PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 50, 1 March 1905, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr. W. R. Wright, City Electrical Engineer, returned yesterday from a visit to the South. Mr. S. S. Mackenzie was yesterday iiumitted by the Chief Justice as a solicitor ot tlio Supreme (Joint. Mr. John Smith, who holds a record Hi twenty years' service ns 11 City Councillor, announces his candidature for tho Mayoralily of Wellington. he Ucneiul Manager of Railways (Mr. 1. Ronayne) will represent Now Zealand v Ihe ennferency of railway delegate. 1 * at Washington in May next. Tho Mayor of Wellington, Mr. J. G. V\. Aitken, M.H.R., is to lay the foun;Ution stone uf the now Presbyterian Church at Miiaterfcon to-morrow. .\lws Mary Waters, of Wellington, d uighter of tlio late Mr. Samuel Waters, w.in married to Mr. W. C. Somers, of .'• uckland, at St. Peter's Church yesterd, afternoon. lisa M'Gowan, of Judgeford, has been appointed assistant at the New town h'chool, and Miss Janet M'Lean, of tho L'lydo-quay School, will take up the duties of assistant at Kaitara School, Morrison's Bush. Mr. W. O. Tustin Is likely to .contest tho Mayoralty of Karori at tho election n xt month, but he has not yet mado dtfmito decision. Mr. J. Tarr, nn exMayor, is also spoken of as a likely candidate. Mr. Q. L. Peterson, representing Wirth's Circus and Kilpatrick's Death Trap Loop, arrived in Wellington,, to-day to muko arrangements to open hero on Thursday, 9th March, for & season of Bye nights. Tho Premier arrived at Auckland this morning. Mr. Seddou will visit Northern Wsiroa on Monday and Waihl later, remaining in tho province about ft fortnight It is not definitely decided (wiys a Press Association message) whether ho will address a public meeting at Auckland. The following are .among tho visitors staying at the Royal Oak Hotel :— Mr. P. T. Price Mitchell, of England; Mis* N. Bcnrr and Mrs. J. K. Platta, of Leeds, England; Mr, and Mrs. Ja». Morton and Iho two Misses Morton, of Natal, South Africa; Mr. J. H. Hymanderson, of Johanneaburg, South Africa; Mr. and Mrs. J. P Knight, of New York. The Roy, J. R. Flynn Anderson, who nerved through the South African Wains nn army chaplain under General French, arrived in Wellington yesterday by the s.s Athenic. Mr. Anderson, who is on a world's tour, intends to ■nend thioe months in Now Zealand, at the end of which period ho Till move on to the Sorifh Sea Islands, on route to Jnpftn and China, Mr. W. H. Ballinger, of Messrs. Ballinger Bros., leaves Wellington for England, vi» Sydney, next Saturday week. Mr. Ballinger will take part in the riflo championship meeting at Trchthnm before his departure from life colony. Ho also intends taking part in tho Scottish uhampioruihip meeting at Darnley early in June twxt, before procoeding to the Bisley meeting. Mr. F. W. Williams, of Napier, who is a veteran marksman, also will shoot 'at tho Darnlcy meeting. Tho Native Minister (Hon. J. Carroll) will leave Wellington for the, North in a tiny or two. He will travel through K«whia and Raglan, nnd thence to Rotonitt, where he will attend the re-opening of tho Maori runanga- houso, and also prelude at tho annual conference of delegates of the Maori Councils in the colony. His return journoy to Wellington will bo made by way of the Bay of Plenty, as ho hns promised to unveh a memorial to tho Maori children drowned while crossing a river near Opotiki som« time ago. Mr. Edward Wilson, who htm disposed of his interest in the Past Office Hotel, and is about to leave for tho Old Country, wa« entertained io- tho Pier Hotel ye«U>rdtty afternoon by tho Wellington Licensed Victuallers' Association, of which body be is an ex-President, and was presented with an address ilhunhitttfd by Mr. W. R. Bock. TWe chair was occupied by Mr. J. Mandel, Vice-Preaideni. Tlio health of Me. and Mra. Wilson was toasted and good \rishw for their future welfare were expressed by the chairman, tho secretary of the asuodation (Mr. H. J. Williams), wul Mews. F. M'Porlnnd, W. King, and Haywwd. Mr. James Ruanell, who is about to visit Europe, wan entertained in Godbcr's Rooms, Onba-fftrect, last evening by the Wellington Masters Builders' and Contrac torn' Association. Amongst the guests were M«Mr*. J. Lockie and W. M. Muir, who are also going Home, and Mcteira. J. Chadcaworth and W. Turnbull, iMßhiteeU. Apologies were received from Messrs. F. Penty, J. C. Maddi»on, and C. Montefiore. The chair was occupied by Mr. G. Lnko, President of tho Association. The health of Mr. Russell vim proposed by Mr. Jamen Trevor. He spoke of the grant respect In which Mr. Ilassoll was nold by the builders and others who knew him. Mr. Russell, in reply, touchod upon the immense strides which the city hod mado since he started in bnsincM hero, and expressed his appreciation of tho compliment which they had paid him in entertnining him before he loft to revisit the scenes of his youth" jiftcr an absence of 40 years. " A number of other toasts were honoured, and songs, recitations, etc., were given by Messrs. W. D. Lyon, Dykes, Cooper, A. J. Rnnd, W. Brown, J. Trevor, and W. Turnbull.