PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1017, 5 January 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington), who lias been visiting Auckland, is expected back in Wellington today. Ho will shortly visit Invcrcargill and New Plymouth. Monsignor Doctor Carlo Pctreluzzi, who left Homo sonic time ago 011 a four years' tour of the world, arrived from Sydney yesterday by thoWarrimoo. The visitor, who is the editor of the "International Review i ol' Social Science," intends spending about' two months in New Zealand. During his stay in Australia, Dr. Petrelnzzi inquired into the life and work of tho Italians settled there. , ■

Tho Press Association states that advices have been received ill Melbourne stating*that there is every probability of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert BadenPowell visiting Australia this year.

The Rev. Dr. Geary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, has arrived at Dunedin 011 his way back from a visit to South America and the Old Country, lie will leave for Auckland on Friday.— Press Association.

Bishop and Mrs. Wallis arrived back at Wellington from Picton by the Takapuna last night.

An interesting visitor, Colonel Stewart Ncwall, C.8., of Wellington, concluded on Saturday a week's stay at Wnihi with his daughter, Mrs. Williams (says a northern paper). The previous and only other occasions of his presence iii the Waihi district was in 1875, the year-which marked the opening of the Ohinemuri goldtields, in .connection with which important epoch of the history of the field, he took a responsible part.

The Hon. G. S. Boeby, Minister for Labour and Education, and W. A. Holman, Attorney-General, in tho Now South Wales Cabinet, who have been spending a holiday at liotorua, returned to Wellington yesterday afternoon. The visitors have accepted the invitation of the Wellington Trades Council to deliver addresses on "Labour and Politics" in the Town Hall this evening. >

Mr. D. M'Laren, M.P. for Wellington East, who is accompanying- Mr. Hodge, the visiting English Labour M.P., on his visit to Rotorua, will spend a fortnight or three weeks there—Auckland "Star."

Mr. Justice Chapman returned yesterday from a holiday visit to the Franz Josef Glacier and other places on the West Coast.

Mr. E. D. Bell, who lias been on a short visit to Sydney returned to Wellington yesterday by the Warrimoo. •

Four young Roman'. Catholic priests, -the Revs. Cronin, Harnett, Bore, and Kincaid arrived from . Sydney yesterday. by tho Warrimoo. The now arrivals have come out from Home to join the church in New Zealand, and will bo attached to the Wellington arch-diocese. .

Professor Cothe,. of one of the American Universities, arrived in Wellington from Sydney yesterday by the Warrimoo. It is his intention to tour New Zealand before leaving for America.

Mr. Bruntnell, of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, . has . resigned the office of general superintendent of the New South Wales' Alliance, on account of business considerations.— Press Association.

Lieutenant H. Stuart Robinson, of No. 2 Company, Wellington Garrison Artillery (Petone Navalsj, has been appointed to ouo of the vacant positions on the stall' of area, officers, and will attend the instructional camp at Featherston for a course of training.

Mr. Sorenson, of Hastings, is at present, visiting this city.

: Jlr. H. Smith, late of the Hastings Post and Telegraph Office, and at present attached to tho Wellington office, was presented 'by tho members of the Hastings Rifles jwith a handsome pair of binoculars on Monday last.