PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12602, 19 September 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr J. Olds, Mrs Wells, Mr J. Ton<g kins and Mr W. Stephens left Chr_V|| church yesterday by the first cxpr«f| for the south. _;| Mr A. E. Sykos, Mr and Mrs G. Ldj Df-nnirton, Mr C. F. Thomas, Mr W.| Charters, Mr R. Krodrick, Miss AJ Branken, Miss Lavin, Miss Gilford, __d| Miss Wa*son wore passengers finwa| Dunedin by the first expn-as v^tcri^g The R.-v. Mr Pybus and Mr» Fybnvg Captain Meiklehani Detective £"»£| atone. Ms W-itoombe, and Mr Buri»*|

son arrived from Wellington by the .Mara.reia \e»teiday. Motors A. J. lJonniston (Now Plymouth). Douglas 'New Plymouth. N. McKeevor (Dunedin), J. H. Duviirfin tSt. Leonards), John Marshall (Dunedin). David Todd (Dunciiii'b Mrs Ward (Methven), Mii.s Hi bus tMethven), Miss Bauciiop (Akaroa). aud Mr and Mrs it. Acton Adams iliauiiior) arrived m town yesterday. Tit) Sydney L'nive'rsity football team, numbering nineteen, arrived by the second express from Dunedin last night. Sir Henry Miller and I_idy Miller, the Hon. C. C. Bowen, M.L.C., the Rev. Mr Benvan anel Mrs Beavan, the Rev. Mr Julius and Mrs Julius, Mr A. M. Borthwick, Mr C. Luttrell. Mr C. W. Brigiit, Mr J. L. Stiiuicar. -Mr and Mrs tiraham (low, Mr It. Piteaithlv. Mr A. J. Wagner, Mr A. Hill, •Mr Out red, Mr G. A. Bridges, Mr F. G. Chi-naLl. -Mr Acland, Mr J. L. Soott, Mr W. I. Balkniger, and Mr J. (.'. Stephens left for Wellington by the Mararoa last- night.

Archdeacon, Averill. according to an ■announoenierit in the Ivondon "Guardian," ivas to preach at the- morning porvico at Westminster Abbey on Sunday, August 12th. Air A. W. Perkins, who for the past five yeans lieis been stock salesman for Slessrs Field and Royds, leaves for Hauke's Bay next week to take up another appointment.

Dr. Cockayne has been engaged by che Government to make a botanical survey of Kapiti Island. and loav<« shortly to unelortnko tho duty. This null bo tho first occasion upon which Biich a work bus been discharged under official auspices. Mr J. Ramsay Mac Donald, M.P., chairman of the Independent Labour party, will arrive in Brisbane early in October, and aft or a visit to Sydney irill cross to Mrs Mac Donald will accompany heir husband. Mr R. L. Stanford, Stipendiary Magistrate at Wanganui. who lias not boon enjeiying good' health of late, has been granted tliTce months' leave of absence.

Mr K. Harvey Gibbon, formerly of New Plymouth, lias been appointed engineer to the Gisborne Borough Council.