PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 162, 9 July 1903, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. Slevin has been appointed secretary of the Waihi Miners' Union. A personal extract from the Wellington Town Clerk's annual report: —"It is not too much to say that Mr Aitken (Mayor of Wellington) has proved one of the most successful of Wellington's long roll of successful Mayors. He deservedly possesses the confidence both of the people and the Councillors-, and to his indefatigable exertions at all times is to be credited a very large share in the progressive measures now nearing fruition." Mr J, J. Ramsay, who unsuccessfully contested the Taieri seat in the Government interest at the general election last year, is eeeking election to the Otago Education Board. Mr Leslie Orbell, Deputy-RegistrSJr of Deeds at Christchurch, who has retired on compensation, will probably take up sheep farming. The work of the Deeds and Land Transfer offices at Christchurch will in future be amalgamated under the control of Mr G. G. Bridge, District Land Registrar. Mr S. Renaud, cf Napier, has received an appointment as organist of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Christchurch. Mr J. J. Bayliss, of Narandera, New South Wales, is to be asked to judge the Shorthorn classes at the Hawke's Bay A. and P. Society's spring show. The Misses H. and A. Eberhard, of Wiesbaden (Germany), are in .town. They have been touring the hot lakes district.

Dr. Teare, of Wellington, is paying Auckland a visit. It is rumoured that the doctor is abandoning his Wellington practice. _■ Mr E. H. Taylor, pastor of the Church of Christ at the Thames, has been presented with a pocket-book containing 21 sovereigns, the gift of the people of the church.

Mr T. F. Thomson, county engineer in the Buller, with his wife and son, Frank (who has been appointed to the Auckland office of the Lands and Survey Department), have been spending a few days in Rotorua, and have now returned to Auckland. . A "hallelujah wedding" was celebrated in the Newton Salvation Army Barracks yesterday afternoon. Ensign Sharp, a Queenslander, and Captain Whitehead, daughter of Mr W. Whitehead, Newton, were married by Major Twyford. The bridesmaid was Miss P". Whitehead, and the best man .Ensign T. Buttimore. A few days ago Mr G. L. Stewart, the chairman of the Dunedin Stock Exchange, was presented by his fellow members with a handsome marble clock and a pencil case on the occasion of his marriage. Constable Raynes, who has been stationed at Balclutha since August, 1890, has resigned from the force, and intends to start business on his own account in the North Island-

Mr Harrison Jones, of the Dunedin firm of Kirk and Co. (Limited), joins the mail boat at Auckland for London, via San Francisco, returning about the end of November.

Mr Meddings, Inspector of Telegraphs, was a passenger South by the Rotoiti. The Hon. King Mahuta, who was in Auckland yesterday, was to-day staying at Mangere, where be possesses an estate. Mr Henare KaihaUy who arrived here from Wellington on Monday, was to-day at Wainku, the ihome of his wife's friends. Both Mahuta and Kaihau will attend the Maori Council meeting at Huntly on Tuesday next. Mr Victor S. Clark, the U.S.A. Labour Commissioner, who is investigating our colonial labour laws and methods, is staying in Auckland just now. Dr. Frodsham, who is staying with Dr. Bedford, is much better, but he is not allowed to see visitors yet. The scalp wound is healing well. The Hon. Henry Gibbs, Mr Gerald Gibbs and party will arrive by s.s. Ventura from Sydney, and have engaged rooms at the Grand Hotel.

Mr Dyason has relieved Mr Cooper aa third officer of the s.s. Moura. The latter has joined the s.s. Waipori in a similar capacity.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that the wife of Dr. John Hislop died this morning, aged 81.