PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1301, 2 December 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor iraa At Oamaru yesterday. There arc no Ministers in (own to-day. Tho Primo Minister is nt Lawrence, the Hon. D. Bsiddo at Chrisfclmrck, Sir James Carroll and the Hon. A. T. Ngata at Gisbome, Si.- John I'indlay at Auckland, tho Hon. R. M'Kenzio at Motueka, and the Hon. J. A. Millar at Dunedin.

At the Hill Street Basilica to-morrow morning five students of tho Meaner Seminary (Ilawke's Bay) wilt be ordained to tho priesthood by his Graec Archbishop Heuwood. Their names aro the Ji?- VS I \. T,IOS ' ScffT'ef ai«l Cullen, S.M. (Wellington), Fraher, S.M. (Greymouth), Monaghan, S.M. (Sydney), and Herring, S.M. (brother of the Kev. Father Herring, of Wellington South). Othar students will bo ordained to minor orders. ■ The following appointments have been gazetted Messrs. J. I'earce, J. Nico], T. O'Jirien, Ci. Clarke, H. Kane, A. Thompson, and J. O'Brien, to bo tho Tokirinia Domain liaord; Mr. T. Cotter, of AuckT. A. Bradley, F. W. Court, A. Kleo, and L. T. Aylward, to bo (he Whangamomona Domain Boaryd; Mr. T. Cotter, of Auckland, to bo a King's Counsel; and Air. G, A. l'airbrother, of Carterton, to be a justice of tho pcaco.

Tho wflll-knpwn Maori chief Wherowliero Tawhaio died at Waahi on Thursday, states an Auckland Press Association message. The deceased was tho son of the late "King" Tawhaio, and brother of present "lung" Mahuta. A largo taugi will bo held.

Mr. Win. Gray, principal of tho Teachers' Training College at Wellington, who has been appointed principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College at Melbourne, will leave New Zealand for Australia on December U. ■At tho imnual break-up dance given by the first-year students of tho college to tho second-year students, in tho students' hall at tho college, Mr. Gray was tho recipient of a handsomo silver and oak tea. servioe, tastefully inscribed, as a farewell token of regard and esteem, together with a framed photograph of tho students of tho year. Mr. W. H. Holt, a former president of the Students' Association, mado tho presentation.

After the municipal recoption to tho Admiral yesterday, city councillors remained for a few minutes in tho Mayor's room, and tendered to Mr. Wilford their hearty wishes for his complete restoration to health, adding some appreciative expressions concerning his work as Mayor. In acknowledging these remarks, Mr. Wilford said it was only a matter of time before ho would be well again. Ho wanted a rest considerably, and ho proposed to tako ono after the next council meeting. It had boon rumoured in his electorate, with a pnrpose, that his illness was such that he was never likely to bo well again. (Cries of "Shame.") 'There is 110 truth in it," said tho Mayor; "it is a wicked lie, and it has wnly been circulated for tho purpose of showing that it is no use electing mo, because, if elected, my carccr would practically bo done. There is no truth in it. and I want to give it an absolute denial. (Applause.)

Mis Myrtle Los, art mistnwr at the Teachers' Training College, who is leaving shortly for England, mm presented by tlie students last oyening, at the annual liroak-np social, with a handsome travel-ling-bag. Mr. W, H. Burgess made tlio presentation on behalf of tho students.