PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 27, 1 February 1912, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Lord Islington, who has' been in camp near Rotorua for three weeks, will leavo next Tuesday for Gisborne, via Lake Waikaremoana, arriving on Friday, His Excellency will leave Gisborne by tho Monowai for Wellington on Sunday, 11th February. Bisndp Mules, of Nelson, is on a visit to Wellington. ' Dr. Hardwicke Smith, medical superintendent of the Wellington Hospital, left for the South last night, on a visit to the Cold Lakes district. Mr. F. Twiss, 1 clerk to the Cook Islands Administration, arrived from Rarotonga by th© Tahiti this morning, on transfer to the head office. Mr. H. H. Dean, of the Star Boating Club, who leaves for India to-morrow, was last evening presented by his clubmates with a farewell mark of esteem. Mr. Wilson, who acted as locum, tenens at Nelson during the absence of Mr. J. S. Evans, S.M., with the Mines Commission, has been appointed second magistrate for the Greymouth district, to assist Mr. J. G. L. Hewitt. A complimentary "social" is to be' tendered to Mr. R. A. Wright (ex-mem-ber for Wellington South) and Mrs. Wright in the Victoria Hall this evening. Mr. F. M. B. Fisher and Mr. A. L. Herdman, M.P.'s, will deliver ad^ dresses during the evening. Mr. R. M'K. M'Lellan, of Dunedin, a director of tho New Zealand Shipping Company, who has been on a visit to the United States in connection with the new San Francisco-New Zealand service. returned to Wellington by tho Tahiti thia morning. The Bishop of Wellington has appointed the Rev. J. R. Cassell, M.A., vicar of Hawera, to" be Archdeacon of Waitotara, and the Rev. V. H. Kitcat, vicar of Marton, to be honorary chaplain to the Diocesan Girls' Collegiate School, Marton. Sir William Steward, ex-M.P. for Waitaki, was yesterday presented with a purse of sovereigns and an illuminated address at Waimate by the electors of Waitaki. , The Mayor, Mr. N. Francis, presided, and Mr. x. Hart, county chairman, made tho presentation in the presence of a representative gathering. A timely present, in view of th© tram strike, niynely, a bicycle, was niado to Rev. J. J. North by the members of the Vivian-street Baptist Church last evening. The presentation was made by Mr. C. Cathie, who referred in appieciative terms to the work of Mr. North, especially in the ohurch. Mr. North suitably replied. Mr. James Craig, well known on the West Coast as the owner of Craig's Freehold, a mining property situated partly, in the town pfHokltfka, died yesterday,' aged 74. Cra-ig's Freehold was one of the richest goldmines on tho Coast, and in recent years a large amount of gold was take"n from it. At one time Mr. Craig was largely interested in chipping and in the timber industry on the Coaet Mr. Robert Blair, of Melbourne, died at Auckland yesterday. Mr. Blajr was for many years Auckland managor of tho Kauri Timber Company! ' Afterwards he went into business on his own account as a timber merchant iv Melbourne. In past yeiirs he was a prominent cricketer, and- up to the list to.ok a strong interest in all matters 'pertaining to sport. He leaves a widow aid three sons. A ceremony of a pleasing nature tool: pjuce at tho photo-litho branch of tho Government Printing Office yc^tordny afternoon, when Mr. J. Mackay, Government Printer, presented Mr. S: Snutli with a liandeome marble clock, suitably inscribed, as a mark of citoem from the stuff and his fellow-worker*. Mr. Mackay praised th© recipient for his integrity and industry during his long «rvice (some 35 years), and paid the younger auembers might wi.lh advantago follow hi* example-, and when their tmio cc.mc, retire with full honours, as he did. Mr. ' D. Ross, foreman^ «ndowsfcd \vho.t Mr. Mackay lvi-u £A.*i. Mr. Smith's health having boon daly honoured, o. pleasant function v:as brought to. a claso with heasty cheer* for Mr. Smith and bis family. Mr. 4' A. Covr/'ran severed* htV, connertion wifcFi thb D.I.C kst e\ening. In saving "gooa-kye" tit the staii,, h« thanked them sincerely lor tho (neseni 'which they had sent to hiia earner ia the day. ami which, he taid, nud« tlio parting 'morn difficult. He apurcciuted very lully the help ivnd support he had received from the staffs o! tho various departments. Mr. Corrijjan he fiopcd to bo bhortly established in business in Wellington in i* *»bere .uot in. conflict with t)i<? bueineep he had "so long managed, but which would' etill bring him in contu-ot with Vitne of them. H$ mentioned that his retirement was not owing to the expiry ef his Urm'ot engagement, but arose out of circumstances' that had occurred dufmg the last few weeke. The directors of the company had met him gaierouhlj and agreed to release him nt x cure «o that ho might *njoy v al^ort hcJiday before faking u£ his o>v,u busiu.es*.