PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 133, 5 June 1914, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. Arthur T, Bothamlcy, clerk as-' sistant of flic Legislative Council. "Ims been appointed gentleman invher of dhb Black Rod. ' ■ •

Mr. and-Mrs.'A. E.'Street. Australian visitors, arrived" by the "iMaknra-' this morning, and are staving at tho Grand Hotel. ■ "

'Mr. E. W. 1". Gohns, inspector of.factories for the'La'bO'uT'Departpionl. l la6 received notification of. his transfer to Wanganui to act in a similar "■ capacity there. Mr. Gohns w;ill.n.ot take his departure for some little time.

Captain R. Strang, marine superintendent for the Union Company, will leave Auckland by 'the Makurafor Vancouver this.evening, on his way to London,- accompanied by Mrs, St—ing and their two ehijdrc-ti. ~ . ~,..-.

'The Hon;"'!'. I. Hcy'don. M,L.C.', of S.vdmey. is a through passenger 'for" Vancouver by the Makura. -Mr. He-ydon has been in State polities, sine? 1881, when lie was erected to the popular Ch—mibex. but for over 25 yearn he has been a member of the Upper-House. ■"

Mr. .1. •Edauondi «ditbr 'of the Sydney "Bulletin." was an arrival by tl« Makura this 'morning on a health r-eeking visit,_to__ib— ._inmiflion.-- JTe will-pmoeerd to Rotoru.i after spending n day or-two in Auckland; where he".is staying. 41 flic Royal Hotel.

Tlie Prime Minister will speak in Ohristchuroh this.e.vening,.telegr»pliß our corr'esp'ondeni; nnoV"jit-view. 01 -is-p^e* vidua experience an that crty,-*he 00—1sion hast exerted deaj <rf interest," It fe' not anticipated that- he will be troUlfted seriously by a disorderLy clement in.'his audaence. The hall cho3en is a email one, and the holders of tickets issued by the Rtforrii League have beeh directed to seek f?he early doors.

Mr. S.'-snunders.-whp is retiring from the. editofijKip of. —1 c" ".'—y tt—ion Tim«s." after t.W«hty-„ght, years' ..service. Was entertained by the journalists of Canterbury at a ..social gathering; ye*te;.r_iy. Warm tributes Were paid..to Mr. Saunders' personal and journalistic achievements, and sever—l valuable gift—were banded" id him '_£marks ofeetejin, an_:'xespeet.'of,tho,meinber4 of his profession.- Mt. 'vSairndera'-yflll' leave his editorial.' eltair ;On, uirne 13, after nearly twcnty-eigiiit ye—rs' Service, in the " -yttei'tonrTin—s V office.

"A" large gathering of Canterbury journal—ts assembled iv Ghristchi—'oh "yesterday afternoon to make a presentation to Mr. 8.. fSa-tinders, who retires :th"ife" month from tho editorship, of the '-Lvttelton ;Trme-" Mr. W. H. Triggs, editor of the "Press," Ohr-tcliUTch."presided; -9lt* in the course of his speech referred lo the sterling sen-vices rendered by Mr. Saunders, to his-party.- Mr. W.M.-Aback, editor of "the "Canterbury Times." ajxl Mr K.Beil, of the "Ashburton Guardian.'" also spoke, appreciatively of Mr. Saundera as a joni—ilist and. a friend.