PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 233, 30 September 1907, Page 5

PERSONAL.

' 'MTr. W. -J. Hapier; left for tho So*a_ yesterday. •Mr H. Reimers returned from Wet. lirigton yesterday by the Takapuna. Mr. W. A. Boucher; Government porno-, logist, returned to Wellington yesterday. Mr. E. W. Alison, M.H.R., returned to Wellington by the Rarawa yesterday. , Mr. Alfred Kidd, MJLR., accompanied by Mrs. Kidd, left by the Rarawa yesr terday for Wellington. _• ' ".". The Hon. George Fowlds, Minister for Education, left for Wellington via.tho West Coast' yesterday: . Mr and Mrs E. G. Skeates, of Birkenhead,: left by the express this morning for the.South, via the Wanganui River,; The Hon. Ma-huta, M.L.C., and Mr. Henare Kaihau, M.H.R., were passerigers by the Rarawa yesterday for Wellington. Mr. A." B; -J. Irvine, manager of the local office of the Union S.S." Company, returned to Auckland from the Eastern Pacific yesterday 'afternoon. The Rev. .J. M. ■ Stoops preached. hi 3 farewell sermon at the Onehunga Congregational Church last evening. He leaves for Sydney by the Waikare this evening. , .... The marriage of Mr. Arthur H. Adaini and Miss Prisk (reported in our last.issue)' took place in the -Presbyterian. Churchj Waihi, not in -St. Joseph's Charch, as previously* stated/ " .'.'■'■" -J':' • Several passengers by the s.s. Ruapehu from London to Wellington arrived ;iri; Auckland by the, Waikare' yesterday,. in? eluding the Countess de Fresnedo and Captain Dorrien-Shrith.. : '" ' ' . Dr. Schultz, Chief Justice, _ German Samoa,, arrived in Auckland yesterday_ from -fche Eastern Pacific, where he has", been spending portion of an eight months', holiday. He leaves for Apia in about a fortnight's tiriie. ,' V , '■-.'.. . Mr.C.-H. Hughes, assistant manager of the .Sydney office of the Union S.S; Company, returned to resume- his duties at that place by the Waikare this evening. . Mr Hughes has been relieving Mr; Irvine, the Auckland manager, during the latter's visi*c to the Eastern Pacific. Captain Reriautr has' transferred from the Te' Anau to the Pukaki, and Gap*-tain--D.: .Cameron haß . left the latter, vessel to join the,Corinna. Captain. R; Crawford is relieving Captain Drewette, •who is on holiday leave.- "Mr.'*Doorby. late chief officer of • the Moeraki, is nov* chief of the- arid Mr.: A. R Cant* late second officer 'of ■ the Talune > xs acting chief ou the Moeraki. ,- '. ■-' .- Mr; M'Curdy, late chief enghiaer of the Tayiuni, hits, joined the Arahural_Mr. A. A. : Grant, lat6: chief of the Tai6fi. has ■transferred to the Taviuni. Mr, J. in, "who was second ; of the Mo4ra,ki, is now chief of the Taieri. Mr. D. M'Caigj late.third of the -Moeraki, has been pro- 1 mbted to second; Mr. Wallace, late chief of the. Ko'Onya. and - Mr. Cannon, late "chief of the. Te Anau,. have exchanged positions.:' Mr. Smith, late chief! 6f-the" Moeraki, is acting engineer-super-intendent of the Union Company at Wellington for a month:' ,- ; A "wedding of much interest to the many friends of the contracting parties was solemnised at St. -Mark's Church, RemUera, this morning, by the Rev.-'Wi 1 ' Beatty;. when. Mr. Joe ,:K~ing, .assistant--stationmaster ■at Newmarket," WaS" married to Miss-Annie Mary Hodgson, youngf est daughter of Mr. W. Hodgson, senr., of Brighton-road, • Parnell.-. The bride" was. given W; Hodgson), and ivas"'aceompar^e.dA.kj'; : .. her sister (Miss Mabel her niece (Miss May Hodgson)/as maids, Mr. ■_.' S. King acted as- bestman. .'After the ceremony,,a reception' was given at the residence of the bride's mother. .. -, . -~-., "'.-.-_' Mr, J. S.. Dickson, who has.been,manager: of j Mr. Geo.. .Fovf Ids', business, for., the last ten or eleven -years, 'and;has. resigned,"in order, to go.into business, as a clothier .on his pwn . behalf,, was on, Saturday-evening presented .by Mr. R_ -Cleghorn, .on: behalf of Mr, Fcrwlds' employeesj ..-with a case, of pipes, ,a goldr. mountedxigar.hplder, and a silver matchr box. In making the presentation- .Mr. Cleghorn wished Mr. Dkkspri every sue-• cess in his new venture,-and referred to the harmonious .relations which had always existed between the manager and' staff. In responding, Mr. Dickson coiriplimented the staff on their co-operation in bringing the business iq such a sue-, cessful issue.. . _ ','•■ .'■'■ .:.'--'• Mr. John Ellson Brown, who died afe Upjieir Symonds-stteetj Auckland; on.Mon.-., day last, was fomcrly an-employee" of the Governrriznt Printing Office: staff;*which he joined after the seat -of Government \was shifted.from Auckland.-to Wellington. Soon after his arrival in Canterbury, over half a century ago, Mr. Brown - was appointed • Immigration J Agent by the Provincial. Government; but, having'served an apprenticeship' to.; the printing business in London, hi' j sought arid obtained employment at the | "Press" office, in. Gnristchurch,' then,' owned by Mr. James Edward Fitzgerald, I afterwards ' Auditor-Generall Failing 'health compelled him to give up- work-' . about 20 years ago, : and he removed" to. Auckland. He is survived by a wife andtwo daughters in' Auckland * arid one iitj. Wellington (wife Of Mr. P. Garvin, secretary of the Miiiing • Bureau. . His-only' 1 son resides in Sydney, where he is connected with Yates and Co., seedsmen. The; funeral took place at the Sydney-street. Cemetery,, Wellington, on Wednesday, the - Rey. Mr. Sprott conducting the service.