PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15737, 12 October 1914, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr A. S. Biss, of Wellington, is vitftfttg Auckland and is staying at the Grand Hotel. Mr. J. Stanton, city solicitor, returned from Wellington by the second express on Saturday. Sir Joseph Ward, Bait., who has been staying in Auckland during the past week will return to Wellington by this evening's express train. . Herr Johan Wiel.nert, of Auckland, who is travelling abroad with Madame Wislaert, has written to friends stating thai they were in Berlin jest before tiiV outbreak of war They reached London safely. Sir Ernest Rutherford was expected to arrive m Christchurch yesterday, to spend a fortnight in that dtv. A'civic W come will be given him this afternoon, and on Wednesday evening he will deliver a lecture in Canterbury College. Mr. A MacPherson, field instructor in the South Island, has been instructed to go to ban Francisco next month to take charge oi the preparation of the Xew Zon tend pavilion and grounds at the Panama Pacific Exposition. He is also to set un he, Yew Zealandl exhibits in the compel ti\e section of the exposition —Press Association. s Mr. WR, Morris, Secretary of the Post Oftce who sailed from Auckland on Ju> tIL atter.d the International Postal Conto' wY n ? l2drid ' i 6 «Wed S ret"« «£. Wellington to-morrow. Mr. Morris across Canada when he , fhl £ * T ng *° the of war the po Stfl ,l inference had been abandoned At the request of the Postmaster-General flJt'w Washi to continue personally certain negotiations regarding the conveyance of parcels by mail 3 were commenced by the W James tm