PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9493, 24 April 1894, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Bessie Dovi»e ab Onehunga to-morrow evening.. Mr. C. M. Crombie, Commissioner of Taxes, leaves Wellington for the South to-

day. The Taranaki Herald says Mr. Justice Conolly is occasionally very harsh in his re marks. Professor Boulger has been appointed Professor of Classics at the Adelaide University, . The Woodville Examiner asserts that Mr. W. C. Smith i 3 to be called to the Legislative Council. Mr. John Lawson, Official Assignee, who has been enjoying a holiday, resumed his duties yesterday. Miss Buck land, who has been studying music at Leipsic, is expected back in Auckland about July next. Mr. J. Bagge, Postmaster at Masterton, 13 to be retained in the service for another year. He then retires. Dr. Cahill, of Wellington, who was taken ill with fever while on & visit to Napier, is now rapidly recovering. Mr. W. Halstoad, the dairy expert, was a resident of Carterton for a number of years, and worked at a sawmill for some time.

A Mr. R. Brown, of Kaikoura, is reported to have discovered a most effective method of preventing foot-rot in sheep. Mr. James Hay ward Holder, who died at Upper Tutaenui lately, was a colonist of long standing. He arrived in Taranaki in 1843. His Excellency the Governor has consented to preside at the annual meeting of the Parnell Orphan Home, on Thursday evening. Mrs. Stewart, who is doing the honours of Government House during the absence of Lady Glasgow, invited a party to tennis yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nathan have returned to Auckland by way of the South from an extended tour round the Australian colonies. There is a probability of the Hon. W. P. Reeves, Minister for Education and Labour, delivering an address before he leaves Auckland for Wellington.

Lord Glasgow and the vice-regal party will be present at the performance of "Elijah," by the Choral Society, at the Choral Hall, this evening.

The many friends of Mr. Button Fairburn, of Glenville, Otahuhu, will learn with regret of his severe illness. He is suffering from a severe attack of typhoid fever. The Rev. Joseph Hewson, of Greytown, was married a few days ago at Nelson, to Miss May Gertrude Roberts, daughter of Mr. F. Roberts, C.E., of Nelson. Mr. C. V. Houghton, of the New Zealand Shipping Company, who is at present in a weak state of health, has been recommended by his medical adviser to try a change of air. ' Yesterday forenoon His Excellency the Earl of Glasgow visited the photographic studio of Messrs. Robinson and Yates and gave them a sitting. Several works of photographic art on view were greatly admired by His Excellency. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young, of Camside, near Kaiapoi, a day or two ago celebrated their golden wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Young were married at Ballater, on thci Dee side, near Balmoral. They left Aberdeenshire for Mew Zealand in 1851. In speaking of Sir George Grey, who arrived at London on his. 82nd birthday, the Nelson Colonist, says that from what they hear from those who knew him intimately, and have seen him recently, it is uncertain, if nob improbable, that our G.O.M. will return to New Zealand. Mr. R. Harding, a member of the Napier Education Board, has intimated that he was going to Europe, and would be absent from the colony nine or ten months. Ha left it to the Board to say whether he should resign or not. The Board unanimously requested him to retain ids seat, and granted him the necessary leave of absence. Mr. G. W. White, the secretary of the Picton regatta, has addressed a letter to Mr. A. G. Johnson, conveying a hearty vote of thanks to that gentleman for the manner in which he carried out the duties of umpire at the regatta. The committee express the hope that Mr. Johnson will consent to act in a similar capacity at future Picton regattas. Mr. A. F. Hill, conductor of the Wei- ' lington Orchestral Society, has been presented with a handsome silver-mounted baton. Mr. G. E. Tolhursb, president of the society, made the presentation on behalf of -the committee, and Mr. hill replied. The baton was given to the committee by Mr. Frank Grady, and bore the following inscription :—" Presented to Alf. F. Hill, Esq., by the committee of the Wellington Orchestral Society as a token of esteem. April 17th, 1994." v'-\