PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10416, 14 April 1897, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Geohge Gkey is 85 to-day. Catpain F. Atnodco left for Sydney by the Manapouri last evening. Mr. W. Dodge, of Uarotonga, was a passenger by the Upolu yesterday. The Rijrht Rev. Dr. Lenihan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, will pay a visit to Gisborne shortly alter Easter. Misses Newton (of Lyttelton) and Miss Gardiner (of Christchurch) have gone to Melbourne to undergo a special training for Indian mission work.

Miss Jamieson, who administers the treatment for alcoholism at the Bichloride of Gold Institute in Victoria, arrived from Sydney by ths last steamer. Captain C. G. Smith is now in command of the Union Company's steamer Poherua, ▼ice Captain J. Abram, who has been transferred to the new steamer Hawea.

The Bruce Herald records the death of Mr. William Simpson, an early settler, lie served in the Navy for some time. For the past eight) years he had been farming at Mount Stewart.

Miss E. M. Davies, who recently resigned from the staff of the Clyde Quay school, Wellington, and is shortly to be married, was the recipient of handsome presents from the ecjiool committee and the teachers and scholars last Friday. Mr. S. L. Partridge, who has been connected with the firm of Bing, Harris, and Co., of Wellington, for the past nine years, hue been presented with a gold sovereign caw on the occasion of his leaving the firm to join that of Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ewen,

Yesterday Mr. W. Dunwoodie, of Onohunga, received a cablegram informing him of the death of his brother, Mr. John Dunwoodie. The deceased gentleman, who h'hd been for some time in business on Thursday Island, was on his way to Sydney to obtain medical treatment, when he died at sea two days out from Thursday Island. The English Freeman gives the following particulars concerning the new minister of the Auckland Tabernacle (Rev. Joseph Clark, of Nottingham):-" The Nottingham Tabernacle Church, formed in 1868, commenced its career with 18 members only; to-day it numbers 800. During Mr. Clark's five years' pastorate there has been a gross increase in the membership of 100 a year. Usually 600 attend the communion service. In the Sunday-schools there are 100 teachers and 1000 scholars. Mr. Clark is a Burn with a commanding presence, and with fine a and impassioned delivery, Hβ was brought up in the Church of England." The Poverty Bay Herald of Wednesday bet says:—" Ic is with regret we have to announce the death of Mr. W. Miller, sen., which occurred at his residence, Custom House-street, during the early hours of this morning. Deceased had for many years been aware he was suffering from heart disease, and bad also been under treatment for some time for Bright's disease of the kidneys, but had been, generally speaking, j n f*' r health, and was able to take exercise op to last night. Deceased was a native of South Shields, and arrived in Melbourne in 1860, afterwards spending some time on the goldfields of Bendigo and Ballarat. While there he was married to his present wife, and after b trip Home came out again to the colonies, this time settling in Auckland, where he started in business as a hairdresser and tobacconist. He also ab one time was licensee of the Empire Hotel in Victoriastreet. After some years he proceeded to Coromande), at the time of the Green Harp rash, but this proving a failure he migrated to Gisborne, where he has lived for the last twenty years, during which time be has •ucceeded in working up a very comfortable business as a hairdresser and tobacconist. The deceased was not prominently connected with local affairs, but he was well liked and highly respected, and bis death will be deeply regretted by a very large circle of friends and acquaintances. He leaves a widow, and five sons and four daughters, all of whom are grown up."