PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 11683, 15 February 1902, Page 4

PERSONAL.

On the occasion of her transfer to Wellington, the staff of the Telephone Exchange presented Miss M. Pine with a gold peail Mrs Andrew Heath celebrated their golden wedding on Thnrsday afc their son's residence, Broughton street Kaikorai. They were united in the parish of 1 ortmoftk. Kinross-shire, Scotland, on February 3 1852, and arrived in Dunedm m 10/K Miss Janet, L. Hope-raft. mistress of the Warepa School, has been'recommended for Se ,W-mcy m the Alb»y rtrMt School St f Srinoy message states that Dr George Goode, at one time in the service of the New Zealand Government, is dead. The Rev. James Gibb, minister of First Church and moderator of the Iresbytenan Assembly, returned from a visit to Vancouver and San Francisco by the Walks: e this morning. He teemed a hearty welcome from numbers of his congregation am. private friends. Mr Gibb left Dnnehu eaxlv hi November last to recuperate, ani the sea voyage and change have effec el a decided improvement. Ho took passage from Sydney to Vancouver by the s.s Aorangg and came back to Australia n. the same vessel, which he found very comfortable to travel in, the victualling department being first-class in every respect. From personal intercourse with other people, Mr Gibb gathered that now the line had come under tho management of _ 'ho Union Steam Ship Company., there is a feeliw? in Canada and on the Vancouver tho reputation of the company will bring about a change for the bettor. Though Mr Gibb kept aloof from active pa* ticipatinn in chnrcli mattera, he did not fad to keep his eyes open as to the doings in Vancouver and San Francisco. k. r Gibb resumes his church duties to-morrow week.

Mr A. Linley arrived by the Waikare this morning to make arrangements for tbj opening of the Brough season on the 24th inst