PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9694, 14 December 1894, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Miss Leila Adair, the parachutist, left for Sydney by the Rotomahana last night. Captain Anderson, Colonial storekeeper, is at present in Auckland on official duties. Inspector Emerson was a passenger to New Plymouth by the Alahinapua yesterday. The Hon. J. G. Ward lunched yesterday with Bishop Luck, at the Episcopal residence, Ponsonby. Mr. E. P. Houghton, Inspector of the Union S.S. Company, arrived by the Rotomahana yesterday. , Mr. F. W. Leighton, one of the survivors of the Wairarapa, left for Sydney by the Rotomahana last night. The Premier (Hon. R. J. Seddon) and the Colonial Treasurer (Hon. J. G. Ward) left last evening for Wellington. Mr. Alex. Russell, local manager of the South British Insurance Company, arrived yesterday by the Rotomahana from Wellington, having arrived by the Kaikoura, direct steamer from England. Mr. Bray, of Sydney, who came over recently for the purpose of burying his brother, who was drowned at the wreck of the Wairarapa, was a passenger to Sydney by the Rotomahana last night. Before leaving Auckland the Premier warmly complimented Mr. Hudson, railway traffic manager, upon the completeness of the train arrangements for the visit to Rofcorua and the return journey.

Mr. Wm. Errington, C.E., formerly of Auckland, bub now of Australia, is at present on a visit to this city, in order to see his daughter, Mrs= McCullough, wife of the Hon. Wm. McCullough, M.L.C. We regreb to learn that he is in an indifferent state of health.

Mr. C. S. Stevens, purser of the Mahinapua, has been transferred to the Penguin, Mr. Burns, of the latter steamer, going to the Te Anau, and Mr. Hodgson, late of the Southern Cross, going to the Mahinapua, Mr. P. Fen wick, late of the Wairarapa, goes to the Hauroto.

A Dunedin paper says :—We understand that the "Life of Dr. Stuart," by the Rev. C. S. Ross, of yictoria, will be ready for publication by the New Year. Ib is expected that the portion relating to the early life of the late pastor of Knox Church will be exceedingly interesting, as it was revised by him prior to his death.

The Ceylon Observer, just to hand, contains comment upon the Australian cable announcing the appointment of Mr. Watson as president of the Bank of New Zealand. Referring to Mr. Watson's career in Ceylon the Observer says : —" We know he has won golden opinions by his shrewdness, ability, and conscientiousness ; and as a very old friend we can testify that his high character and talent have only met the reward they merited. A better appointment for the credit of the colony could not be made."

During the visib of the Premier to Roborua close upon 400 visitors paid the natives to view the hot springs at VVhakarewarovra, over 250 of them going on the Sunday afternoon. In the course of tho day a very interesting though spontaneous little ceremony was performed. Amongst the visitors was Mr. Adam Cairns, late of the Star Hotel, who some years ago sojourned for a couple of months at Whakasewarewa, and who must have made himself as popular with the Maoris as he is with the pakeha. No sooner did he snake his appearance in the settlement than there was great rejoicing, the chief of the tribe investing him with a valuable mat of beautiful make. Prefessor Ulrich in his report on the , Otago School of Mines, says " Most of those students who went abroad found without waiting long «atisfactory employment, while several gained good positions. As a recent case in point of juch success I can mention that of Edward Paterson, who only left New Zealand for the Transvaal in August of last year, and after being in well-paid employment nearly from the date of his arrival there, was offered and holds now a responsible position at a salary of £600 per annum, with free residence. There are other two of our past students in good positions in the Transvaal, and a number well placed in Victoria, Tasmania (the Government Geologist and Inspector of Mines), and Weß tern Australia; but only three have 80 far found employment in New Zealand."