PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 68, 22 March 1910, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Lord Plunket leaves for the South this evening on a farewell visit to Otago aud Southland. Mr. A. L. D. Fraser, ex-M.P. for Napier,* is in Wellington on business connected with native affairs. Sir Joseph Ward will be the Minister in attendance on Lord Plunket on his valedictory visit to Otago and Southland. Nurses Brandon, Palmer, and Willis, of the Wellington Hospital, have today been promoted to be sisters at the institution. At a meeting of the Christchurch City Council last night, Mr. H. H. Loughnan was appointed city solicitor, in place of Mr. G. B. Fisher, deceased. Mr. S. Whitta Thornton, president of the New Zealand Cricket Council, arrived in Wellington to-day, to be pre- ~ sent at the second test match between Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Kenneth Sisam, who has been selected as the Rhodes scholar for New Zealand for 1910, has been appointed Assistant Professor in English at the Auckland University College for the next term. The Rangitikei friends of th© late Colonel Gorton intend to commemorate his memory by presenting a stained glass window to the Greatford Church, where for many years the late Colonel Gorton acted as lay reader. Mr. V\ . F. Massey, Leader of the Opposition, is on a visit to Wellington. It is his intention shortly to deliver a series, of political addresses. In the course of his campaign he w"SI address a public meeting in Wellington. Mr. Hugh Ronald Reid, for 27 years chairman of directors of the Melbourne Steam Ship Company, died at his residence, "Elrona," Elsternwick, Melbourne, on Friday night, the 11th inst. The deceased gentleman, who was 70 years of age, was one- of the founders of the Melbourne Steam Ship Company. He was a brother of Sir George Reid. Sister Crerat. of the Wellington Hospital, has resigned. In accepting the resignation at the Hospital Trustees meeting to-day the chairman (Hou. C. M. Luke) referred to the splendid services rendered by the sister to the Hospital. He moved that she be specially thanked for her work, and that she receive a testimonial front the trustees recording their appreciation of her efficiency and devotion to duty. He knew of no more deserving case where this had previously been done. The trustees unanimously agreed. According to a Shanghai paper, the Chinese Government appears to be convinced that Sir Robert Hart will never return to China. Spine weeks ago (says the Japan Chronicle), in compliance with a decree, the Wniwupn wrote to Sir Robert asking him in the politest terms whether he intended to return, and if so, when he might, be expected, j A reply has now been received. The j Inspector-General says that his health will not allow him to undertake the long railway journey across Siberia, but that he will return by sea "as soon as possible." This answer is considered to be an intimation that he has no intention of returning, for the Chinese accept the message in the Chinese sense.