PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11511, 18 February 1903, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

+ The condition of the Hon. Dr. Grace, who has been seriously ill in Wellington for some weeks, shows a slight improvement. Mrs John Carroll (Dunedin) and Mr and Mrs Edmund Carroll and family were passengers yesterday for Hamner. Mr J. Ongley, selected to play for the South Lsland cricket team against Lord Hawke's team, left Hokitika by the overland route for'Dunedin yesterday. Judge Ward, Mr R. .nill-Fisher, Mr T. D. Harmon, Mrs Arthur r.. G. Rhodes, Mr P. Wood, Dr. Irving, and Mr 3t Donald went South by tlie express yesterday morning. Mr Henry Brett, of the Auckland "Star" proprietary, and jux» jjrett left by the express yesterday, en route for the southern lakes. Sir James Hector, K.C.M.G. (Chancellor of tlie New Zealand university) and Mr J. W. Joynt (the Registrar) arrived from the North by steamer yesterday. Mr D. Ferguson and ->ir and Mrs Wyllie left for the West Coast yesterday morning. Mr P. Patullo left by the north train yesterday. Mr U. Laing-Meason left for Oxford yesterday morning. Recent callers at the local agency of the Tourist Department include:—Mr A. Tulloch (Ararat) and Mr R. Brown (Town Clerk of Masterton). Mr ii. Hector and Mr Cashel arrived in town yesterday. Mr George Laurenson, JLH.E., went to Akaroa- yesterday, and intends to remain there till the end of the week. Mr T. F. Loie, assistant-Chinese missionary in OUigo, is to leave for Canton this month, to undergo a two years' course of training at the American Presbyterian College there. At the end of that period j he may be stationed at Wellington or Greymouth. ] Professors G. S. Sale, J. Shond, Salmond, and the Rev. J. C. Andrew, of the New Zealand University, were among the arrivals by latt night's express. Mr A. E. G. Rhodes left for Wellington last night. Among the passengers for the North last night was Mr J. A. Gilruth, Chief Veterinary Surgeon to the New Zealand Government. Among the visitors at present in Christchurch are:—Messrs W. Hislop, F. Powell, and W. F. Leitch, of Dunedin, Messrs R. Friedlander (Ashburton), Hudson, Swift, . P»«tti».'"•:-. and.. .-Harnrnrav-—.M«—JBaxs— lot

Oamaru), Mr and Mrs Teece, Mr, Mrs, and W. Weeks, jun. (of Brisbane), and Messrs A. Cameron and Jones (Dunedin). Visitors at present to Hannier are : —Mr and Mrs Downing (Kaikoura). Professor Thomas (Auckland), Mr Wiggins, Miss E. Wiggins, and Miss M. Wiggins (Sumner), Mr and Mrs Barnett, Mr Edmondson, Mr and Mrs Wood, Mrs >and Miss Hall (Sydenham), Mr Efford (Rangiora), Mr Stubberfield (St. Albans). His Excellency the Governor has, through Captain Alexander, intimated that he will be pleased to be present at the Harvest Festival, to be held on the A. and P. Association's Show Grounds, Addington, on March 19th. Mr J. It. Brunt has been appointed business manager of the Christchurch "Spectator." Mr A. B. Paterson, the well-known Australian poet, who lectured in New Zealand on his experiences as-war correspondent in South Africa for the "Sydney Morning Herald," has been appointed editor of the "Sydney Evening News," and has thus definitely taken to journalism. He was already a contributor to the "Sydney Morning Herald" and the "Sydney Mail," and to various magazines, and special representative of "The Times.' Mr I'aterson was a solicitor of the firm of Street and Patemm, but journalism has had too strong an attraction for him. Great regret wore felt on Monday last when it was publicly made known here that the Rev. Dr. Neligan, the Bishop-designate of Auckland, was somewhat seriously ill and was confined to his bed. Dr. Neligan, always a strenuous worker, has been exceptionally busy of late in view of hits pending removal to New Zealand and without doubt he has considerably overworked himself. On New Year's Eve he was attacked by influenza, and the seizure was so severe that he had at onoe to take to his bed, where for some days he lay seriously ill. However, -lie has so far recovered that on Wednesday he was able to get up far a little whilew All possible quiet-, however, is still absolutely necessary for him.