PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2111, 31 March 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

'ibo Prime Minister (the lU. Hon W. I 1" Jla&sey) n> at Dunedin this mointho Hon. J Allen is at llotorua, tlu- Hon. F. M. 13, Fishor ot Foxton, tho Hour W 11. Hemes at Auckland, the Hon. Di. I'omaie at Huntley, and the other Ministers in Wellington

Tlio Hou. H. H. Rhodes, PobtmastcrGoncial, leaves tor tho south to-night. Ho is to open a new post office at i'oxburgli on-Thursday. On Friday he will loturn to Dunedin by tho Otago Central lino, and on Satuidaj ho will open n new post offico at Noitli-Easl Valley. On Monday he leaves Dunsdin to liavel northwards again.

Tho Hon, W. l r i aser, Minister' of Public Works, had intended to visit tho Raalan dibtiict tbia week, but hasiwstpoiujd his u«it owing to tlio dosjie'.of membeis of Parliament inteiested in tho district to attend tho celebiations marking the jubilee of tlio siegp ot Orakau. ■ Tho Hon. H. B. Bell, K.C., Minister of Internal Ailnirs, lia's adtised the Executive of the Wcbtland Pioneers Memorial that ho will visit Hokitika on Easter Tuesday for the purpose of unveiling the memoiial now in couise of erection. , Sir Hartmann Just, a distinguished oflisirl in the Colonial Office, has arnvcd by the steamer Anchisos at Adelaide. He pioposes to visit New Zealand.— Press Association,

Mr and Mrs. J. P. Luke returned to town last night from Napier v,heio tlw have been on a visit to see tlicir son* who has been ill. Mr. Luke.ropoits that his sou is making very fan progress towards lccovery. To-moirow nfteinoon the Major will open tho new m-iteinity hospital in Kensington Street at 3 o'clock. Mr, C. A. Marquic, Now Zealand manager ot the T, and G. Mutual Life SoMoly, left by the Wahnie latt evening oii a business trip bouth.

Tho death ii announced fioni Melbourne <st Mi. John Uailing, aged 62, known as the "Wheat King of Austiaha." Ho HMB a brother ot Mi. "Joo" Dai ling, the vvell-known Australian cricketer, and was liead of the him of John Dai hug and Son, gram mcrclrtnU, and millers. He was also chairman ot the Broken Hill Propnetaij Compnnj —Press Association. Mr. H B Bainbridp;? has been elected secietaij of tho Wellington Contic of the St. John Ambulance Association, wee Mr. J. D. A\er.v, lesigiod. On and after April 1 the offioo ot tho centra mil be in Mr. W 11, S. Mooihouse'b building, 2o Panama Sticet, Tho ordination of Mr L J. Hodson as homo missionarj. with full standing, to tho Ekotaluma di-sti irt, is to take place in tho Prcsbvtcrian Church on Thuisdaj aftcinoon The e\ent is the moio interesting by reason of it* being the first service of its kind in tliD history of tho Eketahuna Ckurcli. Sii Joseph Waul left Wellington for, Nelson by tho Patcena last opening. The Rev. Father Tjraons, who has Iweii eonlmed to bed by illness during tkc past week, is repoitcd to be making Rood piogross towards lecovery