PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12601, 27 June 1904, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Signob, Bbagato, the Government ViticultuTisfc, returned from his visit to the Wairansri vineyard on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grey, who have 1 been on a short visit, to Australia-, returned from Sydney yesterday by the Mararoa. Mr. Harry V. Goldstein (son of Rabbi Goldstein), has passed the final examination for-the M.8., Ch.B. degree (Edinburgh). The transfer books of the New Zealand Insurance Company will be closed from June 29 to July 13, both days inclusive. _ The Hon. H. Williams, M.8.C., arrived I from Russell on Saturday morning, and left j for Wellington by the Tarawera in the afternoon. | Major Coyle, of the Permanent Force, who has been for some months ' in the South; Island, returned to Auckland by the'Wadkare! yesterday. \ Mi-. 11. Feuwick (managing- director), and Mr. Macfarlane (secretary), of Messrs. T. and S. Morrin, Limited, left for Dunedin by the Tarawera on Saturday. ' Mrs. F. W. Macbeth, of Dunedin, who has been on a short visit to Australia, is a passenger to Dunedin by the Mararoa, which arrived from Sydney yesterday. ' The Rev. Alexander Clark, of Queensland, 1 has been, unanimously called to St. Stephen's Church, Bathurst, New South Wales, to fill tire vacancy caused by the retirement of the Rev, J. Kinghora. ■A concert in aid of the Sacred Heart, Fonsonby. will be given in the Foasohb* .Hall on Wednesday evening next. A good programme has been arranged, in which many leading: Auckland amateurs will take part. A Gisborne Press- Association telegram states that several presentations have "been, made to Mr. Crawford, who is about to leave to take up the position of assistant-in-spector to the Nelson. Education Board. A Motueka correspondent wires that the funeral of the late Mr. J. H. Boundy, proprietor of the Motueka Star (and formerly of the Marlborough Express), and a member 01 the Nelson Education Board, was largely attended on Saturday. The deceased was buried with Masonic honours, and the cortege was a large one. Our Cambridge correspondent writes: --A presentation of a writing desk a,ad clock was made to Mr. Harry Atkins, headmaster of the Maungatautari school ,on Thursday last, the desk being the gift of the settlers ami the dock that of the schoolchildren. The ' presentations were made respectively try ■Messrs, E. A. Death and G. S. Day," as a mark ol esteem, and in honour'of the recipient s approaching marriage. Mr Atkins suitably replied. There was a lave attendance of the settlers and children, and the ceremony concluded with a dance in. the evening.