PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1084, 24 March 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the Acting-Prime Minister (the Hon. J. Carroll, tlie Hon. J. A. Millar, ami tho Hon. D. Buddo will be in Wellington, the Hon. G. Fowlds on route to 'Wellington from the south, the Hon- 1. Mackenzie in Christehurch, tho Hon. K. M'Kenzie will he at Napier, awl the lion, I A. T. Ngata at the East Coast. llr. W. F. Master will be accompanied by Mr. It. Scott, M.P., through tho Otago Central (listrict, and by Mr. J. Allen on his visit to Southland. Mr. Arthur Gunner, who has been connected with the Dresden Piano Company stuff during tho last four years, w'as the reciniont of a token o£ esteem from his fellow-employees, on the occasion ot his approaching departure. t Mr. GuniiiH" leaves for Sydney by to-doy s uoar. Mr. H. Baigent, ex-Mayor of Nelson, left by the Corinthic for London yesterday. Mr. G. Bennett, a member of the ffanganui Education Board, is a passenger to London by the Corinthic, which sailed yesterday. Mr. C. Heald, late stationmaster at Port Ahuriri, Hastings, and Carterton, uccompanied by Mrs. Heald, left for n two years' holiday trip by tho Corinthic yesterday. Lieutenant I. T. Standish, of the Royal New Zealand Artillery, and Lieutenant W. M. Turnbull, of the New Zealand Staff Corps, who have been detached for, ft course of training with the Imperial forces in Great Britain, sailed by the Corinthic yesterday. Private advice has been received in ■Wellington by Mr. Andrew Mackenzie, New Zealand for Messrs. Laugliland, Mackay and Co., London, that the senior partner of the firm, Mr. James Laugliland, died on Tuesday last. Councillor Smith was appointed by tho City Council last night -to exercise tho council's vote at tlie Haroour Board elections. The following appointments are gazetted-. -Messrs. G. Wright and W. E. Akro.vd, members of the Hawke's Bay Land Board] Mr. K. Harris, to be a member of the Auckland Land Board; Constables It. P. Boag, J. J. Goulding, A. .T. M'Conachic, and (I. J. Montgomery, inspectors under tho Factories Act; Constable H. C. Carmody, Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Carterton. At the Land Surveyor's Examination, Australia and New Zealand, held this month. 18 New Zealand candidates presented themselves. Of these, Mr. Hugh Montgomery Thompson, Lands and Survey Department, Hokitika;. Mr. William Prentico Black, Dunedin; Mr. Joseph Patrick Larkin, To Kuiti; Mr. Robert Mitchell M'lver, Christchurch; Mr. John Dennis Jack, Wellington; Sir. Harben Robert Youns, Assoc. M.lnst.C.E., West- ■ port; Mr. Robert M'Gregor Mowit, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay; and Mr. Roland Evelyn Fry, Auckland, completed: their examinai tio'ns. Tho following are gazetted officiating ministers under the Marriago Act:—Rev. ■ Graham Henry Balfour, M.A., B.D. (Pres. ! byterian); Mr. Thomas Herbert Mathie--1 son (Church of Christ), Mr. John Brown- | son Burgyno (Christians, commonly known ' as Brethren). Miss Zohrnb, a member of tho Citj Librarian's stall, has been granted three months' leave of absence from July next, 1 in order that she may visit England and < tho Continent. 5 The Very Rev. Father lCeogh, of Hast--5 ings, is a visitor to 'Wellington. 1 Dr. S. J. Simpson, late senior house. 5 surgeon at tho Wellington Hospital, was I entertained at a small dinner by friend; J prior to his leaving Wellington. _ Th( function took place at tho Hotel Wiiidsoi i last evening. Mr. Malcolm Champion, of Auckland the New Zealand champion distana swimmer, sailed for London by tho Corin • tbic yesterday,, en route for the Festiva ' of Empire sports. A number of loca i swimmers went down to tho vessel's' sidi s to see him off, and gave him three cheer: ' as ho ascended tlie gangway, j! Mr. Walter Monk, advance agent for the '• Hugh Ward C6Wpfmy;-frrriwd in Weij lington yesterday to make arrangements for the coming Wellington season, f Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son have book--5 ed the following passengers who are leav- - ing to-da.v by tlie Mocraki for Sydney en route to England:—Mr. and Mrs. C. Palliscr, Misses A. and C. Palliser, Mr. 11. e 0. M'Farlane, Mrs. E. J. Williams, Mr. t and Mrs. B. Cooper, Mr. and Miss Carmine, Mr. H. Huth, Mr. and Mrs. E. C, IJewitt, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Brunt, 0 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Roberts, Messrs. G, II Mowat, Jas. Waugh, F. H. Dunnett, H, 0 Wright, and C. Bedingfield. ;g Our Woodville correspondent, states tha 19 Miss Jones, of Masterton Road, was mar riod to Mr. F. Ebbett on Wednesday, a tho local Presbyterian Church, the Rov .' Mr. Gardiner officiating.