PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9735, 4 February 1895, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Messbs. B. Leslie Hani and J. P. Bennett returned from their Southern trip by the Takapuna yesterday. Mr. P. L. Dignan, of the Bank of New Zealand, returned from the South by the Gairloch, on Saturday. By the Valetta last week, Mr. and Mrs. Lee and family and Mr. Morrison were passengers for New Zealand. Sergeant-Major Carpenter, Government drill-inatructor, arrived from Wellington by the Takapuna on Saturday night Mr. F. IV. Hultgren baa passed his examination at Wellington for a certificate as master of a home trade passenger ship. Mr. Frank A. Pemberton, M.A., who has been appointed as second master of the Prince Albert College, arrived from the South by the Takapuna yesterday. Mr. J. H. Hawkes, son of the Rev. J. Hawker, of Whangarei, is second officer of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Waikato, which arrived from London yesterday. Mr. E. T. Lake, the special artist for the Melbourne Leader, arrived in Auckland yesterday from the South for the purpose of collecting material for a series of supplements to the above widely-circulated weekly. The tourist spots of New Zealand are to be fully illustrated and described, which should prove of gfeat benefit to New Zealand in giving our scenic attractions still more publicity on the other side of the Tag man Sea. The series will embrace the popular resorts in the vicinity of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurcb, and Dunedin. '

At the Newmarket Bowling Green, on Saturday afternoon, the members made a present to Mr. W. A. Whitson, who is a boat to leave Auckland for Vancouver. The presentation took the form of a handsome gold medallion or watch pendant, bearing an appropriate inscription on the reverse side, and the figure of a bowler, ball in band, in relief on the obverse side. The presentation was made by the president of the club, and Mr. Whitson suitably and appropriately replied. The medallion was manufactured by Stewart Dawson and Co.

The presentation which is to be made on behalf of the subscribers to Mr. and Mrs. McQuaid, of Dunedin, parents of the heroic stewardess of the ill-fated steamer Wairarapa, who so nobly sacrificed her own life in the endeavour to save others on the night of the memorable wreck at the Great Barrier Island, is now on view at Messrs. Kohn's jeweller's shop, Queen-street. It has taken the form of a beautiful album, covered in red morocco leather, and massively ornamented with silver, which, ap propriately enough, has been obtained from the Great Barrier silver lodes. The chief feature of the ornaments is a massive lifebuoy, with the words, " Wairarapa, Dunedin," on it in imitation of the ship's life-buoy. Inside this is a shield bearing the inscription, " In loving memory of Annie McQuaid, aetat *-9." Above the buoy is a plate bearing the word " Honour," and below it another bearing the words " the brave," making the complete sentence, "Honour the brave," while another plate at the bottom is inscribed, " Auckland, New Zealand, 29th October, 1894." The contents of the album are equally appropriate with the handsome exterior. The first page has engrossed on it the memorial lines written by William J. Stewart. On the next page is a splendid photo, of the heroine, appropriately surrounded with a picture of the vessel, an anchor, and other naval symbols, the whole page being richly illuminated. Then follows the address from the citizens of Auckland to Mr. and Mrs. McQuaid, together with the list of subscribers (the subscriptions being limited to Is each). Between the rows of names on the pages each page has a separate design of illumination. At the end of the volume is an extract from the New Zealand Herald, November 5, "A heroine indeedanother extract from the New Zealand Times; another from the Christchurch Star, " Only a woman," and another from the Observer " Wreck of the VVairarapa In Memoriam." The outside cover and ornamentation was designed by Mr. E. S. V. Mowbray, of Auckland, and the silver work was executed in Messrs. Kohn's Queen-street establishment. The silver is frosted, and the lettering stands oat boldly in bright characters. The leather work is by Abel, Dykes, and Co., and the engrossing, which is done in the hightest tyle, is the work of Mr. W. Gulliver, who has evidently spared no pains in his efforts to secure artistic perfection. A few blank pages still remain for the names of subscribers who had previously only signed by nom deplume, or initials, and also for new subscribers who may desire to have their names associated with the presentation. •