PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1089, 30 March 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day (he Acting-Prime'Minister .(the T. lon. .T. Carroll) will be at Fapawai. The lon. J. A. Millar, the Hon. G. Fowlds, .ml the Hon. D. Buddo will be in Arlington. The Hon. H. M'Kenzie will be it Christchurch, the Hon. T. Mackenzie it New Plymouth, and the Hon. A. 1. b on the East Coast. It Tho Hon. T. Mackenzie (Minister for V Agriculture) went to Stratiord yesterday. £ ilo also visits New Plymouth. He will | ■eturn to Wellington early next week. »' The Hon. It. M'Kenzie loft for the with yesterday. He opens a bridge at IVaiau, and also atlcnds to Departmental iiork at Christchurch. He will he absent ,'rom AVellington only a lew days. The Acting-Prime Minister (the Hon. las. Carroll) received a cnblegr"-'" ti'om Sin Joseph Ward yesterday, stating that ho Coronation party had arrvied at Honolulu. Mr. W. D. Lysnar, Mayor of Gisborne, left Gisborne last night ou a visit, to Napier, Feilding, Palruorstou, and AAelliugton, in connection with the committee recently established in regard to having better arrangements for handling frozen produce.—Press Association. Tho Jewish Club has presented Mr. Harry Cano with a silver salver and tea and coffee service, in honour of his marriage with Miss Cohen (daughter of Mr. ■ and Mrs. Falk Cohen, of Wellington), J which took place yesterday. Mr. Cane has ; acted as secretary of tho. club for seven ; years past, and in making the prcsenta- , J tion, Mr. J. Zachariah (president) spoke '. enthusiastically of the work done by the \ recipient and'referred to his'energy and • personal popularity.' " , Professor J. Rankino Brown, of Victoria < College, accompanied by Mrs. and Miss ; Rankmo Brown, are passengers by the . Orvieto, due at Sydney from London today. It is probable that they will arrive in" Wellington by the Moeraki on AVednesday 'next. Mr. A. Linley, of the West and Royal Picture Proprietary, returned from a visit b Sydney by the TJlimaroa" yesterday. Mr. Linley has an interest in "The Wanderers," Mr. Geo. Stephenson's talented company of entertainers, who are to open at tho Concert Chamber at Easter. ( The company includes Miss HopwoodPoldi, an exceptionally clever inonologuist. The death is announced of Mr. Justin ' Cunningham, of this city, after a short illness. He came out to New Zealand with tho Imperial Troops in tho Elizabeth Ami Bright, and went through the ' Maori War. His brother, Mr. Thomas Mauzer Cunningham, was'secretary to the lato Lord Ross. The interment took place at the Karori cemetery yesterday,' Tho Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, accompanied by Miss Mackenzie,' arrived in New Plymouth yesterday. A deputation from tho Chamber of Commerce and Scenery. Preservation Society waited on the Minister in reference to preserving scenery on the banks-of tho Mokau River. The Minister was favourable. Today he will attend the unveiling ceremony of an obelisk to commemorate the arrival of the pioneer settlers of Taranaki seventy years ago.—Press Association. Mr. Horace G. Weber, organist of the Napier Cathedral, is at present visiting Wellington. At tho parade of the Petono Navals last night Lieut. Robertson took farewell of his corps, 'he having obtained an appointment on the Permanent Force. The departure of Mr. Virgo, general secretary,'of the Sydney Y.M.C.A., lor England at an 'early 'date, - : necessitates his resignation, of certain important posts. 11l this connection Mr. R. (J. Clack has, pending a permanent appointment, accepted the position of hou. secretary' to the National Committee. Mr. A\'. Gillanders, 8.A., who is to succeed Mr. Virgo as general' secretary of the association, has been elected a member^of the National Executive, as well as a representative to the British and Colonial Union; while Mr. AV. G; Sprigg, general secretary of the Melbourne Association, will tako "the ppsition on the-.World's Alliance. Mr. 'A'/'Jifmeson will bo tho corresponding member ot tho North American International Committee. At the last meeting of, the Natipnal Committee t it was decided to form' secretarial training classes at Wellington (New Zealand), Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, and at; any other centres if practicable. Included in the list of passengers who ara arriving in AVellington by tho Rhapohu from Loudon on Tuesday next are Colonel Bateson and Major C. Montgomery AVest. , ' ■ Mr. R. B. Ross, M.P. (Pahiatua), was a visitor to Wellington yesterday. Mr. H. Poland, M.P. (Ohineniuri), was in AVellington yesterday, Mr. T. H. Noble Beasley has been appointed hon. treasurer of the AA'ellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Journalists, vice Mr. E. Arniit, who has left for Loudon. Mr. F. J. Andrews (secretary to the Cabinet), who accompanied Sir Joseph Ward on public business as far as Adelaide, arrives in AVellington. this week. Among the passengers to arrive from Sydney by the TJlimaroa yesterday vvero Dr. and Mrs. Mill, of Christchurch, Mr', and Mrs. John Midwopd, of Havelock, and Mr. and Mrs. AVolter Strang, of Palmerston North. ' ..'■',' Mr. B. Shannon, a brother of. Mr. Ulic Shannon, of AVellington,,returned to AVellington after residing three years in Sydney. Mr. Shannon was formerly a member of tho "Post's" reading staff; Lieutenant Brown, Sergeant-Major AVilliamt, and Staff-Sergeant Marr were passengers to AVellington by the Arahura last night. Dr. Harty was a passenger for Nelson by tho Pateena yesterday. ■ , ' Sub-Inspector Green, who recently retired from the police force on superannuation, was yesterday afternoon the guest-of a represenattive gathering of Tinjaru citizens, and was presented with a gold watch and pearl'pendant,' and a chain for Mrs. Green. Tno Mayor, Mr. Day, S.M., and several leading citizens snoke very highly of Mr. Green as a police- officer aitd citizen. Mr. Green will make Ins permanent home in Timaru.— Press Association. Mr. P. W. Skelley, who has been for Several vears past an officer in tho Land and Incomo Tax Department, yras\ yesterday the recipient '.of a presentation from his fellow officers. Mr. Skelley leaves shortly for Napier, where he has been appointed adjutant under the new defence scheme. Mr. Bathani, retired Registrar-General of Lands, left AA'ellington last night to join s.s. Surrey at Lytteltpn. Ho is on a short visit to England, after residing nearly 50 years in New Zealand. Mr. C. H; Bowater, who ha 6 been in charge of tho Rongotea School for 29 years, and who is leaving the district, was presented, on Tuesday evening, With a gold watch, and Mrs. Bowtiler wjth three silver and gold vases. Mr.F.Pirani presided at the gathering, and made the presentations, and amongst the speakers: was Mr. James Costall, the first registered settler iu Canipbolltowu (now Rongotea). Members of the local Methodist Church and choir also mado presentations to Mr. and Mrs. Bowator. Lieutenant H. M'K. Richardson, one of tho area adjutant-officers who were posted to the Otago district, has been transferred ■ to the AVellington district, and attached for duty to tho District Staff.