PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2114, 3 April 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

All iho Cabinet Ministers will bo ill town to-day,, except-, ilia -Hoik J amen Allen, who is at Auckland, and the? Hon. 1L H. Rhodes, who is at Roxbiirgii, Mr. Allen will return to Wellington piobahly on Monday nn\t. Tho lVnnn M'Uister arrived from tho- north yesterday .morning-, and tho Hon. W„ 11. .Hcrrics and the Hon. Dr. I'omaro by Mam Trunk express -in the afternoon. A meeting of Cabinet, will he held today. The. Right Hon. W. Sl'assey (Prime Minister) returned to Welling* ton from Christcliurch jcstcrdiy .morning:.. Ho lias concluded his extended southern tour in excellent heaitli and spirits, and his observations and experiences Cil routo Jia'.i strengthened his confidence in tho prospects of the party which he leads. "I. am Quito satisfied-,tho ..Prime Minister told a Dominion reporter last! evening, '-'that the Government has gamed ground very considerably during tho past eighteen months." Hp added that he hod met with very good receptions in all iho districts lie visited, and nowlicio had lie been better received than on. tho West Coast, Mr. Mastov declared mmsolf coiifidoiit that, tho result of tbo election at the end of the year would justify the opinion lie had. a$ t» the prospects c! hts pnll\ _ Good men ncre offering as Reform candidates in almost every constiiueHcy ill New Zealand. The Hon. A. L. Hordman aiidMr. Donald Robertson; Piibiic Service Comlnissioner, will attend the dinner ot tlio Pubhc Sorties Association, to lio held at Chi istchurch to-woriow evening, Private advice has been, received ill Ohfistclnu'cli that Colonel A, W. drew has Ijlou piomoted to the comnvand of tho' I.4th. Mshratta Hegiiuojit, India. Ho is -tt native of Ghristchurph,. and was tho winner of the fust lmpeiial comiMtitivo commission offered to New. Zealand, Colonel Andicw will arnvo m New Zealand on furlough oil April 10. Jlr, Jiistjco Sim will arrivo in Wellington frani tho south by tho AVahiuo this niouiing.. . , '''' Yesterday 31r. Artliur Harnett, of iho Harbour :Board -staff, was; presented by his fellow-workers with a silver tea, and coffeo servico to mark tho occasion of .his approaching .mai-ri,ago> .Mr, 11. Fletcher, chaiimaii of the Haiboiir Hoard, made flu'' prosciitatio,n. Isarn'ott is to ho married ai 'Feijding •ni Ttitsday.. Mr. J, C Milieu (Commissionc'r -of Police), -who is at present ill t-h.c SoUth Island on Departmental business, is f£• profed. to. ro.tnru at tho end of this weok or tho beginning of next week. City Councillor 11. Buddlo has been, appointed to tho Libraries Committee of tlio City Council to .fill tho vacancy caused by the absence of Councillor A. U Atkinson. Mr. L. J. Carmine, supervisor at the -Ne'lsoii Post Office, has been transferred to Gisbowio as siipcriiitcndent, and Mr. I<\ G. Picssa, senior clerk and ist ;at Paliiatua, has been appnintcd to similar duties a.t G'.is.boi:.ua. Mr, C., 1). I'. liamliu, telegraphist at Xapier, is j;o succced Mi. Carmine at Nelson. Mr. J. A. Herd, senior clerk at Paliiatua* goes to Oliakuno as postmaster, and Mr, (icorgo Woith, postmaster at Wakelield:, has- been triinsfc.rrfe.'d:.(JoromaiUiel. Mi. T. Puiccll v ceiiior clerk at Tnihape, has been promoted to bo postmaster at Wairon, and .Mr., -.J, i\ .Gellia.i..SQn T ,tolo* graphist at Wangimui, has .been a|>j'ointeil senior clerk at Taihapo. Mr. W. R, Howard is at present temporal'■ily -ill ''ciiarpfc 'tjib Upjicir IJiitt O'ffise, vice Mr. C-omeskoy, deceased.

Mi. J. JI. Lightfoot, maniiper of tho Hank of New South AVnles at Carterton f bcicii .to 'tfe 'Blciilicifii brjvnch>

Tiio vacancy in the ranks of station officers of the' City Fire Brigade is to bo ■filled b? tho appointment- of fcomor i-iro-man H. Nation, wno has sueoessfulh' passed his examination. iilio B-ey.'T. Smith, formerly of Fcathoiston and Ekolahuiia, .lias ,! 5s!<mod liis position .as Vicar « fW Tnnit.v' Clinch a.t. i'leton and Jas acVoploci the charge of tho Annii'i-Haniiier parish. 'tile funeral of tho Into ■ Ml ■ David. Meadow croft took pinee. yesterday jif.ternooiu Tho. interment- took p ace K tho Knroii Cemetery, tho Rev. J. Reed filassnn officiating at tho graveside. Hi.' Masonic service «as also icad at tiio cemetery.. On Mnv i Mr. .1. H. B Coatos, genejfii manager c.f lhe National Bank, wi'l leave Auckland for Vaueomor on louto ■to E'.mlaml, bavins beer, inviler) to visit the Old Country by tho London Board ot-' -Directors. Mr. Coatcs will lio vw at least fiix months. During lus aliseneo the duties of' general manager will bo assumed by Mr. D. W. Dnthie, the Auckland maiiafior, who will, m tmn. be relieved by the accountant, Mi. H, V Law-son, It .is .ton .v.eais. sineo Mr. Coatos visited the Old Countiy. •Mr. W. H. Coiiiioily, advance ajeut for Mr. William Anderson's Amencvi Musical Burksrpk" .Company, .is at prcv sent. in WelliugtAn i.naking_ arrangements .for the season which is to open ;n the Grand Opera House. .. Mr,lev W. (L A.sliworih, of the Manawalu Mounted 'Hides, lias been awarded ihe Colonial A'i\iliar\ Foice long-sen ko medal. Mi. Cs Ward has been appointed dodeaths at Woochilo, add Mi. J), 1.,,. lVn teous in a similar capacity at Levin. The appointment of Mu D. G. A. Cijopc-r, 5..M.) as avisifing justieo-.to tho Prison Is-gazetted. ' Provisiotial roo.oghition '.of Mr. J. Alonteomery as rohf.ul- for..Chile nt Chrislciurrch is notified in tiio Cazette, Major J E Batten, of tho Welling-ton-West Coast llogimciit, has been aw aided flio Cfl'onial Aiimli.hv l'oieo oflieei's' de< or:it ion . and 1) 1 llukhisoii (hie of tho iSV'io'i Hesiment) has ilwen awnrdod': the. CoW oilill Auxiliary Fo.rc<? long-servicc m«la!.'