PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1270, 27 October 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

1 Tlio Hon. T. Mackenzie, who lias lately ■ been laid up by an attack of influenza, i returned to his place in Parliament yos- - terday. S Mr. John Dnthic, senr., tclo lias teen fc on an extended visit to England and .America, has returned to 'Wellington by way of Vancouver and Auckland. = Mr. A. T. Bate, who lias been attendu in? in Sydney the Philatelic Congress, of f which lie is a vice-president, is now on ' a visit to Melbourne. Sir. Bate will pro- ' Uably return to Sydney in time lo re- - oeivo letters posted him from New 7,ca--5 land by to-day's mail. It was erroneous- , ly reported that Mr. Bate had returned J to Wellington by the Uliniaroa on Wcd--1 UK-day. Mr. A. Low, of Wellington, who died 3 on Tuesday last, was i'or some years in " charge of tho chemical manufacturing 3 department of Messrs, Kempthorne, l Pressor, and Company's business. Sub- . sequcntly ho was appointed manager of Young's Chemical Works, retiring from that position about a year ago on account ' of ill-health. Deceased was 60 years of - age. Mr. John Kcrshaw, who returned from • a visit to the Old Country on Wedncs- • day, is to be accorded a welcome bv (bo t Manchester Unity of Oddfellows '(Wii- ■ lington district) in tho Oddfellows' Hall i on Tuesday evening next. 1 Mr. W. T. Jennings, member for Tau- ' niarunui, has returned from his visit to ' his electorate, and was again in his placo ' in tho House last evening. Tho many friends of Mr. "Archie" . M'Minn, of Palmerston North, will regret to hear that he is at present in the ! Grcytown Hospital .suffering somewhat severely from a neglected cold. It will probably ko some considerable tinio bel'ore Mr. Hl'Minn will be ablo to get about again. The appointment of Mr. Eobert Lcckie, until recently in the Auckland Lands Ofiice, as chief clerk in the District Lands Office, in Cbristchurch, is gazetted. Mr. J. G. Bcndcley goes from the position of chief clerk iii Christchurch to a liko position in tho Auckland oliice. Mr. James B- Batenian has been appointed Deputy-Kegistrar of Births, jjcaths, and Marriages for tho district of Eketahuna.