PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 3 February 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The appointment of Mr A. W. Mann j as registrar of births, etc., at Waihi, is announced. The Rev. Harold Anson, M.A., Warden of St. John's College (Tamaki), returned to Auckland yesterday by the Rarawa. Mr T. W. Kirk, the Government biologist, who has been seriously ill after an operation, is still confined to his bed. Dr. Makgill, who w,as for some time district health officer at Auckland, has been officially gazetted as bacteriologist to the Public Health Department. Mr and Mrs A. H. Aiton, and Mr J. J. Aiton, of Glasgow, and Mr Todd, of Gisborne, are in Auckland, and propose to leave for Rotorua and Taupo to-morrow. Mr Anthony Denny, of London, who arrived in Auckland from the South some days ago, went to Rotorua yesterday. The Hon. Mrs Denny accompanies Mm on his tour of the colony. Mr Curt Wcisbach, of Sydney, is making a three months' tour of the colony. He spent a day or two in Auckland, and went to Rotorua to-day. He goes on to Wellington down the Wanganui. The Hon. C. C. Bowen, Vice-Chancel-lor of the University, and Dr. Fitchett, a member of the Senate, both went South to-day in the Rotoiti. Mr E. W. Payton, of the Elam School of Art, was appointed by the University Senate as examiner in drawing at the next matriculation examination. Mr Charles F. D. Cook, eldest aon of Professor Cook, has been chosen Canterbury candidate for the Rhodes scholarship. His name was sent up last year, and iie was reported to have narrowly misaed election. The Minister in charge of the Cook Islands has been advised (says our Wellington correspondent) that Mr Maxwell, Resident Agent at Niue, who has been granted holiday leave, sailed for Auckland via Tonga by the schooner Ysabel on January 0, and he is expected to reach, the Northern port about the beginning of February. His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne, the Bishop 3of Sandhurst and Sale, and Archdeacon Davy, of Benalla, are visitors at Rotorua. They rejoin Bishop Dunne shortly, and go South to Christchurch by way of Tamarunui. Thes intend to be present at the opening of the new Roman Catholic Cathedral in Christchurch on February 12th. Dick Cavill, the champion swimmer, ha-s applied for the position of caretaker of the Thames swimming baths. The erection of the baths is not yet commenced. The Council favourably commented on the chances of the applicant, and replied that when the baths are erected the application will be given every consideration. Mr James Lachman. for many years manager of Messrs. P. Hayman and Co.'s business in Wellington, is to retire from that position and from the world of commerce generally. It is the intention of Mr and Mrs Laehman to take a trip to England and the Continent after his retirement- Mr Lachman will be succeeded in Wellington by Mr Carnaina, who is Mr Havman's nephew. Lieut. C. G. Everitt, of the First Battalion Prince of Wales Somersetshire Light Infantry, stationed at Bombay, is on furlough at Nelson, where his family live. He is an "old boy" of Nelson College who, as a student, got one of the military scholarships granted the college. He returns by way of Sydney this month. Lieut. C. Nelson, of Bombay, who has been on a visit to the colony, returns along with him. The successor of Mr R. G. Thomas as deputy-registrar of the Supreme Court at Auckland will be announced in the course of a day or two (says our Wellington correspondent). The vacancy will be filled by an officer of the Justice Department, whose turn it is for promotion. Though not dffibially announced it is known that Mr Gardiner, Government land valuer at Palmerston North., has been appointed Deputy-Valuer-General. Another old colonist has departed from our midst in the person of Mrs Robert Barker (widow of the late Col-our-Sergeant Barker, 65th Regiment), who died at her son's residence, Avondale, on January 31, aged 09. Deceased was a native of Kent, England, and came to this colony in the ship Lady Nugent 61 years ago. She leaves a family of seven sons, three daughters, 44 grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. The funeral of the late Malcolm Clow, who died at his mother's residence, Papakura, on January 31, took place at the Papakura Cemetery on February 2, and was well attended. .The deceaaed was a son of the late William Clow, 53 years of age. He arrived in the colony with his father and mother in the ship Joseph Fletcher, about 1854, and was therefore a colonist of over 60 years' standing. The chief mourners were his five brothers and sister, and other relatives. The Rev. T. Norrie was the officiating minister. Travelling with Lady Janet Clarke, Melbourne, are Miss Clarke, Miss Vera Clarke, Mr llussell Clarke, and Mies Williams. They had a delightful tour in the South Island, and hope to have the same in the North. The party have leit Wellington for Taihape, to stay for a few days at Mr Studholme's station at Rua.nui. They then return to Marton, and go on to Wanganui, to make the river trip. If the road is fit, they will proceed by coach from Pipiriki to-Tokaanu, but if the road is unfit for comfortable travelling, they will go by rail to Napier, and journey from there to Taupo, thence on to Rotorua. The party will return to Australia by the Manuka, which leaves Auckland for Sydney on the 20th inst.