PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2368, 26 January 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

VIOE-RzOAIt. Hia Escellenoy the Governor arrived; at Westport yesterday evening, pet motor-car, from Reefton. The Right Hon. W. F; Maßfley, Prima, Minister, is going to Levin to-moiv, row to attend as an invited guest the; A. and P. Show there. The Hon. A. L. Herdman will- return! from his holiday in the north to-moH row morning. In the Rotorua district* Mr. Herdman spent a good deal of tima with the Hon. D. R. Hall, Attorney-, General for New South Wales, showing! him over the prison camps and dis< cussing prison administration and otliot matters with him. The Hon. W. Fraßer left last night), for Christchurch, where he has Depart* mental business to occupy his attention! for a day or two. Early in next month) Mr. Fraser will open a completed sec-, tion of the Catlins railway, and it is possible that ha may not return to \\ eH lington until after he has fulfilled this engagement. Tho Hon. W. H. Herries leaves fop Te Aroha to-morrow, returning to \\ eU lington during noxt week. His Lordship Bishop Grimes,, who iY at present in a Christohuwh private hospital, last week received the follow-* ing telegram from the Vatican through His Eminence Cardinal Gaspam, - Sec-* rotary of State :-"His Holiness grate, fully accepts the homago of your turn piety, and most cordially imparts his blessing to your Lordship, the priests, religious and faithful of your diocese.. At the same time he blesses abundantly tho Rev. Mother Clare and the Sisters of Meroy on the ocoasion of tho SOthi anniversary of their coming to New Zealand." The Hon. Alfred Deakin, who haa thrice been Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, was in Auckland yesterday on his way from Melbourne to San Francisco as President of the Commission which is to represent Australia at' the Panama Pacific Exposition. He is a passenger by tho Niagara, and is accompanied by Mrs. Doakin and Miss Deakin. Early in the forenoon thevisltors received a call from the Mayor of Auckland (Mr. C. J. Parr, C.M.G.), Thoy wore afterwards driven from their steamer bv motor-car for a trip round tho city. "The party lunched with the Mayor, and in tho afternoon entered upon, further sightseeing.—Press Association. The Right. Hon. Andrew Fisher,. Prime Minister of tho is leaving Dunedin to-morrow for Wellington, and ho will sail for Sydnej from this port on Friday. The Hon. D. R. Hall, Attorney-Gent oral for New South Wales, will leave for Sydney by tho steamer on Friday. Mr. William Pryor, secretary of thd Now Zealand Employers' Federation, loft Wellington for Mastorton yester* lias moxnimi on Federation . H

t The Right Hon. 'A'. Fisher, Prime ' Minister of Australia, and the Hon. Mr. Boyd (Victoria) arrived in- Dunedin from Queenstown yesterday evening. They attended the Burns Anniversary celebrations in t'he evening.—Press Association. Mr. J. P. Firth, principal of the Wei-. Cngton College, has returned to Wellington from the Auckland district, where he has been spending his holidays. Mr. Robert Mackv, for very many :ycars a member of the Auckland Stock Exchange, died at his residence, Devonport, on Friday, at the age of 62 years. . Decreased retired from the -Exchange about a couple of years ago, on account •of failing health. • He was one of the .many young Auoklanders who went to / Thames goldfiiolds in the early days. Colonel A. W. Robin, Commandant rt)f the Forces, leaves for Wanganui •this morning on official business. . Jilr. Pan! Hansen, of Auckland, is a sjßsrtor to Wellington. Dickson, M.P. for Paraell [(Auckland), arrived hero yesterday, and 'left for the south by the Wahine last ■evening. . Mr. Lotris Whitcombe, of Messrs. Whrtcombe and Tombs, Ltd., returned from the south yesterday. Mr. Whit--co in be has been absent several weeks in iDunedin on business connected with the purchase by his firm of the business of Messrs. Fergusson and Mitchell, Ltd. Plans have now been prepared for an up-to-date threo-story warehouse, and the work of demolishing the old build"tngs has now commenced. Mr, J. Trevor, an ex-City Councillor, •has been seriously ill, but is now regaining health. At last night's •of the City Council the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) referred to the fact that he had recently called on Mr. Trevor, and was pleased to be. able to say that he was improving. Councillor R. Fletcher, who has had to undergo a minor operation, was granted leave of absenoe from last night's meeting of the City 'Council, and the council expressed the hope that he would make a speedy recovery, from his illness. '