PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13009, 10 January 1908, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

♦ - - Admiral Sir Wilmot and Lady Fawkes, accompanied by Lieutenant Willoughby, arrived at Dunedin last evening, after an enjoyable trip to Queenstown. The party leave to-day for Mount Cook. Mr Justice Johnston, of Melbourne, who is on a visit to New Zealand, and who has been spending some time in Queenstown, arrived in Christchurch yesterday. J)r. Levinge, Mr D. D. Macfnrlane ami Mr George Humphreys, directors of tho Weetpart-Stoc-kton Codl Company, left yesterday morning for Westport on ji vi»it of inspection to tho company's mine. ¥. W. Freeman returned from tho iSouth by the first express yesterday. Chief-Detective. Herbert, who has been spending a holiday in the North Island, reached this city yesterday on his way back to Dunedin. Messrs A. Mclntvre (.Port Chalmers), W. J. lhish (Hastings), J. H. Hyde (CMDiitlibridgeJ, James Christie, W. 12. Jackson (Wellington), W. Macfarflmo (Kaiwara), W. S. Johnston (Melbourne), and Norman Hodges (Melbourne), arrived in town yesterday. Mr T. K. Donjiej iSuperintendont of tho Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, loft Wellington on Tuewd.iy on a visit of inspection, to Ro-toru'-i and orher northern tourist resorts, in , , wili lie absent about a fort-l.ijj-lit. Mr H. K. Ki'inpihnrne, who been promoted to -ncterd Mr C. A. Eweh as Welliiiyton t'-.>r the New Zealand Insurnnct' Company, has arrived from CflleuUa. ;iiul has taken ove.r his duties. Mr 0. K. C. Setoii has hfpn transferred from i.he Narr'fbri (New South Wnlos) branch of tho Hulk of Austra.l--r\sin to tlte Duncdiif office. Mr Colin Cook has boon appointed a member of tho Lyttclton Licensing Committee. Mr Thomas W. Taylor has been appointed clerk of the 'District and 'Magistrate's Courts at Timaru. Miss E. Smith, who has for tho past three and a half years been Sunday school teacher at Duvauchelle's flay, was recently presented by her pupils with a silver teapot and an afternoon tea «et. Mr and Mrs Moore, of Cheviot, who are leaving the district for the North Island, were entertained at a farewell social on Tuesday night, and presented with a purso of sovereigns. Tho R-ev. A. 31. Johnson, Vioar of St. Matthew's, Masterton, has been appointed to succeed the ]ate Rev. It. CV>ffpy, os Vicar of St. Mark's parish, Wellington. Mr R. Hepworth, who hns been in charge of the local offico of the Valuation Department, has resigned his position, and in a few days goes- into business on his own account, es a partner in a commercial firm in this city. 3lr Hopworth has been in charge of the Valuation Department, tho Land end r ncome Tax Department, and tho Advances to vSettlers Department in this city for four years, end lias been in the Government service for 16i yearns. During tho time Mr Hepworth has been here, the business connected with the departments under his charge has greatly increased, and those who have met Mr Hepworth on departmental matters have ever found him courteous and ready to explain difficulties. The namio of Mr Hopwortih'e successor is not known locally.