PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 115, 14 May 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. F.- W. Coulter; of Bradford,' En^ land, left for Rotorua-by the express tp. day:: ■-:. .*._ - ; .-;J.'js- . ;...;..:'=;'"' Captain Pilkington arrived froni'the Bay of Islands by the Clansman yesterday- ~ -.:.. ■. I ~_ -I •■• -, Mr. Justice Edwards is - expected : to arrive" from/Wellington to-morrow via £b* ;Main Trunk.line. Captain H. Parker, it one time tide rsurveyor in the "Depaffanent, and who'• is now- retired; arrived from the South by the" Rarawa this imbrning. . i v ._.. I Dr.' J. M.'Mason,' Chief; Health Officer for New Zealand, .■will * preside over' the j public health, section;ofthe "Anstralasmß. 'Medical Congress in-Melbourne'on Octo- ' ber"l9th''" -•--■----•--■.---. | The parishioners of St. Pauls-Church are tendering a social welcome: to i their , hewly : appbihted" Vicar, the Rev.C.*Al"B. Watson and, Mrs Watson, in,the schoolroom to-night., .."•'__>' '_ .*...'...".. . Miss Bagnall,'sister of "Mr."L.. Jvjßagnall, chairman .of the- Auckland ; Education Board, was.a."passenger : by-theiTa-lune ■ for Fiji yesterday, :.en; route for Vancouver." ; _ ..\ ■ -, " ; ._;; ; ; .,' ; Mr- Frank King, the well-known ; hall porter, at. the Auckland ;HpspitaV: is a* present.seriously ill, his condition.tcAlay; being regarded, as somewhat'tgfaye.-; . The-many friends. Mr "Howard Vernon," will regret to learn that .he lost the whole of his personal belongings ;by an accident :• to -» punt near Westport, and the misfori tune is all the more unfortunate, as his I wife Miss -Kirna ■-de-Loitte) "is '. in ill-, health. ■'_'■" .-.-;:-;-. Mr. L. S. Hurnptiries, of:. left for-Fiji last evening by the iTaTune, joining the Manuka at Suv.a. : - 'He i: then proceeds on a: twelve- months'-.-tour:: of Canada, the United States, and England. Commander^BopHerj who is; at.-present visiting the Dominion, in course of <a round-the-world tour,- during which he has -visited-England, the Continent,:.ahd America,' was; for -twenty' .yeara;iß:.chaTge. of a South Australian fire; department.. j Mrs Sandes,>wjie of Mr Tt- F..-Samdes, chemist, of Hamilton; died last evening after a long übaess; foUpwingibnan-ppe. j ration, Which ■ -was. only partially ~;suc» ■ cessful. . Mrs Sandes.arrived in'Hahiilton earlyin the- "seventies," an&has re-, sided there' ever 'since., ' Her deniise is deqily regretted- by : a-large ; circle...of friends. ■ ■.■.■'"' " ".- ..-' V-r ..>•-.'. - Recent guests at the Royal Hotel hive included: Hon. Rev. E. R Lindsay (Fifesbire), Mr. R- -M. Newbery,>-Mr^ : D.O. Robertson (Sydney), Mr. M-S.-Bomke (Wellington); "Mri L. H: "Espagne- (Wellino'ton), Mr! H. M.' and.Miss* B."'Todhunter (Sydney), Mr. and Mrs. C. Stevens (Sydney), M» J. E.'Hancock :(Ei]i), Mr. J. Thomson fNapier);'Mri* AVE.-Cawslej; (Sydney),"Mr. J. Vincent' (Sydney), .Mr. F C' Fisher (England), Mr.'E.:S.:Ham« (England), Mr: A: M.. Jamesoni (Timaru), Mr C.C.H. Gibbons .(Sydney.),-.Miy J. Garcia (Opunake), Mr/R; J._Eames; (Hawera), Mr. F. Mbofhouse-(Wellington)., Mr. H. R. Carson (Sydney), Mr.;L. : <x.-G. Spencer (New Plymouth:), .Mr R Bek j (Sydney), Mr. A. J.Whittaker (Thames), Mr. W. Thornton (Cambridge), Mrs. Thompson (Patea); Mrs. and Miss :Worsp, Mr. F. D. McLean, Mr. ;J. .'*S.i Bond (Hamilton),- Mr. G. Thompson, Mr. E..J. Clen'don (Thames), Mr-E. J.. Miles (Ran-' >ibra), Mr. L.-Shaw-(Hanulton), Mr. J. H: Reid (Opotiki), Mr.. G.;> Cooper '(Qpctiki), Mr:' -W. A: Turner "(Dunedin)..