PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13194, 4 June 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Major Pin- arrived from Opotiki on Saturday by the Waiofcahi.';.-■ The Rev, "Mr. Gamble was a, passenger from Gisborne yesterday by the Westralia. The Hon. Ja«. Carroll, Native Minister, }}K- " will attend A native meeting at Huntly tomorrow. Captain J. B. Rainey, of the New Zealand .staff of the Tyser line, left for Napier by the Tarawera on Saturday night. Captain Sewcll, of the Gisborne Earmere' Freezing Company, arrived from ■ Gisboruc yesterday by the, Westralia.

Mi. R. S. Smyfche and Mr. Frank Bullen, author of. "The Cruise of the Cachelofc," are passengers from Sydney by the ZeaJaudia, due this afternoon. The Rev. 0. W. Dent, vicar of Waitara, will leave Wellington on a, holiday visit to England on June 7. The Rev. H. R. Jecks will take temporary charge of the parish. Mr. J. Townley, