PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 117, 11 February 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Francis Bell,.who has gone on a short visit to Christr.lrarch, is expected back in Wellington to-morrow morning.

The Hon. W. D. S. MacDonakl,, M.P.. Leader of the Opposition, has intimated to tho Government hi 6 inability, owing to health reasons, to accompany tho Parliamentary party to Samoa. . Mr. .MaeDonald intends remaining in Gisborne until the end of tho month, and contemplates, provided, his health permits, taking a trip to Vancouver to visit relatives in British Columbia.

Mr. Robert Triggs, Public Trustee, and Mr. J. Rnell, secretary to the Public Trust Office Board, are at present in Auckland on Departmental business.

A largely attended public meeting was held iu Timuru last night 1o say I;, well to Dean Tubman, who, niter dO voire as parish priest there, has been transferred to hokifkii. Ur. \W Jl. Loughuan presided, and the speakers expressed keen regret at the dean s departure, a feeling which is shared by the comniunitv in general. A beautifully illuminated awiross and a stiostantiol purse were presented to the Dean" whoso .work in building up Uio parish and securing the erection ci handsome basilica was highly extolled. The Address mentioned that great efforts had been made to induce the authorities to allow him to remain in iiraaru. Father O'Sullivan, who has been transferred from Temuka to Upper Hutt, was also given a present and a regretful fare-well-Press Assn.

Jlr J T. M. Ilornsby, cx-M.P. for Wnirarapa, who is st'll confined to his homo, ha= h,ul a further reiapse (states a Press Association message from <.arterton). His medical advisjr now shucs if will l)e several months before Jlr. Homsby will bo able lo pursue his usual activities.

Opportunity was taken at the gathering in St Joseph's Church last, evening to make a presentation of a pectoral cross, accompanied by another tang.blo token of esteem, to His Grace Archbishop O'Shea. to his attainment of lis silver jubilee m the Catholic priesthood. The presentation was made on beha.lt ot the diocese bv Mr. B. Dohcrty who eulogised His Grace's great work among the community, and extended to Inn the lieartv congratulation of the congrcgation." Mr. Dohcrty luentioned that Hie presentation had been bold over on account of the event it commemorated occurring during the war. His Oraco made brief response, feelingly acknowledging the gifts and the kindly feelings that had prompted them.

'Mr Robert Williamson, touring lr.anage'r for J.'C Williamson, Ltd., arrived in town last evening to midce preliminary amusements for the farewell appearances in Wellington of Miss Muriel Starr.