PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1314, 18 December 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Ward, Sir John Findlay, and tho Hon. 'J'. Mackenzie arc in town. The Hon. U. M'Kenzie and possibly Sir James Carroll will arrive to-day. The Hon. D. Buddo is at HuiigioFuSir John l'indlay returned to Wcllingtou on Saturday from Auckland. Mr. Tl. Cγ. Ell, wlio was Senior Government AVliip in the late Parliament, and was re-elected for Christchmcb South at thn first ballot, came to "Wellington on Saturday for a short visit. Mr. Justice Chapman leaves for Mount Cook on Thursday next. He will lx> accompanied by his associate, Mr. 11. A. Chapman. Mr. M. If. Luckie. chairman of Ihe Wellington Cricket Awotialion, and Mr. M. .1. t.'rombie, leave fur Melbourne on I'ridav tu witness live s-ecoiul Test watch. Air. Oomhic will probably snend .some timn in Sydney, acting for UirN'cw Zealand I'ugby Union in. n conference with tho .Xew South Wales liugby Union. Mr. Spencer Lorraine, (ho well-known Ihi'lish specialist in vcico production and interpretation, is a visitor to Wellington. Mr. Lorraine, who has been resident in Auckland for the past year, intends lo spend his Christmas vacation uith friends nt Xew Brighton, Christchurch. Mr- Geo. Joachim, managing director of the Y\ cstjiort Coal Company, left Wellington for Wc-tport by the Navua on {■■jturtliiy evening. The funeral of the late Mr. Thos. Stewart, who was for many years a resident of iv'cwtown, took place yesterday afternoon, and was attended by many' friends of the deceased gentleman. The death occurred at. Masterton on Saturday morning at the age of 77 years of Mr. .lames Kwington, a very old'resident, of that township. Ho was for mauy years in business as a blacksmith and wheelwright. News has been received in Masterfon from Auckland of the death of Mr. Cornelius Dixon, who was u farmer in the Maslcrtou district for a number of year*. Sir John Kirk, secretary lo the Ragged Schools Union and tho Shaftesbury Society, London, arrived at Aucklnnd by the Main Trunk express on ■Saturday. A civic roception will bo tendered him to-day.—Press Association. Mr. 31. W. Hammonds, a member of tho staff of the Ilawera County Uloetric Company, and who for the past, seven months has been in charge of tho powerhouse, has been appointed to a responsible position with Thos. Borthwick, Ltd., Hasting?, and has left for Hawko's Bay. Mr. diaries Earlo, Editor of The DominioN) was tho guest of the evening at a complimentary dinner which was tendered him at the Hotel Windsor on Saturday evening by tho members of tho Literary and Iteadiug Staffs and tho heads of tho various departments of the paper. Tho gathering wn.s .1 thoroughly enjoyable one. Mr. M. C. Koano, Asiist-iiut-J'Mitor, was in the chair, and in proposing tho toast of tho guest, remarked on the part which Tub Dominion had played in assisting to purify the public life of the country. Mr. L'arle, in responding, expressed his deep appreciation of the splendid loyalty of the stall' which had enabled the paper to successfully combat the powerful influences arrayed against it. The musical portion of the programme, consisted of gramaphone selections (instrument kindly lent by Beggs, Limited).