PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 4 March 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. J. A. Millar will accompany tho Prime Minister as far as Auckland, where ho will'remain for a day or two to transact Departmental business. Ho will be back early in. the week.

Mr. Harold Beauchamp, chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, leaves on a trip to England in June next. Tho funeral of the late Mr. T. W. M'Kcnzio is to leave St. John's Church, "Willis Street, for the Sydney Street Cemetery at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. Tho service at St. John's will commence at 3 p.m. The Hon. W. Pitt, architect; of Sydney, who has been .spending a short holiday in Now Zealand, loft by tho Warrimoo for Sydney last evening. Mr. J. Hastie, chairman of tjio Waimate County Council, is a visitor to Wellington. Mr. A. Brucc, a well-known member of the Wellington Central Cricket Club and; of the S.ti .'James's jEootball Club, is' leaving Wellington, and will henceforth reside in Auckland. _Mr. ICnos Gilmer, president of tho New Zealand. Dental Association, has been appointed ail additional member of tho Dental Examination Board. Lieut.-Colonol Chaytor is a passenger by tho Mararoa, which is duo to .irrivo from tho south this morning. Colonel Stewart is also a passenger by the same steamer.

Included among the passengers who will arrive from tho south this morning by tho Mararoa aro Dr. Braner and tho Rev. Mr. Olds.

Mr. J. W. M. Harrison has been appointed' physical instructor for St, Patrick's College.

Mr. Geo. Craig, LL.B., chief clerk of tlio Customs Department, left yesterday by the Warrimoo on a holiday trip to Sydney.

Mr. J. W. Webber, headmaster of the Rotorua State School, has retired after 25 years' servico under tile Auckland Education Board." Ho has received a presentation from tlio residents of the town.

\ Mr. Wm. Berry, treasurer of the Wellington Bowling Club, and Mrs. Berry leave Wellington in a fortnight's timo on a trip to England. They will travel to Southampton by the Grosser Kurfurst, to leave Sydney on March 25. '

The Hon. Geo. Fowlds, Minister of Education, yesterday entertained Mr. Jas. Dunlop, one of tho Scottish Agricultural Commissioners, and Mrs. Dunlop, at luncheon at the Hotel Windsor. The party consisted of the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Findlay, the Hon. Tlios, Mackenzie, Messrs. Lauronson, M.P., J. G. W. Aitken, Jas. M'Kerrow, J. K. Logan, H. N. Holmes, W. Crow, Dr. Hay, and Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Ritchie. Mr. and' Mrs. Dunlop aro natives of tho same parish as Mr. Fowlds,; Fenwick, Ayrshire.

Mr. Justice Chapman will return to Wellington to-day from Nelson by tho steamer Patecna. Mr. Justico Sim .arrived from Napier last evening, and will preside over tlio sitting of tho Arbitration Court, which will opeu on Moilday.

Mr. M'Nab, of Palmerston North, has been appointed a Governor of tlio Victoria College, vice Mr. Quick, resigned.

The four officers selected for training at Home will, it is understood, bo Lieu-tenant-Colonel Abbott, D.5.0., of Auckland, Lieutenant Stnndish, N.Z. Artillery, Lieutenant Turnbul, at present attending the Tauherinikau Camp, and, as previously stated, Captain R. J., Seddon, of the N.Z. Staff Corps.

■ Dr. Cbesson, who was recently at the Islands, has been appointed to the Health Department'. Cabinet lias decided to effcct certain alterations in this Department-.

The Government has appointed Mr. J. R. Kirk its representative 011 the Gisborno High School.

The following tenders have been received by Messrs. Penty and Lawrence, architects, for the additions in brick to tho Girls' College in Pipitca Street:— Trevor Bros., i' 1092 (accepted); D. M'l.enn and Sons, £412"; H. Ranson, £117,5: 'Sanders Bros., £4280 IDs.; A. Seanier. £1200; P. Hudson, £-1300 10s.; Murdoch and Wnllis, £-1370; Watts Bros., £439."); Hunt and M'Donald, £4411 135.; J. M'Millan, £4437; W. JI. Bennett, :C'oos; I. Clark and Son. £4500; Howie and Matthews, £4044: Moffatt, £47Sfl 125.; J. Craig, £5000; M. Browman, £5159; J. W. P. fossette, £5252; P. C. Watt, £5993. Twelve Chinese who arrived by tlie Maitai from San Francisco 011.Thursday left by the Warrimoo for Sydney yesterday, en route to China. Says our Palmerston correspondent:— To reside in Palmerston for forty years, and never make a journey as far as Wangauuiby rail, is a rare experience, but that is one of a Palmerston resident, who had not seen tho river town sinco the old ooaching days until Thursday) when ho made the journey.