PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 254, 24 October 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr and Mrs "n. Alfred Nathan left London ior the colony in the lonic on last. Thursday. ,' . : The - condition - of- Superintendent Woolley, .of the Fire" Brigade, continues, to improve, and he is doing as well as can be expected. - The King's, exequator empowering Mr Frederick Walsh to act as Consul-Gen-•eral for Honduras at Sydney, with jurisdiction over Australia and New Zealand, has been signed.,. ■ - '-~.

Judge Ward, of the Canterbury District- Court, who recently retired from the "judicial service, is to receive a pension of £600 a year as from April Ist of next year.-' 1 :w ' - - '- ■' Mr T. F-Dunlop,-county chairman at Thames, owing-to failing health will not contest the county election. He has been a,member for Parawai Riding for 21 years, and chairman of the council for "fourteen, during which time he has rendered valuable service and has been- held in high esteem.

Mr Wilson, one of the oldest settlers of Nanaliu, died on : Friday last at the age of 84 years; He.was farming in the Wade for "the past thirty years, and was .conspicuous 1 ' for' his upright charac--er: A large number of his friends followed, his remains to the. graveside. , Mr H. G. Cave, of Waiuku, has been appointed to the managership of the milk and butter department of the Wellington , Fresh. Food and Ice Company. He was presented with" a silver-mount-ed pipe a shaving set by his friends ill the district as a memento of his stay in Waiuku.

.Our Thames correspondent telegraphs that Mr. Robert Wynyard, tbe popular secretary of the Takapuna Racing Club, has been appointed handicapper to the Thames Jockey Club in place of Mr. J. Chadwick, who finds himself unable to give,personal attention to the local meeting at Christmas. The appointment has given satisfaction to all interested in the Thames Club.'

-A pleasant ceremony took place on board, the s.s. Awaroa at Helensville on Saturday, when Mr. G, E. BaUckham (late chief steward), who has severed his connection with the Northern Union Steambo.at, Company, was presented by the employees with a silver-mounted dressing case, suitably inscribed. Mr. T-. Wilson Sewell (manager for the company) made the presentation, and Capt. T-. Ross spoke of the popularity of Mr. Bauekhain during the four years he bad been with, the company. Mr. Bauekham has .since come down to Auckland, where he has- taken up his residence.