PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9489, 19 April 1894, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Rev. L. M. Isitfc arrived yesterday from the South. ..."...." .-,.%• The Hob. Jas. Boyle arrived from j Wanganui yesterday. : --. Mr. P. A. Philips, town clerk, has retamed from his trip to Sydney. ' "' " Lady Glasgow leaves '• for London, via San Francisco, by the Alameda on Saturday, and may be expected to return ■to the colony in September next. ; An article entitled " Work for the Workless," by Mr. Arthur Withy, formerly of Auckland, appears in the March number of. the Westminster Review. Lord and Lady Glasgow and suite, and a large party from Government House, were At the Opera House last evening, to witness the perormanceo of " Madame Favart." Captain Lan?, of H.M.s. Tauranga, ,and a party, of her officers, were abithe Opera House last evening, to witness the. per- -. formance of the Auckland Operatic Club. ~■ Mrs. Chas. Dunlop has "called a meeting of ladies and gentlemen interested in her views on the retention of history as a study in the national schools, to be held at 304, Victoria Arcade, at four o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon. , • ■ -»< A Miss Ada CVossley, the Victorian contralto, goes to Europe to study, with about £750 in her pocket as the result of benefit concerts in .. Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide. The Sydney concert turned in £360, and the Melbourne one £301.- • , , • A few weeks ago,' as the result of , the dispute between the Rev.! S. J. Neill, Shames, and .the Auckland Presbytery respecting his remaining a member of the Theosophical Society, hi 3'. church was '*' preached vacant," and since then ho has been holding services in St. George's Hall ■jvhich have been well attended. , We learn "' that he has decided to remove his residence to Auckland in the course of a few weeks, and that be intends to hold services more or le?3 regularly ab the Thames and in Auckland. . ; ■ -.■-■■ «•>«» V-^tj- ' For the last four years Mr. C. F. Murdoch '.us been manager of the Manukau Timber Company's mill on the Manukau,-and has won the respect of the men employed there fay his fair and upright dealing, and the interest he took in the employees. iHe has now left that position and gone to his farm, but before leaving the men decided to give him some mark of their esteem and regard. Thirty-three of them gave subscriptions for the purchase of a handsome gold albert and pendant, and the presentation was made by Mr. C. Bryant, who spoke in very flattering terms of Mr. Murdoch's conduct, and remarked that during the period of Mr. ! Murdoch's managership no man had lost a day's pay." Mr. Murdoch replied, expressing his I pleasure;', at seeing ; such a kindly feeling manifested, as be,, had done nothing more than what he regarded as his i duty. It is pleasant to see such marks of friendly feeling manifested: ' J '■■■,'■■'> ' The Rev. Dr. Talmage will probably visit) New Zealand after all, though there is some misunderstanding about his movements. A cablegram published some' weeks ago : announced that he had withdrawn his resignation of the pastorate of Brooklyn Tabernacle, but information received in Sydney, lately give 3 a somewhat different:colour to this statement. Therein it is said that Dr. Talmage refused to" reconsider his resignation, and intended to f preach his farewell sermon at the Tabernacle on the firsb Sunday in March, and start for Zealand via California on April 1 on a trip round the world. The immediate cause of the doctor's resignation is further stated to be the financial condition of the Tabernacle. Three fires and the re-building had proved too much for even bis indomitable energy.;; For Borne time be had nob been receiving any salary, and the last straw was a proposal from his church to charge a small entrance fee, against which he protested, f and ~ re-