PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 36, 10 February 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL.

~ ~-~ i The Rev. C. Hyland arrived from Syd- | ney by the mail boat last night. Mr. G. W. Alurray left for New Ply mouth by the Takapuna yesterday. * I Mr. E. D. Benjamin was a passenger I by the Takapuna for the South yesterday, j Mr. C. A. Stubbs left for San Francisco, en route for England, by the Ventura! last night. During Sir J. G. Ward's absence the Hon. J. MeGowan will administer the Exhibition Department. ' Canon Nelson, of St. Paul's, left Napier I for Auckland by the Victoria, and is ex-'f peeted here to-morrow. Mr. J. H. Fletcher, of England, who ' has been touring the colony with his fain- ; ily, is leaving his' son at Lincoln Agricultural College to receive an agricultural and pastoral education. His Excellency the Governor left Wellington yesterday for Napier, where he j is to unveil a memorial to the troopers from Hawke's Bay who fell in the ! South African war. * j Archbishop Can*, of Melbourne, and Bishop Higgins, of Ballarat. arrived at i Christehureh yesterday, to take part in the celebration of the first anniversary of the opening of the Roman Catholic Cathe- I dral. j Vicc-Adniirnl Sir Wilruot Fawkes and the officers of the squadron were guests at a ball given by the Nary League in the Town Hall at Wellington last night. There "was a very large attendance. Mr. William Potter, late manager to the Tramways Company, and recently receiving cierk at Epsom* was the recipient of a handsome presentation yesterday from .the officials and employees of the Auckland Electric Tramways Company, on his retirement after eighteen years' service. Mr. P. Hansen made the presentation on behalf of the staff of the cornpa uv. ' . • The Black Family of musicians, who Lave just concluded a very successful tour of North Auckland and the Bay of Plenty district, left Auckland to-day for Gisborne. They continue their journey to the South Island, and return here in Julynext. Miss Nellie Black's hand, injured some time ago. is now quite recovered, and retains, no bad effects of the accident. Mr. Daniel Fitzgerald, the well-known circus proprietor, died recently of heart disease in a. private hospital in Melbourne. Deceased was senior member of i the firm of Fitzgerald Bros., and was born I in Auckland in 1859. He weut when a j child to New South Wales "with his parents, who settled in the Illawarra district. He began his circus career with Mr. Burton.