PERSONAL ITEMS

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12851, 9 July 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. W. Holl-Jones wIU if •ail from New Zealand until V_m day, tho departure of the Kaipsr* *g ing been delayed for another -***• ,*R Minister is improving in health ■»■* ly, and is expected to make more rafj progress towards a complete recofW ►Iter ho has been at cci for a •*» deys. __ Tlio Hon. A. R. Guinness,. Spttm of tho House of Representatives, JH entertained at dinner at' last night by former and V™#**Vl u.-nttt or Westbnd. Among those pr sent was Sir Joseira Ward. J£ Our Wellington correspondent *•£ araphs that tho Hon. Captain IW ham, who was recently on Lorn r*l* Keia stetf us A.D.C, was wrnrt \9 Capetown on the sth ult. to Mi«j> ffi Cloete, daughter of Mr Gordon CIJ"» J.P., of Mowbray, South Africa. **T tain Bingham, who holds n foromwwj in she Fifth Lancers. » the n«r » Lord CUnmorris, of.Bangor Castw-j^ Tho Hon. G. J. 6»ith,. M.L.O« « Harper. Mr D. I). McFarlane, 2Um MclJachlan, M.H.R.. and Mr e «g holme, left for Wellington V Jf| Rotomohana last night. -,<! i -A

—' The R**- onn<>n Dunkley, who was ' recently appointed to tho cure at : filenniflrk, was the recipient of a iandsonie clock and a silver communion - -orvice at the conclusion of tho Sunday marring service at the Cathedral, from friends. The Rev. Dean Harper, In making the presentation, referred in liiWiflifitic terms to tho valuable ser!S? rendered by tho Rev. Mr Dunk--1-v during tho many years ho had held iffico Vie Precentor at the Cathedral. Tho R« v - r Dunkley suitably Acknowledged the gift. Professor » s tarr Jordan leaves Auckland to-morrow by the Manapouri on ' his wj y * >ao,< i 0 . A,nprio * a - . Tho Nelson City Council has appointed _M r A\". Aitoheson Smith, of Tort Chalmers, resident engineer. Tlie Dunedin Control Mission brotherhood havo engaged Mr cmiow- ■ jjj,]] w ho was formerly secretary to tlie Psstbrook hrotlierhood. Bradford, England- Ho has the rep v tut ion of being a great organiser. To IUI the vacancy caused in tho staff of tho Invereargill Boys' High School, hy the resignation of Mr 11. O. Stuckey, the Board ol Governors has appointed Mr John Williams, B.Se. ■(London) of tho llrierley Hill Institute, England, senior master in ecienco and'mathematics. At .Sumner last week, Mr J. M. Wheeler, formerly chairman of tho •.Sumner Town Board, and afterwards Mayor of tho borough, was presented with n purse of sovereigns, and Mrs ivhPPIT wns tin- recipient of a Indies' satchel. Tho presentations were mad© by tho Mayor, .Mr G. Mitchell.