PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 13 June 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. T. Mackenzie (Prime Mitiistori is toMeave to-day. for Auckland..' ,Hii wi!l'... iuakp' ait .extended tour... in: North. ■: Auckland; beforeV-i"etMriiiiig;' : ic> ! 1 Wollin'giibn^ The Hon. W. D. ■£>.. Mae.donrild arrived ; .frfliri. Auckland by Main jTrunk express i .'yesterday* arid left in the evening i'cr : Ohristehurch. lie is to proceed to Cheviot. by the first traiii ' ; .' ... 'I he Hon. G. W. Kusscll left. Jes.terday : i<ir To Awamiitu. ■■ He is jo sjieak at .Ca'tn'r bridge, iniil ripen a Corbrtatioii. IT all. at ■oiiaiipo'i !k> is i'xpseted to return to Welv : lingtoh on Saturday. ■■. 'Hit! Hon. J. Colrin left for Christ- ' church last night, and will'go on to Grey•jc.outli V ■ Tho !fon.. j. Ifnnan, the Hon. A. M-. ■ .Wycr.*, and th? Hon. H. G. Ell are in We!- ' . iihgtoii.' ' . :: Tho Hon. T. Buxton left for Christ-flh.ui'-h last evening. ' " ■ Tlie Hon. 0. Laiircnson was at Christ- ! church'yesterday,. He is expected to return to Wellingiou to-r!av or to-morrow. The Hon. 'J'e Uangihiroa is.'still at Wanganui. This Chief .fustics' (Sir Robert St'oui) leaves for Blenheim' on Friday iiext He returns to Welliii»ten duriiig' the following week, and s'iibsesi.i.ieiitly goes to Xv i pic.'. | Jitfi iteynoi'ds Pannigtoni of the .P'ri.ip niei'-pe.nnis.ton Comiidy 'Conipany, is roI ported to be soribu.-jy ill;. 'His fiiti'.er, I- Deunis'cn, at punediu,.' j'-ceiypii a...ca.b!o' ihsssaga last.. IVedhesday I I. to the effect:' that lie was. sutTcring train j rheumatic iVver. . Mr. 0. L Dennistonheft' WelUrigtOiv for. ■Sydn'sy' oil. .Er|day ; . ' TaSfi and by to-day j-lipiild. reach ,Asla'.T ; laii'ie. ..... 'Tho health of: Mr. A. .Hamilton (Curator of tho Dominion Mu>ouni/j 'ho eonditi.on. '■ of which has' caused. Eoiiso: a'tniety' to his ' friends rfcently, was '.rcpof.ted : Yesterday . to have distinctly imjuoved. Jlr, Joseph l.achniaii {formerly manager of Messrs: P. Hayman and Co.), wlt.o wiii:s..'. ' .i:epoi:'teil on a.s: being seriously . illj' .is. sfill in a very low ro'udition. Major F. Htuekey, of King's Coilege, A'.tic.klft.nd, lia'S;, jbeei!. appbi'iifel fa conr-. 'inririd Hie. cpli^t.iivijoiit _ 'of New Zealaiid ■' fiiiilets ivliicfi- is' to visit Cav.ada iit the invif'ition of tlio Ganadian '.GpveniriiphtL'. The cadets are at pn -ent undergoing a course of training at. TrenSliam. Thomas Cmipb'ell Edtt-anK an .assistant. | electrician in tlie emjiloy of. Turiibu'l and Jones, niet with o. rather .severe accident' whilst engaged in etTecting repairs to tlie I ' electrse «levator' : iii ; tW'iPw'®. Ht«st l Q'ffl.Cfe ■; aliout. three weeks ago. Ssiiice he has I :beeii laid up he contracted pleurisy, and died in tho hosp'ittl oh Tuesday 'morning. Tho doreafed, ivlirtsw parents, it is j linuers'toOd',. 'jesiilo iiv irannlt6.il;, was., only j iwen'.y yeavs oi ago. and was unmarried. '

Signor i3.ust.Hirien.iie, Cq'n.sjii in New Zeirlaiul for I'rusiiay. tpgellver. frith Sigm-i-a li.Vislaiiieiito .-niid the members: of. flieii' liiiiiiiv. leaves to-day. for Alonir Video. The 'business' which takes linn liiiek to his natiw 1 cbirnti-y is- partly olli.ii;i!! : nidi. j»;ii t - ■I.V private,, a.nt.l :ai. itfli.-Siit Jm cq.iiUl' .riot ie!ii If Jif» wosiH! r-ctiivi). to Tsnw Zciihiju].. \\ T nii -Tv wi'i bp fo Timi'i.iif io .X^.Zfwl!difli;ii,iijrins.su<\li was fori"a!iy iatr."-3V:c:ri ■to/'lris ExcelMcj" the- Go'vcivnor ycs'turday %f tcribea.

