PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 140, 10 December 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr George Shirtcliffe, local manager for Messrs. A. S. Paterson and Co., is leaving for Sydney this afternoon, en route to London. Mr. D. A. Aiken, assistant general manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, was a passenger from South by tho Maori this morning. A gold sovereign case, suitably charged, was presented to Mr. F. Pirani, on his fiftieth birthday, by his fellow-members on the Wanganui Education Board. Mr. Arthur Logan, son of Mr. J. K. Logan, has left London on his return journey to Wellington, after a course at dental establishments <in Philadelphia and Edinburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fuller returned to Wellington last night from a tour of the world. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller, jnr., who met them in Australia. Mr. H. Willis, of the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales, has been transferred to Auckland, and left Wellington to-day. Mr. Willis is a prominent hockey player, having represented Wellington oil several occasions. Mr. W. Smart, who returned from England by the Athenic, will now resume his position of superintending engineer for the Union Steam Ship Company at Dunedin. Mr. D. M'Murrich, who has been relieving him, returns to Wellington, and Mr. R. Paterson will join the Manuka as chief engineer, in place of Mr. Lewis, who has been granted holiday leave. Mr. William Thomas Goodge, perhaps the best known writer of humorous vrse in Australia, 'died in the Royal North Shore Hospital a few days ago at the age of 47. Mr. Goodge, who was formerly a resident of Orange, contributed light verse to many Australian publications, and his name was known and his work looked for by a largo circle of readers. He left a widow. At the annual social gathering of the Missions to Seamen last evening, Mr. James Moore, the missioner, and Mrs. Moore were presented by Mr. Cummings — on behalf of the workers — with a silver hotwater Eettle, bearing a suitable inscription. Miss Dement also presented Mr. and Mrs. Moore with a handsomely framed picture. Mr. Moore has just completed eleven years' work in Wellington. Hl3 Excellency the Governor gave a luncheon to-day. The following guests were invited: — Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, Hons. J. G. Findlay, K.C., G. Fowlds, A. Ngata, Sir George M'Lean, J. B. Callan, W. F. C. Carncross, J. E. Jenkinson, G. Jones, C. Louisson, T. K. Macdonald, C. H. Mills, R. H. J. Reeves, O. Samuel, E. C. J. Stevens, H. F. Wigrarn, and Messrs. J. B. Hine, A.L. Herdman, W. H. Field, and R. H. Rhodes, M.P.-s. I Councillor F. T. Moore, the newly- | elected chairman of the Makara County Council, presided over the meeting of the council to-day, and on his motion a vote of thanks and appreciation was tendered Councillor S. Bryant for the ablo manner in which he had conduct- | ed the proceedings of the council during the past year. Mr. Bryant, in returning thanks, also thanked the members of the council for the attention they had given to the business of the county whilst he was chairman. He assured the new chairman that he would find his duties light whilst the council's affairs were in the hands of such a business-like clerk as Mr. G. R. Hislof, wlw had given him invaluable assistance. Palmerston will probably lose the ministrations of the Rev. Isaac Jolly, Moderator of the Presbyterian Assem-' ply (writes our Palmerston correspondent). The Rev. Jolly, who for the past eight and a half years has occupied the pastorate of St. Andrew's, has received a call from St. Stephen's, Ponsonby, Auckland, and at the invitation of the Northern congregation will preach in their church on 19th December. Mr. Jolly has been assured that the call is a unanimous one, and that no other name has been considered. During his residence in Palmerston he has rendered great services to education — both primary and secondary,- and his departure will be- regretted by the citizens,.