PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 280, 24 November 1903, Page 2

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor and Lord Northland spend Xinas in Auckland.

Major Whitney, of the Colonial Ammunition Company, went to Sydney in the Westralia yesterday.

Mr. James Kirker, of the South British Company, returned from Sydney yesterday in the Zealandia. Captain A. Harris returned _ to-day from Pahnerston, where he olliciated as one of the judges at the show. Dr. Mason, who is making an ofScial visit to the Auckland district, went upcountry yesterday with Dr. Makgill. Bishop Wilson, of the diocese of Melanesia, will come to Auckland from Norfolk Island via Sydney in January. Mr W. J. Nnpitr has been retained to appear with Air. H. D. Bell in an action in the Supreme Court in Welling-

ton. Mr Morris Fox, Government Actuary, is returning from his world-tour by Lhe Monowai, and is now on bis way to Wellington from Sydney. The Council of Victoria College has passed a vote of thanks to Professor McKenzie for gratuitously acting as lecturer in mental science for several

Last week Mr John Belcher and Miss Katkerine Yercoe were married at Hamilton Congregational Church, and they have now gone to New Plymouth, in the vicinity of which they are to live. Mr James Tait, who has heid the position of Postmaster at Otaki lor ei-bt years, was presented by the residents with a parse of sovereigns prior to his departure for Coromandel. \ recent "Gazette" contains a notification of the appointment of Captain \rthur Gould Singleton Hunt (H.M. 3rd Battalion, "The Border Regiment') as a captain in the New Zealand militia. Mr C B. Westmacott, manager for Mr. G Musgrove of the Shakespearean Company, went to Wellington by way of New Plymouth to-day. The rest of the company went down the East Coast Mr Davis, manager of the Hawtrey Comedy Company, passed through Auckland on his way to Gisborne yesterday. He is a passenger by the Zealandia. The company is due in Auckland soon after Xmas. Mr Harold Beauchamp, a director ol the Bank of New Zealand, and a member of the Wellington Harbour Board, who has been in Europe for some time, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. Beauchamp accompanied him Misses Murphy and Moore, the English journalists who have been visiting Eotorua, have decided to visit New Plymouth for a few days,, and then return to Auckland for the purpose of meeting Miss Ada Crossley, with whom Hiss Murphy is very intimate. Dr J H Neil was presented by his dental pupils with a handsome travelling bag on Monday last, by way of a wedding prea Jit. Dr. Neil is to be married at St. Sepulchre's to-morrow to Miss Mary Coat.es, daughter of Mr. Thomas Coates, of Orakei. Mr Mesteyer, who is reporting on the drainage and water systems of Auckland, has concluded his investigations in Auckland, and leaves for Wellington to-morrow. He will submit his report from Wellington. He also has given some attention to the drainage of Bemuera, and will submit a report upon the question. Mr. T. B. Salmon has had the good fortune to be proraotPtl from the position of mail room supervisor at Auckland to postmaster jat the Bluff. He has ben eight years in the Auckland office, and in recognition of his connection with the local stalF the Chief Postmaster yesterday presented him with a set of decanters from them. Mr. Salmon, who is a lieutenant in the Auckland Navals, will receive another testimonial from that corps to-night. Heleaves for his new position to-morrow.

The parishioners of St". Matthew's Church, Hikurangi, met on Monday last to bid farewell to the TCcv. C. E. Marsh, who has removed to Taupiri. An address and a dressing case were presented to the clergyman by his parishioners, who regretted his departure. The death of Mr. T. K. Wilson, of Weymouth, Manurewa, occurred after a long and painful illness. Mr. Wilson Avas a native of Scotland, and in 1387 lie came out to New Zealand at the invitation of his brother-in-law. Or. MeBrearty. He served for several y-ears as dispenser of the Kumara Hospital, and then retired to Weymouth, where he was induced to take up the work of school teacher to prevent the school from being closed. He had had great experience of teaching in Scotland, and be held the position till tfis health failed. He was a prominent Freemason, beinc a P.M. of Lodge Kumara and a member -of Lodge Papakura, whose members attended his funeral numerously.