PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8733, 15 May 1914, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The appointment of Mr T. N. Brodrick as a member of tho Surveyors’ Board is feazettod, Mr John Smith was yesterday re* elected chairman of the hospital com-? mittco for the ensuing year. ...

The Hon. T. Fergus is expected to arrive from Dunedin by the ferry steamer this morning.

Last night’s “Gazette” announces the resignation of Mr William McLennan as a member of tho Wellington Land Board.

Mr George Joachim, managing director of tho Westport Coal Company, was a passenger for the/south by tho Maori last night. Mr D, Ruick, M.P. for Palmerston North, who has been visiting Welluigton, left for home by the Main Trunk express yesterday. , Councillor J. Fuller, who is on a visit to San Francisco, was granted three months’ leave of absence by tho City Council last evening. Messrs Thompson (New Plymouth), H. H. Mawley (Masterton), Fogclin and J. Nobio (Sydney) are staying at the Hotel Windsor while in town. Councillor 0. J. S. Harcourt has been elected to represent tho" Eastbourne Borough Council on the Hutt Park committee vice tho Mayor (Mr Organ). Mr H. Baldwin (Mayor of" Lower Hutt) has resigned from tho position, of secretary to tho Hutt Fire Brigade, ) and Foreman Doran has hocn elected f to fill the position. ’ Mr and Mrs Gorton, Messrs A. Tyrie, J. Tyrie, McCombs, W. -Bennett, Isitt and J. Patterson wore -among those who arrived from the north by the Main Trunk express, yesterday, Mr and Mrs Phillips, Mr and Mr# Twigs, Mr and. Mrs Bankart, Messrs’/ Warnock, Davis, Lnckio, Skelton and Gayford left by last night’s express for the north.

By tho midday Main Trunk express yesterday, Mr and Mrs Marakau, Messrs Parker, Martin, Vifckormann, Goldsbro, and Foster loft Wellington for the north. ’ ’ ” •

Mr A. Simpson, official assignee, who is recovering from a severe illness, has been granted three months’" leave of absence. Ho will probably pay a visit to Nelson at the end of tho month.

Passengers from the north by tho second Main Trunk express yesterday were Mr and Mrs Dempsey, Messrs R. J. White, L. Berlyn, E. H. Ellis, Hanan, Marrinor, Oumbert, McQuade, H. H. Mirams and H, Jones.

Included An the arrivals at the Empire Hotel are Messrs J. D, Scott (Wanganui), A. C. Franklin, (London), H. E. Corrigan (Melbourne), A. Rhodes, A. M. Amner, and N. Dwyer (Napier). • Sir Joseph Ward left for Marton by the noon Main Trunk express yesterday. He delivered an. address there in the evening, and will speak at Wanganui to-night. Ho returns to Wellington to-morrow afternoon.

. Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P. for Christchurch North, who has been addressing political meetings in Taranaki, and elsewheroih tho Libera] interests, returned from tho north by yesterday morning’s Main Trunk express,. Ho left for Christchurch last evening. Mr and Mrs H. L. Fowler (Nekln), Messrs W. C. Krotz (New York), j, Wilson (Dunedin), L. Smith (Masterton), C. Cranby (Napier), G- H. Mason and C. Buchanan (of Christchurch), arrived in Wellington yesterday and arc now staying at the Empire Hotel.

Professor William M. Davis, of Harvard University, who has been travel* ling for some months amongst the islands of the Pacific studying tho problem of the origin of barrier reels and atolls, arrived in Wellington by tho Main Trunk express yesterday moi-ii-ing. Ho is spending a few weeks in. Now Zealand before continuing Ilia study of tho coral reef problem in New Caledonia. Ho is staying at the Royal Oak while in Wellington.

Mr G. T. Milne, H.M. Trade Com missidner in Australia, who' is super- < vising tho New Zealand offices of thoj Board of Trade during tho absence ofi Mr W. G. Wickham in England, ar- 1 rived from Melbourne at the Bluff on* Monday last. He intends travelling,; overland through tho South Island, making a short stay at each of the; chief centres. It is expected ■ that hoj will reach Wellington about tho end of! the week. During his stay here, Mrj Milne’s headquarters will ho at thai office of H.M. Trade Commissioner,/ Grey street. , The Prime Minister (Bight Hon. W.\ F. Massey) will retnm to Wellington / from Napier this evening. Tho Hon.j Dr Pomare left for the Gook Islands-' via Auckland yesterday. -The Hon. i F. M. B. Fisher and tho Hon. R. H., Rhodes returned from the South yes-; terday morning. ,The Hon. W. H., Herries travelled from Christchurch toi Hokitika yesterday, arriving there in tho evening. Tho Hon. W. Fraser returned from Foildmg hy the New Plymouth express last, night. The other Ministers are in Wellington.

Mr C. E. Matthews, Dcputy-Iftspoe* tor of Prisons, lias received thb appointment of Inspector for the Dominion, in succession to Dr Hay, whoso time will now ho fully devoted to the Inspector-Generalship of Mental- Hospitals. Erom 1896 to 1909 Mr Matthews was private secretary to successive Ministers for Justice, and iu. 1912 became Chief Clerk of the Justice, Department- He will leave by the Mannganui to-day to inspect the prison systems of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, on which he,, will make a report to the Minister. Sir Hartmann Just, Assistant-Under-Socretary of State tor the Colonics, will visit New Zealand-' next month. Ho is at present engaged in making a tour of Australia. According to his present programme Mb will arrive at Bluff from Hobart on June 17th, and, after visiting tho chief centres, will take his departure from Auckland for Vancouver, on route to London, by the Niagara, nailing on July 3rd. In the course of an interview recently, Sir Hartmann said that he had come out -to Australasia to. gain personal knowledge of the social, political, and economic conditions-■exist-ing here. Before applying any hair tonic it is advisable to have treatment for the Eca lp if only one—to stimulate the circulation and revive the life of the hair follicle, thus* effecting immediate results. It also serves to teach” ladies how to treat their hair. Mrs Holies Urn. Hair Specialist. Lambton quay. “ * Tor Children’s Hacking Cough at night. Woods’ Great Peppermint cure. 1/6, vUC., V s~- ' - v