PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 43, 19 February 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

- ~'- ''■- ■' ■ .-.. -.'." V ' .." -"'--: :•:.'' i MrP. McC3r*ckeiiiML.C-, ofTasmania will shortly visit New Zealand. ! Signor E. Bragato; Government .viticul:turißt,'is'in town. ■ : Mr C- J. Reakes, chief; Government vet- , erinarian, is ih town. j; The' Hon. A. W. Hogg, lister for Labour, isiii the Hawke's Bfcy province transacting' departmental .business. - The; Hon. Geo. Fowlds, Minister for Education, returned to Wellington to-day from the south... : ..'--';V . Mr. D. D. Hyde, Cbie__; Government Poultry -Expert, leaves Auckland for the South by the West Coast boat to-day. ' LieutJ-Cblonel : Loveday leaves for' the - - Thames this afternoon to take hharge bf~' I the cadet camp at Omaha; ; *~: '-': ..":':. Mr Edward Millhausen, of -New' York; ■ is at present Oh a visit to Auckland, and is staying at the Star Hotel. - Mr and Mrs Francis Baines Walsh, of Hawke's Bay, are staying at the Grand Hotel, i Mr Edward Branscombe will arrive in. town to-night* and. the Cherniavskis will arrive to-morrow. They will stay at the Central; Hotel, - I -Miss Grace.Neil, formerly assistant-v ! inspector of hospitals •in New Zealand, who has been on, a visit to Canada, has ireturned to New Zealand. !, Mr. Cartivright-BrO'ini, the well-known Hawke's Bay landowner, who has been jon a visit to x England, i'etiirnfed to the : Dominion by the Turakiha. Staff-Captain Colvin,' the new wtefcor' iof the New Zealand "War Cry," arrived. /in Wellington from Sydney by the Ulimaroa to-day. Mr. H. Eyve Kenny, S.M, at Selson, has received intimation (says the ''-Post") that he will be," retired from' the service on superannuation as from "31_rt March. Mr. Stanley -Kingsbury, -formerly, of the Brisbane and. how. asso-ciate-editor' of ■■ the South China "Daily'? News," Hongkong, is visiting Wellington. •Mr; F. P. Wilsoj!, M.A., has resigned his seat as one of the graduates' >re'pre« sentatives on the Victoria College Council. - '■'."'.'•'.' "..,-. - ' r .- .- ■ -,- : Mr. J. M. Ritchie, managing 'director of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, is a passenger by the Athenicy due in JWellihgton bn Sunday. , Mr. George Titheradge, the popular actor, who is suffering from appendicitis, and' was,, removed on Wednesday to the Mater. Misencordiae Hospital, is reported to be slightly"better.' ; _ ' .':.'■'.' ; Mr..-E..D. Bell has taken his seat!on the Council oi Victoria.College, ton, as-the; representative of the P_rbfeasorial Board, in place .of his brother, Mr. who haaresignied. .-. '•' Dr. Drydeh Glendiningj ah old Napier High School hoy, .-has • obtained his FJS.C.S, degree'in London, and'has been awarded'the Cancer Research Scholarship 'at the Middlesexf Hospital, Dondon. Mr: T, F_ Leihy, who has been in charge of /the" Auckland Governments poultry Depot for the : past year, ha.l resigned- from his position," and will be replaced ;by Mr. Burke; of Di-nedim Mr.. George-Fenwioh,. managing director of the Otago ""Daily Time's" Company, passed though Wellington on; Wednesday "on his' way to attend' a meeting 'of the Pres§ Association' in Wahganui. ; The Hon.' T. Mackenzie!, acceding to the . unanimous request of- the Dunedin Board of.' Education, "has agreed :tb continue a member of the Board until the expiry of his term *.few months' hence.:. -.. - The'r Hon. B. McKettsie, 'MLhister for Public / Works, who-will visit Gisborne shortly on railway matters,; will.; be accorded a civic function, and- during his stay he-will be asked.to formally-dpen thenew-Waikohu bridge.■' ~ ' -:.: The' Hon. J. A. MillaT, Minister for Railways'arid Marine, is to be •entertained by the citizens of Dunedin to-night in-the Garrison Hall. -.The Hoh.'br.' Findlay,. Minister for Justice; will attend thefunctiohir.;:-'■..':.'-;..-. : :/",: , ; ••;-•■ ; ': ; His' Excellency the Governor intends to - visit the TJrewera Country heict month, and .will.'.'probably'-Visit. A'tekland; afterwards. ; Th April LOrd Plunket,' it is tin- , detstood, ,wilfp-iy an bffici.il visit to the Cook and'otheV islands/ * . ■ • ■'.■,_Vfr. A_.,-i_r. McKay,-.w-io'has been manager of tWCeraidi-ue brancK of tlie Bank ;o£ Sew 'South Wales for the past ten 1 yearsj'has;received-notice of his appointment to .the .managership of the bank at | Tamworthii New South .Wales. .. !',.:, formerlyeditor of i the' O.tagd ''Daily Times;" and iiOw editor 'arid 'senior p.rojrfe&r'ol "the 'f-Etoorel' ists' Revißw,'' Melbourne, with Mrs. Two-peny,-arrived in Auckland from, Itotoruawhe're they have spent sOmfe wfeeics.'They ; will go to Wellington'la a day or two, thence sail for Fmg_arid, returning home iin September. 7 '-- ~ : : ,Mr._R.; i Pitchfovd..waa: honoured at ah. enthusiastic'; gathering' at _ Waite's . Hall on. Wednesday eveniug;_prior ;lo his partiire; fioin New Zealand on. a trip to! the 'oli Countiry. . Mr.. F.. Farreli, ohbehaltof the assembled company, presehted him with a yery-hands-bme travel? ling bag hs a.mark of,the high esteeiii with .which he ,was' held' in thi district. .The selection committee ih-,Tasmania, has chosen Mr. Frank: Bathurst Edwards as the Tasmanjau Bhodes Scholar fbr,iS)o?.','- During his school career, .which began ; at.'ihe" State..'school-, at Stanley (Tasmania), Mr. -Edwards, won several' scholarships, ultimately '•:,- obtaining his LLJJ.. degree. --; :;•..:..--;-;'. . .... > Mr. Cyril Jackson, son of Mr; ( F. W. .lacksoh;->manager of -the/ Union Steam Ship Company, at.Sydney, died recently at" a private hospital' after a brief; illness.' -Mr. Jackson was operated bn:ibr appendicitis, but suceumbed-j The deceased, who was a member ot the staff-of the German-Australian r Steamship Company, was highly-esteemed. " V The. Rt.. Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, Prima Minister, will arrive In town from''Eotorua tormorrow morning,, joining' the express from W e i" n gtoh at FTankton Junctiohl At* 11 o'clock tho Prime.Minister will"; present the championship banner "Of the Auckland. Public Schools' Cricket Association, Woh this season by-Mt.- Eden School, to the. winning.; team .at the Do-, main pavilion. In the: afternoon Sir".. Joseph will attend the; Premier picnic at Motutapu." ._•-;. ■".■:.•••-'' -_;' : '--' "... - ■':■"■■■-r-y ■ :'-■' '■ .■■' --•. -: - ■ ■ _■- • :,• •. •^^•i ,:, . ' =