PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1904, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr. F. A. Krull, German Consul in Wanganui, is on a visit to Wellington. Mr. Cuddic, Acting-Dairy Commissioner, v ill visit Taranaki next \\ eek. Mr. Edwin Coach, of tho WiiloiighbyGeach Company, is a passenger for the South by the Manuka this evening. Colonel Porter wus a passenger from the South this morning by the Rotomahann. Mr. Samuel Keown Bro.idbcnl, editor of tho l.slo of Man Examiiar, is making a tour of tho colony. Ho is at present in tho North. Tho Promiei. with Mrs. Scddon and party, and Sir Joseph Ward, witnessed the performance of "A Stranger in a Strange Land" at the Opera llouso last evening. Mr. Singleton, Government cheese instructor for the colony, who has been attending a conference of dairy factory managers at tho Bluff, returned to Wellington to-day. Mr. Goulding, of Taradalo, Ilawkcs Bay, Mho has been appointed to the .stall of Wellington College, vice Mr. G. llutchinson (resigned) has intimated to the Governors that he will be prepared to_ take up his duties early next month. " Lord Ranfurly and Lord Northland leave Christchurch for Wellington tomorrow evening, and His Excellency tho Governor will probably leave for England between tho 20th May and 10th June next, although this is not. quite definitely arranged. Mr. W. R. Holmes, of Auckland, President of the Incorporated Institute of Accountants of Now Zealand, i« on a visit to Wellington. Mr. Holmes is a native of Wellington and is naturally very pleased at tho tremendous progreux made by his birthplace. Mr. Polor Hutson, President of the Industrial Association, was yesterday elected Chairman at the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Industrial Exhibition, of which Committee Mr. T. G. Maearthy has taken the Hon. Treahurcrship. Mr. J. W. Hajilom, who has been transferred to the New IMymoulh office of Messrs. J. IJ. MaeEwuu* nnd Co., whs an the eve of hia deparhno made presentations by tho members of St. James's Football Club, of which ho was Club Captain, and tho members of the Young Men's Biblo Class. Cat) tain Joseph Rhodes, who, with Mis. Rhodes, arrived from Sydney yesterday on a visit to tho colony, is tho only surviving brother of tho luto Hon. W. jtf. Rhodes, of Wellington. Captain Rhodes traded along the New Zealmul coast in tho early clays of the settlement, having arrived in Wellington in 1813. Mr. J. B. Wallis, who has been transferred to the Valuation Oliice, Auckland, wus yesterday the recipient of a gift from liis fellow officers in tho Advances to Settlers Department. In the absence of the Chief Clerk, the presentation was niado by Mr W. Auld, who congratulated Mr. Wallis op his promotion. Mr. Th. do Schryver, representative of tho Canadian Manufacturers' Association, of Toronto, Cnnnda, is at present on a business visit to New Zealand. Ho also acts us Resident Director in Now Zealand for tho Canadian Export Company. Mr. de Schryver states that there is no inclination on tho part of' Canadian manufacturers to raiso thoir prices aa a- result of tho now tariff. Mr. George Allan M'Millan, of tho Mesopotamia and Cracroft Stations, Mount Somers, who died on Tuesday la*t, wa« born at Contin, Ross-shire, Scotland, in 1832, and come to New Zealand by the «hip Zeulandia in 1859. Ho went to the Cheviot Station, whero ho was Buccocsivcly head shepherd and managar, resigning his position in 1879, when he purchased the Lnko Sumnor Station. This ho sold in 1883, and two years later ho purchased the Mesopotamia Station. Jle added the homestead block of the Cracroft Station to his posnessions in 1896.