PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15926, 11 May 1912, Page 13

PERSONAL.

Mr A. D. Dobson, city surveyor, left for Wellington last night. Major J. O'Sullivan and Major Colvin loft for Wellington last night.

Professor Lves was a passenger by the Warrimoo from Sydney yesterday morning. A cable message announces the death of Captain Loggin, of the Peninsular and Oriental service. Colonel Cossgrovo and Mr .T. 0. Adams arrived from Wellington by the Mararoa -yesterday morning. Lieutenant Tovey, of Ashburton, has received notice of his appoinment to the New Zealand Staff Corps. Mr W. .T. Dickie, member for Selwyn, was in Christchurch yesterday on railway matters connected with liis electorate.

Madame Josephine Ottleo has written to friends in Christchurch, stating that sho intended to leave London for Christchurch on Anvil 12.

The Hon G. W. Russell left Wellington for Christchurch last night to meetseveral deputations here to-day. rto will leave again for Wellington this earning. y- G. R. Whiting left Christchurch for Auckland lrr-t night to attend a sitting of the Arbitration Court in connection with the Federated Bootmakers’ Award.

Mr James Scott-, shunter at the Ashhurton Railway Station, who has been transferred to Grtymouth, was presented by his colleagues on Thursday evening with a gold albert. A private cable message announces the election of Mr Robert Wvnn-Wil-liams, solicitor, a native of Auckland, as one of the members for Charters Towers in the Queensland Parliament. He is a nephew of Mr Henry WynnWilliams, Christchurch. Jlr Fowlds will be at Gore to-day. at Invercargill on Sunday and Monday, at Riverton on Tuesday, Winton on Wednesday, Mosgiel on Thursday, Timarir oil Friday, Dunedin on May 19, Palmerston on May 20, and Christchurch - on May 21.

The Hoi# T. Buxton was entertained at a complimentary “social’’ at Fail-lie last evening. ’■ There was a large attendance and the proceedings were verv enthusiastic. The Prime Minister, the Hon T. Mackenzie, was present and was accorded n hearty reception. In connection with the periodical interchange of officers between the "Wellington and Christchurch Post Offices, Messrs H. J. Brunt and J. M’Quinn have received notice of their temporary transfer to the head office. They will go north by the Mararoa. on Monday evening. Mr Albert H. Winlder-, who for three years past has held the open physical culture championship of New Zealand, waß presented on Thursday by the pupils of Mr F. A. Hcrnibrook’s Physical Culture Institute with a handsome Ivaiapoi rug, on the eve of his departure for Sydney. References were made to Mr Winkler’s many good qualities as an athlete *nnd a citizen. The Prime Minister motored yesterday from Palmerston to Fairlie, arriving at the latter, place at 7.15. The Minister and party were entertained at dinner at the Gladstone Hotel as guests of the Mackenzie County Council, after which Mr Mackenzie received deputations and then attended a com--plimentnrv social tendered to the Hon T. Buxton, by the people of Fairlie. To-day the Prime Minister will leave Timarti by the first express for Christchurch.

A cablegram has just been received in Christchurch by Bishop Grimes bearing the news of the death of a well known priest, the Rev. Augustine Ginisty, Rectxir of St Patrick’s Church', Sydney. Father Ginisty, who died on Wednesday, was a well-known Alarist Father, one Gf the missionaries, and had a wide circle of friends among the bishops and priests of New Zealand. He was a man remarkable for his hospitality and few visiting priests failed to make his acquaintance. The Surveyor-General (Air James Alackenzie) arrived from Wellington yesterday, accompanied by the Government Astronomer (Mr O. E. Adams). They will go by the Warrimoo to Alelbounie to attend a. Federal Conference of Surveyors-General, when many important professional matters will be discussed. The Conference will open in Alelbourne on May 20, and will then adjourn to the Federal Capital. Air Alackenzie went to Dunedin by the express yesterday, and will attend to Departmental business in the southern city to-day.