PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1151, 12 June 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor, who came to Wellington on Friday to attend a meeting of the Executive Council (which considered the commutation of the death sentence passed on Tahi Kaka), left again for Auckland by the 3J,iin Trunk express on Saturday. During the forenoon his 'Excellency visited the Coronation Exhibition. A cable message received from London last night stated that Lord Islington had been promoted to be a Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. His Excellency was previously a Knight of Grace of the Order, which controls the Sr. John Ambulance Association. All Ministers of the Crown will Iμ in Wellington to-day. Mr. ][. T). Bell, K.C., goes to Wanganui to-day, for business in the Supreme Court there. Sir. Faraia, SI.P., was a passenger by the Maori from the south yesterday. Mr. J. C. Scanlon, head gaoler at Dunedin, who is to take charge of the Wellington Gaol for three months during the absence on sick leave of Mr. Millington, arrived from the south yesterday morning. Mr. W. T. Grundy, headmaster of the Clyde Quay School, was congratulated on his appointment as temporary Inspector of Schools (in place of Mr. Tennent) at a meeting of the Headmasters' Association, held on Saturday. Mr. Victor Fitzherbort, formerly of PalniCTston North, and a son of Mr. Fitzherbert, S.M. at New Plymouth, is a member of the Anderson Dramatic Company, now playing at the Opera House. Although. Mr. C. A. W. Monckton has been selected as the Opposition candidate for the Otaki seat, Mr. Byron Brown will be a contestant in the same interest. The latter candidate opposed Mr. W. U. Field at the last election, and polle<l heavily. Saturday, being the fifth anniversary of the death of the lato Eight Hon. R. J Seddon, a wreath was placed on his grave by the Hon. James Carroll (ActinjPrimo Minister), on behalf of the Ministry. On Snturday there was a considerable improvement in the condition of the youth, Doughs M'Girr, who was injured "last week through a fall into a lift-well. On Saturday morning Mr. 11. E. Chapman, Eub-accountant on the staff of the. City Tramways Department, was the recipient of a handsome wedding gift—.a tea. and coffee service—presented to him by Sir. Stuart Richardson, City Electrical Engineer, on behalf of the staff. Mr. Richardson's eulogistic remarks were endorsed by Mr. B. 0. Peterson, the accountant, and Mr. J.W. Callaghan, and cheers for Sir. Chapman and the bride-elect terminated tho ceremony. The wedding is to take place in Christchurch to-day. The Lord Mayor of Sydney, on Saturday (states a Press Association message), in the presence of members of the city council, presented Mr. R. W. Richards (late Town Clerk of Dunedin) with an illuminated address from the Dunedin City Council. Speeches in praise of Sir. Richards were made. Speaking with a Wanganui "Chronicle" reporter, Mr. Hogan, SI.P., was asked if he had anything to say regarding tho rumour that he intended to retire from politics at the end of the present Parliament. Sir. Hogan said he intended not to take any notice of tho paragraph, and would neither deny nor affirm the rumour.