PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 128, 31 May 1904, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. W. C. Kennington, Under-Secve-tary for Lands, will leave for Auck'aud shoitly to be present at Uio balloting for tho Matairuita ioctions. Tlie Government Viticulturist (Signor .Bragato) will leave for Motueka to-mor-row for tho purpose of inspecting tho vineyards in that district. The Minister for Railways (Sir Joseph Ward) will leavo for Dunedin hito this afternoon in connection with tho laying of 'the foundation-stone- of tho new railway station in that city. A Press Association mestago from Dunedin says that Mr. Gcorgo Fisher, M.H.It, for Wellington, has boon reloaded from the Waitati Homo on v cortiftoate signed by two medical men. The order was made by Mr. C. C. Graham, S.M. At tho inaugural meeting of tho Tinakori Churchroom Club, tho Rev. 11. T. Steaky, 8.A., curate of St. Paul's ProCathedral, was tho recipient of a handsome present from the members of tho former St. Paul's Club. Mr. (5. M. Gillington, General Manager of tho New Zealand Fisheries Syndicate, leaves by tho Monouai to-day for Dunedin for the purpose of interviewing those in tho Southern centre who are interested in tho contemplated operations of the syndicate. Tho following have been elected membeis of the committee of the Wellington branch of tho New Zealand 'Railway Ofticors' Institute for tho' next twelvo months: — Messrs: C. Batten (chairman), W.* Thomson, J. Harming, E. J. Inglcton, A. E. Duncan, R. nope, G. N. Wallace, and I. H. B. Jeffnres (secretary). Tho Timaru Herald tells this interesting littio story of coincidental happenings :— A young New Zealander was on a tram car in London, and on parting with a friend sang out "Kia Ora." Much to his surpriso tho Maori cry was repeated by another passenger in the car. Enquiries followed, when it was elicited that threo young men on tho car were from New 'Zealand, that all had com© from Timaru, and, to completo the string of coincidences, were all ex-Timaru Hi^h School boys. Th© trio were— Dr. Planto, son of Mr. Planto (draper) ; Mr. Fred. Gabitos, son of Mr. GoorßO Gnbitcs ; and Mr. Jack Gow, son of Mr. J. G. Gow, chief inspector of schools.