PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 253, 23 October 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The Rev. Mr. Jamieson arrived in Auckland yesterday, by the Zealandia from Sydney. Dra. Hay and Gpod arrived in Auckland from Whangarei by the Ngapuhi on Saturday. Mrs. M. E. MeCullough has resigned her position as matron of the Parnell Orphans' Hoiue. The death is announced of Mr. John Thomson, of Port Chalmers, actingchairman of the Dock Trust. The Right Rev. Dr. Williani3, Bishop of Waiapu, is on an official visit to the Bay of Plenty portion wf bis diocese. Mr Percy Isaac, of Auckland, is at present in Tauranga making preparations for taking over the Star Hotel. Mr. 17 Mander, M.H.R., who is making a visit to his electorate before Parliament rises, arrived in Auckland yesterday by the Takapuna. Mr. J. Cooni, chief engineer of the Railways Department, who visited Auckland with Si rJoseph Ward, returned to Wellington yesterday. Dr, North, of the Baptist Indian mission, who visited Auckland on furlough some weeks ago, left Wellington on Saturday on his way back to India. Mr. L. Burkett, chief officer of the Victoria, has sufficiently recovered from his illness to leave for Sydney by that steamer this evening. He will go over as a passenger. District Judge Kettle, who went South to take part in the Post Office Departmental inquiry arising from the voucher incidents in Parliament, and was also detained in the South for another Departmental inquiry, returned to Auckland yesterday. , Passenger.? by the Australian, which arrived at Port Darwin from the East last week included Major-General Corbin. Captain and Mrs Slocum, and Major and Mrs Babbitt, American officials at Manila, who are touring Australia, and later come on to New Zealand. Mr; District Judge Kettle, who has been taking part in the inquiry into alleged breaches of departmental regulations by certain officers of Chfistchruch post office, returned to Auckland yesterday oh the steamer Takapuna. He resumed his magisterial duties this afterKOOII. • Signor Kragnto, viticultural expert, who arrived on Tuesday Inst in Whangarei, has since been travelling through the North, visiting the districts around Kamo and Kawakawa. He returns to Whangarei to-day, and will give a demonstration lecture on vine growing. The Thames Baptist choir and Sun-day-school have made presentations to Mr E. C. Brown and Miss E. Wells, who have been members of the choir and Sunday-school for a considerable time. The presentations took the form of a rocking-chair from the teachers and senior scholars of the school, and a coaleeuttle from the members of the choir.