PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 118, 20 May 1905, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Sir Jo9(vph Ward was a passenger from Hjyttelt-on by tho Gothic this morning. The Rev. L. M. Isitt, who has l)«en In Europe for soveral yours, is to leave Sydney for Wellington this afternoon. Ilia Hon. J. M'Gowan, Minister for Mines and Justice, will leavo for tho Thames <m Monday morning. The Premier i» now recovering rapidly Irom the attack of influenza which bus i confined him to his house for several jays. Mr. F. S. Elaon. son of Mr. G. E. Elion, chemist, has been micceiwful in pugging the recent examination held by tho I'harmacy Board of New Zealand, and so becomes entitled to registration, as a ciuulih«d cliomist. Dr. Templo Perkins, Wellington South, has been appointed Physician and Lecturer to St. Iletens Hospital, Rintoul-str'eot. It ia expected that the Hospital will bo ready for tho admission of patients by tho end of next week. Archbishop Redwood, who is to open the now Orphanage at Stoko next Wednea. day, will leavo for Nel«on on Monday. His GniM) will bo accompanied by Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, Very Roy. Father Lewis, and Rev. Father O'Shca. Mr- W. Padgct Gale, who arrived from Home a few weeks ago to take up tho position of organist at the Napier Cathcdr.il paid a visit to Dunedin a few days •go, and was offeied Iho appointment of organist of Knox Church in that city. Ho boa accopted tho offer and will shortly tako up his resklonco in that city. Owing to the dealb of his father (Mr. John P. Orr, of Wellington), Mr. Alec Forbes Orr h.is resifpied his position in tho Musgrovo Comedy Company. Mr. Orr, who has been on the stago for somo years, loaves the Musgrovo Company at New I'lymouth, and then comes to Wellington to administer his father's estate The Ha-wkos Bay Herald announces tho ietith of Mrs. Mnrgarct M'Orath (mother ■>f Mr. W. J. M'Orath, a prominent Naoier resident). Tho deceased lady arrived in New Zealand forty-two years ago, and was tho first white woman that w/nt to Mnhin, where her husband carried on lm«incss as a storekeeper. During the Maori troubles of that time, Mrs. MGrapt had many exciting experiences. On one occasion the Hauhaus set firo to the store at Mahta while she was inride, but she managed to escape from the burning building, »nd was taken care of by the friendly natives until able to return to Napier. The staff of tho New Zealand Times gathered in the editorial rooms yestprday afternoon to make a presentation to Mr. P. J. Nolan, who, after having been for some yoars chief reporter on mir contemporary's stuff, has accepted a position on the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Tho gift of a. sold albert and greenntono pendant was handed to Mr. Nolan by Mr. J. L. Kelly, editor, who spoko of the extreme regret of the staff at their comrade's departure, and expressed, on behalf of Mr. Nolan's friends, tho wannest good wishes for a continuance of success in hist career. Mr. D. M. Luckie (Mr. Nolan's "chief" on the New Zealand Herald many years neo), nnd the «üb-oditor of the 'Times (Mr. Kirby) mJ editor of the Mail (Mr. Wevwrieht) ilso added their eulogies and good wishes. Mr. Nolan is a passenger by the Wailiare for Sydney to-day.