PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11951, 28 April 1902, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

! Mb. JUSTICE CoNoiiX.r was a passenger from Oiitborne yesterday by the Zealandif., Dr. Pomare, native health officer, was a passenger from Wellington by the Takapurja on Saturday. Mr. Adam Forsyth, of Sydney, was a passenger by the mail steamer Ventura to San Francisco on Saturday, en route for ' Europe. Air. and Mrs. W. H. Tisdale. of Wellington, were passengers to San Francisco by the mail steamer Ventura on Saturday, en route to Europe.

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Lowry, ot Hawke's Bay, were passengers to San Francisco by the mail steamer Ventura on Saturday, en route to Europe.

The Rev. W. C. Cargill, who for some time edited the late Wairarapa Star, contemplates leaving lor Sydney shortly, where he intends taking up literary work.

' Mr. H. Eyre-Kenny. S.M., of Wanganui, who has been attending a sitting of the Railway Appeal Hoard at Whangarei, left for New Plymouth yesterday by the Ngaptthi.

Mr. G. Rudd. of the Auckland post office staff, left as mail agent by the mail steamer Ventura for San Francisco on Saturday. This is Mr. P.udd's tenth trip across the Pacific.

Air. A. Palmer Owens, who resigned his position in the Marine Department, Wellington, in order to visit. South Africa, is now attached to the staff in command of the burgher refuge camps, stationed at East, London, South Africa.

Major-General Viscount Downe. C. 15., CLE., Commandant of the Victorian Forces, Colonel Hunt, Colonel Hotliam, and Captain W. Carr were passengers from Sydney to San Francisco by the mail steamer. Ventura on Saturday, on. their way to London to take part in the Coronation ceremonies. v

, h V On Saturday evening Mr. L. John- ■ stone, the retiring manager of the Auckland Farmers' Co-operative Society, Limited, was the recipient of a presentation from the era- ] ployees of the company. Mr. J. A. Carran handed Mr. Johnstone a beautifully mounted amber cigarette holder and case, ; and in doing so said it was given as a token of the goodwill and esteem in which the late manager was held by himself and fellowemployees. Mr. Johnstone! suitably returned thanks.