PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr F. Reed, Inspecting Engineer ol tho Mines Department, will leave for the West Coast by tho Arahuia to-night. Mr. T. Shields, of this city, has presented a gold medal to the Masfcrton Amateur Swimming Club for competition among members. Mr. T. B. Chiiipj has arrived at Napier from Calcutta to tako charge of the South British Insuraneo Company's business in Hawkes Bay. Mr. H. x Alexander, of Waverlcy, Sydney, \\ ho founded the' Excelsior Lodge I of Druids in Wellington (the liist in tne North Island) and Mrs. Alexander returned to Australia by the Maheno yesterday. Mr. D. G. Monrad, a well-known Manawatu tottlcr, died sudcnly last night. Deceased was tho grandson of the lata Bishop Monrad, once Prime Minister of Denmark, who. cr.mo to New Zealand with tho oarliest Scandinavian I settles. v i Iv rosponso to a rcqupst, tho Minister I oi Educatioii (Hon. 04. -!!To\vldb) will der liver a political addiess in_ Dannevirkc next Wednesday night. lii tho afternoon he islo open the new Dannevirkc High School. Mr. R. Snoclgrasn, iuur., of Nelson, is at present in Wellington, Hp intends leaving next week for a trip round the world. Ho will proceed to Japan, and go on to Russia, via the 'Trans-Siberian Railway, and then journey to England, via Continental ports. Mr. J. L. Stout, of the local legal firm of Findlay, Dalaiell, and Co.,* and a son of Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice, will shortly leave Wellington on a trip to Great Britain via Europe. He goes in the Orient liner Ophir, from Sydney, via Suez, and \vill be absent from New Zealand for ten or eleven months. Mr. W. Moloney, ag°d 68, one of the oldest S3ttlcrs in Wairoa, died on Thursday, lie arrived from Otago early in the sixties, and was engaged in farming, the hotel business, and storokseping in succession. He was for many years a member of the County Council, the Harbour Beard, and other loc?l bodies. Capt. T. A. Dykes, chief officer of tho Tutanekat, who holds an extra master's certificate, haa been appointed -examiner of maiiters and males and turvtyor of chips at Aackland, and will take up his new duties when the steamer has completed her cruise with the Governor and Lady Pluakot on boaid, There wero n number of applicants' for the position. As tho Rev. C. W. Maclaverty intends to leave New Zealand on the 27th instant, on a visit lo hi 3 parents in England, after an absence of some fifteen years, of which tlio pa c ;t seven havo been spent as Curate cf St. Peter's Parish, a movement has been inaugurated to present him with a testimonial prior lo hia departure, as a mark of the parishioners' regard and appreciation. The Minister of Lands (Hon R. M'Nabi has slightly altered his itinerary for next week. Ho will leave Wellington for Feilding on Monday morning, and after inspecting • the site offered lor a dairy' school, he will go to" Wiinganui, where he wil' spend the night. By half-past 10 next morning he will be at Hawera, and will remain there until Wednesday afternoon in connection with tho inspection of the suggested dairy school site in that district. Ho will, arrive at New Plymouth the s'amo evening and return to Wellington on Thursday. Th? transfer of a considerable number of Catholic clergy,- was, decided ,at the conclusion of the annual '"retreat; ' '.yoEterday. Tho Veil' A'rchdeacon Devoy, for many years Vicar-General and associated' with St. Mary of, the' Angels parish, will, with l-'aihtr Herring, of Buckle-street, take charge of the Newtown parish. Fashes Ainsworth, who has been parish' \ priest of" Ne-wlown. for some fivo or six years, has been transferred to Hokitika. He will be much missed by his- parishoners. Father Moloney, who only ' recently replaced Father 'Holley (now of Blenheim) as acting administrator of this Thorndon parish, has been appointed to St. Mary of the Angels. His transfer will be much, regretted by the parishoners o\ Thorndon. Father Hickson, who is well known in Wellington, has been appointed administrator of Thorndon parish. O^her transfers have been made as follow: — Father Yenning (Bucklestreet) to Boulcott-stre^t ; Father S. M'ahoney (Leestou) to Buckle-street ; Father Finnorty (Timaru) to Bucklestreet; Father Hills (St. Patrick's College) to Leeston ; Father James Goggan (Temuka) lo Napier; Father A. M'Donald (Boulcott-strect) to Timain; Father Cahill (Carterton) to Danncvirke ; Father Bowe (Palmerslon North) to Carterton; Father D. O.Sliea (Dannsvirko) to Hawera. Father Kimbell, of St. Mary of the Angles, will take up special work in tho. diocese.