PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 46, 24 February 1908, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Tho Hon. W. Hall-Jones will return to Wellington on Wednesday evening. The Hon. James Carroll has returned to Wellington, from his visit tb Gisborne. Mr. J. Moore, of the Missions to Seamen, accompanied by Mrs. Moore, is spending his holidays at Paekakariki. Dr. Pomaro, Health Officer to the Maoris, returned from the South yesterday. Dr. Pomare had been on a visit to the Chatham Islands. The Secretary for Agriculture (Mr. J. D. Ritchie) who has been on an official visit to thQ South Island, is expected back in Wellington on Wednjsday. Mr. E. H\ MomJH, of Adelaide, has been appoint6d manager of tho Bank of Australasia at Palmoraton. Mr. Morrah is a brother of City Councillor Morrah, of Wellington. The Hon. Dr Firidlay returned from the South yesterday by the Maori. Dr. Findlay had been at Timaru the reception to the Hon. Mr. HallJones. Madame Clara Butt and Mr. Kennerloy Rumford returned from Nelson and Blenheim yesterday and left for Palmerson North this morning They intend giving concerts at Palmerston North, Sapier, and Wanganui, returning to Wellington on Saturday next. Mr. Jacob Marx, farmer, e.f Mangafolri, is announced as a candidate for the Egmont seat. It is" understood, says a Press Association telegram, that he stands in the Opposition interest. Five candidates ar6 nOw out, and there are possibly more to come. Mr. Fred. G. B. Gill, son of Mr. Wm. Gill, of AVellington, has for some", days been in a critical .state of health at Blenheim. Mr. Gill was operated <m for appendicitis and subsequently for an abscess. His father returned to Wellington on Saturday, and yesterday received a reassuring messdge about the patient. The Rev.-,W. J. Williams, C. Porter, and E. P. Blamire's- leave to-day to attend the' Methodist Confe'rerice" at Auckland this week. The ReV. P. W\ Fairclough, who has been at Rotorna for the past week, will also attend the' conference. Messrs. G. Tiller, W. Walton, and Randerson will be among the lay delegates from Wellington. The funeral of the late Mr. £ C. JVilkin, formerly managing director of the Lyttelton Times, who died in Paris towards the end of last, year, took place at Christchtirch yesterday afternoon,and was very largely attended. Amongst those present were newspaper nien fr6m other parts of the Dominion and many representative iheri of Chrlstchurch. Mr. A. H. Holmes, clerk of the Wellington Magistrate's Court, has completed'his tour of insepction of the various courts of the colony for the purpose of arriving at a uniformity in court procedure. Mr. Holmes arrived by the "Maori on Saturday. During the last few weeks he had been on a visit to Picton, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Reef ton, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Kumaia. Constable" Arthur Skinner, assistant clerk in the Wellington Police- District Office, this morning left for Auckland to enter the ranks of the detective force. It is the intention of his comrades at Lambtdn-qnay Police Staxon to present him with a gift to' mark the esteem in which they regard him. Const-able Skinner took a deep interest in the welfare of (he force, and for some months conducted a physical culture school foi them on Lambton-quay. The Premier commenced yesterday on his North Auckland tour, leaving at 3 p.m. in tfiG Kanieri for Whangarei. Today will be 1 spent in Whangarei and on Tuesday Sir Joseph wili proceed via Hugerenui and Kawakawa to Russell, and on Thuisday he goes on by steamer to Mangonui. Leaving Mangonui on Friday morning, he goes on to Whangaroa,- Kaeo,- and Ohaewai, where a social will take place. The party leave Ohaewai on Saturday and visit Kaikohc, Horeke, and Kokuhoku. Sunday will be spent quietly at Opononi. The following day the Premier will go on by launch to Taheke, arriving at Kahu during the afternoon. The itinerary for the remainder of the trip will be adjusted later on.