PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 13014, 8 January 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor proceeds to Nelson on Thursday, going thence overland to tho West Coast. At the end of the month Lord Plunket joins the Tutanekai at the Bluff for a trip round the southern part of the island, then on to the Chathams.

After forty years’ service in the Customs Department, Mr E. R. C. Bowen, Collector of Customs at Napier, is retiring. He was landing surveyor at Dunedin in 1890. The Dunedin Jewish congregation pre-» sentad Miss L. Cohen, on the-eve of her wedding, with a set of silver vases, accompanied by a letter acknowledging in warm terms the Executive's appreciation of lier four years’ service an collector. The death is announced of the Right Rev. Bishop Burden, Chinese scholar. Bishop Burdon. was ordained in 1832, and served as a missionary in China from 1853 until 1874, filling the position Of chdplaan to the Legation at Pekin from 1865 until 1872. In 1874 he was appointed Bishop of VifStoria, in Hongkong) and held that position until ‘ 1895, He also translated tho New Testament and the Common Prayer Rook into Chinese. An Auckland message states that Professor Rutherford, of M’Gill University, who visited New Zealand . recently, has accepted tho chair of physics at Manchester University. , _ , A London cable advises that, the Due hose of Cumberland was taken suddenly ill at Gmunden, and had undergone a successful operation. Tho Duchess is Ppncesa Thyxa of Denmark, a sister of Queen. Alexandra. The Primate of New Zealand (Bishop Nevill) and Mrs Nevill arrived at the Bluff this aifcemoon per s.s. Warrimoo. Mr J. A. Brown has been informed that in tho South Kensington examinations he obtained a first class pass for machine construction (stage 3). Mr and Mrs A. L- Isaacs left by the Victoria to-day for Wellington, where Mm Issues embarks with ‘Master Arthur Isaacs oft the steamer Kaipara, hound for London. Tho lad, who is not yet sixteen, is to study mueiejn the Old World) whether in England or on tlfb Continent is not yet decided. All who .know him feel sure that ho will prove a credit to tho colony. Mr J. C. Adam, tho organising secretary for the children’s excursions to tho Exhibition at Christchurch, is at present in Dunedin, with a view to arranging for the children of the various schools in this district to visit tho Exhibition. Circular? with particulars of the proposed visits have already been distributed to the chairmen of the various school committees, in, addi-t tion to which Mr Adam proposes to have a conference with the member? of the Dunedin and Suburban School Committees' Association, the head-master? of the school?, and other? who may bo interested in tlii? movement, which,' as stated, is being organised so as to allow all tho children of our schools tho opportunity of seeing the Exhibition.