PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 307, 24 December 1912, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr Hajnilton Hodges arrived from Wellington by the Main Trunk express this morning. Tihe Rev. and Mrs. Simpson and family left by the Victoria this afternoon for Dunedin, <ton their way to Core, where Mr. Simpson has accepted a call. Captain Callaghan, for many years in charge of the Government steamer at Fiji, hae now retired on pension, and has taken up his residence in Auckland. Mr. .1. Menzies, of the Premier Joinery Company, Ltd., Freezing Works Reclamation, was presented by the office etaff and employees to-day with a marble clock, suitably inscribed, on the eve of his marriage. Mr. 0. F. Ollivier, the New Zealand tennis champion, left for the _.outh last evening. The Hon. F. M. B. I'lsher also left last night for Hastings in connection with the Australasian tonnie championship meeting to be held there. Father Cognet, parish priest at Otaki. died at Wellington this morning, aged 55. lie came to the Dominion 25 years ago from France, and had been stationed at Otaki and Taranaki. Of late his health had been unsatisfactory, but tlie end was not expected so soon.— (Press Association.) The citizens of Palmerston North last night tendered a farewell to Mr. W. T. \V ood, ex-member for Paimereton, on tiie occasion oi his leaving on a health trip, and presented him with a purse ot oovereigius. Mr E. H. Nicholas, organist and choirmaster oi the Pitt btreet Methodist Church, left by the Wimmera with Airs Nicholas last evening on a six weeks' holiday visit to Australia. The membera ol tho choir presented Airs Nicholas with a rug, and Mr Nicholas with a gladatone bag Before they left. Wellington papers contain notices ol the deaili of Mi_ lieleu ifieihenon, tue second daughter of Mr J. L. ivel.y, ihe well-known journalist. The deceased w_,_ well known in Auckland, where her youLli was spent, and wnich she had re- \ isited on several occasions since going south. Her Ucaih ciisaed upon complications following the b.rtu oi her second child, which took place aoout four weeks ago. Air. Sidney Edward Oreville Smith, a well-known journalist, died tit Hamilton tills moitimg, of heart disease, aged oi. At vurious times he was connected with the "North Otago Times," tile " Waikato Times," the 'Marlborough 'limes," and the 'New Zealand limes," besides a number of Australian journals. Of late years he held a controlling interest in the "Te Aroha Maill." ot whiuh he was editor at the time of his death.