! Mr. John 11. Topp, fiii old .resident of [ W'plTingJo'ii, (lied nt his residence, Wcvdsl Wqrth [street, oil Tuos'iiay. Tlip lieceusod, who was bora in C.aji.o Town sixty-nine ' years ngo., camo to New Zealand in -tho Nil itepewnd.tim i'ii. iSCG, fliiil ajl.e'r livinif : in Auckland njifl on the .Kaipiirrt lor . pboiit toil years, camp to \Velii'ji gt.oir,■ and 1 . for .a k>r.g !n;;o was. eimijoye.d fii Slewart | and CfiToiifielii'ii sawmill, i'ii Omtwuny , Place. Fhr jo.nie time before his deatli : : l(o Acted -is book-keeper to Mr, .1. I!, i' Grove. Decfeascd !eft : a. wi'ilW and 'a family pf four .sons and;..throe 'daughters, ;.' .as ivc!l n-1 fi'verai giiand'ehil.dVe'n'aiid.u preafc !!i'ii.i.f(ich'i.W. .The sons...are Messrs, Jpliii, A lived, and Yviliianl Topp (fo-ido;!l.s of rtii.d. Jfr. .jiicliard'- Topis : (Pelorus Homuri. . The (jii;iiKli|erk :urp ~ (la)iipS A. I).. Phillip am! L. Sievers, and •Mj.-.H Topp, .i!l of ilii-. eity. Mr Filrk«rf4l'nJl*f' , »(jng-E.ft(pnßpJi to, tho . Public WQrits JJ.epaTfn.ient} returned; oil Pueiday from -m official visit to Taran'aki. After tlie itCiiit Mryoval election, at which AS v. .foil ji riniith, (hen AetiiigMayer, was an u'tisiic'cossfiil: raniliriats, <i : movement was •iiiisilo by ■Insrfriemls'vand' . siipporlc'rs to in.akp- !iinra'prJjsentai;ionv a.y.ii in'ejiieiifo: pf , ..hi's valuable k-rvices to. tlio city ever a long term' of years. A .cqiisi.duivißlb ..siiiii lias lioe'ii- su.bscribed'i and a cinque for the amount is. to be presented to Mr. Smith by Mr. J. 0. W. • Aj.tkiui' '(cl.i'n'ifiii'an '6f tho : .cpinhrittee) .at. 'lip Towa Ilali on Wednesday afternoon r.ext, '' -' ■Mr; T. M. Wilford, -M.P.-, is to i/O,.enterlaiiiei' at a sociiil gathering. by his'- ;• Pet one friends on Wednesday' next, anil ■■ on Tuesday, ;.rui:e ii, liis Upper Hutt sup- . porters aro..to .do him honour-. Ur, John P.' Bourk'e, of Blenheim, ■ leave.! for J'jondon by tho Arawuta-day. '' J . .M'r. John Anderson lias, been appointed , : insp^tiJig, -sv-prkiyy.'';ongin'eer■ for -'theni iuhl crdinary .-hospitals-. ;. I)r. J. M'Xatig-lifon Gliristio hfis. -been npixiinted by Cabinet .to represent New. at mi iiiternational on _Kyr.aec<>!o;;y and obs'.ctrics Vmidwifer}-), which is to be held in Berliu in September next.