PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 55, 5 March 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

'.The Bey. Warham has been elected : 'Bresident -of';the'Methodist Conference in Queensland. _fPr"ess Association cable.)]' " MajorGenerai Sir- H. P. EWart and Lady Ewart arrive in New Zealand from England by the s.s. Pbparoa next week. ;'• Mrs I_ J. Seddon and Mrs Bean, her daughter, are at present in Auckland, staying at the Grand Hotel; They,;leaVa -i for Rotorua to-morrow. ... . . Captain. Shannon, of the 16tS,.Lancers, arrived in Wellington; by the Maheno from i Sydney, and has joined the Governor's Staff as aide-de-camp. Tte T. ;W. ilislopfwas; presented -j last night with a requisition, bearing over 4000 signatures, asking him- : W.stands'..- 1 : for re-election as Mayor of Wellington.: ' He asked for a few days. to. consider the ' matter. ->'-y.- -y. -- - - ■ y - < y The remains of the Jate Captain Hix> son, ex-chairman dt the Marine Board,y were' (says a Press ._ Association, cable from Sydney) interred on'y Wednesday. "'' ,thje : deceased being accorded -ay naval". funeral - The Rev. W...5.: Potter, : who'waa ste? tioned in Wellington 20 ,yeart asjry- wU take oharge of . Methodist Church In about a fortnight'a " time. For some time past he has beea in charge of the Church* Auckland. • "'" \"i V-fV-The Hon. George. FoWlds (Minister for Education) paid a.visit of inspection this morning to the Mental Hospitals at Avondale. At 3 o'clock this afterndon.the Minister visited the School of Mines ifr connection with the Auckland University - ■"; .College. - The Chief Justice (Sir Bobert Stout)* - accompanied' by Lady Stout and Mist' ■'■' Stout, leave Wellington by. the as..Mar*'ama'this afternoon, en route fee-the 013 ' Country, joining the as; Moldavia at Sydney. Sir Robert intends visiting Ens> :;•' land, Scotland and probably- Switzerland. Mr T. taken up his duties in; Auckland ,iiis,'Gov-, eminent poultry grader, and is busily' eih* y gagedin making himself acquainted with local conditions. ; Mr-- Burke: is; a ybfjangi v man who at once conveys the impression of energy and. business, ability, and" as'-.hei; . is, in addition, very obliging, the industrjf should, benefit "by;his presence here.y : : .- " 'Dr/'Wallis, (Bishop,of Wellington, wilt ~ proceed to Palmerston North, at the end of the week in order to baptise the in? fant son of Lord and Lady Pluhket. Hin Excellency and Lady Plunket will ares five in Wellington-- froni Palrnersto*lt. North Oft.'Mondayy and • will return t* Palmerston North next Saturday. Lord) Plunket. plans, to leave for Waiapu taut the East Cape on April 21. \ ;1 M ' ' ''- T".'.r.'ii.i": r.niiiii.n i . ;: ,,,.