PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15655, 25 June 1914, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

v MfesSRS, R. F. Bollard and J, A. Young, ill' >. left- Hamilton:-tor Wellington yesterday *««■»«■ , KM M? 3. A. Even, managing director of Son. and Ewen, arrived yesterday from .Wellington by,, the second ' '<jlpresp> ■ — ' ' : '- ' Mr, N. H, Law has been nominated. ' ' ,-tij, the Education, Jioar4 for .Appointment - v . -supervisor of BCiDnce'esaminationa at . Tauraßga, Vy^.;^:-)-^ Dr. J. D. C. Duncan, the resident medi- '■■■■-; M officer Hwner Springs, acooini;V»- : pamed;hy'Mrs. Duncan, arrived in Auck■\l«^' yesterday. ■.'■'■;■' «:•. ■'■■-'[ H"V ■ Colonel Slogan-' (officer commanding -'. .the-Auckland 'military .•district), accomL. : , panied by Mrs. Logan, left for the South 'o*,ji •• yesterday by the,midday express ••' '>;■•.-•. } . The; Rev H. B. Gray, of Dunedin, Who -: $ has been conducting special services at St. ■ David's Presbyterian ChuM,-iAuckland, '/'• ' left by the mid-day expresa yesterday, route for Hamilton. ' ;..■-; 'J- y~, Mrs. B. Cunningham died-atNew Ply--5 ' mouth yesterday, at the age of 84, years. ;? She had been a resident of N*w Plymouth P,Sy ." since 1842, having arrived in the Tiniandra' f -with her parents, Mr. and' Mrs. J Loveridge, h - ii well-known Taranaki family;.. •*' j <■• • It was reposed last night that Captain ;.'': E Stophonson, of Northern Company's • /'steamer Manaia, who has ;boon' ; «9,nnned }. J-' %to his bed for several days suffering from •";'""' a serious illness,, was malting satisfactory ?•_' -■' .progress. A slight operation was performed I " yesterday afternoon. ;• .'' if * Mr. ADI Hall-and Profe«aot;;Woo4,' ■■;?- ..the two agricultural expo% ,'who are to :^J - '*' shortly visit New: Zealand; are membera -*- \". .of the party which; is coming' out under .; v.' the auspices-.of the British \Association for the Advancement of Science. The offer " -of the pymentof: expenses which has been '""v • made ' by ; the Government relates 't$ the % :'" travelling expenses from Australia, , V.': y ' -'?ProfessoVVli!.''E. Prince, Canadian.Com- :■': . lussioner Of Fisheries, accompanied by Mr. f<: ■ "I*' F.Ayson, v chief ! inspector .of fisheries, Si : : , arrived [ from Thames yesterday morning, r •;. having compktod a tour of the Ta«i» aia . ,-•' ;Rotorua Lakes. They will leave for Taus\ tanga this evemng. Professor Prince hopes v . to Sydney and. Adelaide before »* " . " turning to Canada, probably in August. - • "The members of the Public' Service "-'<■'>''- , Appeal Board—Messrs. Peter Barr (chaix>'man),* J. H. Richardson, A. A. Manyatt, ; -. . ;'ind D. ! Thomson (assistant-Public *-'- ;';•■'.: vice tk)mmissionor)—together.with Mr. H. ~ G£rardr'J«<Mtary);'arrived ; iin- Auckland •■.. y^rday^(terhoon.; ; : After their-sitlin'ga ~: i n: A uckland;Wwliich' are expected to last for..! week, the members wilfcproceed to Eotojua and iionce to Welluigte „'->'■ .- Mr. s Murdoch McLean, Mayor' : of Mount 'Albert, who, by v reason of his Mayoral office;', occupies a ' seat ■on ' tho ' Auckland SJid Suburban Drainage Board ; was welcomed to the board last v night. The ;:-':■:■ 'D'epiity-Mttyor ■ of.; Auckland- (Mr.' John •,;;/; " : ...Court): ii -man of Mr. McLean's • esnerfence would be of great service to the ■"■/ ~board.-.-In'.-'thaDking the -members - for . their.Welcome/Mr, McLoan declared that ■be would- do his 'best; for.the attainment .of the.object, that the board had in view. Womm & to the .lK>now,-bestowod-by- •, the King on Mi 0. dY Parr, O.M;G;', ,'-•-.;-. Mayor 0f... Auckland, was made; at last night's-meeting of the Auckland and . Suburban Drainage, Board. s iDepntj;. < ' Mayor (Mr. John Court) -said J he decora- : /,,:■ iion of-O.M.G. had been,conferred on Mt/Parr becwae o! Mb long confiectlon srilh .the public .fifo :of Auckland. Mr. ;.