PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11714, 25 July 1901, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Me. E. W. Alison returned from Wellington yesterday by the Rotoiti. • Mr. Robfc. Baxendell, of Messrs. Bycroft (Limited), left for the Islands by the Rotokino yesftrday evening. j' V :v v Mr.A.-S.MoKonzie,' purser of the Hawea, baa been transferred to the Rotoiti; Mr. Brown, of the latter steamer," going over to the Haw ea. ■■■.. Mr. Eustace H. Curtis (of Messrs. Curtis and Harvey (Limited), London) is in Auckland at present, and is making a tour of Australasia. • The secretary of the Auckland Centre of the St. John : Ambulance Association : has just received the result of the first* examina- ■ ■ • tion of , the season. The ladies who attended the Central -First Aid Classes, 1 to which Dr. ; ChalKnor Purchas and Dr. - Goldie lectured, V v: : cJ: -.,- were examined :by;Drs. Knight and Grant/ and it will be satisfactory to the ladies and the lecturers to know that all the candidates were successful in passing. , , A Wellington Press Association telegram states that the railway employees of Wellington and Petone made a presentation of a'< massive silver ink-stand and silvermounted, walking stick to Mr. George Fisher, M.H.R.;, last night, in recognition of his , efforts era their behalf. Sir Joseph Ward, who was asked to make the presentation, 1 ' spoke in terms of praise of Mr. Fisher's strong, determined, and vigorous advocacy of the rights of the workers of the colony. ■'• . ever since he had been in Parliament. >:■-■ A pleasing ceremony took place at the Tonson Garlick Company's warehouse on July 20, when Mr. J. G. Culpan, on behalf of the staff of the warehouse, presented Mr. G-. C." Garlicky the • manager, ; with 'a service ; of plate. :; ; Mr. Culpan .- spoke of the <good feeling ' existing : throughout the warehouse, "from the manager down to the youngest - hand; • and • asked • Mr. '■ Garlick's acceptance of this: token 'of esteem. Mr.. Garlick rei> plied that it gave him the greatest pleasure in accepting . the ; presentation, which -he would always value as showing the happy relations between the staff and himself. ?S:";:- ; ■■■;;) f. >' ..V '. ■.;'",, ' ■,',■,,■', ~■ ■.'•.,...':..' ■;...'■;