PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 95, 21 April 1904, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Guide Warbrick, of Rotorua, arrived in town last evening and is staving at the Star Hotel. Mr. J. I. Evans, a well-known citizen of Gisbome, arrived in Auckland to-day and is staying at the Star Hotel. Mr. F. W. Barron has joined the Talune as .second officer, Mr. Platts having transferred in a similar position to the Waikare. Mr J. W. Storey, who has been assistant clerk in the Magistrate's Court at Hiinilton for three years, has rejeived nciiee of removal to Auckland. At the meeting of the Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union last evening Mr. M. J. Sheahan was elected chairman for the ensuing year. A handsome tea and coffee service was pre-.-nted by the people of Waihi on Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. D. Campbell, who are taking up a farm near Auckland. Dean Smyth fR.C.) left Hastings this morning for Wellington, en route for the Old Country, via America. Pre "s J " his departure he was entertaine. banquet. Mr. John Neil, of the Waihi Extended mine, married Miss Vera Wilson, of Onehunga. at Waihi yesterday, Miss Eleanor Armour being the bridesmaid, and Mr. D. Neil groomsman. Captains A. Farquhar (of the Wakatere'' and W. Bettis (of the Waimarie) | been presented with enlarged photos of the yacht? Okere and Emerald by the Ponsonby Regatta Committee in recogni- ! tioc of their services at that function. The Hon. Mr. Lascelles, an English visitor, who has had about two months' fishing in thf- thermal district, arrived back in Auckland from Rotorua last night. He stays at the Star Hotel son c time. Mr. T. Keenan, who has been enjoying a couple of months' fishing around Ro-oma. has returned to his quarters at th? Grand Hotel. He spends a couple oi days at Waiwera, and then makes his way home to Ireland. The Misses Marsh, who came out to New Zealand from England to visit their relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh, of' Rangiriri. hive returned to Auckland, and. after staying at the Grand Hotel during this week, leave on Saturday for W'ellinErlon, where they catch the "next direct boat for England. Mr. and Mrs. Myers, of Birmingham, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Joseph, of Wellington, who are showing the former round the colony, are at present staving at the Grand Hotel. They came; up the Wanganui River and through Rotorua. and on Monday they again leave for the South. The Revi. L. L. Cubitt and McLean (from YThangarei) and M. Bathgate (from the East Coast) arrived in Auckland yesterday. Mr. Cubitt goes to the Waikato for a holiday. The Revs. Edgell and Rcget left Auckland for the Islands in the Moura yesterday, and the former goes to Canada in the Miowera. The Rev. Walke» T went South In the Rotoiti. Captain J. Robertson has rejoined the Rotoiti as master, und Captain George Lambert, who has been in charge of the Rotoiti, has returned to the charge of the Takapuna. Mr. S. James, who has been temporarily in charge of the Takapuna, resumes his former position as chief officer of that vessel. Miss Minnie Forsyth was married to Mr. Fred- Paltridge at the Waihi Metnodist Church yesterday. Misses B. Forsyth and Paltridge were the bridesmaids and Messrs. R. Evans and J. Forsyth groomsmen. The wedding presents included a fine Bible presented by the Sun-day-school, in which both wereteaehers. The Rev. T. Laurie, who some months ago retired from the active work of the Presbyterian ministry, and took a farm near Hamilton, in order to recuperate his health, has decided to give up the occasional preaching be does in the Waikato. His place at Xgaruawahia will be filled by the student at Huntly, Mr. MilL Some time ago the wished to call Mr. Laurie, but his health would not permit of his accepting. Mr. George King, a former Tauranga lad, has written his relatives that he was amongst the one hundred and twenty Biirish seamen chosen to take the two Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga from Genoa to Japan. Mr. King being on board the former vessel. He says that the Britishers on arrival at Japan received a splendid reception from the residents of Yokasuka. Yokohama and Tokio, and each man before leaving the country received a medal and a number oi presents. The Rev. J. T. Pinfold, who has been in charge of the Hamilton Methodist circuit for the past year, left Auckland yesterday in the Jloura on an extended trip to America. England and the Continent of Europe, via Fiji and Canada. In British Columbia he will make a short stay in the Bbatf thermal dis-mct. before traversing the Rockies to Winnipeg and the St. Louis Exhibition. After spending in all about four mor>! hs on the American continent. Mr. Pinfold will proceed to England, and after a stay of several months there, will visit some of the most interesting parts of Europe and return by one ci the North German Lloyd boats to the land oi his adoption. The Premier has returned to Wellington from Featherston, looking very careworn and none too well. He, however, has had some relief from political labour, and feels the benefit of it. It is understood that it ;» his intention to proceed to the Chatham Islands in the j Hinemoa before the end of the week. There is no odicial decision on the sub- i je -t, and when there was some talk | about the trip, he declined to permit the usual course of the Hinemoa to be .disturbed. The vessel was due in Wellington yesterday in the ordinary course, and it is probable that the Premier will go to the Chatham* in her. In that case, it is understood that he will spend a fortnight at the islands, out of the reach of business worries, with every hope of returning quite set up again. The Rev. Colin Robertscu, a minister j ct the Victorian Presbyterian Church, | who has accepted a call from Whanearei. arrived in Auckland this morning by the Talune. He has his wife and six" children with him—the former beign the youngest sister of the Rev. w7 GrayDixon. Mr. Robertson is a Victorian of pure Scotch extraction, and has held two laborious charr-'s since his ordainment. His p.---.u appointment is for six mouths, after which he has. to be formally received into the New Zealand Church by the General Assembly. Mr. Roberston visited New Zealand about IS months ago. and was bo charmed with the place that he decided to settle here. He is ~>poken of aa a vigorous and able preacher and an organiser of much experience. He %ot*> on Monday or Tuesday to Whang&rei, where at least two couples are aaxiomdy awaiting his arrival to marry than*—a good etaxi,