- , Court referred to the dvic work performed' 'I:-; by Mr, Parr,:and moved. that alette? Of . •- raDttstolaiion be sent to him; by the bard v .The motion was seconded by Mr. -. ..::G.rEiiight. and vim carried unanimously. • ' ' "■«■ IN BRIEF.' NEWS IN BRIEF. ■ > • • '.:. . ~; ■■ ■ - ?te Auckland { Automobile Association - : : will hold its annual meeting this evening in ika Chamber of Commerce. # The occupants Of tis police cells led :..■■•■-. night numbered four, twoVles and two , - females, arrested for minor offences. ..;;..■-.':, The Minister for Education (the Hon. Raines Allen) has approved of Uie To Kuiti -|^^ h ° o1 made a district high school. . A large number of passengers travelled by tbe mid-day express to Wellington yes4erday, the 6leeping-c»rs being well filled. ' a : Sympathetic reference was made by Mr, Arthur M Myers, M.P., last night n the /; - conw .of; his : :jpre/eessional'-address; to the death or Jate Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bloomfleld and .their daughter in the Em- •- press of Ireland disaster. . ■U. ■' ..-■ ■■ --- ■ ■: ■ ■■■ NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE. ■— : . DOMINION CONFERENCE. [bt TEt&jnAnl;—raras issdciAnos.J '"■'■ ~*..' ,•>. rWftUNDTOK, Wednesday. ;:': :'■' "ftiE twenty-eighth annual meeting and ; ' Dominion; cougKsa of the New 'island ; AUfenc* was opened in Wellington to-day; :'";■'. 'VTfce'Mayor welcomed, the delegates, who . ~:nnjJnbcr.TCO,••and come from all parts of the Dominion: - < ' ■* At the congress breakfast the Rev. W. 3. Comrie ,(chairman: of the executive), ■-. ;, .;;said;;tho' alliance .embraced.all parties «o fnr.ta/p'oUtics was concerned, it embraced , ;;.»Ii creeds eo far as religion wna concerned, .it embraced all'colours and nationalities, .; : and its, goat was . tho ; abolition of the "Jajjibr. traffic ia New Zealand.- He hoped , v •', thou. goal , was ' not- far • distant. ,' They bad a majority of the people behind them. .': . The . president (Mr." Wesley Spragg) .-'; : '•■ .CBid';thero/had;:becn ho. time in tho history of their- movement when th'ey had more hope of, seeing an early success' of f -iheir' worts..'-They had :/never before ■ •' 'found'- their.opponents so anxious, so de-; termined,; so. compactly organised, so . lavish '• with .their ; money,/so . intent .oh trying to defeat the alliance; The liquor party .realuied that they Were approaching . , their Waterloo;- ,They' realised the near. : -; /. jaesg of : dissolution'of, their business. >He % - .''was '\ inclined :to think they - would /see. % federal.prohibition carried in the United -•; : - States; even =. before it., was carried' in -New.; , -h'? Zealand. /:H6'^}«jml^'•'W:^w ' prospects' : .' ."of success. : ", . ~ , ,-■• - ,-' Addresses were also delivered by Mrs. - ..;'.A../R."' ! Atkinson, Mrs; H; Lee .Oowie,?the -• , -.•■"■ Per. '. P. 8; Smallfieldi--.Messrs, A, Toombs ;K; ; ';'- ; .Brid(C.>H.;P # oblo.Vp. yt:\ , "■>£■•:■.• ■■ '■ f. -'"'','. The following resolutions were adopted -. :'by/a very large majority;-^' That this : i .representing every electorate &r* i ? -.throUghottb. the Dominion/ while maintain^ '■-■ ... ing the principle of a-simple majority on '.->: all licensing issues, rocognises thai. the. '.r : f. ,;83l circulated by. the, Prime Minister at / ;'■■-• the clofo of -the. last session, proposes the ;f if,* : granting- of an; instalment' of that ■reform \ i flnjd • in>.view,'of .the pledges ;• given, by Ui '■:. ' members. of the • present House, ; it ' there- ..;,.. f< .fore urges the-members of Parliament to ■.' ./pass the measure early "in the', present *y«ssion.." . ~, - ~, "That this convention rirges all 'who are _.; interested in temperance reform, to exert ',«!! proper influence to .secure, the reform ;. , ,ih:whicli. the New-Zealand Alliance is in-' .- ' teusted and to. oppose the introduction of , : /."---say retrograde legislation.'* \ ; :