PERSONAL.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 11, 14 January 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

ill - George Gamnrnij@»ws»-4ir-ri^€Do to Dannevirke to-da\, s&-s The death is iinnoiiastd paiva of Mrs Bibby, a very old resident of the district. Mr W. Chick returned from his trip to Sydney last night, much benefite.i by his holiday. Mr H. Quigh'v, who has been on a visit to Gisboi no, returned last evening. » Mr Humphries, the well-known Napier solicitor, who has been spending his Christmas vacation at Akitio, returned to Napier last night. Messrs Spence and "Webber, who have been attending the bowling tournament, returned home last evening well pleased with their experience. The llev. J. D. M'Kenzie, M.A., 8.D., late of Colac, Victoria, was yesterday inducted into the pastorate of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, YVangamii. A Press Association cable announces that the Canadian Minister of Marine, Mr Brodeur, is seriously ill. Captain Hunter, of the Union Go's steamship Maori, lias been appointed second pilot at the Lyttelton Harbor. There were twenty-eight applications. Police Inspector Dwver passed through Dannevirke to-day. He proceeded to Woodville. Mr T. W. Fisher, chairman of the Ikaroa Native Land Board, was «• passenger to Wellington by tlie express train to-day. He has been holding sittings of the Board at Hastings. Mrs Geddes, 8.A., has been appointed assistant at the Stratford Higli School. The death is announced of Mr Corkill, father of Mr F. P. Corkill, of New Plymouth. The late Mr Corkill had reached the ripe age of S3, and died in the Isle of Man. Towards the end of the session the health of Mr Baume, M.P., caused a good deal of anxiety to his friends, and he had to leave Wellington some time before tlie session ended. In order to recuperate, he has decided to go to England, and on to Germany, with Mrs Baume. They leave Auckland in February. The officers and members of the Canterbury Caledonian Society met in the upstairs hall at their rooms, Worcester-street, the other evening to bid farewell to his Honor Mr Justice Denniston, one of the vice-pre-sidents of the society, on the occasion of liis leaving on a visit to the Home Country.