PERSONAL ITEMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 26 January 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hie Excellency <thej Governor, (Lord will amve n\ Auckland nexi Sunday, and cai_, Monday evening- \vjU preside over a dinner at the Grand Ho« tel, ti> Le tendeied to the Australian aiining engmeeis who will be visi£ihfc that city in connection -with the annual confeieiice ol the Institute. His Excellency will accompany the party, to*tho "J/naanes, where tne business of the con? ference will be transacted. Aicken was a passenger to Nelson by the Mapourika this morning. Colonel and Mrs. Head and fanrily left Wellington foi England in tile lonic at noon to-day. f Mr John Nash, a well-known N.S. Y\'ales journalist, jsiess representative oi Wiiith Bros.' Circiis, i&. "at present m Nelson, with tne company. The Rev. Mr York 5s a passenger oer to Wellington by the Pateena -hiS evening. Mr J. Graham, M.P.., who has- been absent fiom Nelson for the past ten days, returned to Nelson by tne Mapourika this morning. Mr Leo. Buekeridgo, who has been spending some time m Nelson,. "- re> ti ins to Wellington,this evening., ■> The young man who was assisted Home a short time ago has arrived'»'uil London among his friends, arid • wishes to thank all those who assisted', hinr.^'x A London press message says that tjie Rev. Mr J. H. Jowett, Minister of Cars Lane Congregational Church, Birmingham, has accepted the pastorate of the Fifth Avenue Presbyteiian Church; New York. Mr P. Milner, M.A., Rector of -Waitaki High School, who has been spending his holidays in Nelson, leajves on his return by the" Pateena this evening. ' Ij., Mr F. T. Twemlow, manager of' the branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has just undergone a serious operation; .but is progressing favouray'y towards recovery. ' ' ' ~ • ~ . r a Mr Bray, of the New Zealand Insurance Company, Wellington, arrived -in Nelson this morning, to relieve Mr •H'. Hamilton of the local agency.. . The Rev. Father Carey,.of St. Mary's. \\ est Melbourne, and - the, Rev.' Father Murphy, of Northcote, Melbourne; i& riyeel <tt, Auckland, on Mondays by the Victoria from Sydney. '"''] ' >,--,.. V' Nurse M. Temple-Brown, liaving-ipa&J"-ad the final hospital examination as .well as the; State i has 'been .appointed a senior nurse on\ tihe, WeHinav- "- ..on Hospital staff. • '..- . ■■ • ' Mrs S. M'Laren, Misses M. and>Jl. -VL .Laren, and Mi H. M. 'oi p art , €rt ' < ? n ' aTO proceeding on a trip>to» England by the lonic, sailing to-^ay.,. Mr and Mrs_W. Corßer and Miss Solomons of Java, who 'have completed a tour of New Zealand, sail for London by the lonic to-day from Wellington: m ' t v » The Rev. C. W. D. M'Laren, M.A., "of the Melbourne Congregational /Theological HaM, arrived in Nelkm,by fcfte Mapourika this' morning 'on v a ,shorfc visit Nelson. He is *, brother of Mr'N. M Laren-, of Nelson, i ' Private advice received in Wellington from the Rev. G. P. Davys (one time , , vicar of St. Peter's) states that (his marriage ]( . to take place on Tuesday, F«b. • « H& then goes to hisi new'parish in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England. , ( The Rev. J. H. JMacKenzie, who has been v on a short visit to Wellington, has returned to Nelson. He went to Weilingiton to meet a sister of his who had just arrived m New Zealand firom-Scbt* land. ' ' ' ' '< v. Professor Skeats, of Melbourne Uni-. vereity, with Professor Marshall (Otago University) is on < a visit/ Mounjb Ngaurohoe. , „*«" Mr W. Brown, senior .partner in Laery & Co., Wellington,'arrived- in Nelson by the Mapourika this movnag. Mr Brown re'contly % returned iiohi a visit to' England, aiid'interviews with him have, alreaay" ' been .given in these columns. *•'» . Mr M. Myers, of the Wellington leVal lirnTof Bell, Ghlly. Bell,, and Myers ana' Mrs Myers, leave Wellington on a 'trip to the Old Country, by the White Sta* liner lonic Tne tripAwill com- ' bine business with pleaeurej, and extend over Coronation time at Horned. . "i /- ' Air. Parker McKinlay, 8.A., of l B«n'. har, who is a manrher of the Otago Education 'Board,' has been requested l -to' stand at the next' general election 'for Bruce' (says the- "Otago uaily Times'*).-' On a former occasion 'Mr. McKinlay, lni response to a similar reaueslt,, was almost in the ( field. He has now decided to stand for Bruce in the Liberal interest against-all comers. ■ " v Among the passengers booked -througih l , Messrs Cook .and,. Sons, by «>. the—lorejc! ./hich left Wellington to-day were>:-t~' 1 Mr., ,Mrs v and; Miss 'Porter •(Wanga- . nui)j.Mrs and Miss-ReUton(Hokitik&|,' on a tonr round'the" Guerin,' l„of, Paris-,' who is- tourinjgi" South "AitrierJ.'ca;,Mr.'Al. C. Mansibridge, 1 who has ben on 'a holiday visit to" tHia', Dominion. - * '?'".' This n^orning'^Major-General Godlley, C.B^, 1 Commandant" of tb-o conlp4|inied by hSs l staff officers/ Captain Spenoer Smith-and Lieut.rCol-. BjUr/nett-' Stuart, Director oftdiperationfl and 'intelligence, 1 arrived ] at. church en route tor Dunedin, \Vhere.he v wil 1 , inspect the forces He same at Christchurch on his return. Notification has been issued to several pursers in the Union Company's employ to "change ships." Mr C. Broughton, 3f the Pateena, joins the Mararoa. Mr L. Ward, of the Mapourika, is 4 to join the Pateena, and Mr R. Menzies trans*' fers from the Corinna to the Mapourika. Mr H. Neil, of the Koonya, joins the Corinna'. Bishop Neligan, formerly of Auckland, ha s been obliged on the advice of his medical attendants, to decline the invitation from the Bishop of Manchester'to undertake tihe work of missioner in that j.voese. Since reaching England jJt. Neligan has been staying in. Devon, where he has taken a. house for the winter. A London press coble says that, Admiral Lord Fisher, formerly Senior Lord of the Admiralty, Admiral of the-'Fleet, having attained the age of 70, retires from active service. His birthday h-vs be-en celebrated with all honour yesterday, he having been born on January 25th. 1841. A Wellington press message says that after a year's absence from the Dominion, Mr Justice Denniston and Mrs Dennis'ton, who have been Home on a noalth recruiting tour, returned to Wel'mgton yesterday by the Moeraki. Miss Denniston returned to New Zealand about a fortnight ago. His Honor, who leaves for Christchurch in a couple of days, and opens the Timaru session 'next Wednesday, expressed himself as feeling in excellent health. Mrs- Deniiston, too, lis very well.