PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 100, 26 April 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mrs. yLi-skeTuie and Miss Mary Mackenzie, wile and daughter of the Prince Minister, are at present at Rotorua. Dr. Cieary. Roman Catholic Bishop of j Auckland, left Sydney by the Wunmera on Wednesday, and should reach Auck- ! land on Sunday. ; Mr. C. R. Poweil. of Bradford, Engj land, returned from a. visit to the I Hot _ Lake, district yesterday afternoon, jHo is staling a: the Grand Hotel. j The promotion of Captains E. T. Bev-in. (S.Z. Garrison Artillery) and G. J. jßa&trick ilrith "K'aikato Regiment ito i the rank of maior is announcedc in the late-t. "Gazette." . Mr. L. T. Symss. manager of the G-is-i borne section of railway, is retiring j from the service, hi \rhich he has bee? for 2S years. He intends to settle at Tauranga. Captain Stopford. of H.M.S. Pioneer, v.huh is at present in port, arrived [ tro-ji Wellington by the express this j morning, .inri is staying- at "(rlenalvon,.' . l'> i.- arirvmpanied by Mr*. Stopford. Major-Central Oodley. G.D.C.. accompanied Uy Mr?. Godley and Captain >pinr-pr>niah. arrived from Wellington by the express this morning. 'He leave* for W'hanparei ihi.- evening, and Trill probably urn to Auckland on Honda v. Mr. U. A. Beddoe. Canadian Trade Comrrji.-sioner. left by top Main Trunk express la>t evening for Pahiatua. On the invitation of a number of local bodies there., he vrill address a meeting on matters affecting the welfare of the Empire. At the end of the present month. Ca.pt. Mitchell, who has seen twenty years of SPTvice as superintendent of the Danedin City Fire Brigade, ■"•ill relinquish, that position. He is no"- at the dose of » crpditiblc and honourable record of 37 years." ■■.ontinuous sernce in fire fighting. Mr. T. Robert;, lite executive omcer under the T"r.gan Government, leaves Welimstoti by thp Aora-agi to-day tor \ in")BT»r. ?n route for Ensriand. Colonel A. \V. Robin, C.B_ is also lea.Tmg by the same, steamer for the puroooa of undergoing a course of TtiiiiLarv trainin: at Home. The Hon. We. Pitt, the -s:£ll-kno*rn Melbourne Architect, arrived in WelHag*on from Sydney by the Mannganni on Wednesday, with the plans for the new theatre to be erected .-> Manners-street East by the Wellington Opera House C aiapany. Mr. F. Hugo. Inspector of Fire Brigades, arrived from 'Wha-nga.rei yesterday, in the course of one of his periodica! visits of inspection. The City Fire Erigad-e will br irLC.pecte.-i tr-iiigit, and Mr. Hcgo leaves for the booth by Sunday'o es^ireis. Mr. Jas. 3iackenzK>. -who has been appointed Surveyor-GaneraJ, presided o _ er the monthly ineecing o: the Wellingtoa Land Board yesterday for th« last tun?. A: the conriuiiOn of the business the retiring Coamusoiocer was presented ■A'ith : framed photograph of the nieinbers of the BoardMr. }■ rai>.i> tMmp.-on. late Cn-m-m--.-:oner of Lani3 for Taranasu, u-b<-- died 3T Ne-tv Plymouth on Tuesday ri;ght. vi- bori. at Lancaster dagfe.nd'l in 1546. He 'vat cd'iirited at. Wesley (ol'."gr ,ir--! at th" Churrh of Engiar-.d G-rarDTiiar School. Auckland, arrmngr la New Zealand in !%53. H> held a ccmiEs>:cn in the 2nd Walkato Company- <3utisir: the disturbances with the native?. In 1860 he adopted th» profession of land surveyor, and in 187-1 jomed thp Govprcmect r-rrvii-p. H? became district survpyor in IST! , . oui«-t <iraji£rhxeniaji at Hawke'* Bay in 18.'<"2. a.v.d Commissioner of Cro«vn Land? and '-bief survpyor for Taranaki in IWI. A pleasant gathering was held on Wednesday evening in Ei-pr»iie Town Board office, when the lat» clerk, Mx. Ross, -no ha_7. taion thp position of clerk to the Otahahu "Road Board. vt=i- presented with •' testimonial aad illuminated 3-i----drf.-? on behalf of the chairman .in-i mprab°iv of tbe Board. Mr. Geo. Wil-kin.-on. chairman of the Ellersljp Town Board, presided. 1-4. representatives of the Mt. One-tree Hill, and Otahuhu Read Boards, were present, Mr. Prank La'try. px-M.P.. also beinj a p)p.~f. In making the pr??<~ntation, "Mr. ?."iikin>nr .-poke of tfir courtesy and prpat assistance the KO.l. " had always rpopivrrf a , the hand? of *•!' Ross, ar.i ■v;.. :ir*l him fvor, KU'V.-.- for thp futcre. Mr. Eoi.-. in r'oply, acknowledged the support whit 1 *! h< , had jliraw reoei-rpd from 'ho chairman .md Board m»mbßr=. A lenjthy '.oast. li«» «is ?onr 'hrou^'-,, Mr Fifs' health hpinj drunk with an" 1 ! enthujiasm It wm resolved to send the '"nn.TTHt.ulati o Ti> r.i *h< , mrptLzr? to Mr. 1". .1. P::rr on h.5. rp-pjection as Mayor <-■ Auckland, an-] to the Hon. A. ">{. Myers on hi.- plpvation to the ilinistr^.