PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1524, 21 August 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vice-Regal. The following received invitations to a dinner party at Government House yesterday Mr. and Mrs. W. Turnbull, Mr. J. F. Andrews, Dr. IzaTd, Colonel anij Mrs. Knox, Mr. and Mrs. Beauchamp, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. B. Wilson and Miss Wilson, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Johnston, Dr. and Mrs. Valintine, Major and Mrs. Maidlow, Colonel and Mrs. . Collins, the Rev. A. M. and Mrs. Johnson, Major and Mrs. Ilume, Mr. and Sirs. K. Duncan, Colonel Burnett Stuart, Mr. and Mts. V. Riddiford, tho Misses Brandon.

The Hon. Jas. Allen returned from Auckland yesterday by Main Trunk express. The Bishop of Waiapti, Dr. Averill, and Mrs. Averill, who lias been on a visit to England, have arrived at Melbourne by the 1\ and 0. liner Malwa, on their return voyage to New Zealand.—Press Association. Dr. Mackin, of Wellington, is a passenger oil 1 tho Mahva, which arrived yesterday at Melbourne from London, via Suez, and has booked on to Neiv Zealand.— Press Association. Tho Public Trustee is the executor of the late Mr. T. G. Macarthy's will. Mr. H. N. Blight, contractor, of Hastings, is a visitor to Wellington. Mr. W. M'Kenzie has resigned the position of travelling representative of The Dominion as from the end of the present month, having neceptcd an appointment to a responsible position on the Sydney "Daily Telegraph." Mr. A. I;. Maysmor, who, for somo years has been connected with The Dominion commercial department, succeeds Mr. M'Kon7,ie. Mr. Prank Sterling, manager of tho Adelphi Theatre, AVillis Street, intends to leave on a trip to America in October. Tho Hon. T. W. Hislop, who has been laid up for a few days with a severe cold, was ablo to attend at his office for an hour or two yesterday. The sympathy of tho Wellington Hospital Board was yesterday extended to Mrs. T. G. M'Carthy in her recent bereavement. The chairman (Mr. Jas. Trevor) referred to tho practical and generous assistance which had been extended by Mr. M'Cartliy 111 connection with tho raising of funds for tho Children's Hospital.