PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12818, 18 March 1905, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr.. Ncttiko was a passenger from the North by the Clansman yesterday.

Mr. F. W. Furby was a passenger to New Plymouth yesterday by the Rotoili.

Mr. R. 11. Rhodes. M.H.R.. left Lvttelton for Wellington last night by the Rotomahana.

Mr. and Mis. McCosh Clark left, for New Plymouth and the South by the Rotoiti yesterday.

Mr. T. Dick, late of the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company, leaves for England by the Athenic at the end of this month, on a visit, for the benefit of his health.

Mr. Harry Roliand, of Gundry-street. Newton, will leave by the Athenic on the 30th ins'., on a trip to England. He goes to Wellington on the 27th ir.<t. to join that vessel.

Mr. Horace G. Hunt, son of Mr. R. Leslie Hunt. has been appointed organist am! choirmaster at the Terrace Congregational Church. Wellington, in succession to Mr. Cyril Towsey, resigned.

Miss Helen Craddiek, tiaveller and authoress, who arrived at Wellington from London by the Tongariro on Tuesday last, reached Auckland yesterday by way of New Plymouth and Onehunga,.

Captain Miles, of Tasmania, who has been negotiating the purchase of the Union S.S. Co.'s steamers Rotokiuo and Herald for the. East, left Lyttelton for Wellington la>t night, en route for Sydney.

Mr. Walter M. Neumegen, solicitor, accompanied by Mrs. Neumegen, left yesterday, via Taumarunui and Wanganui, for an extensive torn- of the South Island. They expect to bo absent from Auckland about six weeks.

The Belgian Consul at Auckland (Mr. J. Bums) has received from Mons. F. Huylebroeck, Consul-Geueral fur Australasia! at Melbourne, advice that he has been' informed by cable of the death of Baron F. A. Lambermont, G.C. Deceased, who is much regretted, was Secretary-General of the Belgian Foreign Office, and also a Minister of State. He has rendered numerous diplomatic sendees of the highestvalue, and by his death Belgium loses one of her most eminent citizens.

Mr. Lindsay, inspector of factories at Dunediu, lias been transferred to Wellington, owing to the exigencies of the service, and Mr. Lomas, who has Wen for many years inspector of factories in Christchureb", lias been transferred to Dunediu. Mr. Shanaghan, who also has been many years in Wellington, has been transferred to Christehureh. and Mr. J. Maekay, deputychief inspector of factories, has been in Dunedin during the week- on Departmental business, arranging these transfers and other matter?.

A very pleasing function took place on Thursday night, at the residence of Mr. Luke Ballard, Epsom, the occasion being the early departure of that gentleman on a trip to the Old Land for a holiday. There was a large attendance, and a programme of vocal and instrumental music was excellently rendered. Prior to supper Mr. J. Moss wished Mr. Ballard a safe and beneficial voyage to and from the Old Country, and spoke of his many excellent qualities. Mr. Ballard, who was spoken of as one of the pioneers of the colony, suitably and feelingly replied.

Mr. G. F. Court-, jun., who is leaving Auckland for Europe shortly, was entertained at the Federal Club rooms on Thursday evening by employees of the Beehive establishment and friends. Mr. John. Court presided, and an excellent musical evening was spent. Mr. Thos. Frost presented Mr. G. F. Court with a verv fine dressing-case, the gift of the Beehive employees, ami Mr. Frost, on behalf of the Beehive Cricket Club, presented Mi. Court with a framed portrait group of the member*;. After complimentary speeches had been made by Messrs. Frost, Brooks. W. Darby (Mucky. Logan, Steeii, and Co.)* and C. H. Jones (Saigood. Son. and Eweu). the gathering broke up with wishes for a happy voyage and good health and the singing of "Auld Lang Syne."

There lives amongst us to-day a gentleman —Rev. If. H. Lawry, of Curie ton Gore Road —who first «aw New Zealand 83 years ago. It is exceedingly improbable thai there is another resident in the colony who was in the.- waters so early in the century. in the year 1822 Mr. Lawn's father, on his way with his family in "lite St. Michael to commence the Wesleyan mission in Tonga, put in at the Bay "of Islands. On the shores of Kororareka cannibal feasts were being prepared for Hongi's triumphant warriors, and Hongi's war canoe passed the St. Michael as that ship headed for Tonga, with the mission party. Twentytwo years later Mr. Lawry returned in the vigour of young manhood, and landed, on St. Patrick's Day, 1844, at a point where the freezing works now stand. Mr. Lawry is now in the 60th year of his ministry, and recently received the congratulations of the New Zealand Methodist Conference in that connection.