PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 18, 22 January 1913, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS

I VICE-REGAL. His Excellency the Governor- returns to Wellington to-day by the Main Trunk express at 4.10 p.m., from Auckland. The Earl will attend the Early Settlers' Association's gathering at Newtown Park this afternoon. H» Excellency the Governor will be the guest of the New Zealand Club on Monday, 3rd February. The Hon. W. F. Massey is on hi* way from Auckland to Rotorua, whence he will proceed to Taupo to inspect tne private line of the TaupO-Totara Timber Company. The Hon. W. H. Hetties arrived this morning from Auckland. The Hon. F. M. B. Fisher left to-day for Blenheim to open the Wairau bridge. The Hon. W. Fraser is at Dunedin. The other Cabinet Ministers are in Welling- * ton. Sir John Findlay arrived from the South this morning. Mr. R. E. Bannister returned fipm Sydney by the Ulimaroa to-day. Sir Geo. Clifford was a passenger from the South by the Maori this morning. Mr. T. Buxton, M.P. for Temuka, leaves for a trip to England on 6th February. . Mr. H. F. Yon Haast, who has just returned from. a trip to England, left for Auckland yesterday. Captain W. C. Morrison, of Napier, who has been staying at Seatoun, left !■ yesterday on a short visit to Nelson. Mr. H. E. Nicholls, secretary of the j Harbour Board, leaves for the North on Saturday for his annual month's holiday. Professors Laby and Kirk, who attended the recant Science Congress in Sydney, returned to Wellington by the Ulimaroa to-day. The Rev. Mr, Meadowcroft, of Wellington, who has been in Australia for the past nine months, wae a passenger from Sydney by the Ulimaroa to-day. At the meeting of the Harbour Board last night a motion of condolence was' passed with Mr. M'Fariane, one of the members, on the death of nis son last December. The Prime Minister (the Hon, W. F. Massey) spent a busy day in Auckland ■yesterday. He received a number of deputations, and attended various functions in connection with the visit of tile Governor. Mr. H. Freeman, who has been elected to fill the vacancy on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board caused by the retirement of Mr. W. Tompsitt, was cordially welcomed by the chairman (Mr. J. Trevor) when he took his seat for the first time yesterday. Mr. David Curie, t the founder of several newspapers in New Zealand, arrived in Wellington from the North last night. Mr. Curie, who was a resident of Wellington in the early days, retired from active work eleven years ago. His previous visit to Wellington was paid fifteen years ago. . He intends to remain here until Monday next. The Rev. W. Morley, D.D., at one time stationed in Wellington, who has been living in Australia for some years, arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa to-day. He has come over to take a prominent part in the conference to be held in^ Wellington on sth February in connection with the consummation of union between the Methodist Church and the Primitive Methodist Church in New Zealand. He has arranged to visit relatives in Wanganui and Auckland before entering upon the business of the conference. The Roy. H. Youneman, D.D., president of the Methodist General Conference of Australasia, who is to open the conference in Wellington, has ar- , rived in Auckland from Sydney,*