PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 77, 1 April 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The Major— (Mr. C. J. Parr) will be "At Home" to the citizens o.f Auckland at the Town Hall on April 15th

The Rev. George Smith, a retired army chaplain, "viiho participated in the famous defence of Rorke's Drift, has arrived in Sydnoy. He leaves for Auckland tomorrow.

The Rcw. Mark Sutton, late of the Holy Trii—y Church, Devonport, was a passenger fry the Victoria last evening, en route to England. Mr. Geddes, a home missioner, and a recent arrival from Qnee—land, will fill the pulpit at Holy Trinity Church pending a permanent appointment.

Mr. F. T. Lawrie, of the Sydney office 'of tho Nena/ Zealand Tourist Department, retuatsned to Sydney by the Victoria last evening, accompanied by Mrs. Lawrie, affteir spending a holiday in the Dominion.

The wedding took place yesterday, in the Devorqiort Presbyterian Church, of Mr. Eli— Martin, of Te Kuiti, and Miss Benryce Waller, daughter of Captain Waller, late of the steamer Win—nera, .and now harbourmaster at New Plymoiath. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Ivo Bertram.

Mrs Arthur MacAithur, who has been visiting Rotorua, has returned to Auckland. Her husband is a relative of the well-known Mac Arthur family of Camden Park, _S. Wales, who first introduced Merino sheep into Australia, which were at the purest Spanish breed, thereby adding immensely to the wealth of Australajriia. Mrs Mac Arthur is the daughter of an old Auckland identity, Captain Dow—oy, who was for many years secretary of the Northern Club, and during her stay here is residing at Glcnalvon. A paragraph in circulation, stating that Mr. R. McNab intends while in England seeking election to the House of Commons, in place of Dr- Chappie (member for Stirlingshire), was denied entirely by Mir. McNab when his attention was dravra to it. The rumour further states thiit Dr. Chappie is giving up politics at Home because it is too costly, and is coming to the Dominion to look after his 'business interests. Mr. McNab said this was the first he had heard of it. —(Press Association.) Many West Coasters from the South Island now residing in the Auckland district will regret to hear of the death of Mrs. Katherine Sheedy, which took place at Greyirtouth last Good Friday. The deceased lady was the wife of the late Daniel Sheedy, for almost half a century proprietor of the Brian Boru Hotel in that town. She was very well known and highly esteemed, and leaves a family of two sons and four daughters, also three brothers —Messrs. Daniel, Patrick, and James Twohill.