PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1268, 25 October 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Major-General A. ,T. Godley, C.8., Officer Commanding llio New Zeal'ind Forces, is still touring tho Auckland district on a round of official inspection. Ho is accompanied by lii.s stiilf-officer, Captain C. J'. Thornton. The Bishop of Duuedin and Primate of Now Zealand (Dr. Xovill) purposes to return ta his i]ioco.se by the s.s. Huahino on October Li'i (.-ays ilic. "Guardian" of September 10), He fully intends, should health permit, resuming his duties ,ns Primate over the province to which as Bishop and Primate he has Riven forty y;.'U>' strenuous service. On a former visit to the Homeland Br. Novill was otlered an .Assistant-Bishopric in England by the late Archbishop lieji.son, but lie preferred oontinuing his work in the Church in which, since Dr. Cowie's death, lie has been senior prelate.

Mr. A. 11. Miles, resident partner of Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and Co., intends la pay a visit to England early next year.

A garden party mas held at Dannovirke 911 Monday, when Mr. C. Hall, M.l\, who is retiring from the representation of Waipawu, was entertained. It was a successful and reprcfentative gathering. Tho sinkers all bore testimony to tlio straightforward conduct of Mr. Hall as Parliamentarian, and to the zoa.l shown by him during his political life—Press Association.

Our Palmerston correspondent states: A purse of .£7O has been forwarded (0 the Key. Father Qucaly, formerly of St. Patrick's, Palmerston, but who now presides over a parish 111 Queensland. Tho presentation was luado at the instance of .Messrs. F. Oakley and D. O'lleilly, and was forwarded as a mark of cstceiu lroin former parishioners.

Dr. E. B. MacDowcll, of Chicago, who lias come to New Zealand to collect intormation to aid him in 11 lecturing tour of the United States of Amcrica, is at present in Auckland. Dr. MacDowcll •will leave for lJotorua in a few days. -Mr. .1, fl. Goodman, vice-president of the Kcalty Corporation of South Africa, Ltd., whoso headquarters nro ut Johannesburg, arrived in Auckland by tlio -Malieno on Sunday. He is staying at tho Grand Hotel. Mr. Goodman, who is a native of Wellington, will tour the Dominion, returning via tho Bluff to Melbourne, whore he will catch a steamer lor South Africa next month.