PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1183, 19 July 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-rlay all tho Cabinet STinisters will 1)0 in Wellington except tho Hon. R. M'Kenzie. The Hon. TJorlorick M'Kenzie, Minister for Public. Works, arrived at Greymouth yesterday, and was met on arrival by the Mayor, Sir Arthur Guinness, -and prominent citizens. . He received a very cordial welcome.—Press Association. Jlr. W. 11. Hcrrics, M.P., was in Wellington yesterday. The following is (he copy of a letler sent to Mrs. J'.chvin, and signed by Hie local president and lion, secretary ol' the Navy League:—"Dear Mrs. Kdivin —On beliall' of the local branch, we should like to convey the league's sinccrest sympathy with you and your family in your recent sad bereavement. The late Captain IMwin has been a .staunch supporter of the league from the outset, and wo shall miss him very much from (he executive. Ilis opinion and advice has frequently been sought by the. local lion, secretary?' Mr. A. Dillon, M.l\ for Hawke's Bay, has stated definitely that he does not intend to contest the scat at tho general elections.

The funeral of the late Mr. George Ilepple, who was drowned in the harbour on Coronation Day, tool: place at the Lower Unit yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance of the public, including a number of iteoplo prominent in the Congregational Church. Tho service nt the graveside .it Taitn. was conducted by the Rev, Bawdeu Harris.

Mr. Oswald Beer?, senior partner in the firm of Messrs. 0. and If. licere, solicitors, who has been laid aside with pneumonia, for some lime, is making progress towards recovery, and will lie able to rcsumo duly .shortly.

Jl'r. .John Anderson has been appointed consulting engineer ta (he Wellington Hospital Board as from .Inly 1. 1011. at a salary of JiSO per annum with actual travelling expenses.

The Coronation Exhibition was visited yesterday by a eontingtiit of boys from the Wercioa Training I'nnn (Levin), who came down by train in charge of Major Burlinson yesterday morning. The boys were accompanied by their band, which played them from the station to (Iu Exhibition, and nbo played several selections in the building. The children of St. Joseph's School, Newtown, abo visited the Exhibition yesterday.

■Mr. John Johnston. of "Winton," Karori Iload, lias received word by c.iblo that his son, Mr. W. H. .lohnston, 8.A., has passed his final examination in mcdicins at Edinburgh.

Information lias" been received by private cable that Mr. H. Hutson, M.8., Ch.13., Edin., son of the Eev. B. Ilutson, of Brooklyn, has just received the degree of M.D., Kdin. l)r. Hutson has been engaged principally in surgery since ho graduated. He" intends remaining in Britain a few months longer to continuo his studies in surgery, and then to return to New Zealand to settle and practise surgery.

Mr. E. H. Taylor, Jr.P. for the Thames, has decided to offer himself for rr-olro-tion. Mr. T. W. Khodes, editor ami proprietor of the Coromandel paper, will also be a candidate.