PERSONAL ITEMS.
... ___ . Jg Lady Phinfaet, the Hon. KatMeen, * Pftmket, arid Captain Lyon, AJ>.C, left for Wellington by tibe Maori oa''.*g Saturday night. , ~~^-$ The members of the Legislative Conn- /i| cil, their wives and friends met in ibe Legislative Council Chamber at "ffcl- ~■*£ lirgfcon. on Saturday, and Sir Joseph Ward \rHih a hind- ' ■'. some piece of silver plate, acooro- ~4 panied by an address, in which ciation was expressed of iho eenmtae - ./£ he had reiiderod tho ootmtsr. H* presentation was made by the Speaker, -: tho Hon. C. C. Bo«-en. In reply, Sir ' -; Joseph Ward warmly thanacd Council. Ho said that he partJcu&WT i-g appreciated thedr references to i< made ia postal roform -wxwk. "-!» could not bo gaiceaid that JS'cff *«v- W land at the present tune stood in tho forefront so far as tW Postal Serv><» was oojicemed, and it- vne y gratifying to ihim to receive tlie» er»» ■ denws of. appreciation, and heartJs ;* congratulations from all l»>rt»cs, vm» , specuve cf ljoliticaJ colour. Sir Joseph ,» aiso 'received, a presentation I'rflJn " 5e Ministers' private secretaries. " '"'; 'Kte Hon. 11. LMcNaS. iliaister Jw. - '. Lauds,, paid a.-"brief vL-it io ** .-* church on 'Saturday, arriving Iff JW . Maori in tho morning- He ■*J*J l<ie T ,7V ute roviow «* voiumocs aud caoete «»^_^
£nmmer square, ai:d afterwards open<?<tho Military Bazaar. The Minister re- ! turned to Wellington on Saturday iiisiht. Ihe Hon. E. C. J. Stevens. M.L.C., Captain .S:ra:?;-'. Marino Siiiierintondont : oi "iho Union c>. S. Company, Captain Dillncr, J)r. liiiusui. Mr C. M. (Iri-v, M.l\, Mr T. H. Davey, >5.) ; .. ami .Mr G. Witty. 31.P., arrived from Wellingon by the Maori on Satur clay. volonel R</bi:u C.8.. and Captain J JV'rnech, left for Wellington on Saturday niyhr. Dr. Brownie© and Mr W. "W. Tanner, V.-V., arrived from Wellington by the Mararcu yesterday. Visitors '<> Chmtduirch include:— Mr H. Bonifan't, JUr N. Eonifant (Ashl.urion). Mr J. l'Yrgi!.-=on (Halswcll), iUr E. -M. Mayas (Auckland), Mr A. H. Murphine (Shanghai!. Mr A. Tiiorne (I.t!vin). Mr J. 1 , . Luke (Wellington). 3!r A. Evam> (Kakaiaj, Mr J. Mars<k>u i Auckland), Mr James Balgiekh (iJunedin). Mr T. 11. Ilnrker lias returned 1o Christchurch afar a visit to Uie O'd CountryThree, young Anglican clergymen, the Revs. A- H. ColvilK G. H. -Morse, and K. W. P. Teale, arrived at WeJlington from England by *"« Turakina on Friday, on their ivay to nko up h<mw missionary work in the Auckland <M<jcose. They have ootne <:«ut in rtj-«-jioiiKC to the appeal made by the liishop of Auckland (Bitihop Neligan) and others at tho receut Pan-Anglican Conference, at Ix>iKion, for volunteers for serric*? in this part of the world. MLss G. M. Troy, instructrws in oakery at the "Wt-llington Technical has rcKigne<l her jKsition, and proposes to go to England. Miss Harband, 8.A., of Madras. 8. India, -n-ho has been in tho North Inland doing -work in*connwtion -with th'> Jrfmdon'Missionary Society, arrived in Clirj.«rtchurch on Saturday, and ivent on to Akaroa. Mr C. A. Seymour, postmaster at th«- Port. rs'cLiOJi. has been traasfferred to n similar jxusition at Ix>wer Hutt. His fiiiccfssor will be Mr J. S. WinetanVy, of tho Nelson Pest OificoAt a gathp-riiiK liekl in the. Belfast Anglican schoolroom on Friday erenins:. Viyere. who is leaving tiho district, aftor se-veral years.' Kervico as Sunday iwhool teacher and choir meiinber. was presented by the Rev. Mr Galivey, on behalf o!" mcni'bers of the church, with a silver afternoon tea er-rvice ai'.rl bnttor dish. Miss Ha-Iligan. Ac-other Sunday srliool tracher, who is retiring on account of ill-ibeatth, was n.Lso mado tho recipient of a presentation.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13232, 28 September 1908, Page 6
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