PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 14, 17 January 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL.

"Bis Excellency the Governor and Lady frlunket entertained a number of guests , fct a gardeu party in Government House Rounds this afternoon. To-morrow His Excellency leaves Auckland for a short trout-fishing expedition, and returns on tfriday. On Saturday Kis Excellency will present the certificates to the successful students of the St. John Aumulance Sodety, and the guests, who are specially invited, will be entertained at tea after Hie ceremony. Lady Plunket, when she leaves Auckland, goes to stay with Mr. end Mrs. J. Stmlhofane, of Ruanui, Taihapo, before proceeding to Chri3tchurch, where the Governor has taken a house tor a season. Mr Leo went South by the sLarawa to-day. The Revs. Spencer and Osmond arriv«"d in Auckland from the South to-day by tie Rarnwa. Major O. W. S. Patterson, wlio has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, teturned to Auckland to-day. Mr Charles Ranson, general manager ef the Northern S.S. Co., returned from Now Plymouth by the Rarawa this morn ing. Captaiji J. 11. Skinner went to Whangaroa by the Chmsman last night to bring down the ir-w auxiliary scloooer Kaeo to this port. Mr Clem Hill, tlie famous Australian cricketer, who is to accompany the Home-going Australian team, was mariseA to-day at Launceston. Mnjor Braeey and Messrs F. H. Hayles, W. F. Kellett, and IJ.1 J . A. Webb, of N.S.W.. went to Rotorua to-day, and travel overland to Wellington. Mr D. R. Caldwell, a partner in the firm of Messrs Macky, Logan, Steen and Co., left Auckland by the Zi-alandia for Napior. where he stays a few days. Mr J. \V. Woodbury. who has been stationmaster at Paeroa for some time past, has been transferred to Longburn station, on the Wellington-New Plymouth line. It was announced by tun Rev. H. T. Stealey in St. Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, that tlio Rev. Newman Hall, a former Congregational minister in Wellington, was about to join the Anglican Church. Colonel Davis. C.8., commanding the Auckland military district, went up to Hokianga by steamer this morning to insper-t the Hokianga Mounted Rifres. He •will be buck in Auckland on Friday morning. The Hon. James McGownn, Ministor of Mines and Justice, who has been on a tour of a portion of hi.s constituency, left Auckland to-day by the Rarawa for New Plymouth, and he ?oos down to Wellington. Mr E. K. Bowler and bis wife, of Gore, are paying a visit to Auckland, and on Wednesday to Rotorua, where they will be shown round the district under the guidance of Messrs Cook. Th°y go to Wellington by way of Taupo and Wanganui. Mr E. C. Fletcher, who has been transferred from the position of accountant in the National Bank at Dargaville, to a. similar position at Clreymouth, has left the Northern town for the West Const. Mr C- G. Speight, who succeeds him as accountant at Dargaville, took up the ■work last. Monday. Professor Sale, who has hold the chair ol Classics in Otago University with much distinction for a great number of years, arrived in Auckland yesterday by tho Victoria. He is accompanied by Mrs Sale, and they visit the Hot Lakes for a few days. Professor Sale will attend the session of the New Zealand University Senate in Auckland next week. Mr Charles Watt, preacher of tha Church of Christ in.i>;J?onsonby-road, left 'Auckland to-day by the Zealandia for Wellington and Dunedin. He goes to Pahis/tua to conduct a series of lectures and afterwards to Dunedin to attend a special meeting of the different Churches of Christ in the colony. The meeting will be held about a fortnight hence, and is convened to consider a question of closer union with the Baptist Church. Mr Richard Teece, general manager and actuary of the A.M.P. Society, is Xt present on a visit to New Zealand, Tr°*HTig the necessary arrangements for the opening at the society's new industrial department. He comes to Auckland next week. Mr W. C. Hemery, a son of tie lacie manager of the Auckland life branch, has been appointed branch manager of the industrial section for New Zealand \rf£b. headquarters at Wellington. Mr Hugh Campbell, the well-known barrister, of'the firm of Messrs Russell and Oaimtein, left Auckland today by the Zeelmitdia for Wellington, where he catches tho lonic on her out waid voyage to Kngiand. Mr Campbell is taking his first holiday from business for many years, and intends to make a good use of his time. He spends a twelvemonth (travelling over Kirrope asd other parts of the world before returning to Auckland. Mrs Campbell accompamea her. husband on the trip. The Rev. W. G. Ivens, who, after spending a number of years at Norfolk Island in the Melanesia.!! Mission, came to Auckland en route for England, has been temporarily in charge of the Anglican Chorea at Coromandel, and has now left that place to resume his voyage Home. During their brief stay in Coromandel Mr and Mrs Ivens have made themselves very popular. They leave AuefedajuL about Monday next, via Wellington and Sydney, for England, where Mr Ivens will lecture for twelve months in aid of the Mission. Mr Lincoln Rees, who (says Wellington "Post") has begun practice in Wellington as barrister and solicitor, will be particularly remembered as defending 1 solicitor for the accused man Black in the notorious Streeter murder trial, ■ when, rafter a change of venue from Gisborne to Auckland, Black was found not guilty. Mr Reca, who wae formerly a partner in the legal firm of Rees Bros., of Gisborne, is the sole Commissioner in New Zealand of the Supreme Court of the Transvaal. Mr Arthur Boolt's Cathelral choir party, which has been holding a series of recitals in the East Coast towns, returned to Auckland on Sunday in the Victoria. They gave a concert on board the boat on Saturday night, and raised about £6 for the Shipwreck Society's funds. Mr Boult and his family are remaining at Napier for a while. Mr Horace Hunt, son of Mr R. Leslie Hunt. accompanied the party as pianist. He is returning to Wellington in a few days \r resume his studies under Mr Maughai) Barnett. H« spent the major portion of last year under Mr Barnett and made great progress.