PERSONAL ITEMS.

After attending tho reception at -Auckland of the >"ew Zealand football team, the Premier will go on to Rotorua to unveil the monuments to Kcepa te Rangipuawho and Pctiora. Mr Justice Denniston arrived in town from tho South last night. Mr R. P. Greville and Mr J. B. Merrett (West Coast) arc in town. Dr. Stewart Nielo (Dunedin) arrived in town yesterday morning. Dr. ("ore Gil lon, a delegate from Auckland to the Medical ConferMr Geo. G. Stead is a passcager by tho Miraroa, which arrives from WelrTngton this morning. Drs. Vnlintine and Makgill, of the Healtht Department, aw passengers by the earn© boat, enoe. arrived in town on Saturday. Mr T. J. Mcßrido, the defeated Government candidate in the Courtenay election, has been appointed chairman of the Conciliation Board for the Oanterbtiry district, in plaoe of Mr J. R. Triggs. resigned. Dr. H. A. B. Davies has been appointed a public vaccinator at Kaiapoi, vice Dr. J. A. J. Murray, resigned. Mr James Douglas (Waikan) has been appointed a trustee of the Hurunm Rabbit Board, vice the late Mr C. Dampier-Cvosfi-ley. . _, , _ ' ~ Acting-Major C. J. Cooper, of the Lyttelton Garrison Artillery, received his commission as Major as from December 13th. . „ „ ,T _ V. Surgeon-Captam C. H. Upham has been promoted to Surgeon-Major in the New Zealand Medical Corps. Lieutenant Pay and Quartermaster James Douglas have resigned from the Amuri Mounted Rifles' No. 2 Battalion. Colonel Gilmour, who was for several voars -in command of the Salvation Army's operations in New Zealand, but was recently called to a mere responsible work in England, has been -riven, tbe charge of what is knowfl as tho Northern Province, with his headquarters at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The staff of Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd., met last Friday evening at Tattersail's Hotel to make a presentation to Mr William Fenner, on the occasion of his leaving the firm after a servioe of twenty-seven years. Mr Howe, on behalf of the staff, spoke of Mr Fenner's good qualities, and presented him with a gold watch and ohain, and a framed photograph of the employees, as a token of the esteem in which he was held, his health being drunk with musical honours. At Nelson on Friday, Mr G. Fenwick, ■chairman of directors of the Press Association, tpok tho opportunity, on behalf of the Association, of wishing Mr W. H. Atack (manager) a pleasant .and profitable trip to -America and Europe, and, on behalf of the shareholders, presented him with a purse of sovereigns with which to purchase a souvenir of their esteem. Mr G. Fannin, who has been secretary to the Hawke's Bay Education Board for tho past thirty years, has resigned that position. Mr Ritchie, headmaster and deputysuperintendent of Hem-haw's Asylum for the Blind at Manchester. England, hasbeen recommended by the High Commissioner, and approved by tho trustees, for the position of principal of the Auckland Jubilee Institute for the Blind, in place of Mr J. W. Tighe, whose connection with the institute ceased some months ago. The Rev. J. G. Chapman, Rev. Mr Perm. Major Creswell, Sergt. Bourke, Mr Hallenstein, and Mr A. Anderson left for Wellington by the Rotomahana last night.' ' . Mr 8. Judd, who is leavjng Messrs G. Payling and Co. to go to England, was presented by the staff on Saturday with a travelling rug. Tho Misses slendokon (Temuka) arrived in town last evening. Miss McMillan, Miss Fergus, and Mr A. L. Denniston are in town. Mr Tregear, Mr Robinson, Mr Hillbury, and Mr Hitchings left for Wellington last evening. . Mrs J. Murchison and Captain Sinclair left for Lake Coleridge yesterday. The Rev. Father Tubman left Timaru on Saturday last on a trip to Europe. Sub-Inspector Green arrived in Timaru yesterday to take charge of the Solice station there, in place of the late ergeant Warring.