PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1284, 13 November 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The. JTon. T). Diiddo, who arrived from llio Miiilli 'in Saturday morning, is now tin' <;iily Minister in town, nil his col--lim((iics being among tbo eh-dors. Mr. iliidiln intends I') l«;;ivo again for North fjiiili'i-lmry next Wednesday, mid the lion. .1. A. .Millar will probably arrive next morning U> luke up Hit; goneial Ministerial diilirs in Hi') Oipital. Mr. 0. 1 , ,, Armstrong, Public Works llesident. at (Jisbornc, is paying ft Imlidny visit lo Wellington. Among Hut saloon passengers for Wcllinglon wlm arrived from Jjondoii by the Nwv '/,cu]iiiii\ Shipping fjompany's now KlcinrKT Ki'liiiKTii on Sntwrday were- Miss I-. Iznnl, Mrs. I'harazyn, and Messrs. It. Turnbiill and G. Kebbell. Mr. Alfred Saundors, who has been studying in London lor tlio musical profession, is returning: to Auckland by tho s.s. liremen, ntid is expected to reach llk.to about tho cud of this montli. Mr. William Johnston, of tho Stratford branch of tho Bank of Australasia, has been appointed (o fiiiececd Mr. ]). M. Grnlinm as manager of the bank's branch in. Masterton. Tho licv. J. E. Koir, M.A., of Mnburgh, was tho preacher morning and evening at St. John's Church yesterday. Tho Wellington Musical Union, .who are to sing Gounod's "I'aust" in concert form early next mont.h, is endeavouring to secure tho services of Sir. Philip Ncwbiirv, tho eminent taior, to sing the naino part. Mr. Hamilton Hodges will sing Mephistophclcs, Miss Rita Lyons will be the Marguerite, nnd Mr. Hugh Wright will siug Valentino. Mr. Harold Gregson, who has bocn judging tlin instrumental classes at tho Wellington Competitions, left for Auckland by the Main Trunk express on Saturday. A number of tho successful competitors from Auckland returned home by the same train. They were given an enthusiastic send-off by a number of Wellington friends. Many will regret to hear of tho death of Mr. Wm. Guise, which look place at his residence, Stephens Street, off Hawker Street, early on Saturday morning. The deceased, who was 53 years of ago, was born in Auckland, but came to Wellington when a youth, ajid has boeii 35 years in the employ of Messrs. H. Hannah and Co. Ho was prominently connected with tho Loyal Antipodean Lodge of Oddfcllowe (M.U.), and was a popular member of the Victoria, Bowling Club. Ho leaves a, widow, three daughters (Misses Florence, Cecilia, and Dons Guise) ond one son, Mr. B. A. Guise, of Messrs. Bell, Gully, Bell and Myers , clerical staff. Mr. C. S. Nixon, Collector and. Inspector of Customs, Wellington, is seriously Mr. Leo Myers (the president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce) has been confined to his house for some days. Mr. Myers is progressing favourably, liut lie will not bo able to resume business for some time.