PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12401, 14 October 1903, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

.' Ovr. Hamilton correspondent writes:— ; regret to report that the news as to 1 he state i - of health of Mr. Arthur Coyle, of this place, ; ifl of such a nature as to cause his friends the •Wry gravest anxiety. '": Lady,Chermaide," wife of His Excellency General Sir Herbert Chermside, Governor of Queensland, arrived by the Westralia yesterday morning. She leaves for Rotorua to-day. Mr. George' Parkinson, of Tikokino, j Rawke's Bay, who died last week, came to | New Zealand in the ill-fated Montmorency, ! which was binned while coming into Port Ahuriri in 1867. The Rev. Mr. Radcliffe, the new vicar of Hamilton will, accompanied by his wife, arrive in Hamilton on Thursday. They are at> present the guests, of Bishop Xeligan at Bishopseourt, Auckland. Mi\ A. J. Johnston, a member of the survey staff of the Waihi Gold Mining Com- . pany, has received, notification of having successfully passed the recent examination held in Wellington for certificated surveyors. . ■■■;■ --.." '' .... ; , , ' The Rev. John Dawson, chairman of the New Zealand Alliance, who is visiting various States of the Commonwealth in response 'to the request of prominent temperance . workers in Australia, lias just completed a successful mission at Lismore, Ne\» South | Wales, and the surrounding district. f: /.'''•■ -'Mr. John Stallworthy, of _ Aratapu, j Northern Wairoa, has been nominated for the seat at the Auckland Education Board, ; ''•'rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. . James Muir. The North of Auckland may '■'■ fairly lay claim to have one representative j on the Board, and a gentleman of Mr. Stall- j . : , worthy's reputation should ensure him very j strong support in all the country districts, ' ,- .' A pleasing function took place at Waihi j "': on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. C. A. j : V Stewart, of the Waihi Gold Mining Com- , pany's local department, was the recipient i/ ;; of a very handsome clock, suitably inscrib- ' ed, in commemoration of his recent marriage. "r:- Mr. H. Hartley made the presentation on behalf of the staff, and spoke of the very high esteem in which Mr. Stewart was held by all. Mr. Stewart returned thanks for the very handsome present, and said he -would always look back with pleasure to the time he had'spent in Waihi. Miss Ada Crossley was fairly overcome by ' the warmth of her welcome "horn: at Mel- : bourne on October 2. The station plat- .■'■■'■■ forch at which the express train drew up, . and the approaches thereto were effectively decorated with flowers.and bunting, and there was a great crowd of friends and others. Members of the Melbourne Lieder- ,; tafel, who were at the station, sang a song of welcome. Meantime addresses of welcome and bouquets of flowers were presented 'to the talented singer. Subsequently, amid v the lend cheers of the great gathering of the '■<■■ ' general-public, Miss Ada Crossley drove to Menzies' Hotel. During the afternoon she attended a reception held in her honour by the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, . ' at the Town Hall.