PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2130, 23 April 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tdits Hon. A. L. Her.dmait has decided not to aceofnpafty the Govern, men-t -party which is to visit the Cool islands nest; uiofttit. A extinguished niembor of the part; of Anrerieaii scientists who nvill visf Die Dmnimoii in Angvisfc is Br . \V. Mm , l'is Davis, prefc-ss.or of physical ..goo g.fapiiy and of geology at Bfvrv-ard tJni rprsity mid a geographer a-n-d gCQIo gist of World-iride- rcijUtatioit, Tho.ugl officially associated with tho party, hi will arrive in advance of it, as life i: flow visiting the Patific Iskfida, We will travel from Suva, to Auckland b; ti.w Mftkura, arriving pn May a, Piif ing iiis.-tfa-veli, lias not .y.ei visited Australia and N<nv Zealand. Hi! present purpose is to imrestigate s iniiiilier of geotegieal prable.ins as thej arc developed in this part of the earfli. Professor T. A. EastferfieM, q{ Vic, toria College, intends t<s visit Europs at the. cud of the ttfescirt. yea-r t<» the advances tJrat ha-vo been nmfle iv the ptactico ftftd teach inc; of ehemaljtT.v Ho appliod: fot leave? o:f absence -tan the college in Sop/tcn*er and OetoiiU! west, ofld Iris β-pplfcalibn .wits gra.ntoc at last nigld's tneotin-ffi of the caii'vmt. L-tettl<!«.tot-C3oleiie] .Sliw!;ps!MaTi>, . w ■Uifi retired list fii Svdnfiy tosl wc&k from England. The tofencl is m bis way lo Jfqw Zealand, \\i\ot6 ho pitr))ftscs "remaining far nbovft. two year*. Ho is due in Auckland oil Suudn?. Oceasioit was taken by J)r. C. Jf Sector, president of the "tt dlin.gtfii i'lufosephfeal Soelfity, at last evenitig , ! mfeisftig to congrattiiate thft sfteretary: Mr. 0- K. Adams (Govemmeftt Astrtffiouicjj) -on being pwatdefl a Mo.rtjn Ivw loßg Felldwshii.) fa the fompvft iicls AstroiiaiAtcid Oh'serrakiry. r Pliis Felioivshin entitles Sir, Aflams to. ft yedr* resident nt tho Liek Qb^erWory— o»c of the besfc cqrtinped. in Hie that prlvlkae 31*. Adams mtenfls to jivail liimaelf ef alniftsi iiiHiiediatety. His present intention Sβ- id I(s**6 NeSv JSoaliiHd with Mrs. Atens in Ancust next far Sttii Francisco, amJ.EO StVaifthi way into resifeJwo o:t the Obsorvatofj, Anions; tl<oso wbo nfrivod iti Sydney lest weok by tlvo Mooltan. tcero a auniilier of army ofliceft on furfoMgH from Indm- Of these, Major H. T, Fußon, of the Second Gh«otl«fts, Js a Ne\v Zea' lftndor with 2(J yoarft' sort-ico re lih«*» Mfiior FuWon «i«no frem lii«a on. fnrlourii at tto tittto (*f Hie Rnf;r WaC, hn'if'jfiiiiod tho New Zeo.hnd Fciirth CiititinsoHt. ■Jl'r. H. K. BitTUSs licadmasta; at N T *\niiaTl«>t -School, iiii-S Jieeii anjiaintel in-speetor under the AufMand Euiicateon Board. —Pws-s Assnciation. 11i.roi!Eb tho kiudly aetioi; .o? Prolpfisor Hale, of the Mmffit Wi-tsdh Solar Oliserratorj", i« 'Califeiiia, Mr. 0-. J, Wcs-flaiisJ. of 'CahtcrbtiTy, wbe is., an ffvtlent aifidettr astvond-mer, jjnd t win gav*o valuable nSsistai-ieo io Mr. iEvershod when tlin-t ptintleiftan qtiito rcßctvilj , w , f#'->Wii : te tesis in iifi-cftaii?-jug H ; !)-eUver Kelson was A SwWoliS 'orßticHi for -i sjiljvr oliservaitory, h«s been invited to st.iv for a ytar nl Jtopt Wilsflii. The oflor-ivill in nil pTobabrlity he- ae«>|Jt«l. 'liieutfrmwTt--Qolonel Cha'ffey loft Wpl■iinglfin for Nolson by the I'atecn.a last OTOIIJHff. Mr. Tv H. Ballon to', soys tt Press Association fetogfn-m, bee.i\ sclented tisthe Rofarin foirV* eaiiilidate. for the lluucdra SaitWi scat at the Gc«er*l Election. Mr. Wilson Heaps, Sheriff of Nclrmi, on Mouclay Ins I. celebf-a'totl Ws oath ns-nivsr-sary of his ce'tiriPefion wrtfi i-ln> Wililie sen'ico. Jlr. H<*PS arrived itthw JJwhHid in 1881, mid wi-tcrcd tho Customs service in thftt= year. Jit. Ifctfps retirwl in IDOI frem tho position of iteWejit lNlnfi.ist.vot.> of Tnk« ; kft, OblMtßvvootl, Miitelvil, and fi-ri#fciva-tox aftor 40 veitt-s , siM'viec, Hiit ho rot>M'Hed tho nflWo of slioriff of N'*boA. Artong the ixtsseng-ere icayinp Tar End-a-tuTto-dßf' by the Ataemo is Mr. f. %. ft. Orevitlo, e#<ir off tho tf ?fcw Bii'irt'iijjill." 0?i l-W ovfi of IHS !lop:i.rt:«ro 't-lio office staff pro.smited Jnns with a «aso of pijX>S ni'isl sflvor mfttchbs, tlto Rifts 'beiftji aeoomiwiijca « i!Ood wislrts for tl« *>iecoss.of his -h«s»jiess mission in England, Me. (Jlw-rtes H-ft-iiws, of Weilmjrtoi, wtiiTjfod 'fH)Hi u viiiit to Ansffivlm yoS-Ic-rtloy Kv Uio Manngnmti. J>r. NicJiolson, «lw Jin.s feiitoi l:}Vo Roscom-itiflM tor tho rim *o l.tost.o.n aa dfyfe, surgßon, fttfiveil be,ro by tho M auflgamii' yosferdnj. Sifr. U. M. WlsoJi.'gepo'rtfl mWinscf nf Departmciit, afflrcH bflipk I'roiti Poison yostcrdrt-J , . Sir Joseph Ward vvns n iMtssciigoif for llin south by Uro Walmio last oveuinf!. 51 r, 11. J(. CXiislioltfl lifts (says <in.f Nftpipr coiTcspondont.) betr-ii ojnetotl t« tl» Nat>i«r iWwwpli OatMwil. vice Ooiln:illi)v Ctoivioy, rc'sisttcd.

