PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1307, 9 December 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ih's Excellency tho Oc 'as in Chrislohureh yesterday. Tlio only Minis-tar in -• < present is the Hon. A. T. Ngat Prime Minister is at Dunwlin in. J). Iluddo (it Rangiora; Hi: -roll at Christ church, Sir John ' t, Auckland, the Hon. T. Mac)-... lillham, and the Hon. J. A. Mil'-, unedin. Tho Hon. Jt. M'Kenzi' ..' itucka, hut in expected to arr •■ ... lingtan on Sunday. Mr. W. C. Wickhr ~. ~cw Trade Commissioner for New Zealand appointed hy the Hoard of Trade in MiccesKioii to Uio lata Mr. (j. 11. ']■'. Rollctan, has been recently inspecting, the Maiichestar docks, and conf«rri»(r with merchants concerned in the Now Zealand trade.

Mr. A. .7. IWlcy, of Auckland, died somewhat suddenly in that city on Wednesday last. Tho deceased, who in his early dn,yn saw Ken-ice in the navy, was up to tho time of hi.s death managing tho Newton Picture Palace. He also held interests in several businesses in Auckland, and was a prominent Mason. Mr. Jon MacMahon arrived from Anckland by the Main Trunk express j'esterday, on a brief visit to Wellington. Tho Acting-Mayor (Councillor J. Smith), with the Town Clerk (Mr. J. H. Palmer), will represent tho Wellington City Corporation at tho official opening of the Auckland Town Hall. Mr. Maughan Harnett leaves for Auckland to-day, in connection with tho opening of tho new Town Hall and incidentally, Hie big organ presented to the city by Mr. JJenry Brett, which he has been engaged to oj>eii on Thursday next. lie returns to Wellington about December 20. Mr. J. D., Douglas, superintendent engineer for the Dcvonporl Steam Ferry Company, returned from a. trip to America yesterday by tho Maitai. The funeral of tho lato Mr. A, R. V Lodder took place yesterday afternoon. Ihe four sons of the deceased woro 'ho chief mourners, and among thoso present ™;?. : ~ Jlessr3 - Beveridge and U. J. Williams (chairman and secretary of tho Wellington Licensed Victuallers' Association), E. Donnelly, R. Hannah, Dwvor (2), and C. MacMahon. The service' at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Gibb. Mr. Joseph MacMahon arrived from Auckland yesterday in connection with tho death of Mr. A. R. V. Lodder, with whom he was in partnership as proprietors of a picture theatre in Ouecn Street, Auckland. » ", At yesterday's meeting of tho Makara County Council Mr. F. T. Mooro (chairman) was granted leave of absence in view of his having to contest tho second ballot election for (ho Wellington Suburbs seat. Tho members of the council felicitated Sir. Mooro on tho position he attained at Thursday's poll. Mr. F. E. Howard-Smith, of the How-ard-Smith Shipping Company, of Australia, is a through passenger to Sydnev bv tho Maitai. Mr. Foskett-Srili'ord, a'Sydney business man, and Messrs. J. 'H. Dilks and H. Brown, of the Baldwin Engineering Co. (who are to superintend the construction of locomotives for tho Victorian Government), arc also passengers by the same steamer. | A motor-car engawd in tho Wellington Suburbs on Thursday travelled over 120 miles taking elector's to tho polling booths. At the Star Boating Club yesterday afternoon Sir. H. C. AVallace was presented with a case- of pipes by members on the eve of bis departure to Christchurch. In making tho presentation the captain (Mr. A. D. Bayfield) referred to Sir. Wallace's successes as a regatta representative last season. '