PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14192, 15 October 1906, Page 9

PERSONAL.

Miss Eileen Ward, daughter of the Premier, was presented on Friday with the diploma of Associate in Music, by his Excellency Lord Plunket, vicepresident of Trinity College. bliss Ward is the first New Zealand lady student who has gained this honour. A cable message has been received from England stating that Mr St John Spackman, eldest son of the late Mr W. H. Spackman, has been killed by an accident while playing polo. H© was twenty-five years of age, and held a lieutenant’s commission in the Royal Engineers. Messrs A. L. D. Fraser, G. Witty, C. Lewis, T. Mackenzie, D. Buddo and F. R. Flatraan' members of tbo House of Representatives, arrived from Wellington on Saturday by the e.s. Mararoa.

Mr •F. R. Flatman, M.H.R., went south hy the second express on Saturday. Mr W. Milne (Oamaru) went south by the second express on Saturday. Mr J. W. Ganna way, inspector of telegraphs, was a passenger by the first express from the south on Saturday. The passengers from Hanmer on Saturday were Mrs R. W. Chapman (Sumner), Mr D. G.' Matheeon (Rangiora), Mrs Riley (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Forbes, and Mr J. N. Stinear (Christchurch). Tho Rev Edward Walker, well-known in connection with temperance reform, left for the South Saturday’s express. Mr Walker intends to reside at Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu. A telegram from Wellington states that the Hon Colonel Pitt is indisposed and confined to his room.

Mr Georgo Gray, controller of Money Orders and Savings Banka, is about to retire from hie post on pension, which will take effect on April 1, 1907. Mr Gray, who is .a. brother of the secretary of the Post and Telegraph Office, was born at Aberdeen in 1846, came to New Zealand at eix years of age. and lias resided hero over since, which makes him a colonist of fifty-four years’

standing. He joined the Telegraph' Department in Wellington during 1867, and his promotion was rapid, until in 1891, on the appointment of Mr J. K. Warburton to be Public Trustee, he was appointed to his present position. Mr H. Kidd, of Albany, and Mr Hugh Oorbett, late of the same district, returned last week from a visit to the Old Country. Visitors to Baumer for the week ending October 13 were:—At Jollie’s Pass Hotel—Messrs T. W. West, C. J. Hobbs, R. H. Godfrey, E. A. England, J. B. Rutland, J. Stinear, Somerville, H. Boyns, E. Sheard and J. R. Campbell, Mr and : Mrs R. Forbes, Mr and Mrs 0. Allard. Mi's E. Higgins-and Mrs Jones. At the Lodge—Mr Mrs and Miss Waller, Messrs Bridges, Hobbs and Eggleson, Misses Greenslade, Mr and Mrs Chapman, and Mr and Mrs Meredith Kaye. At the Spa—Dr Wohlmann, Mrs G. A. G. Ross, Messrs T, E. Donne A. I. Rattray,-G. Ateyo,-. W. H. B. Moor, J. Marshall, J. B. Campbell, J. Hislop and W. J. P. Skinner, Mrs Hislop, and Miss Bowden. At Mrs Ashton’s Glenalvon- —Mr and Mrs Hay, Mr and Mrs Hunter, Miss Riley, Mrs Riley,. Dr Stevenson, and Messrs Brown, Arthur Allen and F. Dunn. At Mrs. 1 Lahmert’e, Amuri Grange—Mrs Matheson, Mr and Mm Spiers-, Ma's Balding, Mr and Mrs E. Thomas, Messrs" Ross, F. Derrett, Hart, Donald, Godfrod, M’Hafferty and Porterfield, Mr and Mrs Baker, Mrs and Miss Hall, Mrs Booth,. Miss Harding, Mrs Earle, Mrs Davidson, Mrs Jenkins, Mrs Vallar, Mr and Mrs Walmesley, and Mrs Bartley. At Mr W. Fawcett’s, Windsor House—Miss Lahore, Mr and Mrs W. Hartley, Miss Gibb, Miss Neill, Miss Thomson, Miss Brown, and Mrs Tait and child. At Miss Fawcett’s, Wooton House—Mr Banks, and Mr and the Misses Smith. Mr R. B. Cape-Williameon, of Christchurch, was successful' in passing the dentists’s examination held in Dunedin last week.

The\Hon C. C. Bowen, Speaker of the Legislative Council, arrived from Wellington by the Rotomahana' yesterday. Mr Piper, railway stationmaeter at Christchurch, who has been for a holiday to the North Island, returned by. the, s.s. Rotomahana yesterday. Captain H. Monro was a passenger for Wellington by 'the s.s. Tarawera on Saturday night. The Rev W. Grant, with Mrs Grant and family, left for Gisborne by the s.s. Tarawera on Saturday night. The Hon J. Carroll left for Wellington by the s.s.’Mararoa on Saturday evening. Sir George Clifford, Mr Justice Cooper, the Hon. O. Louisson, M.L.0., and Mr A. L. D. Fraser, M.H.R., were passengers by the same steamer. Captain Braithwaite, A.D.C.' to his Excellency the Governor, left for Wellington by the e.s. Tarawera on Saturday night.