About People.

Southland Times, Issue 10967, 19 February 1907, Page 2

About People.

The Minister, for Lands, Hon. K. Mo Nab, hag informed Mr J. A. Hanan, that he will be leaving for the south, about dsth ilarch. The Minister will probably attend the opening of the Otago Central railway to Clyide about the end of, March, if so, he will visit Gore and possibly Invercargill. The Hon. the Minister ol Mines, accompanied by the Under-Secretary, after having visited Kumara during the day, and having there formally o enoj the new wing to the hospital, u rived, at Hokitika last evening and was i terviewod by the County Council and 'private deputations. To-day the Minister visits Uimu and Roeg. The Hon. Mr McNab (Minister of Lands) received a numlier of deputations yesterday, says an Auckland wire. He visited the forts and presented a charter to the Onehunga branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation. He left in the evening for Whangarei. on a north of Auckland tour. A cable announces the death of Princess Clementine, of Saxe-C oburg and GothaMr Charles Izard, M-H.R-. bap been gazetted LibcriaC (Africa) Consul at Wellington. Miss I). Peiper, matron of St. Helen’s Maternity Hospital, Auckland, and formerly a nurse in Invercargill hosp'tal, is visiting Southland. Mr Waller Pearson, for mn'ny years Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands for Southland, who bad been visiting friends in Invercargill, left by the afternoon express tor the 'north yesterday. A Wellington wire states that Mr JL. Kelly, late editor of the KTimes, proceeds to F.ngland on behalf of the Government to report on the possibilities of "trade between N.Z. and Rritieh West Coast ports. He will leave early next month, and be absent eight months. Arn.st's sculling in the “ all-comers contest at Sydney- was (says a cable) the subject of favourable comment by Several experts aboard the steamer following the race. Stanbury expressed admiration for the powers of the big Sew Zcalamtor.

Bishop Grimes (says a Sydney cable) has continued his vorage to 'S '/.. »n ttae Alonowai. The estate of the late David Hurray, of (he firm of I). and W. Murray (Adelaide), has been sworn at £200,(379. Sc left £.16,000 to Charifes. including £3OOO to establish £ print room in Adelaide Art Gallery, £.'>0(1(1 to the yresbyterian Church. £2OOO to the Siwth Australian University, and £IOOO cadi to the School of Mines and Vomer Mon s Christian Association. Mr Fred ft. Rail passed as Fellow of the rncorporated Institute of Accountants at the examination held in Wellington.