PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1018, 6 January 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency I.ord Islington gave a small dinner party at the Northern Club, Auckland, on Tuesday evening, tho guests including Messrs. A. M. Myers, M.P., W. JL Herries, M.P., Hon. J. ' Drysdalc Brown, Attorncy-Genpral of Victoria, Hon. E. Mitchelson, Messrs. H. T. Gorrie, G. D. Greenwood (Christchurch), N. Alfred Nathan, I. Duncan (Wellington), Dr. T. Hope-Lewis, Mr. Kerr-Clark (private secretary), and Captain H. Boscaiven, hon. A.D.C.

Messrs. Hughes and Batehelor, Federal Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs, are passengers by the Moeraki, which left Sydney for Auckland on Wednesday.

The Hon. A,. R. Guinness, Speaker of, the House of Representatives, who has been snending a holiday in the Hot Lakes district, is motoring down to Wellington, . and is due hero to-day or tomorrow. He is accompanied by Mrs. Guinness.

His Excellency the Governor returned from Auckland by tho Main Trunk espross yesterday afternoon.

SJr Joseph "Ward yesterday visited Stowart Island. To-day he will probably go to Rivorton, and on Saturday morning will start north again.—Press Association.

The Official Assignee, Mr. A. Simpson, who has been spending the Christmas and Now Year holidays at Nelson, has resumed his official duties.

Tho Rev. Professor Dickie, M.A., of Knox College, Dunedin, is a passenger for Wellington by the s.s. TJlimaroa, arriving this morning. Professor Dickie will occupy St. John's pulpit during tho next three Sundays, while Dr. Gibb is on holiday.

Mr. Montgomery, Secretary of Customs, ha? left Wellington on a visit to northern stations. Mr. C. S. Nixon, Collector of Customs nt Wellington, will takes up tlio duties' of the .position during Mr. Montgomery's absence.

Among the passengers who arrived by the Maitai from San Francisco yesterday morning was Mr. G. F. Morlcy, of Napier, and Mr.' D. Morrison, agent for the Union Company at Rurotonga, accompanied by his wife.

Mir. J. Mackenzie, Commissioner of Cro.wn, Lands, Wellington, is on a visit to Auckland, accompanied by Mrs. Mackenzie, and will return at the end of the week.

Earl Cawdor, who was First Lord of tho Admiralty in the last Unionist Government, is stated by a Press Association messago to b? lying ill. His condition ts critical. >

News was received in Auckland last night (states a Press Association mes§age) that the Rev. Father Clune, late Superior of tho Mount St. . Gerard Redeiuptorist Monastery, Wellington, and now of tho lledemptmst. Monastery at Perth, has been appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth. The Eoman Catholics of Auckland have sent a cablo messago of congratulation to tho new ( . Bishop. .