PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10408, 5 April 1897, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Me. and Mrs. Humphrey Haines arrived from Wellington by the Tasmania yesterday. Dr. Tweedale, health officer at Melbourne, and formerly a surgeon in the Koyal Navy, died suddenly in Melbourne recently. Dr. Boor, who resigned the position of Resident Surgeon of the Nelson Hospital on account of ill-health, has joined the s.s. Aotea as ship's surgeon. Colonel Bailey and family, who are about to undertake pioneer Salvation Army work in Japan, sailed by the Omi Maru, from Sydney, last week, for 'Yokohama. Miss Lilian Edger, general secretary of the New Zealand section of the Theoaophical Society, left by the Flora on Saturday for a lecturing tour in the South, beginning at (jisborneThe Hon. W. Swan»on, M.L.C., and Messrs. J. J. Holland, W. P. Massey, F. Lawry, R. Thompson, J. Bollard, R. M. Houston, and F. Lang, M.H.R.'s, left for Wellington by the Tutanekai yesterday. The Rev. W. S. Fernie, of Maitiand, South Australia, has accepted the call recently given him to the pastorate of the Courtenay place Congregational Church, Wellington. The Rev. B. T. Hallowes, who has resigned, goes to England this month.

Dr. Alex. A. Mcllroy, ot Dunedin, who was a passenger by the Ruahino from London, is the first student of St. Patrick's College who has gained degrees in medicine. After matriculating in 18SS he went to Dunedin Medical School, and afterwards studied in Edinburgh. Of the pioneers of the Masterton district but few more remain, says the Star. Amongst the survivors are Mr. A. W. Renall, aged 84, Mr. Robert Wyeth, aged S3, Mr. Luke Evans, aged 85, Mr. Henry Jones, aged 85, Mr. Henry Bentley, aged 78, and Mr. William Adams, aged 72. At the Grand Hotel on Saturday evening Mr. Adam Cairns entertained a number of his friends at dinner in celebration of his 57th birthday. While the repast, which was of the choicest was in progress, an excellent band went through a well-arranged musical programme. Later, the health of tho host was drunk in bumpers and with musical honours, all joining in the best of good wishes for the future.

Tho well-known legal firm of Bell, Gully, and Izard went out of existence yesterday, says the Wellington Post of Thursday last, and becomes today Bell, Gully, and Bell, Mr. C. H. Izard retiring and going into business on his own behalf. After office hours yesterday the staff met at the Central Hotel and presented Mr. F. Wills, managing clerk (who is leaving the old firm after a connection of 29 years to occupy a similar position in Mr. Izard's office), with a liqueur Stand and a double case of silver-mounted carvers, the articles bearing a suitable inscription. Mr. Linklater, accountant, who made the presentation, regretted Mr. Wills' departure from the office. Mr. Wills, in replying, while regretting the discontinuance of a long connection, hoped that while success would continue to follow the old firm, a fair portion would fall to the new, Various toasts were proposed and honoured by the company.

Our Paeroa correspondent writes as follows:— F. A, Smith, who for the past three years, has acted as Home Missionary to the Wesleyan denomination of Ohinemuri, but who has now severed hie Connection with that body, to take up ministerial work in connection with the Anglican Church, left for Auckland last night (Friday). During Mr. Smith's term of labour in Ohinemuri he proved himself a man of sterling character and a good preacher. This is the general feeling that prevails at Ohinemuri, practical evidence of which was given in the various centres where farewell meetings were held, and donations made to him as a token of their love and esteem. The Faeroa Church and United Christian Endeavour Society had a most enthusiastic gathering on Monday night last, when a number of addresses were given, and all the speakers lamented the chain of circumstance; which brought about the severance of Mr. Smith's connection with tho Wesleyan Methodists. Mr. Smith, it is needless to say, Jeaves behind him in the Ohinemuri circuit of Methodists numerous • friends who wish him "God ipoed." • »