PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1191, 28 July 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

i Mr. I'mnk llutehen«, a Ilawora piiinM', who lius ljocn studying music ill London for the past six year's, was u passenger from ]/omlon by the lluahine yesterday. The l<ev. M'Cluu I'flin, of Dorchester, win is lo succeed the liov. \V. K. l'ernie as minister of the Leitli Street Congregational Church, Dnnedin, arrived from England by the itunliine yesterday. 'J he ' new-comer, who has been' a minister for forty years, was met bx the licvs. W. A, Evans and 11. Aspland, representing the Wellington Congregational District Cuinmittee. The Rev. Mr. Vffin has a married daughter resident in Dunedin. -Mr. Samuel Taplin, who has been oil Messrs. Johnston and Company's staff of travellers tor over a quarter of a century past, has retired, owing to ill-health. He* was 'at one time a storekeeper at l'aten. A Press Association message from Otago states that 3r. J. T. MacKorras, for many years a member of the O'.ago llarbom Hoard, was presented, on belialt ol the family, with an elegant photograph ol tile late 111'. J. L. Gillies, who was secrctarj of the board at its inception, and tor many years afterwards. Mr. T. jr. Wiiford look his place in tho House of Representatives yesterday aitei--110011, and was congratulated by many ot his fellow-members upon his recovery iron illness. He scarcely l°oks l>is old as vet, but ho declares that ho feels "fit." Mr. W. 11. Cook, retiring borough engineer for Petone. was yesterday r«$ nt « by the Mayor, Mr. I' a " aneroid barometer, on behalf °f y 1 _ •. ecutivo and the borough stall. left yesterday-for Hastings, where he is to take up his new duties. Mr. T. I'. Halpin, who has been a resident of Napior for twenty years, » ; 1 who has been manager for Mack>, Lo„ji . Caldwell and C'o.'s gainer In-ancU loi Iho past nine years, has relinfiuu lied position to take over the business n \\ollington of Mr. Henry Hope, uhci is_*oi n, to England. Before leaving Nap n. J • J. Vigor Brown, M.P., on behalf'of'l ho citizens, presented Mr. Halpin with ..i luminated address and a l nll ®' ■ , reigns. Eulogistic speeches were.made bj Messrs. J. H. Coleman, S. Harris, 1. ».• Triggs (Archibald Clark and Co.). USinim (Blvtho and Co.), aml K. Bishop (SargotKl, Son ami Ew'on). the of Mackv Logan, Caldwell and Co. presented Mr. Halpin with a handsome liquem- stand, Mr.V H. Williains. his successor, making Iho prcsentatioii. M • Halnin is an old AN bo>, and v. a sergeant in the City Rifte ago, and later a captain in the Ninth Contingent. He is now on the list ot Reserve officers, with the rank of major. Tho Nelson City Council last night appointed Mr. W. J. Hookey, at present manager of the AUilu Gasworks, to tl o position'of manager and engineer ot tho Kelson City Gasworks. There, we.ro twenty-six applicants.—Press Association. A meeting of the delegates of the various local bodies will be held at tho Grand Hotel this evening to arrange for a reception to Mr. John Philip Sousa, tho famous bandmaster, whoso ' celebrated band is due hero on August 14 next. Mr. E. E. Hammond, manager of tho South British Insurance Company, who has been on a seven-months' holiday trip abroad, returned to Wellington by tne Ruahino yesterday, looking very fit and well. His visit to London, undertaken for reasons of liealth, was entirely satisfactory in its results.