PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10099, 7 April 1896, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

CArraiN James Stott, who recently resigned command of the Cananiao mail steamer Miowera, intends to proceed to England. Mr. Pasco, of tho Dunedin branch of the Bank of Australasia, has been promoted to the position of manager at Grenfell, New South Wales. Captain Sewell is about to retire from the position of Harbourmaster at Oamaru, aftor the service of a quarter of a century. He is well and favourably known in shipping circles throughout tho colony. Constable Crockatt, who has been a member of the Armed Constabulary and Police Force of New Zealand for 19 years, retired from the servico recently. Ho has been stationed at Hawera for the past month. He intends to visit England. The Rev. F. B. Maclean, who was at one time Archdeacon at Greymouth, mado feeling reference to the Brunner disaster at Wanganui last week. He had, he said, been acquainted with the greater number of the doomed men, who were a fine class of fellows, and who were universally recognised as worthy citizens and good churchmen. Mr. Donald Maclean, the well-known and popular chief officer, loft the Taviuni in Fiji. He is to take charge of the interisland steamer Oreti. From Fiji, Mr. Jordan, late second officer, acted in the capacity of first officer ; Mr. Maxwell, late third, as acting-second officer; with Mr. Anderson, late of the h.s. Miowora, aa Fupernumerary as far as Tonga, where Mr. Jordan and Mr. Anderson took charge of the IVoosung. Dr. Fiaschi, the well-known Sydney doctor, intends to volunteer as a soldior for Italy in Abyssinia, and has sailed for Adon, leaving his wife and family in Sydney. As a reason for taking this step, tho doctor states that he considers this a very important moment in the history of tho Italian race. Dr. Fiaschi holds a commission in the New South Wales Military Forces as a Surgeon-Captain in the Medical Staff Corps, in which capacity ho has for some years boon an energetic officer. At tho conclusion of tho early service at St. Andrew's Church, Epsom, on Sunday morning, a pleasant surprise awaited the vicar, the Rev. W. E. Gillaro. The congregation remained in the church, and the rev. gentleman was asked to return to the chancol after changing his vestments. The parishioners' Wnrdon, Mr. A.Worrall, then read an address signed by the wardens on behalf of the congregation, congratulating tho vicar on tho completion of a two years' ministry among them, thanking him for his successful labours, and wishing him a long and happy pastorate in their midst. Mr. McKinstrey (in thoabßenco of Mr. Mcintosh clergyman's wardon) thon presented the vicar with a purso of sovereigns, as an " Easter gift" from the congregation. A Similar surprise awaited tho same clorgyman at Christ's Church, Ellorslie, when at tho close of the evening servico Mrs. Martin, tho oldest member of tho church, waited upon him in the vestry, and presented a well-filled purse ot sovereigns from tho "parishioners of Elleislio as a testimony of affection and esteem.,