PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 11452, 21 January 1901, Page 8

PERSONAL.

»Ab the invitation of Mr Frank Yorke, the members of Mr Dix'a company and several personal friends assembled on the stage of the Alhambra Theatre at the conclusion of Saturday night's performance, when a couple of hours were pleasantly spent with songs, speeches, etc. On behalf of a few Dunedin friends, Mr Stephenson asked Mr Yorke's acceptance of a meerschaum pipe, enclosed in a handsome caee, and bearing a suitable inscription. Mr \'orke expressed his thanks to the donors and regret at leaving this Cily, where he had made so many friends. The singing of ' Auld lang Byne' and cheers for Mr and Mrs Yorke and the members of Mr Dix's company brought the evening's proceedings to a close. Mr Thompson, third engineer of the British-India steamer Ikhona, which 13 ■shortly due in Dunedin, remains behind this trip. Mr Thompson has been seriously ill in India, and comes down to New Zealand to recuperate. After visiting the Hot Lakes diatriot he will proceed to Melbourne and rejoin his steamer.

Mr and Mrs W. M. Oatts, of Glasgow, passed through Dunedin on Saturday on their way to Invereargill, where they will conduct moetings for a week. They are expeoted back in Dunedin on Saturday next, and will begin a united evangelistic mission in the Choral Hall on the following Monday.

On the occasion of MrG. T. Smith, locomotive foreman, being transferred from Dunedin to Wellington in a similar capacity, he was presented with a purse of sovereigns by the offhera and staff of the Dunedin section. Mr Smith was also presented with a good purse of sorereign3 by the Dunedin public on the occasion of his eaving the district. Mr A. Black (of the firm of Messrs Cossens and Black), who recently returned from a visit to the Home Country, was on Friday last presented by his employes with a handsomely illuminated address on the occasion of his iilver wedding. Mr M'Kenzie, who made the presentation, spoke in high terms of the manner in whicn the employes had always been treated by Mr Black. Mr Black, in replying, gave an interesting account of his trip, und concluded by heartily thanking the donors for their present. KATHAIEEN NY-HOULA-HAN. O Kathaleen Ny-Houlahan, your face is like a star. Your face lias led me to your feet o'er wastes and waters far; Your face lias made a day for me where only twilights are, O Kathaleen Ny-Houlahan, my star! 0 Kathaleen Ny-Houlahan, why loved I aii^ht but you? 1 took a woman to my wife, and kind she was and true, But your grey eyes shone out on mc within her eyes of blue, And, Kathaleen Ny-Houlahan, my soul went after you. 0 Kathaleen Ny-Houlahan, it's old I am and grey, 1 see the dead leaves blown about the closing of my day; The dead leaves, the red leaves, arc rotting iti my way, O Kathaleen Ny-Houlahan, to-day. O Kathaleen Ny-Houiahan, my Eily's grave is green, And I've grown old a-seeking your face through tears and teen; • I'll turn my feet from this straight path, where your white feet have been And turn the dry ferns young again and green. I'll turn my feet from every path but one—the churchyard way; I'll shut my eyes to every star, and sleep my fill till day; "Es Eily will awake me, and you it is will say " Rise up, play up, old piper, 'tis the dawning of the day." —Nora Hopper, in ' Black and White.'