PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9490, 20 April 1894, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Ven. Archdeacon Maunsell died yester- ! day afternoon. ] Lady Glasgow and some members of the Government House party paid a visit to ; 11. M.S. Tauranga yesterday afternoon. We understand that Lady Glasgow has accepted an invitation from the committee : to visit the Chrysanthemum Show this afternoon. Professor Spencer is going from Melbourne University with the scientific expedition to Mcl-ionnell Ranges in the centre j of Australia. Mr. J. C. Webb, 8.A., late of the Wellington Collegiate School, has been appointed master of the Kaiwaiwai School, near Featherston. At a meeting of the trustees of St. John's Church, Nelson, Miss Melhuish was appointed organist in the place of Mr. E. J. Hall, who is returning to London. The Mayor and Mayoress of Auckland (Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Holland) and party, and the Mayor of Onehunga (Mrs. Yates) were at the Opera Houne last evening. Two medals are offered by Lady Glasgow for competition by musical students attending the lectures of the Chair of Music in connection with Auckland University. Besides Bishop and Mrs. Hill, three pther missionaries have fallen victims to the exceptionally unhealthy season at Lagos, West Africa, in the latter part of last year. At the Chrysanthemum Show this after poon, the lady members of the society will dispense afternoon tea. Lady Glasgow and party have signified their intention of being present. There was a quiet wedding at Masterton the other day, when Mr. C. A. Pownall, the •well-known Masterton solicitor, was married to Miss A. Mcintosh. The bride hails from Invercargill. Mr. BurlinsoD, master of Caversham Industrial School, is up in Auckland spending his holiday. He has paid a visit to Chapel-street public school, to see his "old boys," who still have a kindly remembrance of him. The Napier Evening News announces that Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby, who has edited that journal with conspicuous ability for some years past, has been appointed editor of the Christchurch Star, and will assume his new office in May. Sir Robert Stout was at the Opera House last evening to witness the performance of " Madame Favart." He had a brief interview at an interval with the Mayor of Onehunga (Mrs. Yates), who was present. Sir Robert leaves to-day by the Talune for Wellington. v Mr. 11. M. Simpson, general manager for New Zealand of the Phcenix Assurance Company of London, left by the Mararoa, via Sydney, for a six months' trip to the Old Country. During his absence Mr. Percy Butler will fill the position of general manager for the colony. Mr. W. Crawford, manager of the Central Dairy Factory and consulting engineer, has (according to the Ohristchurch Press) received a good offer from a meat-freezing company in Australia, and it is probable he may accept it. If so, he will leave New Zealand about September next. Mr. Thomas Henry Hill, one of the famous Six Hundred, has died at Enfield, South Australia. He arrived in South Australia in 1866, and entered the police within a week of landing. Subsequently he kept a public house in Adelaide. He was a man of good character, and died at the age of 63. The Rev. William Ronaldson, Provincial Grand Secretary of the New Zealand Constitution of Freemasons, writes from Wellington, expressing his appreciation of the kindly feeling manifested towards himself and family, in Auckland. "His letter concludes as follows :—" In saying farewell, I desire very sincerely, on the part of all my family, to give expression to the same in the warmest .way I can, and to express the hope that happiness and prosperity may be the lot", of all whose business calls them to reside in so lovely a place as yoar city." The Provisional Directorate of the Wellington Evening Press (remarks a contemporary) is composed of all sorts and conditions of men, as will be seen from the following list —Dr. Anson, Mr. H. L. Brittan, accountant; Mr. John Christie, journalist; Mr. F. De J. Ciere, architect Mr. Carwell Cooke, printer ; Rev. C. Dallaston ; Mr. James Drummond, compositor; Mr. D. P. Fisher, compositor ; Mr. E. F. Hadfield, solicitor; Mr. Arthur Hoby, dentist; Mr. C. B. Morison, solicitor; Mr. Robert Parker, professor of music Mr. Theo, H. Ritchey, agent; Rev.' T. H. Sjicotb.. -