PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ministers of the.-Crpwn out. of town toHay include the Prime Minister, who is at ;. 5,- 'JClirisichurch, .. Hon; 'J.- A. Millar, Dunjedin, Hon. D. Buddo en route from Hast- ; |mgs„ and tho.Hon. E., M'Kenzio en route vj: ; i j L &om^NelMß;' : iv;-'i;:;.r::':--^ ".:h;.,,-^©.-Pr^e^Minisfcer,".Sxr ;l , nill ' return,.to Wellington:, by, the s.s : ; jSEaoriion;:Thursday.morning. ... : :. , - The H ti. .P. M'Kenzie, ' Minister • for [Public Works,'-visited. Nelsbn, yesterday. -. returning to -Wellington this mornTho Hon. D. Buddo, Minister .for In- - v ffhe Firo' Brip at . Napier, . ipe£3nis .to -Wellington. w-as'apassenger . v Srpm'.Picton .by tho Pateena yesterday .: J-V jix v; j- )''The ~ Hon. G. i'o-ivlds 'will; visit. Dunediri '^inspect : ,the^ : memtal v .hos'pi j . ; ifcals* educational institutiona. -, / Field-Marshal. Lord. Kitchener, will stay. . at -the., Wellingto- Olub 1 whilst. m 1 -Wei-' , :. ; }ington.-' He is to .be'- entertaiced afc dinDor by his Excellency tho GoTeraor"to- ; • morrow evening; by the Ministry on'Fri- .-. day evening; , and by the Wellington Club 7;:/®n oattirday ; :evening.' ;. y. ■■ - .:. Mr. E.;: Nathan, 01 Messrs. Bamiatyno •- .-, ,and-Company's shipping.department,' left , : , ior. yesterday'by the Mapouiika. " '■ ; . Inspector - Ellison, , who has ' boon on a -' ' inspection:-to : .th« -Nelson.and Marlborough districts, returned -to Wol- •.; lington .last night by. the Pateena. • .' - .iV 'Mr:: John Townley .was unanimously re-! , - • /elected-, chairman of : the-.Gisborne Har- ; joour: Board yesterday. ;.lle has been a toember of the board sinca 1885, and ~ '.*~^,^^^^i^colß9o.—Press.'Associationi

. >EkewhEre appears a notice of tho' death P? ;iMra. - Hunter,: Sheppard,;;- 'who i passed eway,:yesterday /after i-ovbriefillnassli The ■'4 -Fas-the. eldestfdaugh.'il/,- wr.'Oi.tinevlion. I. G. - E€6?es," of r victeria,-: tod ; < relict, v/ofth6;olato.; A : James Vi'- bneppard;,- formerly; a jwell-kno'ffii^inerT ■ cnant r iii : Victoria.-, • "Mrs. > Sheppard's ■ butMrs. (Colonel) I'orwr, Mrs. Eussell, wife of the Rev. J. D. M iss Sheppard and Mr. RayWeUingtonr • ''.Widespread-'regret 1 wfll bo felt at. tho announcement which has been revived :, a: from -Auckland' concerning - tho death there at 1 a>m. yesterday of Mr. Charlos A. S-c'oi-aye, who.. for 'thd last teii years lirus .-; 'been # member!of'Messrs.' J-. H.ißethnno and Co. s staff, deceased, nho it will bo remembered i 1 sustained ■■ concussion"' of ?. the' ' brain' through a- fall on, an Aucliland ... ferry .steamer on.Sunday,'was'a native of elson,' and^was only -31 :-fyears"ofage: ~: but. as an. old; member of-St.- John's-Bible ■:"^-.^^»'!:®:'-!oliittch'-:wotlEer;' land"an'abl6'.'afr- ;, 'i'jtfetot in.the;fouidati6n.^of-,'the X.M.C.A.', in Wellington. lfr. Picdfrayo will be ivell - xemembered by ni'any. The deceased,, who " leaves/ a jiyirlow and. an . infant 'san/ was ppendinga holiday; in .comparifciwitli .his :,- Land .and; San'fiy -Depart--.pient)' when , the: accident occurred.: The i.- interment. ta]{eg :plaEe in- Wellington.' ' . V Mr.--Thos. Kodmohd,'jun., -of Ih'o' Cua- :: i who!- wis' adnittted 'to ' .. ■; last wwk 'sTiffering froDi iin:.Te<»ived . tliro'ngh 'being-knocked • institution -yesterday livening. Be* • who; was-" H9-yeary of - -'wris-a ; : .;eingle' ir.an;; ; &iid ia-eon of .Mr'.Tho'sl Eed- • ■'••■OUnbwrie Terraced'-Previous to tokvtg .up' hM . duties iviHi ; tlio CutDepartment' ; iu! - :a; fow • 3^rs;ago v.as':in,the ?;® ei 7\ ce vSt rGreymoiith,-. having gone there : vin t .rhe : ftrstvpLice frojn.'Welungton.f- Do- -. «su=ed was':, admitted to; tho hospital, suffroip ,a broken, Collarbone, internal ~a nd shock.- He,'made<good pro- . croa? at first,. and it was expected: that ; - . jio»would. recovori but ho was. subse..;,:.:;fl^antly'iattacked;l)y^^jnembhia.r,which is' ..jMdifcj.-.hi'iveJboeri,the,primary, canso of . 3us;'death. . v./S.

i 3?-'-- E. Murphy, M;AV, LL.B., of'ihe ';' staff. of _ Messrs,.,Bell,-Gully,' Bell, and i•. J\ly«rs, f is} leavingrvAVeLlihgtbnin ? a few"; to join- tho firm of Messrs. Fitzlnerbert and M'lntyro, Fcilding. ..;' - .: , -.Rumours have .been circulated: from .nme to. tho effect that .tho Eon: -v • *•. Duncan intends to resign his posi- !■. , H., ln !is® House on account of: ill-: ' itusalth. - Jhe; "Oamaru .Mail" stdtesVthat,' ~<tho member/. for.'Oamaru ha.S' no: intention •. :■!; whatever, of retiring, a;nd that his: health; .. .. jsexcept'for..occasional attacks of sciatica' , I ; isviemaTkaljly- good-so:good that at'pre.' ,Bent;'he::iS' working, as-.-hard :as .anybody . in .the. harvest field.?<■' : .' ■■■. It is: stated. that at tho next general • election the. Hon. E. Mitchelson:will Te- . enter .the political \:arena ':in ; . the Liberal ; .interest.'/, ..; . , ' Dr.''Jfight,, of Canterbury College, has :- .. tmdergono an operation for appendicitis,' / a^,is.now;making;.a good recovery.-: Robertson, C.M.G., head of Jtlacdonald College,' vM'Gill. University, :■ ■; has '• severed his connection. with. . V,'that^Kattof.-learning, ;in,.order that he • jnay devofe tho. greater part .of. his. time, the;commission' for oon- -.: serving tho.^natural rf.sourccs ; of tho Dominion. He 'is -now touriiig: Europe to ptiidy at first hand the rural Economy of . thqsoycountries;.' -wheTe'. notable..' progress ::. has been made through agricultural.e<!iii , :!.cation;.ahd '.co-operation. - At, the''end. of -this .'year, it .is his' ihtention to visit Australia and- New.;Zejilandi and' will. after-' ;. wards 'go to' Smith i.frica and India. - Dr. ; Eobertson was 'for .linany .years Commis- ' . sioner.of Agriculture in tho Dominion of Canada.