PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12621, 2 October 1901, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Monday was the sixty-ninth birthday of Lord Roberts, the British Commander-in-Chief. 'Mr Charles Clark, jun., who has nowtaken up the auctioneering branch for his firm, in place of the late Mr H. S. Brown, made his debut as a/ land salesman, yesterday, and created' a very favourable impres#io». Captain Scotland, of the s.s. Kumara, and Mr J. E. March, were among the passengers by the s.s. Tarawera yesterday morning from Wellington. Bishop Julius, Drs J. H. Deamer and Over-den", and Messrs F. Graham, F. Hobbs and S. H. passengers for the south by yesterday's express train. 'Messrs W. G. Eoster {Chairman of the 'Assets Realisation'Board), F. D.,S". Neave and A. J. Park arrived from Wellington by the Tarawera yesterday morning. Among the passengers for Wellington by the s.s. Tarawera last night were the Rev J. Reid Glasson, Mr Justice Williams, the Hon C. C. Bowen, the Mayor of ..Christ-, church ('Mr A. E. G. Rhodes), the Mayor of Lyttelton (Mr T. C. Field), Messrs F. R. Flatman, M.H.R., D. Buddo, M.H.R., G. Laurenson, M.H.R., G-. W. Russell, .-■M.'H.Pu, F. de ; C. Malet and A. L. Benttie. ■ . ■ . The numerous friends of the Rev Father " Donnelly in Canterbury, will be delighted to h;ar of the esteem in which he is held .in South Africa. , The reverend gentleman was rector of Palmerston. South and Petone ' Irautifnl churches and parsonages. The ; ;'following in taken from the "Natal Daily Advertiser" of August 14:--"Rev Edward Donnelly, the highly esteemed chaplain, celebrated Mass and preached at Pinetown Bridge military camp on Sunday. He paid a living visit to Durban during the week, and held service-in the Catholic Church, West! Street. The reverend gentleman has •since left for Pretoria."