PERSONAL ITEM'S,

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1275, 2 November 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEM'S,

The Primo Minister, Sir James Carroll, and tho Hon. J. A. Millar are in town and are expected to remain hero for a lev,- days.

Sir John Findlay is at Auckland, (he Hon. T. Mackenzie in Tarnnalu, and tho Hon. D. Uuddo in Christclmrch. ■

. Tho Hon. E. M'Kcnzie is still confined indoors suffering from a form of influenza. It is unlikely that ho will 1)0 abroad for-n day or two. >< .km

Tho Hon. A. T. Npata left Wellington yesterday for Napier, whcnco he will procoed on Friday {o Port Awanui.

Captain M'Arthur Onslow, of tho lGth Lancers, who has boon appointed a bri-gade-major in tho New Zealand Defenco Forecs, and his wifo arrived at Wellington by tho Moeraki yesterday. Dr. Murphy, who comes from South Australia, was a passenger by tho same vessel. Ho is to leave bv tho lonic when that vessel sails from Wellington for London.

Four staff officers of tho New Zealand Defence Forces arrived from England yesterday. Captain Hamilton, infantry brigade major foT Wellington, and sometime aide-de-camp to Lord Islington, arrived by tho B.M.S. Athonie, after a trip Home on leave. With him came Mrs. Hamilton (nee Miss Llgar, of Featherston). Another officer who comes to New tur tho first timo is Captain M'Arthur Onslow (ltitli Lancers), who joins tho staff as major for the llountc-ii iirig;u.c ill Chi'istchurch. Captain Onslow was a New South Wales boy, who went to Africa with one of tha contingents, and afterwards went into the Imperial service. Captain Maidlow and Lieutenant Wallingford arrived by the Turalcina. Captain Maidlow (Royal Artillery) is to be assistant director of ordnance under Lieut.Colonel Johnson, at general headquarters, and Lieutenant Waliingford, who is joining the New Zealand staff corps, has been associated with the School of Musketry at llytho for some years, and is one ol' the best known authorities on tho riile.

Sergeant James and Private Loveday, of the liisiey team, returned from Lngiand yesterday. On their way bael: they participated in the big riile meetings of Kaudwick (Sydney) and Melbourne.

A Press Association message from Fromantle stales that Major-lieucral Sir A. Dorward is a passenger by the steamer Orvieto. Ho is proceeding to New Zealand.

Mr. Jackson, manager of tho Union Company at Sydney, was entertained by tho members of the Steamship Owners' Federation prior to taking an extended holiday.—Press Association.

Throe woll-known i\ew Zealand surgoons returned l'rom England by tho Athenic yesterday. They were llr. T. Copcland Savage, of Auckland, Dr. Bowo, of Timaru, and Dr. Towuscnd, of Wellington. Dr. Bowe has sold his practice, and has acquired some land, which he proposes to farm.

The Rev. 11. A. Ilaivkins, who has been for the last twelve years superintendent ot the Church of England's Maori work in the Auckland diocese, is taking a lhuelilicedcd three months' holiday from his arduous work. 110 is spending most of his time in Otago.

• r ' : resident representative m New Zealand for J. C. Williamson, Ltd arrived from Sydney by the Moeraki vestcrday. Since lie left Now Zealand a couple of months ago Mr. Kovle lias been to lasmama and South and West Australia in charge of the "Jack and the Beanstalk" Pantomime Company. Mr. G. J Thompson, the professional cricket coach engaged by the Auckland Association for the season 1911-12, arrived in Wellington by the Athcnic yesterday. Thompson is not unknown to New Zealand cricketers, for lie, was 0110 of the bowlers in Lord Hawke's team, which loured New Zealand niho years ago. He leaves for Auckland to-morrow. At the end of" the season lie purposes to return lo England to play again for his county, Northamptonshire.

Mr. Geoffrey Nyo, the well-known theatrical agent and manager, w:ls among tho passengers from Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday.

Alexander Carson Mntlieson, who obtained first place at the. Town Hall yesterday in the violin competition for children under 12, is the daughter of .Sergeant Matheson, of the local police force. Though only eleven years old, tho little girl has made good progress in her musical education. The judge in yesterday's competition particularly commcnded' her work in respect of position, style, bowing, and tone.

Mr. W. l'ryor, secretary of the Now Zealand Employers' Federation, gues south by tho Maori (o-ni'dit. His mission is to represent the employers -in a series of Arbitration Court crises at Christehurch, Duuedin, and lnvorcargill.

Messrs. T. A. lllnko and J. 'Stafford, the veterinarians recently selected in England for tho New Zealand nuvit inspection stall, arrived here by the Turakina yesterday.

Captain J. A. IV. Mareiel, of Lyttelton, with Mrs. iWarciel, were passengers from London by tho Turakina, which arrived hero yesterday.