PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11869, 22 January 1902, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. Mrs. Gudgeon, accompanied by the two „ Misses Gudgeon, were passengers'from Rarotonga ; by the Ovalau last evening. Mr. I and Mrs. W. C. Kensington and •' family were passengers to Wellington yes- ■ terday by the s.s Ngapiihi. . The Chief Inspector of Machinery (Mr. R. Duncan) lias been elected a member of the Society of Arts, Adelphi, London. The Hon. B. R. v Wise, Attorney-General of New South Wales, left Wellington for - : Sydney by the Mokoia on Saturday last. - . Sir George Clifford (says a Christchurch ■ paper) met with a slight accident the other ..day. Through slipping on oilcloth one of his shoulders was put out. Sir George has ; gone home to" hurst.'' •' ' * A beautifully-chased 'silver spoon lias been presented by the Newtown (Wellington) branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation . - to Sir Joseph and Lady Ward in trust for their son Awarua Pat, who was one year old on June 14. ! Mr. C. R.i Seaver, of the Valuation Department, Wellington,, has received news of the death of his mother at Belfast, Ireland. The deceased lady, who was 79 years of ' age, was the wife of the Very Rev. Charles Seaver, D.D., Dean of Connor. : Dr. Buntine, "whose name," .wrote Donald Macdonald, " was in every mouth in - Natal when I landed there," is a passenger in . the Waikare, on the Sounds excursion. , '< Dr. Buntine played a distinguished part in the first skirmish in Natal, and subsequently during the siege of Ladysmith. Mr. C. A. Schultz, accountant to the New Zealand branch of the A.M.P. Society, is about to leturn to the Melbourne office, which he left eight years since for Welling- - ton. Mr. Schultz is ' well known in bowling circles, being a vice-president of the Victoria Club, and one of its oldest members, His many friends will congratulate him on lis promotion. The members of the Christchurch Working Men's Club recently entertained Mr. John Atkinson, an old member of the club, >on .the occasion of his 90th birthday." The president, Mr. W. H. Young, in proposing the health of " Our Guest," spoke of the latter' long connection with the club, and, on behalf of the members, presented him ■ ■with a silver-mounted umbrella. Mr. Atkinson feelingly replied, and in the course of the evening he gave two Shakesperian recitations. In the editorial rooms of the Auckland Evening Star on Saturday forenoon, the editor (Mr. T. W. Leys), on behalf of the members of , the literary department, presented a set of '.in cutlery and a hand- . some case of pipes to Mr. F. A. Clarke, . . who has been connected with the reporting staff of that paper for some time. Mr. Leys referred in congratulatory terms to Mr. Clarke's approaching marriage, and spoke eulogistically of his popularity. Mr. Clarke thanked his comrades on behalf of himself and the future Mrs. Clarke for the handsome expression of their good feeling. -V.. ; " - - . ■