PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12464, 7 January 1904, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ma. G. G. Stead and Miss Stead left for the South by the Takamma yesterdav. Mr. H. D. Bedford," M.H.R., is'leaving Dimedin this month on a trip to England. ° The Rev. W. S. Potter was a passenger to New Plymouth by the Takapuna yesterday. * ' Mr. Broughton, chief lijhtkec-per at. Knipara Heads, left for Wellington bv the Takapuna yesterday. Mr. H. J). M. riaszard, Government stirveyor, returned from Xiue and Tonga yesteid.iy bj the Hauroto. Mr. A. Burt, sen.-, of Messrs. A. and T. Burt. Limited, left tor the South br the Takapuna yesterday. Mr. Robert Parker, the well-known musician, left Wellington yesterday for a fortnight's holiday in Cbristchnrch. , Mr. W. J. Culver, general secretary of the New Zealand Liberal and Labour Federation, is at present on a visit to Auckland. Mr. C. A. Graham, of Wellington, general manager of the United Asbestos Company, is at present on a visit to Auckland. Messrs. M. Evans, C.M.G., T. Hyslop, and G. S. Armstrong, M.L.A.'s, Natal Parliament, leave Auckland for the .South to-day. Out of seven applicants Mr. F. Cuthbert, Dunedin, has been selected, reports the Press Association, dispenser for the Nelson Hospital. Mr. W. Grade, of the well-known Liverpool shipping firm of Gracie, Beazlev, and Co.. arrived at Wellington yesterday by the Corinthic. Sergeant Dew, of the Dunedin police, has been transferred to Auckland, where he will take the place of Sergeant Walker, who has been transferred to Tauranga. Amongst the passengers "from London by the Corinthic, which arrived at Wellington yesterday, was Major-General Buckle, a retired array officer, who intends touring New Zealand. Mrs. L. D. Nathan and her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Myers, who have been on a visit to England, arrived in Wellington by the Corinthic yesterday, en route to Auckland. Miss Lloyd Hassell, who has been studying music in London and Leipsic, returned to New Zealand by the Corinthic, which arrived at Wellington yesterday. Miss Hassell, who has a mezzo-soprano of gieat range, intends to give some concerts in the South, and then settle in Wellington, where she will teach singing. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Connall, who has been for many years head-teacher at the Whangarei public school, was presented with a testimonial by the old boys and girls of his school, many of them business people of the town, as. an expression of thy respect they still bear him, and in remembrance of their old school days.