PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10430, 30 April 1897, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ills. Ann Taylor, an old Australian native, aged 97, has just died at Auburn. She was born in the Parramatta district.

Mr. Marsh, of the Dunedin Customs Department, is to be transferred to Wellington, and Mr. Craig, from Wellington, is hie ■accessor.

A private telegram received in town yesterday states that Mr. Allan McGuire, the well-known contractor, formerly of Auckland, who met with an accident on Sunday bit at Wellington, is now out of danger, and is progressing satisfactorily. Mr. Tracy Knight, the retiring organist at St. Paul's Church, is to be presented with a handsome souvenir by the members of the choir, on the occasion of his departure trom Auckland. Mr. Knight hai been associated with St. Paul's Church for ten yean. Financier J. T. Walker, who was we of the New South Wales Federal ten, ie a native of Edinburgh. The early yeare of bis life were spent on the land, bis father owning a station at Burrowa, New South Wales. He got hie first financial training In the London service of the Bank of New South Wales.

Miss Nunneley, the champion lady lawn tennis player of Australia and New Zealand, arrived in Wellington a few days ago en route to the Australian Championship Meeting in Sydney. Though che has not had any practice since December last, and will only have one day in Sydney before the tournament commences, the local players are sanguine that she will again win the jhampionship shield and oarry it back with |er to New Zealand. If she wine it this Jime it will become her own property. Mr. A. MeVicar, who hie resigned the position of chief engineer of the Hawke's Bay Freezing Works to enter the service of the Government as an Inspector of Machinery, was entertained at a social gathering before leaving Napier for Wellington. The guest of the evening was presented by the chairman, on behalf of the employees of the freezing works, with a handsome gold albert. Mr. MeVicar bad been in charge of the freezing works for nine and a-half years before accepting bis present appointment. An old veteran wfao fought in the Indian Mutiny, and also in the Crimean war, died recently in the Contley borne. He was a native of (Glasgow, named Hill Howitt, and had been a sergeant in the 92nd. The old soldier came to this colony about 18 months ago, and being in receipt of ■ pension of 14* a week was not a recipient of charity. He came here for the benefit of his health, and when he began to get feeble got admitted to the Costley Home, and was maintained there by hie pension. He was buried at Purewa Cemetery, his funeral being attended by the friends he had made since his arrival in Auckland.

The dairying industry in the Manning district of New South Wales ia making great strides, and numerous creameries are being- erected. The favourite separator ie the Sharpies, an American patent. A large number of the creameries are being fitted op with this separator by Messrs. Denham Urn?., of Sydney, under the supervision ol their manager and engineer, Mr. Robert Keybnrn. The Sydney Stock and Station Journal says:—" Another Manninr River creamery has gone up to add its quota of milk products to the ever extending dairy industry of the colony. It is established at Ooopernook ; Messrs. Denham Bros, designed it, and Mr. Rebert Reybnrn carried it out for them—even unto letting the machinery going and making a Mat little speech at the opening ceremony. Laat week's mail boat took away from Sydney (270 boxes of batter for the London market." Mr. Robert Reyburn ia a young Aucklander, and eldest son of Mr. Jamei Reyburn, of Wbangarei.