Mr. 3. It. Vraidexviifc, late chi£f engineer of ilio sluam-ey ~ Himiiangi', ac* conipanicd by it re. prendervflle, l&fb J.j;Uelton for l>lo Ohattinttis bv ' theliimitauai o» Monday. Mr. fyeratervrile vrill into clmrßc of Lino freezing works at ttjO Clifttliiin-is that are conducted iiivdfi*' t-fjo :i!.is|)kos of iJio if e.lliiiftlon Fisheries Company, Mr, T, :li-: -..,-. of the kfiw Zealand In«iuwi"«i iy's sta-(f at Calcutta r turived iu Ancitniwl on Suftday fiv thb Manuka an holiday leave. Mi-. J. C. J'facMoy, who for tiro past t«i ami a fealt years Iwis occupic!(]' tiiio .jwsitjiji! of Crown fends Kaiiger in SotoiMaiid, liae boon gfiviital ttiriio mantis' leave of abseiWb, after riiigfe Iμ will .retire- fiii snjrcfiinn'iwlioii. Tlio Kov. l>i\ Campbell Siorfittiij of London, hits written, stating iha-t, jit' vieiy of tlis etjite of Mr*, JJorftiw's health aixt other. circmu.staiio.es, lie. .is rnosfc i-oltlctaiitly, and .vel i3bcssi|a:riJy, forfcod to thn dneisiflii that the nlca of visiting AHSttiil.jp. .must ho nbattcklttcd. 'tlio Harbour Beard last ovcfljiiß ■placed on record its awir-ociation of ttiovnnkbli) scrvtes rciwcrdd. )),v .Mf. tV. T. Jilieretli .as 9. membfir of"fho hm& tlMTitifi tlio last ilirco ytear*.. Sir, Hil■!?rcl,h is ,1 {j'ovcrenictt liannßO-o oit tiro boa-ru, and his term of appointment «x----niiT;s «n April 29. >S.cvcriil tucmtefs. iucludmg tiro diawmaft, testified Iwartilv to the ciierfty a.iuJ ability which slr. MiicJrfttTj had dist>laj-od darHig l».s teriii *)!_ office, ivml ox])rcssccl a liopo that lie 16iRl.it again benomn a jneinbfr at sotoq ftiiare ditto. sk. HfldVetlj, in (niwfeii>« liis foHow-iftemlocrs, imlicftW tliat , Im intended to be ft candidate at tlio Harboftf Uoard nlcct-iirn. Recently Wift Harbour Bdard doc Mcd to I'ciritt charges (Vit.licr timn linudlnis rlwtjws) up«)ii oriiibitfs for tflo J'ansifta Expasitlon pii-ssilig ovitr its wiiarvftS, subject to nn indemftity ftom tlis O'ovfirttmeiit for itiiy liabiKly ft miglit incur ss'lioisM the- dDUcessiftn lib' illegnl. Tlio boa : r(J iwtified ifto Prime itUtiJto aciroi'dijigiy, aird last ovbiiiiiGt .had before it a reply, tint from iiw Pfiiße Miwislflr, Wt from Mr. Jf. p'Hfreft. nn-dffi, ■rii] wlio :lias been appoiiit'id to nej, for tlio Gftvftrtiro«)i, in matters ffifaiing to the /erirosciitation of Ifew .Zos.b.nij at ■tile PaiisJrra ]sxj?ositim». Mr, 6*i3.rioM ttauked the board for 'its cftfrwosioij, and a.s-Mi.rc(! it thiit tiic in.dotan.ity for ivotild ho ,gil'<?ti, SOlllO .dlssatisTac ■tron wa.s expressed bv the- wiMrliiaii (Mr. K. FlfiMTtr) at tii(? Mply cominft irOMi a;n. eiTicjaf in.rttacT of fr.o.ii? -tho Frinvfe jr.iuisfer, '{mt flventuail.y lie> rfopirded. tlio ■'hoard eoncti.rfmp, io "'ta-feo-it for granted tlfflt ft n>s til riftii't; 1.