PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12852, 28 April 1905, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

(Mii G. Hctter was a passenger from ffo#{» by the Maaapowi yesterday* King George EL oi Tonga, return from SVelliagtoo'ty the B&rawa yesterday. If?, E. Mcßarnev, parser Of the Mail-. 1 - Jjoari, joins the Navua at Auckland tomorrow. ~ • Sister A. Ml, ef Willowby, Ashburton, intends to take up mission work in Cniua in a few months. ' General Booth, of the Salvation Army,accompanied by his staff, left Lyttelton for Wellington by the Mararoa last night. Mr. Bagnall. of the Tongan Customs set; ▼ice, was a passenger by the Manapouri from Tonga yesterday, on a visit to Auckland. Mr. Edwin Hall has been elected chairman of the Onehuuga High School Committee, and Mr. Sidney J. Biookiield as secretary and treasurer. - Mr. John McKee (writes our Te Aroha correspondent) has been elected a lieutenant in the Piako Mounted Rifles without opposition. Constable E. M. Johnson has been gazetted clerk of the Court at Warkworth, also » licensing officer under the Arms Act, vice Constable S. Stacey. Mr. .Paul, who has been act tog as Bntisu Resident at Niue during the absence of Mr. Maxwell, was a passenger from Tonga dv the Manapouri yesterday. At a special meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Mr. •A. J. Dcnniston was selected from a- total of 36 applicants for the secretaryship of the Chamber. , , Mr. c. L. Russell (says a Christchurcli Press Association telegram) has consented to become a candidate for the Lyttelton electorate. at present represented by Mr, G. Liiurenson, H.R. • Mr. T. J. Anderson, of Beudigo, Vic ; toria. who has been on a visit to the Islands, was a passenger from Tonga by the Mainpouit yesterday, and leaves for Sydruy by the Moan a on Monday. > The Rev. A. W. rough, a delegate of the London Missionary Society, has arrived in Australia on a lecturiug tout'. After visiting the" various Australian States lie will journey. to New Zealand.

Mr. H. Stevenson, late second engineer rif the s,s t Rotokino, lias severed his connection with, the Union Steam Ship Company, and has received the appointment of chief engineer of the Electric Power Works at Christchurch. • A Press Association telegram from Duuedin states that the Otago University Council litis appointed Dr. \V. Marshall MaciDonald to the position of medical tutor, and v Tir. F. R. Riley to be surgical tutor at. the medical school' of the Otago University. _ \ The Rev. E. J. McFarland, vicar of .at. Barnabas', Mount Eden, leaves for the IsC' . lands by the iSavtia 011 Tuesday, en "route to Sydftev- and' Adelaide, for the benefit »f his Willi. ' The Rev. G. H. Wvalt. of ' the' North Shore, will take up Mr. Myiarland's duties at Si. Barnabas' during Ins ab gence. '" \ The Rev. David Smith, who has been in charge of the Albury Presbyterian Church : lor the past 14 vears, tendered his resignar. tion last year, but the Presbytery mid congregation refused to accept it. Mr. Sniitu £as again, resigned, and, as lie insisted on adhering to that, course, his resignation has been accepted by the Presbytery. He takes op home mission work in Sydney. • * . - ... • . —«— ' At the annual meeting of the parishioners % of St". Mary's Cathedral last evening, th* vicar (Canon Mac Murray) stated that Mr. W. Collins,. superintendent of the Sundayschool, having accepted a position ?n the country, was now about to resign, after » period of eight years' faithful and diligent service. A • it-solution expressing apprecia--6 tion of Mr. Collins' service, and wishing him "God speed," was carried, unanimously. •" '

At last night's meet Lag oi the parishioners of St. Mary's, Parnell, a beautifully - illuminated address and a handsome silver tea and coffee service (subscribed for by the clergy and parishioners of St. Mary JParnell), was presented to Mr. M. J. Gay, in recognition of his services as parishioner's warden for many years. In the course of an eulogistic speech, the vicar (Canon Mao Murray) said that it was something to thank God for that they had such good workers as Mr. Gay among the laity.- Mr. Gay. suitably replied. .