PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12239, 7 April 1903, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Miss Coates was a passenger to' Wellington by the Rotoiti yesterday. Mr. J. L. Kirkbride was a passenger to New Plymouth yesterday by the Rotoiti. Signor Bragato, the Government Viticulturist, left for Napier by the Mararoa yesterday. i Mr. John Marshall left for Sydney by the Waikare last and returns in about three weeks' time. Mr. Arthur M. Myers was a- passenger to Sydney by the Waikare last night, en route to Europe, on an extended visit. Mrs. Rolleston, wife of Commander Rolleston. of H.M.s. Archer, was a passenger to Sydney by the Waikare last night. General Babington has been deer-stalk-jng in the Te Awaite district. The party imly took three heads for a week's stalking. Miss Edmiston, of Ponsonby, was a passenger to Sydney by the Waikare last night, where she joins the s.s. China for London. Mr. F. W. Rowley, " organist of St. Thomas' Church, Newtown, left Wellington on Saturday, for a sis months' trip to Europje. The Misses Muir, of Edinburgh, who liave been visiting New Zealand, left Auckland on their return journey by the Waikare last evening for Sydney.

Mr. Hamilton Hunter, C.M.G., British JResident at Tonga, was a passenger from Fiji by the Moura last night, and leaves for Tonga by the Rotokino to-morrow.

Mr. Salmon, who has been acting as jnanager of the Auckland branch of the Union Bank of Australia, in the absence of Mr. Woodward, who returned the other day, left for the South yesterday. Captain George Crawshaw is to have command of the Mapourika on her excursion trip to the South Sea Islands, and Captain Worrall, late of the Mapourika, is in command of the Waikare in the meantime. Captain J. O. Blacklock was a passenger to Sydney by the Waikare last night, en route to Scotland, to bring out the new steamer for the Northern Steamship Company for the Onehunga-New Plymouth trade. ■

Mr. W. B. Wilkinson, R.N.R., late second officer of the Government steamer Tutanekai, has been promoted to chief officer of the Hinemoa, vice Mr. F. Hardy, who is now deputy-harbourmaster at Dunedin. Mr. F. Bull, of the Lands and Survey Office, Napier, Laving been granted six months' leave of absence, purposes paying a visit to the Mother Country. He left Wellington by the Warrimoo, via Melbourne. Mr. A. E. Irwin, secretary to the Auckland Trades and Labour Council, left by the s.s. Rotoiti yesterday, en route to Westport, where he will represent his council at the annual trades conference, to be opened on Easter Monday. Mr. Thomas Thompson, of H.M. Customs, Suva, was a passenger from Fiji by the Moura last night. Mr. Thompson was in H.M. Customs, Auckland, many years ago, and has been granted 12 months' leave of absence. After a short stay in Auckland he proceeds to Australia and Europe. Owing to an error in the Ngapuhi's passenger list, Mr. F. E. Baume, M.H.R., was stated in yesterday's Herald to have left for New Plymouth on Sunday. Mr. Baume has no present intention of leaving Auckland before the opening of Parliament. Mr. A. J. B. Irvine, manager of the local branch of the Union Steamship Company, was a passenger to Sydney by the Waikare last night, on a holiday visit to Australia. Mr. D. Aiken, of Wellington, comes up to Auckland at the end of this week to act as manager of the branch during Mr. Irvine's absence. Mr. Chas. Jas. Eaton, who formerly resided in Auckland, writes from Vancouver, 8.C., inquiring the whereabouts' of Frank Tothill, late of Seaport, Sussex, and believed to be in Government employ either in Auckland or Christchurch. He has several relatives in . British Columbia, who would be glad to hear from him. Our Hamilton correspondent writes: — The Rev. H. L. Blamires conducted his farewell service in the Methodist Church on Sunday, evening. The " : church was crowded, and the rev. gentleman preached a most earnest and impressive sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Blamires left Hamilton, en route for Gore, where he is appointed to minister, on Monday. , According to private letters received by her relatives' in Christclmreh, ; Miss Maud Beatty, formerly of Pollard's Opera Company, and lately playing in the Drury Lane pantomime,: has been ill, -and .has had to throw up her work, i She is engaged for some of the Continental theatres in August, and until • then she intends to appear in the London halls. " :■.;:'.