PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 178, 28 July 1903, Page 2

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor, who, accompanied by Major Alexander, has been paying a visit to Napier, was present at the Palnierston A. and P. Show to-day. He comes North to Auckland from there. Efforts are to be made to indues Dr. Neligan to visit Kawhia during the whiter months. A memorial service on the late Mr Dando was held at Kawhia on a recent Sunday by the Rev. G. Carr. Mr and Mrs CraAvford, of Te Puke, •have sold their farm, in that district, and join the 'Frisco mail boat on the 30th at this port, en route for England. They were entertained by their friends a few days ago on the occasion of their departure. The Hon. W. Kelly, of Te Puke, is still detained at Rotorua on account of an accident sustained at the saleyards about six months ago, and his recovery is proceeding slowly. The Rev. Dr. Frodsham, according to the Sydney papers, is rapidly recovering from the effects of his aecidvnt. He was welcomed on his arrival at Sydney by the officials of the local diocese, and he afterwards went to Wentworth Falls to continue his recuperation. From letters received in Auckland it appears that Dr. Frodsham will have to go to England in connection with the diocesan re-building fund. This is in accordance with his original intention, but he told a "Star" interviewer while he was in Auckland that he wanted to see what the colonies •would do before he approached the Mother Country for help to rebuild. Apparently the tour has not yielded enough to re-build the churches, and therefore his mission will be extended to the Mother Church at Home. Miss Elsie D. Grant, who has received promotion from the Panmure School to the mistress-ship of the Remuera school after six yearY service at the former place, was on Saturday presented by her late pupils and their parents with a gold chain and locket, and an address. The marriage- of Miss Adelaide Suelger, daughter of Mr "Wm- Snelgar (Taiharuru) to Mr Howard Baker, son of Mr C. Baker (Whangarei) was celebrated at the St- Francis Xavier Church at Whangarei last week by the Rev. Father Smiers. The Mayor of Whangarei (Mr W. Corns) is reported to be confined to his bed with a passing illness. The body of the late Mr E. Ford was interred at Maungaturoto in the Congregational Church Cemetery a week ago. Many wreaths from friends were sent, and the Rev. C. E. Davidson -performed the burial ceremony. Dr. Wohlmann, Government Balneologist, left for the Bay of Islands last j nfght to inquire into the mercury ; snrings at Tawhakina. He then goes to ' Kamo Springs, and later returns to Auckland. The Rev. Dr. G. Brown went across to Sydney by the Talune yesterday. "Mr W. E. Norris, the well-known novelist, who has lately been visiting Tasmania, arrived in Sydney on Monday, and had the honour of dining with their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Tennyson last night. Mr Norris left again for Japan by the Kumano Maru. Mr E. G. Banks, metallurgist to the Waihi G.M. Co., was accorded the honour of a "send-off" at Waihi last Saturday evening by his friends, and the members of the°battery staff presented him with a pair of binoculars. Mr H. P. Barry presided, and wished Mr Banks a pleasant holiday and a safe return to the town of his adoption. Messrs Phillips (Mayor of Waihi), T. Johns. A. T. Kenrick, T. P. Clarke. W. J. Grey and H. vj. Moore also commended the guest. Mr Banks said it was his intention to combine with his holiday tour of the United States an examination of the methods adopted in the chief mining centres. Dr. Acland, who has recently arrived from England, has decided to settle in Christchurch.

x\nother of those who have been associated with the settlement of Taranaki from its early days has passed away in the person of Mrs Elizabeth Cudd, wife of Mr E. J. Cudd. The deceased 'lady was one of those who arrived here by the Amelia Thompson in 1841, and was the senior survivor of the passengers by that vessel, having shared in the vicissitudes -of the early days, and through the Maori war.

Mr T. E. Donne, Superintendent of the Government Tourist Department, has written to the secretary of the Rotorua Progress Committee on the question of improved drainage in that town, as follows:—"Further to my letter of May 3 last, I have to inform you that I am advised by the Hon. Sir Joseph G. Ward that the Government intend to proceed with the improvement of the Rotorua drainage and Avater supply schemes at once, and that the work has been placed in the hands of the Public Works Department." Our Waihi correspondent telegraphs that Mr Finn, one of the returned Council delegates, considers that the Goldfields Bill is now practically dead. The proposed amendments will completely alter its valueMessrs. Henderson and Maefarlane, the local agents, are in receipt of cable advice stating that the mail steamer [Ventura arrived at San Francisco from Auckland and the Islands at 2 p.m. on Monday last, two hours ahead of contract time. The Government subsidised steamer Essex, which loads in the colony for South Africa, arrived from Sydney last night. The Essex is a splendid type of cargo steamer. Her registered tonnage is 7016 tons (the Delphic, now in port, is 8273 tons), and she has 10,000 tons dead weight carrying capacity. The Essex was receiving cargo to-day, but up to lioon' only a small quantity had been delivered. The cargo booked includes between 00,000 and 70,000 feet of sawn timber, 250 boxes butter, and lines of pumice, etc. There is also a first-class sample shipment of 500 feet of kauri timber which is being shipped by the Commerce and Industries Department to Cape Town, in order to introduce JNew Zealand timbers on the market there. The Essex will be dispatched to .Napier and Southern ports to-morrow afternoon, finally leaving the colony for South Africa from Wellington about August 18th. Women who require a stimulant should try WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS. HE WAS NOT POETICAL. She (poetically): "Isn't that sunset glorious, Harold? The bars of red and gold and green are Nature's own efforts I m picture-making. What—" > He: "Yes, dear, it puts me in mind o' something, too. I can't think whether io°»n bacon or a P late °' 8lice(1