PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1511, 6 August 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

[ I No official anouncement _lms_ yet bee

made ns to who will succced Colonel Bur liett-Stuart. in the ofiica of Director o: Military Training. The Government hq: cabled Home asking that another Jw porial"officer should be sent out, but i does not follow that ho will be appointci to the office vacated by Colonel Burnett Stuart. Tho probability is that an 1m ptjrial officcr at prcf.cnt in New Zealant will be the new Director of Militar; Training. Some time ago it was official!: announced that the new appointinen would )>o only for tho balance of the tern for which Colonel Burnett-Stuart wa originally appointed, namely, two years. Tho liight Hon. James Bryce is tour ing the inland pnrls of New South Wales —Press Association. Tho Wellington Chamber of Commere has decided to entertain the Hon. Thoiua: Mackenzie at dinner prior to his depar titre for .London to lake up tho dutie; of High Commissioner. The Prime Mill ister and members of the Cabinet are t< be invited. At last evening-'s meeting of tho counci the New Zealand Amateur Athletii Association, ' appreciation was expressec of the work dono on behalf of athletic by Mr. M. H. Oram, who will shortl; bo entering into business at l'alnierstoi North. Members hoped that Mr. Oran would not find it necessary to fever hi: connection with the council. The following were elected members o the Wellington Chamber of Commerce a yesterday's meeting:— C. B Walker, -Spenctr G. Radford, W. E. Jack son, Aaron Samuels, E. P. I'earcc, L. Ash croft Edwards, \V. C. Stevens, J. T. Horn L. H. Hoare, A. Levy, H. M. Haywood William Campbell, W. 11. Jlorrah, J Vanning, H. \Y. Preston, 11. A. Smith Richard T'ingey, L. G. James, Charle Chant, William I'\ Ponder, 11. S. Hislop William Hopkirk, John Ilott, L. T._ Wat kins, H. A. Gold. Messrs. A. S. I'aterson, of Dnnedin am Wellington, and A. Kayo, of. Christchurch have been appointed representatives o] the Chamber of Commerce at the Interna tional Congress of the World's Chamber: of Commerce, to bo held at Boston, Unitec States of America. A Press Association niossago from Syd ney states that tho Rev, Diamond who has been appointed rabbi at Dune din, is a passenger by the Maunganui. Miss Glendining, who has been idonti fled with social and philanthropic move ments nt r«lmerston tor somo years past and who founded tho Youiig Men's Socia Club, was entertained by tho latter am citizens in the -Municipal Ilalj last night tho occasion being the eye of her depar ture from New Zealand for Scotland. Th< Mayor presented Miss Glendining with ( pair of silver vases, and Mr. Dovidsor (president of the Men's Social Club) pre sented her with a large photograph of till committee, etc.—Press Association.