PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

X •. _ ■ ' - ' . .' - .• ■ , * , 'VICE-REGAL. - I". ' £ -His Excellency the Governor hasac-. o cepted the office of patron to the Weil> lington Cricket Association. ■'■''■■ 6 -i .'^——.- ' ,; ' ' ' ,-•,' « The Hon. W. F. Massey. is.at DargaV ville, the Hon. W. H. Hcrries at Morrinss ville, the Hon; R. ;H; Rhodes atAucky land, and the Hon.Dr.Poniareatßoto- » rua. .;.' The Hon. A> L. Herdman, the ,« Hon. F. Jf. B; Fisher, and tho Hon. H. '; D. Bell are in 'Wellington. ■.-.' ' | .The Hon. W. Frascr: left Rolorua yes; [• terday, and,is due to arrive in Wellmgr d ton to-day.. '~,.: ...;', ;, The Hon. W. H. Merries visited Ma- •, niaku yesterday, and received local depu- *:, tations. 'In tho evening a complimentary i- social:,whs tendered to him-in llotorua. i- He leaves to-day by motor for MorrinSr d ville, where he will be entertained on o Friday.—Press Association. .■'■":" The Prim'o, Minister will attend the i, Albertland jubilee celebrations at.Pnpar roa to-day, and will travel-to the rail-' & head on tho North Auckland lino-, toi- morrow. Ho will : spend Friday and Satd urday in-visiting Thames and inspecting iv the drainage operations on the'Hauraki y Plains. Returning to, Auckland on' Sun. day morning, the- Prime 'Minister will 0 remain in the city—attending tho Gove ornor's lovoo on Tuesday, January 21— 0 Until Wednesday, when he will/leave for .. Rotorua. On Thursday, January 23, Mr. ». Massey : will*be; taken;'by<->the .Rotorua j Chamber of Commerce over, the route B which it advocates for the railway con- . nepting Rotorua and Taupo. .Oh Friday [ tho party will travel through- the district . surrounding Lake Taupo, and will spend t the night at Mokaij the present terminus 5 of the.Taupo Timber Company's private .' railway, which Joins the main.'' Rotorua 1 lino at Putaruru, arid which it'is pro- . posed to extend to Lake, Taupo. On Sati urday Mr. ; Massey-will return- via this , railway! in tho ordinary , express to'Rcto- ! rua, whero ho will spend the, week-end, 1 rcturniugon the Monday/to Wellington 1 by wayof Hawko's Bay~ ; Tho following r few weeks' Mr. Massey .will be.employed 3 in Wellington, and ; for some time afteri wards, ho will bo travelling in tho South Island.-;-, ■ ~ ;- ; "/■': "' ■' --'i '■' I Tho Anglican'Primato. of Now; Zealand (Dr. iNovill, Bishop, of : u Dunodin). the .' Bishop of Christchnrch (Dr. Julius), and i other members of the Anglican General , Synod loft Wellington; for Nelson by the f yesterday evening. .-. , -.- 1 The-Hon. W. : T. Whiteley .' and Mrs. ) Whiteley are expected to arrive in New ' Zealand from Homo.ncxt Thursday/ v;;/ ; The Hon. A. L. Dawson arrives.in Welf lington, from London by tho Corinthic, ; 5 .The Hon. W< D. Johnson, Minister for F Public Works in West Australia, who is j now on a holiday visit to' Now Zealand; • is an old Elthoin'resident, iHe .was edu- . cated at Turakina, State School, and in , Eltham, andworked at tho carpentering , trade in many places in the North-Island, j including Eltham. In 1891 he made for the Coolgaidio goldfields, and, identifying ■ himself wuth thV-Labour interests, was elected to tho West Australian Parlia- : ment as the first member for Kalgoorlie : district in 1901, and has been a member ' practically ever since. During, the regime ' of. the Labour party'ho has been Minister 1 for Minos, Railways, and Public Works, i Mr. Johnson intends to meet ropreseiita- : fives of ; the Labour organisations at Wei: ' lington, and to'attend the Labour Confor- ' once on January 2L . i Mr. T. M. Wilford will return by this ; morning's express ] from Taupo.' '■ L At the meeting of the Pharmacy Board » of .New Zealand, held yesterday morning, ! -lit'. A. Hobson was elected president for the year. Mr. W. S. Wallace took his ' , seat,at the- meeting for tho first time. I having been duly elected, at the end of ; last year. . * ■ • Mr. E. Patry, Government: hydro-elec- ■ trical engineer, is dw to return to-day from Hastings; -. i- It was officially, announced yesterday 1 that Mr. A.-J. H. Berigc, B.A.j of tho ■ Education Department, had been ap- > pointed to the position of secretary to the 1 Public Servico.Commissioner. ; [ ' Mr. .W. G. Eiddcll, S.M., is at' present , taking his annual holiday. ' Colonel T, 0. Underwood arid Mrs. Underwood are passengers to Hobart from '' London by tho Corinthio. They subse■quoutly visit New Zealand. . • ' Sir Cecil Moon; Bart., and" Lady Moon are passengers from London to Welling- ' ton by the Corinthic, due hero On January 21. , '"■ " Messrs. S. Nicholson and C. Stoddart, ' well-known anglers, who visit' New Zenland frequently, are expected to arrive in Wellington from London by tho Corinthic on. Thursday next. Mr. J. C. Mackay, of tho. Auckland branch of tho firm of Mackay, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd,, leaves Wellington for London by tho Athenic on January 23. Mr. Mackay will bo accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Mackay.'; .■ Mr, and Mrs. Douglas, ,of ' Hnvciock North, Hawko's Bay, will :bo passengers from Wellington to London by tho Cornithlc, wliich sails on February 20. . ', Mr. Alexander Roberts, .of tho firm of Murray, Roberts and Co., Duncdin, has booked a passage to London by the Corinthic, which leaves 'Wellington on February 20. Mr. Vincent Barker and family, of Giß--Ix>rne, will bo passengers from Wellington to London by tho Corinthic next month. Mr. Temple Frere, of Pahiatua, is loav- ■ inc Wellington by tho Corinthic on : February 20 for London. Mr. W. D. Lysiiar, of Gisborne. is expeeted to arrivo in Wellington this morn- : ing by the steamer Manuka, Mr. Lys- i nar has been on a visit to England, and 1 he is accompanied by Mrs. Lysnar. . It is expected that the Prime Minister : (the Hon. W. F. Massey) will visit Mar- ■ ton about tho,end of this month, and ' Mr. E. Newman, M.P., proposes to motor ' him round the district. ' '