PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 133, 12 June 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr. Adam Forsyth, of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., Sydney, left Wellington by the Warrimoo yesterday. Mr. Chavannes, jun., Wanganui, and Mr. W. J. Hirst, Hawera, went Sydney way yesterday by the Warrimoo. They are en route to Queensland, to mako enquiries into the pastoral and agricultural prospects in, the Northern State. Messrs. W. Noot, D. M'Laren, M.P., E. J. Carey, A. H. Cooper, W. T. Young, F. Browne, and P. R. Robinson (Manawatu flaxmill hands) were elected by the Trades and Labour Council last evening as delegates to represent Wellington at the Trades Councils' Conference, to be held in Wellington. There were eighteen candidates. At' the sacred concert at the Presbyterian Church at Kilbirnie last night, Mr. .A. Perrin, who is relinquishing the position of choirmaster, was ,-resenipJ by the members of the choir with a travelling rug. The Rev. W. D.wglas made the presentation, and spoke h'rjhly of Mr. Perric's attention to the musical portion of the church's work. One of the old Te Awaite whalers, Mr. Joseph Toms, died suddenly while on his way to Picton from Te Awaite | yesterday. Deceased , who was 55 years of age. leaves a family of five daughters and three sons. His father was one of Barrett's original wha-leboat crew in 18?2, when Barrett founded the whaling settlement of Te Awaite, in Tory Channel. The employees of the Wellington Harbour Board have presented to Mr. Richard Baumgart a piece of plate and a , purse of sovereigns. He, has been in j indifferent health of late, and has sever- j cd his connection with the board. Mr. ! Baumgart was labour foreman for many years, v and was much esteemed both by the officers and men of the Harbour Board. He had twenty-six years' service in all. At last night's smoke concert of the D Battery eulogistic references were I made to the staff instructors, Captain G. S. Richardson, Chief Instructor of Artillery, Sergeant-Major Petersen, and Corporal Somerville. The high standard of efficiency attained by the corps was freely attributed to the untiring work of these officers, and in appreciation of their individual services the company presented to each a handsome-ly-framed photograph. Captain Richardson was awarded .a photograph of battery officers, Sergeant-Major Petersen a photograph of the battery "specialists," and Corporal Somerville a photograph of the battery drivers. Mr. P. J. Fitzgerald, at last night's meeting of the WMlington Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A., received the standard cap and badge which he won in the three mile walk at the New Zealand championship meeting in Dunedin. It is anticipated that he will be selected as one of the New Zealand representatives iD the team to compete in the Australasian championship events, at Brisbane. Mr. W. A. Woodger, who gained a standard cap and two , badges at Dunedin, in the 100 yards and 220 yards events, also had them presented to him last night. A hope was expressed by the chairman of the meeting (Mr. J. H. Pollock) that Mr. Woodger also would be amongst the representative team. fc Members of the. Civil Service Club assembled in large numbers last night to bid good-bye to Dr. Mason, who had, until a few days ago, been president of the club for the past three years. Th(v chairman of the committee (Mr. J. W. Kinniburgh), on behalf of members, presented Dr. Mason with a framed photograph of the officers of the club as a mark of esteem. Dr. Mason, in replying, said there was a- lot of talk aboufc Civil servants being subservient to tho Government of the day, and he hoped that- a law would be passed to prevent Civil servants from voting, as well as from discussing politics. The men in the service who disturbed the service were those who aired their political views i)\ truckling to their masters. There should be no politics in the service. They should "play the game," no matter what party was in power. "Truckle to no one," he said, in conclusion, "and you can hold your head as high as any one."- During the evening songs were sung by Messrs. J. W. Kirtniburgh, F. Hehdry, C. Parata, J. Brabinsr, anil D. H. Roberts.