PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8654, 12 February 1914, Page 3

PERSONALIA

VICE-REGAL. His Excellency the Governor (the Knrl of Liverpool) opened the Mar ton Show yesterday, and returned to Wellington in tiio evening. He went on south afc once by the Wahine.

The Hon. Dr. Pomare returned to Wellington yesterday by the Main Trunk express. Major T. W. McDonald has taken up duty us officer in charge of No. J area group, Pacrou. Adjutant Wiuton, late of Australia, has been transferred to the Salvation Amy National'Headquarters in New Zealand for special duty. The Revs. O’Haran and W. Barry are on a visit io Wellington from Sydney, and at present are slaying at the Grand Hotel.

Recent arrivals at the Grand Hotel are Messrs J. D. McDonald (Sydney), G. T. McCann (South Africa), F. A. Williams (Suva), and C. A. Loughnan.

Mr and Mrs Bews, Mrs and Miss Ryon and Messrs Corry, Riley, Daniels and H. Bond wore among those who lefh for Auckland by yesterday’s midday ex m ess.

By the Maunganui yesterday Mr F. . A. Williams, of the Union Company’sstall' in Fiji, arrived from Sydney on -< holiday leave. He proceeds shortly to • Auckland, and thence buck to Suva. Brigadier Glover, of the National Headquarters of the Salvation Array, left Wellington yesterday for Auck-, laud, where he will conduct a series 0f,,,, demonstrations.

Major R. S. Smith, V.D., deputy shipping-master at Sydney, is making the round trip on tho Maunganui, which arrived at Wellington yesterday.

Included in the passengers for the north by last night’s express were Messrs Mayes, McLaren, Robertson, Broderick, Napier, Morgan, and R." B. Granger. ’

The Dunedin "Star,” according toa Press Association telegram, states ... that Mr W. Belcher will probably be , a candidate for Dunedin North, now, hold by Mr G. M. Thomson, at the next general election. Messrs V. Trumper and C. Kollcway, the well-known Australian cricketers, arrived by the Maunganui -yesterday. They aro to join Mr Sims’s Australian team, which meets the Wellington re- ■ ” presentatives on Friday.

Mr C. A. J. Levett, of Kiwitea, who is leaving very shortly on a trip to England, has been appointed to represent the Manawatu A. and I’. Association at the annual mooting of tho National Sheepbreeders’ Association. Major F. E. Johnson, of the North Staffordshire Regiment, arrived in Wellington by the Maunganui from London yesterday, via Sydney. He will spend his furlough in the Dominion.

Mr and Mrs Asher (Carterton), and Messrs Goss (New Plymouth), A. Pearson (Dunedin), G. L. Tacon (Christchurch), T. 8. Dec, F. R. Evans, L. _ Marks and M. Sealy are staying at the Hotel Windsor while in Wellington. Yesterday Mr G. A. Jenness, of Lower Hutt, received a 'cablegram from Ottawa intimating that his son, Mr Diamond Jenness,. who is a member of the Stefanssou Arctic expedition, is ' quite safe.

The members of the Otago Law Society met Mr Justice Hoeking yesterday afternoon and warmly congratulated him on his elevation to the Supreme Court Bench/ states a Press Association telegram from Dunedin. Mr and Mrs ■H. N. Watson and Alisses Watson -(two),"■’of Palmerston North, who leave Wellington for Sydney by the Willochra to-morrow, en route for England, expect to be absent from the Dominion for ‘.about 'two years. ' ‘ '

The Prime Alinister, the Right Hon. W. F. Alassey, will open the Hawke’* Bay Fruit, Produce, and Cool Storage Company’s works at Hastings on Tuesday, the 24th inst. The company will entertain Mr Massey at dinner in the evening.

Tire following visitor* registered at the Empire Hotel yesterday:—Air am Airs Cox (Nelson), Mr and Airs J. Allen (Napier), Mr and Mrs A. E. Gifford (Auckland), Messrs -Henry Hoare (Gisborne). H.- P. " Whinam ■ (Christchurch), W. Aitkin (Westport), C. Sanford (Woodvillo), Percy Price (Wanganui); AI. Gorrie, James Todd, . C. Crosby, and S. W, Appleyard. The Hon. W. A. Holman, Premier of New South Wales, is expected to.return to Wellington from the north to-morrow or on Saturday. He will go on to Christchurch with Airs Hoi- . man for a brief visit and will come back to Wellington on Tuesday morning nest, in order to attend the New Zealand dub luncheon on that day. In all probability Air and Mrs Holman will depart for Sydney on th« 20th inst.

A large, gathering ,of lawyers is anticipated at the Magistrate’s Court at half-past 10 this morning, when the members of the legal profession will meet to bid farewell to" .Mr A. H. Holmes, who leaves'at the end of the week to take up bis new position as Registrar of the Supreme Court at Ohristohnroh. Air W. G. Riddell, S.M., will preside and with him will be associated Mr H. W. Bishop, the senior Alagistrate of the Dominion. A presentation on behalf of the profession will be made bv Mr C. P. Skerret;, K.C.

Another pioneer passed away last • week in the person of Mr Edwin Cuff, of Halcombe, brother-in-law of Mr _W. - Masterson, of the Government Printing Office, and of Mr J. B. Heywood, of London and late secretary to the Treasury, New Zealand Government. Deceased belonged to one of the best known families in the Dominion. Ho r was a brother of Mr Walter Guff, sec- • retary to the Lower Hutt Fiver’ Board, ■ - and also of Mr Albert Cuff, of 'the firm of Cuff and Graham, Christ-' > church. Deceased left a widow and-• fifteen children (six sons -and nine - "' daughters). 4 The steamer Otranto, which arrived at Melbourne from London yesterday, brought the following New Zealand passengers (says a Press Association messags);—-..Messrs Tapley, McMillan, Bruce, Barr, Campbell, Strike. Ashton, Brown, Smith, Walton, Strong, Thollusson, Hmue (two), Johnson, ‘ Morte, Perry ; Doctor Worley; Mee,dames Hume, Morte, Tapley, Bruce, ■ Campbell, Brown, Smith, Strang; w Misses Church, Brace,- Campion, Cochrane, Fontaine, Nieoll, Woods, Ashton, Sadd. Crump, Holley, Comer, Strang, - Fume ft wo), Perry (two), Barry, Larsen. There are fifteen third-class pasfengers.