PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 284, 30 November 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

' News has been received'that;Mr. Noi> , man. Collie, of Wellington, who is study-. ! ing music at the Royal College of.? Music, ; i London, has attained the, degree, of a Bachelor ■of Music; .»,» - ■:. > ~ 1 Mr. T. V. Hill, chief officer of the V 1 Kurow, third son of the ;l»te-.Mr, : T. v ; Hill (Collector of Customs'; at ■ Auck- ' land), was married at Island' Bay, Wellington, on Monday by the Key." W. ■ Shirer to Miss Elsie Walker,, second ! daughter of the late Mr. Justice Walker, . ' of Sydney. ■ I ■'■'■ Mrs. Montague, who acted ns honor--1 ary official accompaniste , at" the recent competitions festival, was, ibefore her.de- [ parture for Wellington on Monday night, < I presented with a memento -from; the;, : executive and officials of a pair of silver entree dishes, the presentation being made toy, Mr. C. Hudson, chairman ot -the executive. . • :,/■..' .'■■'." , Referring at the 'Garrison- officer^ mess dinner in. 'Wellington' on Monday , night to Major-General . Godley,New, ; Zealand's new Commandant, "Atto arrived { at Brisbane 'by the Makura from Vant couver on Sunday last,' his' Excellency, I the Governor said he was confident from , - thai ofßcer's Army record, .and yjfroin . •. what he knew privately that he was . • not only a competent officer, but "a most > agreeable person to work ■with. ■''"■ Hβ v I was sure th 4( New Zealand officers, when they 'became 'acquainted with the Com- , imandant, would be anxious, ready and s willing to assist, him in every • possible•way.. ■ . --'s. :; -.'' ■'■'- - ]:■: ■■• •;• On landing at Capetown just prior i* the commencement of the festivities in *■ connection with the inauguration of the j " Union of South Africa, the H«n. George • 1 vFowlds, New • Zealand's representative, i was presented -with an address, of welT .. I come from the various trades union and ' labour organisations. The address wet--1 corned the recipient "to the Mother City, J of the Union of South Africa," and pnj- " ceeded: "This small greeting in"no way,, [ conveys the admiration held. l>y-the . toilers of South Africa .for yojj. Wβ : trust that your stay in this country I -will be a pleasant one, and that good \ health may attend ■ you, and • that you may long be spared to assist the present policy of government adopted by, \ New Zealand."