PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 774, 24 March 1910, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

' 'All the Ministers, of the Crown will be to town to-day with the ■ exception of the Hon.. D. Buddo, who is in Canter.bury;.and the Hon.. G." Fowlds, .who . .will.: bo en; route to Auckland. . : ".--.-; .'The Hon. Q. Fowlds (Minister. f« education) -leaves -this morning, 1 fcV Auckland, whero he will-, spend- the ; Easter holidays. ' .''," . *;:•,::;; :■ ;Mr. WiF. Massey; Leader'"of the 6p•TOsition,: who' has been a brief visit to ': .Welkngton, leaves on his return to to-day.'■■ ;':". : . -. . , ; . : ;: ' o' Mr. AV L.' Herdmani - M.P.J was a passenger by' the ;: Arahura, which arfrom:Picton and the . West , ; .Coast last ."evening;, ■■ ■ ';■. '. .•" •; ■;:; : left for ..'the/south last nighti ■: ■. ■:;■;:.,.': /Owing' to the large amount of important business his atten- .. tion. at :this; ; period of. the iyear, Mr. llonayne (General Manager of Rail- ; :.ways):is unable to,accoinpauy the. Hon. : ;v." J -.,- A ;'.'.-M>llar,;,.'(3Ujnister"-.for. Railways) .. on his forthcoming;tour of 'the'AusX;,.tralian States.' -V" Mr-. R;. W." M'Villy, /chief . olerk,. has " been selected"' to" go ... in; liou of.Mr. .Roiiayrie. .-'■•.'. ■■"'• ',7/ . ;>..: The ; Hon. c J.-, A. Millar- (Minister for ■leaves .by /the;' Manuka' ■ :on -a.': visit- to .Australia to-night,- expects to spend five /or six days in Syd- •' ney, three days in Brisbane, five or six / ■•days' in Melbourne, ■ and three days ■ in ,-'•■' Adelaide. , He /proposes': leaving Sydney ::oj! April-23-on his return to the Dp:'/'minjbn.-- ■;/■,■■'.••-.. ■.':,■•.;,•: /:,'■■■ '::. _' The .president pf 'the : New ' Zealand ...Cricket Council,. and Mrs:- S. i! "Whitta .. Ihornton arrived. in-., .Wellington 'on ■'. J-uesday -and 'will be present-'at' the . Becond'.'lest matoh at tho Basin-Reserve .on Saturday: : "-:■•■■'■' .■'.''.:. •:

'. The hon. secretary iof the/New Zealand.. Cricket - Council, ■'■: Mr. -F. C. Raphael and, Mrs. 'Raphael, arrived in Wellington yesterday, and are'stayingat the Grand HoteJ: Mr. Raphaelis completing: .the arrangements for the , , accommodation of the large crowds- that are expected at the second Test match

Mr. George .Portus has been, appointed ,to ..the-..managerial .staff of Mr. J. C. Williamson, iand -.will' take over.,the /management of Hh'o "Peter ran ...Company after the : Wellington .seasoh'i,-. ■: -, -.■'•.,_;:,,'' .; -,- ;: ;.,- . ■:. ■_ The passengers,from Sydney bythe Moana yesterday, included the members of. the "Peter Pan",. Company, which includesi-a number of. clever children.' ': Benno':Scherek,'' who is'making arrangements for the tour of Madame Carreuo, tho celebrated pianjst, arrived from Sydney by the Moana yesterday. ;•';■•■'■- ■ ...-.-•'!.. :■■ ■■- •'..

T. H; Laby, of Victoria trf3ilege,: arrived . back from a trip to Australia by : the Moana yesterday. '. - -Mr. Michel,; : of : Hokitika, returned from a trip to Sydney by .the Moana yesterday,:,. - . : ~.-:-.-.-' ,-. ~ , : The death occurred yesterday of Captain/ Humphreys, an' old resident of •Nelson, .at the : age of 87.. Captain ilumplireys, -who rose from-the ranks, saw much service an' India, and possessed several decorations.—Press Association. ..■' ' .■■-. -.-"' .-•'■: ■■:.; ■ , ..- ,•'■'

An Auckland Press Association telegram states that Mr.- D. Tetrie, chief .-, inspector,..to ; .tW Board, of Education . for seventeen years,, has resigned. His resignation was. accepted wjth. an acknowledgment of appreciation arid re- . ■ -gfet- , ; ■:-•■ .. .:;■■.... ..•■■■..■:■:. • " .air.. G. Powell,: of Wellington, , has . been 'appointed to represent the Australasian District of the Amalgamated . Sooiety of Carpenters and at : a congress to-be held in England. He will be farewelled by the local society •■' at i a smoke concert to •bo held- this evening. . ■-~ ■ ■-' . . .'-.: , jMr. C Mooro; who has been a valued member/of • the Swifts' Amateur Swim- . mmg Club, and who is well known, in Bwimming circles generally as a winner of diving events, was .tho recipient of ." a' presentation in the .form of a rug, at the club's smoke concert last evenv. ing, ■ llr, Moore is leaving; for London from Lyttelfon by the Devon on ( Sat-' .urday in order to gain-experience in 'soft-goods line.' '"■' .', ' '- ~-..-. Mr. A. J.- Paterson, formerly assistant... engineer to- tho. Wellington City • Council, aiul now engineer to theGis- ■ borne Council, arrived in the' oity last .' even-rag. Mr. .Paterson leaves for. Timaru on Monday to inspect the sewerago .'construction works which Mr. Marchant is carrying, out tliere at the pr«- ' tent time. It is the intejition of the ■ Gisborno Council to carrj' out a similar work to that being done at Timaru. -, Captain C. C. Grieve, A.D.C. to the Governor of Tasmania, was a passenger . from Hobart by the lonio yesterday. After a brief stay in New Zw.tend, Cap- : tain Grievo leaves by the lonic next month for Monto Video arid will spend a' holiday there'-'before, proceeding to ; - England., ... \