PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 69, 20 March 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mrs. A. C. Taylor, of Christchurch. has passed tin- advanced examination ill Esperanto (with honours).

-Mr. S. staiiden. of Keildinj*. lias been appointed judge of the Ayrshires ill the forthcoming Royal Agricultural Show. to be held at Sydney.

The Hon. J. MeUowan will be unable to carry out bis intention to make a tour of the South Island coal and gold fields before the session.

Mr. 11. A. Kpstein, lion, vice president of tlie Stepney (.'roup. London, and it member of the British Esperanto Association, is on a visit to Wellington. Mr. R. YV. Jfolmes, Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department, left Wellington ou Tuesday to inspect the works en the Xorth Island Main Trunkline.

Captain T. Langley Webb, a director of the Hucklart-Parker Company, who has been spending a holiday in this Domiuiou, left Wellington by the Wimmera on Thursday for Auckland, en route for Sydney.

Mr. J. K. White, a well-known contractor and nwraber of tin; Dunedin City Council, is at present paying a visit to Auckland. He is accompanied by Mrs. White , , and they intend leaving fur Kutorua on Tuesday next.

Mr. John Strauchon, Commissioner of Crown for the Wellington province, who has been transferred to the Auckland district, takes over his new duties at the beginning of May. Mr. Thomas Hodgson, manager Northern Boot and Shoe Company, leaves by the f.s. Takapuna to-morrow for Wellington to join ji special deputation to wait upon the Commissioner of Customs (Hon. J. A. Millar) respecting business connected with the customs tariff.

Captain Rolls, late of the Monowai. is to take command of the Maitai. Captain Hemming, late of the Maitai (Mio■wera). proceeds to Duuedin by the vessel for order-;. 'Hie following amonpr other appointments have been notified to the Department:—Mine managers: (I. \Y. Ilorn, Knranni-Caledonian mine. 'Tliames; E. V. Turubull. Kuranui mine. Thames; !■'. .S. Sionp. New Moivnataiari mine. Tliames. L'oal minc-j manager: W. Wood. Taupiri Kxtended and Taupiri Reserves Ilunllv. Waiknto.

De=pite the inclemency uf the weather, thero was a liirge. attendance at St. Paul's Ciuirch. Symonds-st reel, hist evening, to wituejs the institution of the Rev. 1 , . A. Watson. 8.A.. as lue new \irar, \ice the Rev. (anon Nelson, resigned. The service wa~ a very imposing: one. The Veil. Archdeacon L'nlder acted as toniluissary, in the iib.-'fiutc of Ihe Jiishop. and was assisted by Archdeacons Cole and Collins. Canon MnrMurray, and the Kpvs. (iillam. livt-rslied. Lush. Fowler, Wiligfield. Bedford. Budd. and Herbert Reeve. After the. institution service, in which the letter testimonial was rend, and the vicar-olcet made the declaration, the commissary delivered a brief sermon appropriate to the uorasinn. The lessons were read by the Revs. Giilam and Reeve, and special hymns sung by the choir.