PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6745, 17 February 1909, Page 4

PERSONALIA

Captain Reed, ot Auckland, late of th* Star of Australia, arrived in Wellington yesterday by tho Main Trunk route.

Dr Inner, German Constil-Gonernl for Australasia, is on a visit to Wellington, after a tour of the North Island. The Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister of Industries and Commerce, returned to Wellington yosterdny, from bis southern. trip. '

The Marquis and Misrquise de Favernny have booked passage for Wellington by the Athenic, arriving here on Sunday next.

Mr T. Ronaync, general manager of Now Zealand railways, returned last night from his visit to Northern railways.

Mr W. B. Cai-michaol, of Sydney,_ who has boon on a brief business visit to New Zealand, returns to his homo by tho Maheno on Friday next. Mr Oliver Nicholson. Mayor of Mount Eden, Auckland, and tho candidate who contested Grey Lynn, against the Hon. George Fowlds, has been visiting Wellington. He returns to Auckland to-day. Mr H. Eyro Kenny, S.M. at Nelson, has received intimation (states a Press Association telegram) that he will be retired from the service on superannuation as from March 31st.

Mr G. Thomson, M.P. for DmwxWi North, was entertained by his supporters last night and presented with a purso of sovereigns, the sum running into tiirco figures, states a Press Association message.

A Tress Association message from Christchurch announces tho doat.li of Mr Malcolm Robertson, a native of Sleat, Isle of Skye, who was a capital rifle shot and a keen student of Gaelic litoraturo.. He was recognised as one _of tho beat Gaelic scholars in the Dominion.

The Hon. A. W. Hogg visited DanneVirko yesterday. He recoivod deputations regaruing borough requirements, and in the aiternoon was driven out to Tanniki to see the route of a proposed road. To. day he leaves for Hastiugs and Waipukurau.

Mr John Mosey Thomson, a retirod farmer, seventy years of age, and. tho oldest resident of Rangiora, died suddenly at his residence yesterday 'morning, says a Press Association message from Chrietchurch. At the inquest a verdict of death from syncope was returned. At tho conclusion of the weekly stock sale at Johnsonville yesterday Mr M. C. Wilson, who has retired from the position of auctioneer for Messrs .Abraham, and Williams, was entertained by a representative gathering of members of the meat trade in Wellington, and pro* sented with an illuminated address.

Miss Vf. Opie, M.A., has resigned lie* position on the teaching staff of tho v Pnlinorston High School in order to taka up Maori Mission work for the Anglican Church. Miss Opie has been appoint, ed to tako charge of tho Okoka Maori Mission School, in tho Marlborough district, and will leave to take up her new. duties in March.

Mr P. Hally, who will take 1 up his duties as Conciliation Commissioner almost immediately, was mot by a number of representative-citizens of Dunodin yesterday afternoon (says a Press Association telegram} and presented with a silver tea and coffee service and suit coso as a mark of appreciation of the manner in which he had carried out'his duties as Inspector of Factories. It is reported from Brisbane by n Press Association cable message that Lord Chelmsford, who has ticon Governor of Queensland since 1905, has accepted tho Governorship of Now South Wales, in ' succession to Admiral Sir Harry Knwson. Lord Chelmsford was born in: 1868, and is the oldest son of the second holder of the title. Mr Keri Toke To Ahu, secretary to the Hon. Mr Mahutu, M.L.C., will seek the suffrages of the natives of tho Northern Maori distinct.: as successor- to tho late Mr Hone Hoke, 31.1 s ., Mr To Ahu, who will stand as an Independent, is, says an Auckland Press Association message, a keen politician, thoroughly an fait with all legislation affecting tlw native ijace. Ho is also a fluent speaker. Mr KarJrin, the Commissioner sent to Now Zealand by the Queensland Government to report on the Dominion's licensing laws, arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Mr Rankin, says a Press Association telegram, goes South to-day to study tho effect of no-license in Ashburton, ' Oamaru, Invercargill, and other districts which have tried it, and will embody his observations in a report to the Queensland Government by March 12th.

The Imperial Press Conference promoters invited the daily newspapers of Perth to nominate, two delegates to represent West Australia at the conference m London in July next. Representations, however, were made on behalf of the Goldfields press, with the result that a third representative was allowed. Tlio names of Dr Hackett, M.L.C., of the 'West Australian," Mr J. W. Kirwau,' M.L.C., of the Kalgoorlio "Miner," and Mr A. Lovekin, of the "Daily News," liquidator of the late "Morning Herald/' have been cabled to London as the West Australian press delegates.