PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 171, 21 July 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

'Mrs. R. J. Seddon and Miss- Se_doii are on a visit to Auckland,'stiying it the Grand- Hotel

_B 31r. Gladstone Robmson,""''of-.-aSßsn, arrived in Auckland y-sterd_yji;pjlvi staying at. "Cargen "

Messrs. E. W. Payton a_d^."S. f _» zard were passengers for Welhhgton last night to attend the annual conference of the New Zealand Acdimatisatipa Scoeties. ■.- ■':'.'?'

_ The Ray.. F. Carew Ihbmra'Uiji&ifcepted ".he living' oi' the'Tsj , trict of Mangawe-hj offered txr-Mfy the Bishop.-of SSeffingfeon, .and will Ist shortly to take .up his duties.

Sir Everard im Thorn, Govern- d Fiji and High Co____sionerj.oi.-tte Western Pacific, has been.in jiliealti for some time" past, and wiß'gropeef ti England on short leave on AngasOti by the Vancouver route.

. A Press Association cable from Brisbane" announces the death of e_-§ei_toi Daw_on. ■ Before tics, he took a prominent parf-.hrtht State Parliament, oncj- occupying .tie position of Premier for three days, i l ' ;

Dr. Giuseppe -larches—ii,-a surgeon of considerable standing in his- 'profession, recently arrived in the city, : _4s'fo_ menced the practice of his profession a Auckland, "Balbirriie" oh the'-ctenjtof Princes and Alfred-streets," opposite tie Albert Park. - V. : -

Mrs. Robinson, relict i>f the.'late; Captain Robinson, who arrived i_: Xc» Zealand in the ship in 1810, -tv died at Foxton. The deceased ' .Vi noted for her hospitality- in- the.earl/ days, and among her guests at M period were Lord Cecil ithe ■ late Marquis of Salisbury) and SisGeorge.Grefv

At a meeting of hockeyites, leli m the Choral Hall last night, Mr. E.?» George (vice-president of .the .iß&' land Hockey Association), on _el__,«s the Executive and hockeyites •of Anct land, presented, in a few well-chosen- remarks, Mr. H. I>. *"___.- (chairman of.tie Association) with a- handspme'.goH watch as a slight token of-esteem : ?ni appreciation of his services -to tied hoc]key: . ':' X .-.:'■' The Mayor of Dunedin' (Mr. T.".(se) has received a letter .from' Lord ton's private secretary, stating tha* his Excellency will be m - the" Soati Island during the second week" in -Ao? _st, and is desirous- -of taking -»* earliest opportunity of paying -an. ofi&4 visit .to Dunedin .(says a Pees Assocaj •tion message). His Excellency propose leavingChristchnrch on Wfidnesday, Apgust 10th, ai-riving in Dunedin at 4 ##• on the same day.. He will stay ,th|K until Friday, August 12.

At the annual meeting of : fkie..ShP hunga Presbyterian Church, held-. te' night, the Rev. D. D. Scott Bi4 M Scott -were presented with-a gold !W# each. Mr. Barr, in makingthe jsrese?* tion, referred, to .the..spl___d work that had been -done by both "Mr. .and .W 1 Scott since they had come to He expressed the appreciation flf." 18 congregation at the' decision Scott to remain among them,, althojlgfl he had received tempting calls- y OB other and larger churches.