PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9488, 18 April 1894, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. J. Lawson, Official Assignoe, . is at present away from town on a holiday. Mr. A Selby has; removed to Otahuhu, and takes charge of the Pakuranga hounds this season. Mr. C. Wilson, of tho Wellington staff of ihe New Zealand Insurance Company, has been transferred to Aucklaud. Among the passongers by the Mararoa, for Sydney, last evening, was Mr. Hemery, local manager of tho Australian Mutual Provident Society. The Mayor of Wellington, Mr. A. Deß. Brandon, will pay a visit to Sydney early uexb month. He will be absent from Wellington some three or four weeks. Among the passengers by tho Union S.S. Company's steamer Mararoa for Sydney last evening was Mr. Seegner, the Imperial German Consul, who is bound to Germany on a business trip. Dr. Sweet, the new junior resident medical surgeon for the Napier Hospital, has arrived at his destination. Dr. Sweet was formerly in charge of the Coasb Hospital of the New South Wales Government. Sir Robert DuiT does not appear to be the most popular of New South Wales Governors. The New South Wales Cyclists' Uuion has declined to elect him patrou for the ensuing year, a ground of objection being that *' he was neither uso nor ornament)." Mr. John M'Cormick, the well-known contractor of Central Otago, who is now carrying out a £00,000 bridge building contract) at Brisbane, is the lowest tenderer for another and a bigger work. This is for the re- construction of the Victoria bridge. His tender is £109,932. Captain E. H. M. Elliot, private secretary Co Lord Glasgow, received a cablegram yesterday from England to the effect that he had been promoted to the rank of Major in his regiment— the Prince of Wales' Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). Major Elliot obtained his commission as captain in June, 1884. Mr. Bold, who succeeds Mr. Orchiston , as Inspector of Telegraphs in the Auckland j District, is at present in Auckland, taking j preliminary steps to transfer his family from < Napier. He settles in Auckland in about i three weeks, and Mill then formally take < over his new district, which will comprise < the half of the North Island. ' The Rev. P. W, Fairclougb, of Christ- j church, editor of the New Zealand Methodist, was a passenger by the Mara- j roa from :he South on Monday, and , proceeded oa his journoy yesterday by the , same steamer en route, for Sydney. The Rev. J. H. Simmonds, of Cambridge, was < also a passenger by the same steamer for 1 Sydney, from whence they are going to ! Adelaide to attend the General Conference of the Australasian Wealeyan Methodist Church, which opens in Adelaide, South ; Australia, on May 10. \ -* ! . ; HOTEL VISITORS. J Foe the Week Ending April 17. ' The Albert. Mr. Forbes, Sydney; ' Mr. King, Ballarat: Mr. Conigiri, Ade- j laide; Mr. McKenzie, Hikurangi; Mr. ' E. Turner, Sydney; Mr. A. McDonald, ] Dunedin; Mr. P. WiUion, Dunedin; j Mr. A. E. Nash, Sheffield, Eng- , land; Mr. E. Everett, Sydney; Mr. S. i Bedford, Sydney ; Mr. J. Tyler, Melbourne; Mr. R. J. Houston, Sydney ; Mr. Martyn, 1 Sydney; Mr. C. C. Morgan, Melbourne; ! Mr. H. E. Kennedy, America; Mr. A. C. ■ Arthur, Sydney; Mr. Brewin, Sydney ; Mr. and Mrs. Max Fliess, Wellington ; Mr. J. Phillips, Paeroa; Mr. A. Miller, Mel- . bourne; Mr. H. B. Scott, Melbourne; Mr. 1 and Mrs. Chas. Dunlop. Gisborne; Mr. , Birch, Wellington ; Mr. Ferguson, Welling- 1 ton; Mr. Smith, Thames; Mr. Edwards, ■ Ohinemuri; Mr. T. Carter, Melbourne; ' Mr. Smith, Gisborne; Mr. S. Mayer, Sydney; Mr. J. Muir, Wairangi; Mr. Clarke, Sydney ; Mr. Hayward, Christchurch Mr. McKechnie, Leicester; Mr. DodgßOn, Wellington ; Mr. Fraser, Sydney ; Mr. and Mrs. Coombes, Christchurch ; Mr. Little, Melbourne ; Mr. De Beer, Sydney ; Mr. A. M. Brodzick, Sydney; Mr. Linneman, London; Mr. Kershaw, Sydney; Mrs. Cowles, Sydney; Mr. Tonge, England; Mr. C. Davis, London. The Central.— Mr. J. Bunting, England ; Mr. Bethell, Hastings ; Mr. Bold, Napier ; Mr. J. B. Wallis ; Mr. and Mrs. Perry, Tauranga; Mr. Shirly, Lichfield ; Mr. N. A- Winter, Whangarei; Mr. Hone Heke, Wellington ; Mrs. Kemble, Welling ton ; Mr. G. Griffiths, Melbourne ; Mr. I. EL Holton, Melbourne; Captain C. W. Chadbourne, Christchnrch ; Mr. J. Bethell, Waitakerei. The Grand.—Mr?. Ashwell, Miss Skuthorpe, Sydney; Mr- Bowden-Smith, three Misses B. Smith, Admiralty House, Sydney; Mr. McEwen, Philadelphia, U.S.A.; Miss Gray, Pipiriki; Sir Koberb Stout, Wellington ; Mr. and Mrs. H. Lomas-Smibh, Orange, 2LS.W. ; Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe, Sydney; Miss Hydo, Apia, Samoa; Lady McMahon, Melbourne ; Miss Hohnan, Melbourne; J. D. Webster, Yarru, Melbourne ; G. M. Ellin, England; lit. Power, Melbourne; Mr. and Mrs. Gale, Wellington; W. D. Wood, Christchnrch ; James Shand, Christchurch ;H. Foldi, Sydney ; P. W. Burks, England ; Miss Imray, Miss B. Imray, Mr. H. Imray, England; Mr. W. H. S. Pryce Pryce, England ; Mr. and Mrs. Strain, two Misses Strain, Mr. Strain, jun., Ayr, Scotland ! J. H. Scott, Scotland; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Bullock, England ; Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott, Hampstead, London ; Mr. and Mrs. Moretou, England; Charles Canning, Napier; J. Smith, Napier; Dr. and Mrs. Collins and son, Wellington ; Miss Holmes, Wellington; Miss Dutton and Miss Johnston, Wellington ; Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, Mr. and Miss Crosby, Mr. Shorter, Mr. Maunsell, Mr. and Mrs. McArthur, Mrs. Captain Gibson, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Michie, Miss Wisharb, Mr. Butler; Mr. Jefferson, London ; Mrs. A. Brown, Sydney ; Miss F. Scott, London : Miss Dean, Sydney ; Miss Krout, Chicago ; Mr. Ellis, England ; Judge Kenny, Thames; Mrs. Garrod, Miss Blundell, Mr. Andrews. The Star.—Mr. and Mrs. J. L. M. Hayhnrsb, Temuka; Mr. L. D. Elder, Melbourne ; Mr. W. Sargood, Melbourne ; Dr. F. R. Brown, London; Mr. and Miss Grehan and Miss Mullens, Quirindi; Dr. McGregor, Wellington ; Mr. Robert Kennedy, Scotland ; Mr. R. Loweisk, Sydney ; Mr. T. R. Fisher, Dunedin ; Mr. J. C. Hanna, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. F. Arm-' strong, Wellington; Hon. G. and Mrs. Irby, England ; Mr. Curebou, Takapuna ; Mr. A. Given, Dunedin ; Mr. F. Franklyn, Wellington ; Mr. E. K. Cooper, Thames ; Mr. J. S. P. Sellon, London; Mr. H. S. Sellon, London; Mrs. H. Hanmer, Christchurch ; Mr. R. Alcock, England ; Mr. R. G. Warner, Shrewsbury, England; Mr. J. R. Shaw, Yorkshire, England ; Mr. R. L. Richmond, England; Mr. A. E. Kernat, Melbourne ; Mr. and Mrs. Christie, Patea ; Mr. Rose, Auckland; Mr. R. C. Miller, Bristol, England; Mr. M. Stafford, Gisborne; Mr. J. Wary, Sydney Mr. F. Aengenheyster, Sydney; Mr. H. Shuttleworth, Wanganui; Mr. and Mrs. Searle, Melbourne; Mr. A. Rhodes, Heiensville.