PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1065, 2 March 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Their Excellencies tlio Governor and Lady Islington entertained the follow-in" at lunchcon at Government House on \icdiiesdayHon. J. Carroll, Jlr. Te Ilouheu, Mr. J. Ilislop and Mrs. Hislop Dr. Hard wick Smith and Mrs. Smith! Mr J. Jlackay,'Dr. Fitchett and" Mrs litchott, Mr. J. Campbell and Mrs' Campbell. All Atinislers will be in town to-day. Commander. Bowring, late of H.MS Powerful, arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Moeraki. He will go without delay to Taupo for tlio fishing, and will spend' some weeks in New Zealand before returning to England.

Messrs. Ell and Davey, JI.P/s, have replied to Sir Joseph Ward's telegram regarding the Coronation invitation regretting that they are unablo to accept. —Press Association. >

Our Mnsterton correspondent states that Jlr. A. Jlacfarlane, chairman of the National Dairy Association, who is a resident of Paliiatua, is mentioned as'a likely candidate for one of the Wairarapa scats on the Wellington Harbour Board. Mr. Chas. Forsberg, one of the earliest settlers of Jlauriceville West, and a member of the Jlauriceville County Council, of which ho was for some year's chairman, died oil Tuesday at the ago of sixtythree. G. H. Barnes, of Messrs. J. and N. l'ait, who is managing Miss Amy Castlcs's tour, arrived in Wellington last night by tlio Arnhura. Mi'. Donald Smith, Secretary of the Auckland Club, left Auckland bv tlio Jin bono on Monday on a visit to' England. D Jrrs. Porteous, oeo of the victims of the Ponsonby fire, is now out of dangfer. Tlio other sufferers are progressing rapidly. Dr. F. XJllimann and the Rev. Mr. Lamb were among the passengers to arrive from Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday. . Mr. Aleo Stanley Rutherfiird was admitted as a barrister and solicitor by the Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, yesterday, on the motion of Mr. H. 11. Ostler. Jlr. Rutherfiird intends practising in Picton, where ho will, act as manager for Jlessrs. Connolly and Burden. Jlusical circles in the Wairarana will bo interested to hear that Mr. Howard lladlcv, who conducted the recent examinations for the Royal Academy of Music and lioyal College of Jlusie, London, iins spoke very highly of Jliss Thelmn Peterson, who is a resident of this district. Mr. Frederick ClilTe, who conducted the examinations in lflOfl, also spoke highly of the i|iialit.v of Jliss Peterson's voice.* It: is understood that Miss Peterson will leave shortly for Adelaide for further training. Mr. and Mrs. John Kershaw, of Austin SI red, are to leave on a trip to tlio Old Country on Saturday week. The Oddfellows (Manchester Unilv) will tender Mr. Kershaw a farewell prior to his departure. Mr. T. 11. Seshitt. toivn clerk of Sydney. is a visitor to New Zealand. During his slay in I he Dominion, ho intends to visit Auckland and the Hot Lakes district, T'almerslon North, Napier, and Wcllinsto*-

Mr. Albert Cohen, of the Duiiedin I'Stnr," was in Wellington yesterday. He is proceeding to Wanganui, to attend the Racing Commission, of which lie is a member.

Mr. J. C. Mac Lean, formerly of Dunedin, who has been away from New Zealand for several years, returned ycstoiday by the Moeraki. After serving with the Fourth Contingent in South Africa ho went to Chile and Brazil, and look up railway engineering 011 the 'J.'ransAndean Railway, which connects Chile with Argentina.

ill'. T. do Schryver, of Auckland, who represents the Canadian Manufacturers' Association in New Zealand, returned from Australia yesterday by the lloeraki.

Mr. J. C. A. Dudley, of the Audit Department, has Leon transferred to Duivfjlin. At the Star Boating Club on Tuesday evening he was presented by the Members with 1. case of pipes and a travelling rug. Mr. A. D. Bayfield, captain of the club, in making the presentation, referred to the good work done 011 the committee by Mr. Dudley, and also to his good record as an oarsman.

Private advices received in Dunediu report the dentil at Alameda, a. suburb r.f San Francisco, of Mr. W. C. Roberts, for many years manager of the Bank 1 Now Zealand here. He was killed in a street car accident.

Mr. Alex. Hinds, of Sydney, who is to be general secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in Wanganui, arrived by the Sydney boat yesterday morning, and will be welcomed at the.Wellington Association this evening. Mr. R. Hill, a Solomon Island planter, arrived from Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday. Ho states that matters regarding the natives are quiet whero he is located (on Ginzo Island). . Copra is being largely exported, and rubber is coming along well.

At the Palace Theatre, Sydney, on Saturday night last, Mr. Hugh Ward, the talented comedian, was presented, with an illuminated address and a gold watch and chain as an appreciation of his recent efforts to aid and honour those connected with the recent drowning disaster at Coogee. Those present on the stage w-ore Mr. D. Storey, M.L.A., Alderman Gilderthorp (Mayor of Randwick), Alderman Campbell, and Jlr. H. Lawton (president of the Tramways Association).