PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2113, 2 April 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Right Hon. W. F.'Massey (Primo Minister) will arrive this morning from Christclvurch. The Hon. Jas. Allen is at Hamilton, 'the Hon. W. H. Hemes at C.ambridge,\and the Hon. Dr. Pomafo at Huntly. .'.The Bon.-K.-.H. Rho'les 'journeyed yesterday from Christchur;:h t<i Lawrence. The other Cabinet Ministers aro iu Wellington. "The Right Hon. W. .F. Massey (Prime, Minister) and the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher will Attend the opening of-tho new Salvation Army Home in.Wordsworth Street to-day. ; . ■ ■ ■The Hon. H; DVBcll will leave on a visit to the West Coast probably on Saturday week. , ■ Sir ■ Hartmau Just, ah official of the Colonial Office, has arrived at Adclaido. Ho proposes to visit New Zealand. Dr. C., i'reiidergast Knight, LL.D. (vepresen'ting Parliamentary electors),' Mr. H.H. Ostler, LL.B. (graduates),the Rev. W. A. -Evans., (teachers of prim-, ary sclipols), aiul Mi-. R.M'Callum, M.P. (Edvication Boards) have been re-elect-ed, member's of the Victoria College Council unopposed. ,• Dr. Cliesson, latb District Health Officer for :Wcllingtpn; has been tfansfe--Tod , in the. same', capacity; to Christclnirch,' and Dr. H. E. Finch, late District Health bfficei- at Christchurch, has been transferred to .Wellington. Dr. Chesson went) south on Tuesday night. ■ Mr. J.H. Estill/ representative of the Port.of London Authority, who has been. visiting the spxith, is once. more in Wellington. ! . : . ■/"■--■. : Mr. j.- Strauchoh, I-5.6.,' Tetired on Tuesday from tho position of Under-Sec-rutavy for Lands,,.a. position.in which lie has been succeeded by Mr.: Jas. Mackciizie, .forrherlj; Surveyor-General. On Tuesday evening Mr. Straiichon was favewelled by the officers of the Lands and Survey Department.,-. Mr. Mackenzie -sai'd thnt ho and Mr. Straubhon had been, closely associated' iii'tho work of the Department fbr.sbViie forty-five years ahxLhe had always foiiivd Mr. Strimchon fair and just to iho officers'. Oh behalf of himself and . alj,: the officeis of; the Department throughout, the Dominion, he wished -him- every happiness, in his well-earned, retirement after., a_ ■ period of service exteri'ding over fifty-two y.'ears. With the .exception 'of Mr. T. Humphries, late Surveyor-General, he was the loiigest-servico.officer-in. the- Department. Mr. F. O'Neil (Assistant Undersecretary); Mr.' Maunco Smith ..(Chief Draughtsman), au<l Mr. 13. H. Wilmot (who succeeds Mi , . Mackenzie p 3, Sur-veyor-General), spbkfe 'qiv similar lines, all expressing regret at Mr. Strau'chon's departure,.from the Service. In rp'plviiig, Mr. '.Stfauchoii, speaking with evident feeling, thanked the 'officers who had made such kindly reference to him,, and expresseti tho ; .opinion . that his successor,'.Mi-., Mackenzie, would capably fill .the position. 11l a week or two aiioth'er gathering will beheld, at which Mr. Strauchon will be presented with a tok'cii of esteem subscribed to tv the members Sf the Service from all parts Of tho, Dominion. ';. ': ,

.The death,'occurred on Tuesday., at his residency,. Mount Street, of the Rev. David Meadqwcroftj a retired, Congregational minister , and. father of Mr. Frank MBadowcrbft, reprbsehtativoiin New Zealand for Messrs., Cadbnry Bros, (who, with his wife- and family, is how on his. way to England). Tlie t late Mr. .Meadbwerbft -wasjn his younger days ah ardeiit worker in the missionary field,,"and .spent., sb-mfe time' in India. Later on he came, to Australia and. took 'charge ;of; the Congregational Church.at Perth, \Vest Australia. After a tferiil there lie accepted a call to the B&t Melbourne Congregatibrial Church,' where he remained'for:tliirty-two .years. He retired from the r ihinistry 'abbn't four ov .five, years; ago,-since when he has resided Mil Wellington.-' Hβ heave's a widow-,'fpiir .Mt^v'ind;'four ; "diinigli'ters, nibst U whom reside.in Australia. Deceased was ah expert Egyptologist and was a:student of .the complex religions of India.-. ■Hβ was a member of the Terraco Cbiigregatibhal Church' (where 1H lias bccasiohally Jireach'ed), and of the Masonic fraternity:.

Mr. W. Lowe . has, -been.; appointed toiirink ' manager for the , Maud Allan arid, will leave for the south td-hight ; on business connected with the tour.''., .. .: •

, Mr. N. J. Bbtihiugtbnj lately a member of. the. Upper HUtt Town Boaril, atiilouhces. himself as a Reform cahdidate fbif the Hutt Seat; HSavill'meet ilie blccbrs of Hiitt pii Monday, April '20: " :■•■■.

'The Rev. Father Kelly wis.a passe'dKiir fr'dni Sydney by .the Willochra yesterday.' •.. ■.-■'.■ :

' Caiitain G. Lainbcri; who will. retire, from;.the scrVico Of the Union SteajA Ship ■ Company" tb-dayj aftor nearly thirty years' service; was the recipient of a silvbr-mounted Oak .liqueur stand, suitably inscribed, , from the officers ahd ; engineers df tiio i.s: Araliura,. last eveningi as a mark of their appreciation and .esteem. Mr. J. Cible, cliief engineer; in. making- the ■ prosentatipu;, spoke. of the high'respect and admiration whic'i they had for Captain Lamberts and roferred .to his long and unblemished tccofd with thfe company, and .'of 4he i success and popularity that liii'd attended tti'e'.captairi 'during his cbmmand.of the Araliura for 'the is'ast eight years and and a half. . Mr. ,A. Davies, chief officer, in. endorsing the previous speaker's fernafksi made fitting reference to .his long connection with Captain tambert; Mi'di' though regretting his Beverahtc from the service, wished him' continued good, health in his.''retirement .'after a fitrenuous -career.. Captain Lambe.-t the staff for their preserit ati- i kind expressions, and mentioned that during his service with the company n<; had been in command of thirty different ships. He had always endeavoured to do his duty t<; the company and to those associated with; him. 5

Miss Maud Allan, the famous dancer, who is about to'tour New. Zealand, will arrive in Wellington from Sydney on Wednesday next; Miss Allen, .who has Just completed a tour of the East, will commenco her tour of; Australasia in Duneclin at Easter. She will bo sunported by the talented Cherniavsky trio of musicians. :

Mr. Geo. Coulter will leavo Sydney for. Wellington on April A to mperviso the decorationof the old Opera House which is td bo given , over to pictures.

In presenting an, easy chair to a member of tko staff of tlib Hungerford (Wilts) Post. .Office, -who was superannuated on December 31,. the postmaster stated that during the 42 years and. nine months' lervice lio had walked 195,477 miles.