PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12399, 12 October 1903, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. W. Kelly, M.L.C.. arrived from ■ Wellington by the Takapuna on Saturday. ' The "Rev. J. L. Pattullo, of Waihi, has been licensed by the Auckland Presbytery. - Dr. de Olive Lowe was a passenger, for New Plymouth by the Ngapuru yesterday. '■■.'-. The Rev. Mr.'Radcliffe, the new vicar of ■ the Hamilton parish, arrived in Auckland by the Zealandia yesterday. ■ Mi. S. H. Luke, late- second engineer ot the Tutanekai, has left for England to prose- . cute his engineering studies. Mr. Luke also intend? to visit America. The Hon. L. M. and Mrs. Moss, who arrived by the mail steamer Sonoma from San Francisco on Monday, left for the South by ■ the Te Anait on Saturday. Dr. Douglas, who has been laid up with a combination of influenza and pleurisy, has sufheiettly recovered to resume his duties at the Waikato Hospital from to-day.' Mr. F. Macindoe, brother of Mr. A. Maeindoe,' chief engineer of the Wakatere, is now marine superintendent for the Donald Currie ; line at Poit Elizabeth, South Africa. .Mr. James Trewm, of Feilding, who is on a tour of Europe and America, was at latest advices Feeing the sights of Niagara Falls ; and Chicago, and was enjoying good health. Our Hamilton correspondent writes: — The Rev; Father O'Gallagher, who has been staying with Father Darby for some weeks, ,in. order to receive medical attendance, returned tc his home at Ngaruawahia on Saturday morning, lie looks very well considering the. severe illness he' has passed ', throu/it. ■ . x . Mr. George McGregor, late Government Inspector of Machinery at Auckland, left for Napier by the l'e .Anau on Saturday, where he assumes charge of a large engineer rag firm. The many friends whom Mr. McGregor has made during his residence in Auckland will wish him every success in his new venture Our Otahuhv correspondent writes:—A farewell social was, tendered to Miss Gould, ;'■.'■;'■ of Otahuhu, on' Thursday last. There was a large number of friends present, and the • hall was tastefully decorated for the occa- ■ sion. Great credit is due to the secretary (Miss Graham) and the committee for the manner in which the function was carried ' out.'

. At a gathering of the Diamond Drill employees, ; held at the Thames on. Friday evening, Mr. D. C. Thompson, who is retiring from !New Zealand ac the representative of the Goldfields Diamond Drilling •Company, was presented with a. valuable •gentleman's gold hunting keyless lever watch, as a token, of the high' esteem in . which he .is held by the Diamond Drill employees now at work throughout the Auckland goldfields districts. The presentation was made on behalf of..the donors by Mr. Clevenger, who spoke of the good feeling that existed between the employees and Mr. Thompson, and the regret they felt at his departure. Mr. Thompson suitably responded, and said he should ever cherish with pleasant recollection;, the good feeling which had prompted such.-:, valuable and useful gift. The watch, which bore Mr. Thompson's initials as a monogram on the ■.-.':[ front case, also carried the following inscription:—"Presented to D. C. Thompson, drill superintendent, by the employees of the Diamond Drill, Thames, 1903." Dur- ' ing the course-of the evening one of the Diamond Diill employees, Mr. C. W. Crosthwaite, who is employed in connection wilb the drilling operations at the Golden I" the course -of the evening one of the \ Diamond Drill employees, Mr. C. W. Crosthwaite, who is employed in connection with the drilling operations at the Golden Cross, Waitekauri, and who was only mar- ■,' ' ried a few days ago, was presented with a ,- beautiful silver sugar-basin and egg service, as c wedding present from his comrades. ; vV ; *"" ;,' ',-."■ , ,': .-■ -. ■