PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1907, Page 2

PERSONA L.

■ Mr. Win. Westney has-been appointed 2o the vacant seat on the -Manukau Licensing Committee caused through, the death of the late Mr. W. MeLaughMn. The Rev. Father "Lewis, Vicar-General of tKe arch-dibeese of Wellington, '. died last night. - Father Lewis, who was 54 years of age, recently underwent a surgical operation. Mr A. A- some .time back was editor of t§e "Red Funnel Magazine," is at the head' of an excursion party from British Columbia that proposes an Australasian excursion at th« .dose of this year. ■ Captain M. Lascelles and Lieutenant Charles Nelson Trill shortly take up their duties as mounted infantry instructors ilr New Zealand. Captain Lascelles ' vsaE " probably" "arrive next month and . Trill stay two years. Lieutenant Nelson, js at present serving" in India. The Hon. T..K. MacdonaM and Messrs, McLean and Fletcher have been appointed, by the, Wellington Harbour Soard to act with the committee of ; the City "Council for the 'consideration of the . Evans. Bay reclamation proposals and other matters. .. Mr. H. J. Gibbons, -manager■'•β-t Palnierston- North for the Bank of -Zea- ' land, was- last night presented by the Citizens -with a gold watch, the- occasion ' being bis removal to Wellington as resident inspector., A silver salver was pre- , sented to Mrs. Gibbons. Sir Robert Stoat, Chief Justice, arrived by the express last evening, much benefited for bis rest at Rotorua. Tomorrow he goes on to Wellington, where - the- Native T.anrjg fVimTni-tfion _w_ill meet io complete its report for ParliamentA pretty wedding took place at St. Andrew's Church, Al ten-road, on Monday last, the contracting pasiies being Mr. John Morrison, Chief Officer of the.,s.s. -Hsupiri, and Miss Ella Eraser, daughter . of Mrs. Fraser, of Grafton-Toad. The Eev. W. Thompson, of Waipu, officiated. j - The latest arrivals at the Central " Hotel include:—Mr. H. J. Wynne (Well- , ingtpn),- Mr. P. Reid (Thames), Mr, W. •Melhuish, and Mr. W. J- Melhuish (Blen-y fceim), Mr. A. Otto and Mr. C..W. Shepley "(Wellington), Mr. J, B. Clarkson ■ (Palmerston North), Mr. A. Glover • (Glasgow), Rev. R. P. and Miss Wilson, Mr. G." M. Yerex (Tauranga); Mr. F. Stewart (Waihi), Mr. E. H. Barnes (Napier),-Mr. M. MeElwain (Thames).- - - -The litest guests at "ffie Grand Hotel include Anderson (London) , Mr. and Mrs. L- C. Gardiner (Can- - terbury), Mi. -M. F. Lyons, .Mr. A. A.. • Gaffney. and Mr. E. F. Walkex (London), 'ilr/-and Mrs. Jose (Cliitqn, England). Mi; Percy ~R." Tudehope, late of the " *'Star" ' lithographic stall', leaves Auck'"lait dsext by the S.S. Zealandia; • en- route -for- England. He joins the White Star liner s.s. Persic, "at Sydney, and exjjeets.to reach. London about tbe beginning of September. He intends ' following up the further study of hjs business by attending tbe art classes in London and America and the Continent, an dexpects to be away from Auckland .for a few years.