PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 229, 25 September 1903, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mrs Seddon is expected in Auckland •fey the Takapuna to-morrow morning. Mr John Bollard, M.H.R., arrived by Jthe West Coast to-day, and will spend &, few days here before returning to the House. Mr F. 0. Bridgeman has been gazetted las acting Consular agent for France at (Dunedin during the absence of the Con pillar agent Mr P. C. Neill. Herr Friedentihal, the well-known (pianist, is believed to br intending to visit New Zealand agawv in March next. This will be good news to many musicians. Mr Fred. S. j... Knight has been appointed 'a cadet in the .Magistrate. Court at Dunedin, and Mr James A. Norrie to be a cadet in the Magistrate's and Warden's Courts at Lawrence. Mr E. J. D. Hercus, who is about to .cave for England to undergo a course .of training in Harley School, and will then go to the Argentine as a missionary, was "farewelled" at Dunedin last piglit. Mr J. H. Hemplon, of the Wellington Customs Department, on the eve of his departure for New Plymouth to take ■up the duties of Collector of Customs, wiif presented by his late oflice comrades with souvenirs of esteem. Mrs Irvine (nee Rose Blaney) sang for the last time at St. .Joseph's Cathedral, Duned-i, last Sunday evening. She proceeds to London shortly with her jmsband, Captain Irvine, and will settle permanently there. Mr Hamilton Hodges has been allotted the. bass part of the "Messiah" music in the forthcoming musical festival at Wellington. Miss Grace Kennedy, of Wellington, has been appointed leader of the orchestra. An old Taranaki settler, Mr W. BerIridge, who arrived in that district with Ji's°parents in 1852, died on Tuesday-. He took an active part in the Maori iwar tinder Major (afterwards Sir Harry) lAtkinson, and when peace was declared Returned to his farm at Omata. Mr Robert G. Stone, of the WellingIton office of the Inspector of Machinery died at New Plymouth on Thursday Jiaving broken a blood vessel the previous evening. He was previously living in Dunedin, where he was a member jof the well-known Alhambra Football jDlub. Mr E. J. D. Hercus, ALA., a distinguished student of Otago University, Was g'ven a farewell by his friends m IDunedin yesterday. Be is going to England to study missionary training ■&t the Harley School, in order to equip himself for that class of work in the JArgentine. Mr Alister R. _>la_Ker__e, who claims /the honour of having been a member of jthe 92nd Gordon Highlanders, and to have served with the late General Sir Hector Mac Donald through the earlier [Afghan and the late Boer wars, is at present in Auckland. He will deliver lectures here under the auspices of St. [Andrew's Society. •Mr L. Greenwood, son of Mr G. L. jG-reenwood, of Christchurch, has- been (appointed temporary lecturer dn Greek git the Yorkshire Co'lege, Leeds, where IMr Connal, another Christ's College "old flboy," is the lecturer in Latin. Mr Greenwood has recently added to his fecholastic honlours by obtaining first-class lv. the classical philosophical tripos at King's College, Cambridge. ~Mr James Duggan, of the Thames, is going to Wellington to take up a toosition in the Patents Office. Mr Duggan has been in Thames for the past 30 years in Mr John Muir's employment. The employees of the firm have given Mr Duggan a fine marble clock, &nd the members of Court Pride of Parpell, A.0.F., have presented him with ft P.C.R.'s jewel and a silver-mounted pipe and pouch, in reeogniton of his services as treasurer. Mr D. D. Hyde, Government Poultry Expert, has returned to Wellington _rom a visit of inspection to the poultry stations at Burnham and Milton. He says that the industry is making Steady progress, and that a considerably larger number of orders have been received this year than came to hand Jast year. While/in the South he visited 'the site for a poultry farm to be established near the Bluff by a private company, which sought his advice in the undertaking.

The Rev. J. E. Jamieson, travelling feecretary to Presbyterian Bible Class (Union, who is at present holding a misteion in Onehunga, is described as a young man who is not only an earnest Christian and convincing speaker, but also a capable cricketer and footballer. His mission is specially directed to the youth and young men of the district. He does not profess to be an evagelist, tout relies on personal intercourse with .lis subjects. Mr Jamieson concludes liis Auckland mission at Onehunga, and ifchen goes South.

A dance held by the Auckland Ping[pong Club on Tuesday evening was made rthe. occasion of a presentation 'to the isecretary of che club of a silver cream 'jug and a Dresden flower bowl. Dr. Moir, the. president, in a neat speech !eulogised the services the recipient had tendered duiing the season. Mr KeesSng, in reply, congratulated 'the club on (the success achieved in the association Bnatehes, and also on the social success hvhich the season had proved, and thankled the members for their substantial appreciation of his efforts. Dancing Wa3 kept up till a late hour, about 150 (being present, and all expressed o the ■opinion that the affair was most enjoyable.