PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 167, 14 July 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL.

.;.'....-. . ' ■ -""*W Of Commissioner Dinnic, of the Police' Department, who has been visiting Ancle- -■'■ .': land, left for" Gisborne by the [Victoria* to-day. ... Messrs. F. and R. Spence, of the Customs Department, and F. T. MacKenzie, ' of. the Valuation Department,' left.for Wellington to-day to attend the annual conference of the N.Z. Civil Service Association. - -.-:■■ '-, Mr A. Ralph, who has served in both the navy and the mercantile marine, has been appointed by the Auckland Mm- ■ isters' Association to the position of Superintendent of the Auckland Sailors*, Mission. , ;'.■•'. ..■■'{■ -.:''. "Mr and Mrs. W. Culpan, of Parnell, ,- accompanied by Miss R. Culpan, leave by the s.s. ■ Tofua oh Tuesday next'on v a holiday visit through the islands, ai- ■'■; terwards proceeding to Sydney and Mcl- ; ; bourne. They expect to be absent from Auckland for about six or eight Weeks. " ? '■'. Amongst the visitors at the Star 2 Hotel are:—Mr K. Thatcher (Sydney), : Mr H. A. Wright (Wangairai), Mr E.. : D. Heatbh (Wellington), Mr HE. Carey; (Wellington), Mr J. W. Hamilton (Eng--. land), Mr J. L. Possmore (Danedin)i'j Mr G. Gorr (Wellington), Mr I. Brown (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs H.. Hay (Tapanui)> Mrs. R. Wallace (N.5.W.),.; Mr R- Chase-Morris (Wellington), .Mr,.,' :. and Mrs J. "M. and Miss Hopkins' {'Christ* '.' church), Miss Webb (Christehnrch); Mr; W. A. Robins (England). - ; Mr J. H. Fray, who has been appointed,*; • organist and choirmaster to the Pitt- A f street Methodist Church, has, for the A/ past.three years been organist at the '-.' Anglican'Cathedral,'Napier. Prior: to t." that, he was for eight years organist "2 of, St. John's Anglican Church, Launces- :;';■;. ton. Mr Fray is a pupil of Sir Frede? rick Bridge (organist of Westminster; s>:2 Abbey), and also of Professor Ebenezer l i Prbute, R.A.M., now Profesor of Music ": at Dublin University. During Mr Fray's' residence in Napier he was- president'of j -.' the Society for Professional Musicians :, of Hawke's Bay. He takes up hia new, duties oti Sunday next.- .'_);■