PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13171, 8 May 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr'. Q. ; Citisirouf,-;of India,,is at present a,;,.,; visiting RoloTua, |'v ■ Dr. Butler left for the South yesterday g by the Takapttha. .- .-. ' : ' . Sir W. Jardine was a, passenger to Sydney by the Westralia yesterday. , , Captain Clift'e, late of the schooner Welcome, has taken charge of the schooner Sir -.', Henry. Sergeant J. Twomey, of the Onchunga ;■'*.. police station, who has been ill' for tome '..time, is recovering. --

Captain James McDermott has been appointed master ot the auxiliary schooner ,-' Aotea, vice Captain J. Brown, who has re- :.; signed. " , ...

t The Hon. J. Carroll, Native Minister, will visit Wanganui this week in connection with - the opening of additional Maori land is. that • district. ' i' 4 , ' . V

Mr. J. A'. Johnson, M.A., formerly of Timaru, has taken up his duties as principal I of the Training College for State school '-*.' teachers at Hobart.

•JijvMV ■■■ : :--;;. •-.•■-.■ ,' . Colonel'.Whitney, general manager of the Colonial Ammunition Company, was a passenger to Sydney by the Westralia yester- *■ <Uy, and will bo absent.' from Auckland for 1 about two months. • ■ .

.;? Mr. Joseph Edwards, chief engineer of the Nbw Zbai.and Herald Works, accompanied by Mrs. Edwards and their two daughters, I were passengers to Sydney by the Westralia yesterday, en route for England.

.■ ■ ~ ■.. ■ ..._• Mr B. Kent, manager of the Alliance ffiAssurance Company, left for tho South yesterday by the lakapuna. He will join" the . liimutaka. at Wellington for England, and [■'■ will be away for about six months.

■'. ' ' At last night's meeting of the Grey Lynn Borough Council:] Mr. Jas. MeDermott ten- ! . tiered nis resignation as sanitary inspector and turncock to the Council, he being about to re-enter business on his own account. - ; , The Mayor (Mr. J. Farrell) referred to the .energy' and zeal displayed by Mr. MeDermott in carrying out his borough duties, - '•;• and whilst regrcttng his resignation, ex- , pressed a hope that he would meet with , every success in his new undertaking. • Messrs. Creamer, layers, Martin, and Don-' ' aid endorsed the Mayor's remarks, and it ' was resolved that the resignation be accepted with regret,, and that Mr. McDer- ; mott he given a letter of recommendation ; ; from the Council. Mr. McDermott *uit--1 ably acknowledged the : compliment. >