PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 12872, 23 July 1906, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Premier arrives in town by the first express this evening, and returns" North by tho early expires on Wednesday. He will receive deputations to-morrow, and if time permits will visit the Hillside Workshops and the foreshore.

Mr J. G. W. Aitken, M.H.K., and Mr R. M'Nab, M.H.R., who have been on a. visit to the Old Country, reach Wellington on Wednesday.from Sydney by the Talune. Mr George Capstick, who is one of the oldest employees ot the' Ofcago Daily Times' and 'Witness' Newspapers Company, was presented on Friday evening last by the office staff -with a case of eilver-monnted pipes to commemorate his sixtieth birthday. Sergeant Mulhmey, of Chrisfcchiirch, will probably take charge of Port Chalmers in succession to Sergeant Geeran. Mr W. E. Sargood, of Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewen, intends setthng in Victoria.

At a meeting of the Presbyterian Maori Mtsskhi Committee in Wanganui it was decided to appoint a deaconess from the Presbyterian Ruining institute in Dunedin to work amongst the Maori homes aiound Taupo. The golden wadding of Mr and Mr* Alfred Wilkinson was celebrated at fcbeir residence, Eden, street, on Saturday afternoon. Owing to' the iSness of Mrs Wilhrneon, it was deem«d prudent to confine the gathering to the; presence of the Rev. Mr and Mrs Laycock and the members of the family. They, however, made a goodly company, and nothing was lacking to make felicity complete. A pleasant surprise for the,' honored cotrple took the form of a purs© of sovareips srabsoriibed by the family, a*id in making the presentation Mr Ohairles Wilkinson and the other speakers, including Mr Layoock, paid a warm tribute to the strenuous pioneering life of the reci»piente. Particular reference was made to the many years of active philointhropicwoTk of Mrs Wilkinson, when her dill in nursing and wisdom in counsel were ofc the disposal of everyone in need, jrighfc and «bv»

tieth.year, and retain all tbeir faculties unimpaired. They arrived in Duaaedjn in February, 1863. Tbeir family of teneight sans and two daughters—are ail alive and well known in Otago, w bik seventeen grandchildren are included in the family circle.

Mr Frank Crompton Smith, aged tbirtyesght, died at Feilding last night. He was for two years president of the Chamber of Commerce, and was also an active member of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association Committee. He was popular amongst the farming community. To-day in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Mr E ; : W. J. Johnson, who has been conducting a class fop commercial men in connection with Mr F. A. Hornibrook's school of physical culture, was presented by membens of that class witlf a Mosgiel travelling rug prior to his departure for Arstralia. A number of representative business men were present-, and Mr F. 0. iiridgeman, who made the presentation alcnsf with a testimonial, expressed appreciation of the manner in which Mr Johnson had fulfilled his duties, and of the pleasantness and courtesy, as well as the interest in each member of tie class, that Mr Jofcnson bad shown. Messrs W. J. Guthrie and Peter Barr also spoke, the latter gentleman saying that the present had been very hastily got up, and that every member of the class, When approached, had expressed regret thai Mr Johnson was leaving Dunedin.

Mr Monro, Exhibition Ctenmissioner, left for Dunedin this morning (wires " Our Own" at Chriatchurch) to attend the Premier at the conference with the Union Steam Ship Company and the HuddartPaiker Company for the purpose of concluding arrangements for special steamer servieesr and reduced iares between the Commonwealth ports and New Zealand during the Exhibition time.

Mia Don, wife 1 of Dr Don, of the Waitaki Boye' High School, died at Oamaiu yesterday, aEter a long and painful illness, and the body was brought to Dunedin to-day for private interment. A Wellington message states that Mr H. H. Ostler, LL.B., associate to the Chief Ju6tice, has been appointed editor of the 'New Zealand Law Records,' at a salary of £460, with the right to practice as -a-bar-rister.