PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12833, 5 April 1905, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

"Mr. a.vo Mrs. J. W. J. Bati.et 5 of ' have left on a visit to Australia.;. ■ Mrs. R. Fenwick was a passenger to Wellington by the Mokoia yesterday. Mr. R. French announces that he will be > a candidate for Parnell at the forthcoming '~: general election. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin (Dr. Vcrdou) left for tho South by the ■ Mokoia yesterday. .Mr. Thomas Finlayson, of Messrs. Sarcopd, Son. and Ewen, left for the South by ttle Mokoia. yesterday. The Rev. Mr. Greenslade and Mrs. Grce'nslade were passengers to New Plymouth by the Rarawa yesterday. Dr. J. M. Mason, chief health officer, left Auckland for Cambridge yesterday, on i visit to the sanatorium. ' Mr. F. ManJer„ M.H.R. for Mars-den, arrived in Auckland yesterday, and will remain in town foi a few days. Mr. James Kirker, general manager of the South British Insurance Company, returned from Wellington yesterday. Mr. W. J. P. Gaudiri, of the Gisbome Times, and Mrs. Gaudin were passengers to Gisborne by the Mokoia yesterday. JuJ.-v Bell, of Canada, who has been visitiiu. the Hot Lake.: district, proceeds on to Sydney by the mail steamer Sierra to-day. Sirs. M. E. McCullongh, late of the Melbourne Benevolent. Asylum, has been appointed matron of the Parnell Orphan Home. It is stated that the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works', fill leave shortly on his- long-promised visit to the Auckland district. The Hon. J. Rigs, »"> is touring the colony in the interests of the Political Labour League, arrived from New Plymouth ; yesterday by the Rarawa, (■'• The Hon. Jas. McGowan (Minister for Mines and Justice) will arrive in Auckland, from New Plymouth-this morning. He leaves for the 'Thames 'Ms afternoon. Mi. Huitoii. chief postmaster. Welling- , ton, has left for the South on a holiday trip. The chief postmaster at Wanga.mii, Mi. 1). Millet, will relieve Mr. Hutun during his absence. Mrs. J. Hand and the Misses Hand were -passengers to Lyttelton by the Mokoia, and will take up their residence in Christchurch for the nest 12. mouths, when they return to ■ Auckland.- \ , '- 'Prior to he-*; departure, for the Old Coun- :• try, Miss Jessie Anderson was presented by I the members of Kent Terrace Presbyterian choir. Wellington.., : -th. * jewel jprd. 8-wnt--100% suitably i^nbod. * dlx Murrav. late setoaff tfltglneei »C™* ' TTwpbri, Ma been transferred to iplbourfle, and is- now chief engineer of the Flora, <l acting in place of Mr. Morton, who has gone to England on holiday leave. Captain C. McArthur and Mrs. McArthur, r of Wellington, and their two daughters. who have 'been spending a holiday in Auckland and surrounding districts, left for Wellington yesterday by Use Mokoia. ; : The iter. J. B. Russell, M.A., of Knox ■; Church Presbyterian).- has been elected president of the Parnell No-license League. ttr . ( rendered vacant by the retirement V ' ■ ■" ' v --e. Griffin, who is leaving for %,b,m.s.;'j... . ~>-- .. . *> w \ . Mr. and Mia T. W. Mason, of,Pieter* inaritzburg, Natal, wno have been visiting New Zealand, and "are at present at Koto- ■ ma, will leanre Sydnev by *!*-**. Manuka on April 17, for cWda. eU routa to Lou " don. Mr. G. Shirtcliffe, actin.?-president of the ' Wellington Chamber of Commerce, intends '. t< leave for a trip to England tips month. 'He and Mrs. SuirtcSiffe are to be passengers : by th», Sierra fee bau« JSca»wisco, leaving Auckland on the 21st inst.

The Anglican Bishop o£ .Auckland (Dr. TSeUem) arrived at Paeroa yesterday afternoon 0 , and proceeded to Waikino, where be gave an address last night. To-day he will confinr about 30 candidates at Waahi, and give an address in the evening.

Captain May, who has been- for some veins in commtind of the armed native constabulary of Fiji, and adjutant to the volunteer force ot that colony, has been appointed • chief of. police in Trinidad. The late Governor of Fiji (Sb Henry -Jackson) is now ; Govemoi of Trinidad. , '.