PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12402, 16 January 1901, Page 8

PERSONAL.

A cable message from London states that Lieutenant Wyliy, V.C., of Tasmania, who was dangerously wounded at NovKgedacht, is doing well. Mr John Abbott, a prominent citizen of Auckland, and chairman of the Institute for the Blind, died yesterday. Dr Eugene O’Neill, late resident surgeon at the Dunedin. Hospital, arrived from the south by the express last evening, and went on to Wellington to join the Sixth Contingent as one of its surgeons. A number of his Christchurch friends were on the platform’ to wish him God-speed and a successful career. Captain Fulton, who will command one of the .companies of the Sixth Contingent, came up from Dunedin yesterday, and went on to Wellington by the Rotomahana. He was given a cordial send-off from Dunedin. Mr R. A. Loughnan was a passenger for Wellington by the Rotomahana last night. At a meeting oi the Ougo University Council yesterday, Mr James Park, of Auckland, was ap.gointed director of the School of Mines, and Dr P. Marshall, of Auckland, lecturer on geology. Mr M. Studbolme arrived in Christ- _ church by the express train last, evening. A largo number of excursionists cams up by the same train. The Hon C. Louisson, M.L.C., intends to leave Christchurch for a trip to England at the beginning of next month. At the meeting of the Christchurch Drainage Board" yesterday, Mr John Deans was re-elected chairman. The news of the death of Trooper Morris Boyce, of LeithfieCd, from enteric fever, was received in Sefton yesterday morning. Flags were hoisted half-mast to show the great respect in which he was held by the Sefton people. ' Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R. for New Plymouth, contemplates leaving for London two months hence, his mission being in connection with the exploitation of the ironsand industry. Mr Smith has, the “News” States, received an invitation to visit America, but owing to his prospective trip to London he cannot see his way clear to visit the Great Republic.^ Mr Buxton, the District Railway Traffic Manager at Wanganui, has been offered a similar position in Auckland, vice Mr Donne. If he accepts the position he will probably be succeeded by Mr Waite, at present Chief Clerk to the General Manager of Railways. The Wellington correspondent of the “ Lyttelton Times ” telegraphs that yesterday Mrs Ward presented her husband, the Hon J. G. Ward, with a son. Mr Ward has now four sons and one daughter.