PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12267, 11 May 1903, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. Malcolm Niccol left for Wellington by tie Ngapuhi yesterday. Mr. A. W. Rutherford. M.H.R., is on »tour of the Marlborough district. Dr. Reid Mackay, formerly surgeon to Sir Thomas Lipton, is to commence practice at Dannevirke. . t Mr. G. Foot, of the Bank of New Zealand at Kumara. has been appointed to the Feilding branch. . The Rex. Mr. Main lias been elected Moderator of the New South Wales Presbyterian Assembly. Mr. and Mrs. Littledale, of Berkshire, England, who are on a tour of New Zealand, left Wellington on Saturday for Rotorua. Pastor Topholm, of the Lutheran Church, Norsewood, Hawke's Bay. intends shortly to leave for Denmark, where ho will in future reside.

Sir Edward and Lady Gibbe?, who have been on a visit to Auckland for some weeks, were passengers to Wellington yesterday by the Ngapuhi. Mr. It. A. Alley, representative of the proposed Canadian-New Zealand line of steamers, left Wellington for Sydney by the Victoria on Saturday. The Rev. A. H. Collins, lately of Ponsonbr Baptist Church, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the George-street Baptist Church. Fitzroy, Melbourne, in succession to the Rev. E. Isaac.

Sergeant Williams, of Devonport, who has been promoted, left for Wellington yesterday, on transfer. On Saturday Constable Lowry, of Otorohanga, took charge of the Devonport station. Messrs. James Mc'Kerrow (formerly chairman of the Land Purchase Board), F. Townsend, W. F. Shcrtt. and F. C. Braitsford, ■well-known Wellington citizens, left on Saturday on a visit to Europe. , Miss A. C. Tendall (principal of the Girls' College, Nelson) has left with her mother for London, via the United States. ■ Miss Tendall and her mother will make a tour of Europe, and return via the Suez Canal to New Zealand. Captain R. Neville is new in command of the s.s. Warrimoo. Captain K. Phillips having been chosen to proceed to Scotland to bring out the new steamer Manuka, row being built on the Clyde for the Union Steamship Company. Amongst the passengers by the Tiuakina, which left Wellington lor London on Saturday, are Miss Babington. Mr. and Mrs. C. Elgar, and Miss Elgar (Featherston). Miss Tin-ton (Featherston), and Mr. and Mrs. J. Heigham (Leeds, Yorks). The Rev. J. Hosking has been admitted as a minister of the Congregational Union of Victoria. Mr. Hosking was connected with the Methodist Church in New Zealand, and at one time resided in Auckland. He was a candidate for the Wailtato seat in Parliament in 1899.

Mr. Alex. Eckford, son of Captain Eckford, well known in Wellington shipping circles, is proceeding to Auckland, whence he will go on. to Fiji to join the Moana, for Vancouver. Mr. Eckford goes on to the interior of Canada, it being his intention to follow farming on the shoves of Lake Wiuni-

P e g; Newc- received by tie last mail from the villayet of Beirut, Asia Minor, where a condition verging on anarchy exists, states that among the sufferers by the lawlessness in Beirut was Archdeacon Fine, who was stopped in the streets and fired upon. Archdeacon Frere is well known in New Zealand. Until a few years ago lie was curate at Gore, Qtago, " Previous to that he was at Kurow, North Otago. A very pleasing ceremony took place on Saturday morning last, when Captain J. H. Bradnev was the recipient of a token of the esteem in which he is held by the Health and Customs Departments. Dr. E. W. Sharman, the port health officer, made the presentation, and in a neat speech conveyed to Captain Bradney the good wishes of the donors, and thanked him for his courteous attention to the officers of both departments. Captain Bradney, in replying, expressed his thanks for the gift, and for the kindly expression of esteem. The Melbourne Age of May 1, states : — Among the passengers on the R.M.s. Ophir is the Bishop of Brisbane. When he left London Dr. Webber's health was most precarious, and at times during the voyage his friends became exceedingly anxious. Just before Port Said iva:.- reached he was in extremis, but after passing the Suez Canal he recovered slightly, and the improvement continued. At Fremantle yesterday he was reported by his chaplain to be much better. Speaking of the Bishop's mission, the chaplain said that funds amounting tr between £7000 and £8000 had been collected, and about £5000 was still required to complete the Brisbane Cathedral.