PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 753, 28 February 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph ; Ward)i together with,' several 'members 'of ■:the Defence':- Council, ;. accompanied 'Lord Kitchener to, Auckland per special train yesterday. V;" -' ':' ! - : .'.■■,-.■"■■'■■• -.■•'-i'■.■•','•'■■".-.'■, '.'■'

■. .His Honour „ the.; - Chief. .'Justice, Sir Kobert Stout, and LadyV Stout, who havo been on an extended •i visit 'to the' Old Country, are duoto arrive "back in Wellington'via'.thei south- on' Wednesday or Thursday next.':.'/,/ : ■..-■: i'.,;' ,', ,:■..,, . ThevHon'.-: J. A., Millar, ; > for Eailways, who -■'■ contemplates visiting Australia shortly, returned to Wellington' i'rom : the: south .yesterday. ':-'■/:',:-..;,,,: :.'. -.':■

The. Hon. T., Mackenzie, Minister-for Industries, will visit., Auckland, shortly, for the purpose of investigatinß.'the. conditions under which ;tho; kauri gumfields are worked;. Subsequently he will proceed to'.-Eotorua/ in connection.with':his proposal to explore'the site of '.the pink and* whitei.terraces, and' test the;'theory as to the. possibility of exposing. them'-pace more .to/.view.'-. .' ■'.'•'.'':■ "'■/■/;// ;•

Mr. Justice" Chapman will: leave for Masterton. to-day.' :-'.-•".'-'.,. : ','.v -,"■':■;": : v-'

Mr.;.T. M. Wilford-has .not-yet:, definitely, decided whether or not he will contest the .'Mayoralty, but he expects to be able to make, a definite, statement towards the. end of the • week.",-'■:.

'On Saturday morning Mr..J. H.'Black, accountant the 1 Mutual ■•'■-Life'-..', and Citizens' Insurance .Company, received a priSelitation from. the local ; stalf, on the occasion; of. his approaching marriage. The presentation was. made by-.the secretary, Mr. ! C. '■'■&:. Eichardson.in felicitous terms.. ..■;•'■ ".'■'■:■; .. !'■>; '.'■. '•■:':■'■!• ■..

:: The' death is recorded'in: a ; Press Association telegram frOm'-Feilding of Mr. Owen Pleasants,, senior, one of the oldest' settlers there. .He '■ arrived from England in 1873, and was previously, in the Grenadier Guards: He took a great interest in the: volunteer movement there, .andwas an active": volunteer for 30 years/ boingfor some years captain' .of the Manchester itiflos... .Deceased, who was a prominent Freemason, leaves a" widow, anil, six children: ' ■".;.;

'- Mr. Duncan! Macgregor;Wright has returned from: a holiday spent in the Marl: borough district;.: : .' .: -'•

, Mr. W.. F. Munrp,. M.A.,. of Invcrcargill,: has been assistant master at the.Tiinaru Hoys' High School,-,states a Press Association telegram from Timaru.

. In the notice and' obituary, concerning the. death of .tho late Mrs. Shopparci, which, appeared in The Dominion of Wednesday 1 last, the nnmo was unfortunately given, as Mrs.. Hunter Sheppard, whereas it should have been Mrs. Hanser Sheppard. Mrs. Sheppard was the widow of the late :Mr. James Hanser Sheppard, of Yorkshire, 1 England,.and ■'Victoria, Australia, ' ' ' .