PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13081, 22 January 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr. Findl.w was a passenger to Napier by the Taiune on .Saturday.

The Rev. Father Buckley arrived from Gisborne by the Manuka yesterday.

The Rev. Dr. David Bruce arrived from Sydney by the Mokoia last night.

Professor Maclaurin went South by the Itarawa yesterday, on his way to Dunedin.

The Rev. Father Lighthcart arrived from Whangarei by the Ngapuhi on Saturday night.

Dr. Player, late of Penrhyn, Cornwall, has taken over Dr. Carolan's practice at Birkenhead.

The Hon. G. F. Richardson was a passenger to Wellington on Saturday by the Talune.

Mr. A. W. Boucher, Government penologist, arrived at Onehunga by the Takapuna yesterday morning.

Mr. T. M. Brown is at present chief < *- ficev of the Manuka, in place of Mr. Lacey, who is acting-master of the Whaugape.

Mr. Taylor. ML. of West Australia, arrived from Sydney by the Mokoia last night, and leaves for RotoriW to-day.

Mr. William Stewart, of Melbourne, was * passenger from Sydney by the Mokoia last night on a visit to his relatives in Auckland.

Mrs. Mackenzie, wife of the Commissioner for Grown Lands, leaves to-day on a, visit to Rotorua, where she will be joined bv her husband.

Mr. C. V. Houghton, Auckland manager for the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived from New Plymouth by the Rarawa. on Saturday morning.

Sir ('. Maurice O'Rorke left tor NewPlymouth yesterday, en route to Dune-din, where he will attend a meeting of the University Senate on Wednesday next.

Mr. Nield, who defeated Lord George Hamilton in the English elections, is a brother of Mr. C. Nield, of Messrs. Evans. Nield, and Co., building contractors, Gisborne.

The Rev. F. Larkins and Miss Larkins, who have been on an extended visit to Europe, returned to Auckland by the Mokoia from Sydney last night.

Colonel O'Connor and Mrs. O'Connor, who came out to New Zealand from London bv the Turakina last week, arrived at Auckland from Wellington by the Manuka yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark, of Sydney, and Mr. and .Mrs.. McWhirter, of Brisbane, will be passengers by this morning's express to Okoroire, en route to Rotorua. Wairakei. and Taupo.

The Very Rev. Father Murray, C.S.S.R . will this evening open a week's retreat, for the Bishop and clergy, at the Sacred Heart College, Ponsonby. At the conclusion the Synod will be held.

Dr. Mabel Baillie, of Suva, who is on a visit to the colony, arrived at Onehunga from the South by the Takapuna yesterday morning. She will make a short *tay in Auckland before returning home.

Mr. Gordon McDiarmid, son of Mr. N. K. Mi Diarmid, manager of the Bank of New "'South ■ Wales i at New* Plymouth, leaves to-day en route for Edinburgh, to pursue his medical studies. Mrs. McDiarmid accompanies her son as far as. Sydney.

Mr. H. Burling, a New Zealand centenarian, is now 105 years of age. He recently left his son's station at Waterfalls, and is now living with Mr. A. Burling, at KadSeld. Wellington. The old gentleman C greatly pleased at being able to visit the tern;*;' ;*£ his early life.

Mr. Richard Jebh, an English visitor. has !wn making ■< Lour ~>l the (clonics in iho interest a'' the London Morning Post, and '•* .''l the same time obtaining v mi'tion with regard to Ininc'tal movement*. Mr. Jebh, who arrived'in New Zealand by way of Canada, intends visiting Australia and Smith Africa. fT" ■?* by the Ma he no* for Svduev on Saturday.