborno,Sheep Farmers' Frozen Moat Company, 16 paying a'brief visit .to .Wellington. ■ •,.- His Excellency tho ■ Governor, tho Prime Minister, and • Mr. W. P.. Masscy (Loader of the' Opposition) have intimated their; intention of bwng present at .the "Yorkshire. Societj-'a dinner to bo hold.on Monday next. :. . ... ; . ■ Mr. M'Brine, the -Harbour Board's custo-'. dian of the, Boat Harbour at Clyde Quay, ie seriously ill.; : .. . ■•■ : ; ■. ' . '" Judgo' Rawson,' of the- Native Land Court, is ,at present in., Wellington. ■". ;,' ■"■'".■■ . ,: Mr. Grcsley Lukin, who was ono of New' Zealand's representatives,at the Imperial Press. Conference, will be the guest of honour at thV Now Zealand Club's luncheon :to r inorrow. . .'. The death occurred. at Wniwetuyesterda-j morning of Mr; J. T. Wise, who for many years was accountant to. the.-Wellington Gas Com- , pany. Deceased,' who was born in Kent, was employed in the Blaenavon Ironworks in Wales, when "nearly 80 years ago, his services were obtained by the Gas Company, from whose '.service..-he retired, .about eight "years'"ago to take up farming pursuits in the Hutt Valley. Ho was injured in a trap accident some three ; years ago, and had ntlver been' well'since. Mr, Wise leave two.sons—Mr. Walter E. Wise, of the Waiwetu, and' Mr. .Arthur; H.'Wise,' of Coromandel Street;' , .'.'■■ '._' ;::.'. ;' ;, - "Mr. H.-WVBishop, S.M., loft for tho soutl: yesterday. ' ..,-.,',:■■.■: . : \. ■■.;,•:•■:., .-.,■■ •..-.-.