PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2017, 26 March 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Right Soli. W. 1?. Massey (Prime Minister) is at Christehurch, tho Hon. W. 11. 1 len ies at Tokqinaru Day, tho Hon. J as. Allen and the Hon. A. L. Herd ma n at Hotorua, and the Hon, B. H. Uliodes at Aiickiand. The Hon. F. M. B. Luslirr is to return to-day from Masterteit, and the Hon. W. i'raser, the lion. 11. I>. Bell, and the Hon. Dr. l'ouiarc are in Wellington. Tho J! iplit Hon. tho Pnme Jfinistei leaves Ghristcliurch by t-lre liiht express to day for the south. Mr. will speak at Tajianui on Friday ninht, at Moa Flat on .Saturday, Mosgio! on Monday night, and at- i'airlio oil Tuesday liight. T'bo Shurster will leave .for Wellington on Wednesday night —Press Association. Word that his eldest sonj Mr. P. S. Luke, was very ill, at oiice called His Worship Iho Mayor (Mr. J. I'. Luke) from town on Tucaday night. He took fcho Main Trunk express as far as Palmerst.on Xorth, and then niotored through 1o Napier. An operation for ajipeirdicitis ivas perforiiied yesterday' inorning, and there is reason to believe that a rapid rccoyer.v will ensue. Till wc-Mittv M-r> Pearce Luke was connected witii the firm of S. Luke and Co., Ltd., of Wellington, but, after recent change*, which resulted ill that firm's business being iaken over by Messrs. J. •Y. Niveii and Qo.' s h.6 was.transferred to tke Xapier establishment.. Owing to ilie absence of the Mayor tho meeting to consider the finances in oauneetion with the acquisition of 'Williamß Park at Day's Bay lias been postponed until hi;s return. Mr, B. A. Aiken, Reneral monauer for tile Ijiiion Company, arrived in Wellington from the Mmth yesteniay morning and returned by the Wahino last evciiiug. ... Mr. George Brown, of the municipal tramways accountants' office, lias undergone n rather scmous operation, this week in the Wellingioii; Hospital, and is now doinu; as well as can bo cxpecte.d. ' The death is announced, in her 8"tli year, of Mrs.. Wgollc.oinbe, rc'ljct of Captijiii and first Magistrate an'd harboui'hiastcr at Timaru.—Pre.«s Association. Mr, Daniel Walker, of Purnmahoi, Takaka, died in -Nelson oil Hlinday eveii.iiig, Tne deceased ivas one p.| tlip. earliest .pioneers o.f tho Takaka district, .going t!*a?o before the formation of a settlement, and hail been ft proniineilt ligliru in the locality ever since. 11 o o's■cU'pifl.d a scat oil tvlio Tiikaka Board he'iare it was nicrgwl nito the County Council, It is authoritatively announced,, says tins Dmiedin "Star," that Mr. W. G, Paul, oif Waimate, who was defeated in tho first ballot at tho last general election, will again be a eandidatc .fesr . the Waitaki seat as a Progressive Liberal. Mr A. I'aape, orgamiei of the I Rofoim Party, returned to Wellington yesterday from visits i;to the Bay ot islands and Bav of I'lcntj, Mr. I ..ape has been away five weeks, and he states [ that 1 the organisation in tho aßfiVef mentioned districts is qui to complete.

Dr. Graham Kobertson, if Johnsdriville., has disposed of his practice to Dr. Simpson, Lite of Chnstcmirch Dr. Simpson takes over the practice at tlw : beginning of April. Sir. A. E. Lawrence, editti'f of the "West Cdivst) Time"!," has- accepted an appointment as managing editor of tlfe "Xorth Otaga 'nines." "' ; ' Dr. Sonicrvillo, late oi Poop^vl)ii\. Kinibolton, who died in tho VcUingjonlJcspstal, wis bmicd at Karon Ce.mc- . ten- yesterday. In his youth in Scot- ■ land deceased was with I)r. Simpson, fsjijiflus Ss tji6 iliscovcWr 'of : In later life he practised iii India, whence ho returned in somewhat shattered. health «h& finally in ■coin* parativo retirement in this Dominion at Peep-o'Day, Tho.RfeV. A. 11, White, of Brooklyn. read the buriat scrvice. Dr. : SomMviUe was in his 81st- year.