PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1193, 31 July 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir-James Carroll, the Hon. G. Fowlds, and the lion. D. Budilo are expected back from Christehurch to-morrow morning.

Lord Ranfurly, formerly Governor of New Zealand, in writing to the executive of the Auckland Veterans' Homo, says it is his itiiDiition. if he can spare tho time, to again visit New Zealand.

Sergeant M'Xeoly, who was formerly 011 the ofiiee stuff oi' the Commissioner of Police, 11ml has for some lime been district clerk in the Wellington Police Oflice, was last .Saturday night the eontre of a pleasant gathering at tho Ijamblon Quay Station. ]lis colleagues had met to wish him farewell on the occasion of his transfer to Stratford, where ho is to take charge. Station-Sergeant Darby, 011 their behalf, presented him with a ease of silver-mounted pipes, a gold-mounted tobacco-pouch, and a silver-mounted umbrella. The station-sergeant, while congratulating the recipient on his

promotion, spoke regretfully of the severance of a connection which had been a pleasant one for nil the local members of tiie force. Chief-Detective Broberg referred appreciatively to the courtesy which Sergeant M'Necly had always shown towards the detectives, nml his readiness to give them onv assistance within his power. Sergeant M'Xccly suitably acknowledged the gifts and compliments.

Mr. and Mrs, T. Hateli, of ■Wellington, and .Major A. Horning, of Sydney, will be passengers for London by the Tongariro, which leaves for London at an early hour this morning.

Mr. Richard Keene, of Wellington, proprietor of the Tauranga Gasworks, left on an extended visit to Auckland and Tauranga on Saturday.

Amongst the passengers who arrived at Auckland by the Malicno yesterday is a Sunday School Union Evangelist, Mr. Newton Jones, who is to be accompanied by his son, S. Victor Jonc-. The two have been travelling in Australia for the last five months, during which tinie meetings liave been held in tile principal cities and towns. Mr. Jones comes to New Zealand under the auspices of the Sunday School Union. For over twenty years .Mr. Jones was employed by the London Sunday School Union, and is reported as being a very successful evangelist with tho young as well as tho old. It was Mr. Jones's custom to conduct services on the sands at Ramsgate one month each year, and these were much appreciated. Representatives of tho machinists at the l'etone Workshops waited upon Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P., at his house on Saturday evening, and presented him with a solid silver inkstand bearing the following inscription:—"Presented to T. M. Wilford, Esq., M.P., Mayor of Wellington, by the ironworking machinists of tho l'etone Railway AVorkshops for grateful services." In making the presentation, tho representatives of the machinists thanked Mr. Wilford for tho interest he had taken in railway matters, and, in reply, Mr. Wilford intimated that ho would a \ays interest himself in their work, i-'oi" some timo past Mr. Wilford has taken a keen interest in reference to tho position of the machinists in certain grades.

The Rev. Mark Sutton, of the Devonport Anglican Church, has been granted six months' leave of absencc, and intend? to visit the Old Country. During Ins absence the Rev. F. G. Evans, formerly of St. Mary's, New Plymouth, will be in temporary charge at Devonport.