PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 184, 4 August 1913, Page 7

PERSONAL.

sir Joseph Ward left for Wellington list evening: hy the express. There was v. Uirge patherinp to -see him off.

Captain C. Shaw, military secretary to his ExceUePcy the Governor, left by the Niagara on Saturday to visit some friends in Fiji.

Guests at the Star Hotel include: M'-siTs. F. C. Chambers I InverenigiU), Whito (hivercargill), and W. Veitch (Piopio).

Madame Alice Gow*;r-Burjis, who is to sins "Anair-" in ""Moses In Rgypt." arrived .by the Main Trunk yesterday, and it' staving at "Glnnalvon."

Mr. -I. V. Mulder, of Java, who has been in Auckland for some time select in;; a herd of cattle, will leave for Sydney this evening on his way home.

.\lr. l>. Burbidge, the Victoria College student who won an ISSI Exhibition scholarship for scientific research, has left Wellington on his way to London.

Dr. MacFa-rland ha-s resigned the headnrasterehip of Ormond College in the University of Melbourne, which he fra<3 held since its foundation, in ISSI, states a I're&i Association cable.

The death is announced of Mt Bobert Smrth. aged 70 years, an old and muchrespected resident of the Forty Mile Butvh. He was prominent in lowU government matters tutd sjxirt.

Major-CrenfTiil Godlcy, Commandant of the Dominion Forces, was expected to roach IxindoM /<ist week. While in London he will sive an address on the Dominion* dcfencn scheme before tho Guards' Club, Pal! Mall.

Amonjrt-t the paseengers by the WimmPru yesterday W3.s Mr. Philip NVwbury, of oun<?din ; who ha? oomp "P tinder to sing "Amenophis" in the Auckland Choral Society's perfnrraancp of "Moses in Kgvpi."

Amonp- those ftavinc at the Grand Hotel are Mr. .1. W. Murdoch (Napier), Mr. S. C. Raron I I. Mr. I. lla.rri-=on Jones (Dunedin). Mrs. Kisenr tSan Francisco), and Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Harris is.in Fnincisco>.

iliss Freda Macfcav. a fmpular member of tlie stafT of Uie Northcoti- public s-ehool. presented with it tea. and cniTee service as a >n\iver.ir on the eve of lenviti!; the srflfwil. Tlie. jrvft, was RTITv so.ribed far by both teachers and piipita.

Mr. 11. W. Wn«on. Town Clerk, will "leave by the express this evening to meet fie Mayor, who is expected in Wellington by the Mannganui, which arrives on Wpflrrrsday next. Tb.» Mayor will prohiirily rrt.urn to Auckland on S'undav.

Mr. 11. ('. ("iunpron, who has bpe.n cottnectnd with the International Order of ("food Templars in Dirncdin srnre 1572. ha.s h»jnin his duties a.* Dominion orjrani.scr of the order. A snlid Icatlicr kit fiafr was prcsejited to Mr. Cumeron by the Pioneer of Dunodin Lodge_

Writing to his brother. Mr. Herbert Raillie, Puhlii' Librarian in Wellington, Mr .l"hn Uaillie says lie has been sue lawful iti toTdtcr a fine collectinn of oil and wato.7-odours for the Au-ckland Kshrbition. He expects to leave London in October.

Misi (ia.'nsfoni, the New Zealand Pantist Missionary, who h.is been engaged in mi.-'ft.ion work in India, is vUiting New Zealand Lhis month on furlough. The Rev. W. F. ami Mrs. White, whn havo been at. Chandp'ir. are also c'otninp out to the Dominion on holiday

Or. Kenneth Mackenzie. M.P.. X.X.C.P.. son of the Ilifrh Commissioner, had the decree of Master in Surjjory conferred upon him at the recent pradiiation. cremony ai Kdinbiirsnli. Dr. Mackenzie hue comnionccd pnetice as Rurgpon in thifl city, havinu taken rooms a.t Williamsoti's Chambers, Shortland Street.

Mr K. S. Pope, formerly of Native school*, .'Jed at \Vellinfrt.»n yesterday. Tic was 76 vrars of aj»P. I)e----cerifcd w:(s -ippointe.! inepector of Native schools in ISRO. and since then Iμ , done a lanre niimint <"if pc/od work nmorffj i.be .\f:tori villa^rt-- 1 . Rcfore join-rnp; the l>ep;vrtmc!iL h" was firstat ;hp Otapn boys" ami frirls' Hifrli SHjool.s. and a nwmlur of prominent public men of to-dny were tindrr his care. Docrairied leaves a lar<je family. im-Judfd amonir the sons rieinj; Mr F. S. Pnpe (T*nd<"r-Socrpta.ry for Agricultural. Mr R. 11. T'up.\ limspector of Ppecia.l schnoN). an.] F. Pope (district nf the S-taf.o Kirp Insnr-am-e Ofii.-p iv Auckland). The laic Mr }*ope look a crrent interest in astronomy, botany, and music, and was an aocorapliahcd Maori linjruwt.

A Iwo-ligbt window in St. Mary'e Cathedral, to b< , tilled «ith stained ™l3«s in mercery of Mrs. Selwyn. wife of the first Bishop of New Zciiland. and mother of the second Bishop of Melanesia, will be unveiled on the afternoon of August 10. The window. whieJi i.s to b.' «<-rrir4 nvpr the eolith door nf the chnrrh. i< fmm a by the. Yon. Anvhdcacon WaJsh, and rPprefienta lhp prp-ientatittn of thp ChilrJ Christ m the Temple. The cost has been raib-scri-bed entirely by personal frienilfs oi Mrs. Snhvrn. The window '.riH ho in ;i eorrpppondimir position to that recently erect ovi-r the n-orth door in memory of the Ifl.tP Mrs. Tcin-ic. Unth mcmoriiij'e are Ihe work of Mns«r«. <'Jarton nnd Bell, ami tlie An-h<leacon Walsh. was a.l«o r"rtponsibl.> for the larjre three. li-ht "indow erccicti in St. Marys in memnrv of Rislrop Cowio. The dedicap.naWe memhere of Synnd ( n attend, «nd a FormoTi will be prrnohpd by Canon Oottl'L