PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6, 7 January 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. S. J. Nathan returned by tlie Mokoia on Sunday from Sydney. _Mr. G. E. Tolhnrst vpR resume the 2>sew Zealand inspectorship of the Union Bank of Australia. Mr. James Coates, general manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, left for Wellington yesterday. Captain E. G. Rason, resident Deputy 'British Commissioner for the New Hebrides, left by the Majml-n. for Sydney last evening. 3ir. H. P. Wyatt, former! yof the Napier Telegraph Office, has been appointed assistant ofnecr-in-eharge at Auckland, in place of Mr. Scully, who has retired. The Mayor of Auckland (Mr. A. SL Myers) who injured his ankle somewhat eeriously on Thursday last, is now progressing rapidly towards recovery. ?ils. J. A. Young ,of Hamilton, who sf3l contest the Tauranga, seat against Sir. Herries, M-P-. at next elections, is at present on a visit to Auckland. Mr. D. Anderson, general manager for lAnstralia for the Orient S-S. Co., and Miss Anderson, came over from Sydney by the Mokoia- on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs- T. W. Leys, and Miss •Evinnie Leys, returned to Auckland on Sunday morning by the iVfa.Tmi.-a. after a trip to the Old Country extending over .ten months. The s-s. Ma.ka.tare leaves Auckland for Thames this evening at 4*30 pro., not Wednesday morning, as advertised; returning from Thames 9.45 a»m. Wedn.esiday. A letter has been, received from Mr. L. E. Phillips, President of the Auckland Provincial Executive of tie Farmers' Union, stating that he Trill leave lingland during the present month, and expects to arrive back in Auckland, via about the third week in. February. Mr. A. J. Fernandez v/as presented with a silver set of carvers by the members of St. Benedict's Old Boys' Chib on Sunday aietmoonj on the occasion of his marriage. The very Eev, Fγ. Gilian, y.G*, made the presentation. The Hon. E. Mitchelson -wrote to ths Harbour Board this afternoon thanking the members for expressions of sympathy forwarded when he broke his arm, and stating that a≤ the break is near the shoulder joint it will be some time before it is folly recovered. Amongst arrivals by the s.s. Changsha at Sydney the other day was Mr. P. A. ■Voder, formerty director and chemist of ihe agricultural experimental station, Utah, U-S-A. He i≤ "travelling to study agrienltural conditions in Australia, New Zealand, and. other countries. Mr. W. F. Ware, late of Auckland, arrived in London from Buenos Ayres by the sa Amazon on November 9. Mr. Ware is Home on business in collection with Argentine land settlement, and will remain until the end of January, afterguards returning to the Argentine. G. P. Wake has announced himself as a Government candidate for the Egmont electorate. He stood for Paiea, in which Egmont was then incorporated, as an independent at last election. It 13 expected that there will be a number of candidates for ths new seat. On the last day of the old year Mr. Waiter Sotham, of the Union Bank staff, •was married to Miss Mary Judson, at St. Matthew's Church, the bride being given away by her uncle, Judge E. Edger. The young eoupls left for ■' their home at Timaru Dγ the s-s. Zeal;*ndia. The Hon. J. McGowan, as Acting Minis-ter-in-Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts, left Thames for Rotorua yesterday morning. About Wednesday he will probably leave thence for Taurange and Waihi, and will attend to various matters for the Mines, Works, and Roads Departments. Mr. McGowan returns to Auckland in abo-ut a week's time. The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Laboar and Marine, returned to Auckland from Kotorua on Saturday evening, and is staying at the Grand Hotel. Mr. Miliar is taking part in this week's tournament of the Northern Bowling Association as a. representative of the Wellington Club. Recent guests at the Grand Hotel inehide Mr. T. Hall (Gisborne), Mr. A. Johnston (Waihi), Mr. F. l>. Cheshire (Shanghai), Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Warren Mr. W. A. Hudson (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Robinson (New Plymouth). Mr. A. A. Kennedy (Napier), Mr. W. J. Tatutian (Napier), Mr. T. L. Churchward (Wellington), Mr. E. Moult Mr. N. W. Bell (Wellington), Mr. W. J. Osborne (Wellington), Mr. W. Brunskill (Wellington), Mr. W. Berry (Wellington), Mr. W. Boyd (Wellington), Mr. I. Ballinger (Wellington), Mr. E. M- Blake (Wellington), Mr. X D. Thomson (Wellington), Hon. J. A. Millar (Wellington), Mr. D. A. Baxter (Napier), Mr. W. McCartney (Napier), Mr. J. A. Amess (Christchurch), Mr. A. G. East (Wellington), Mrs. S. Steel (Londoa), Miss 0. Denton (London), Mr. J. 2s. Tait (Melbourne), Miss K_ Hay (Sydney). Misses E. and J. Toohey (Sydney), Mr. A. A. Gaffney (Melbourne), Mr. T. B. Newson (London), Mr. B. Claxton (London), Mr. A. Cooper (Sheffield), Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett (England), Mr. H. E. Kirkby (Melbourne), Mr. B. T. Burdekin (Sydney), Mr. J. H. Sydall (London), Mr. and Mrs. Taylor (London), Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hodgson (England).