PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8192, 6 August 1912, Page 7

PERSONALIA

Madame Melba leaves Melbourne ■•*>■ loorrow lor London. by the Jiuiil f-teamei Otranto, states a Press iWaociatiou cable message.

The Right lion. Jnmm Bryce, British Ambassador to tho United Stated, is at present on a tour of tho inland distuets of New South Wales.

Tho Key Mr Diamond, of Sydney, who has been appointed Rabbi of the Jewish eon -relation at Dunedin, is a pawengc. bv tile Maunganni, which arrives at Wellington Dorn Sydney to-niorrow. Mo.-ms A. S- J’aU-rson (Dunedin) and A.’ Kayo (ChrioUdinich) have been authorised to act a> delegates of tho Wellington Chamber of Commerce at the International Congress of Chambers at Boston.

At a meeting hold at I’etono last evening, over which the Mayor presided, it was decided, to present Mr A. Webster, town clerk, who is leaving the district with an illuminated address at a social gathering to bo held at a future date.

Mr A. S. Paterson, of Dunedin and Wellington, left Auckland by the Makura last Friday evening on his way to Canada and tho United Staten. JIo is accompanied by his son. Air .1. R. Paterson, and Miss Paterson.

Canon Garland, who some time ago was appointed organiser of the recentijfurmed liibb-in-Schools Ixagne, is expected to arrive in Christchurch »n tho titst ins I:,, and will meet representatives of all parts of the Dominion to arrange a, plan of campaign.—Press Association.

At lust evening's meeting of the council of tho Now Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, complimentary rcdcrcnco was made to Air AI. 11. Oram, who will shortly ho entering into business at 1 almerston North. Hopes were expressed that Mr Oram would not find it nece.-o sary to re-sign from tho council. Alisa Isaacs, daughter of Mr Justice Isaacs, who was recently appointed associate to her father, took her scat in the High Court of Australia yesterday, states a Press Association cable message from Sydney. This is tho first tirao a lady lias appeared in an official capacity in tho New South Wales law courts.

Tho Dunedin Expansion League waited on the lion. T. Mackenzie yesterday at Dunedin and congratulated him on his appointment ns High Commissioner. They asked him to assist in tho immigration of girls from Home for domestics service and factories. Mr Mackenzie promised to do all ho could to help tho league, and said he purposed giving lectures in different parts of England nnd Scotland.

Miss Qlondining, who has been identified with social and philanthropic movements in Palmerston North lor some years past, and founded the Young Men's Social Club, was entertained by the latter and citizens in the municipal ball lust night, on her leaving Now Zealand for Scotland. Tho Mayor presented Miss Glendining with a pair of silver vases, and Mr Davidson, president of tho Men's Social Club, presented her 1 with a large photograph of the committee, etc.—Press Association.

Twenty-five new members of the Chamber of Commerce wore elected yesterday. Tho list is as foimw: —Messrs H. A. Gold (Gold and -.ms), C. B. Walker (Itemington Roreo . eucy of N.Z.), fcipencer O. Radford (1 i ford and Co.), VV. E. Jackson (Qorii. and Gotch Proprietary, Ltd.), Aaron ...auuelfl, E. P. Pearco (E. Pearce and Co., Ltd.), L. Ashcroft Edwards (Cycle and Motor Supplies Ltd.), W. C. Stevens (Stevens and Co.), J. T. Horn (J. T. Horn, Ltd.), L. H. Hoaro (J. \V. Honre and Co.). A. Levy, H. M. Haywood (The Colonial Carrying Co. of N.Z., Ltd.), W. H. Morrab (VV. 11. Morrah and Co.), J. Fanning (J. Fanning and Co.), H. VV. Preston (Preston and Co., Ltd.), H. A. Smith (H. A. Smith and Co.), Richard Tingey (It. and E. Tingey and Co., Ltd.), L. G. Janies (J. J. Niven and Co., Ltd.), Charles Chant (To Aro House Drapery Co.), Wm. F. Ponder (National Cash Register Co. of Australasia), H. S. Hislop (Stewart Dawson Co,, Ltd.), Wm Hopkirk (McLeod, Weir and Hopkirk), John Ilott (Ilott’e Advertising Agency). L. T. Watkins (Watkins, Tyernnd Tolan), William Campbell.

Tourlsta never fall to secure a mapshot of "Pelorua Jack," the pilot fish of the French Pasa, when they go Fouth via the West Coast. Hundreds, however, have not tho opportunity, but these can secure excellent copies of the world's marine won* der from Sharland’a Photo Depot, Luu.bton quay. *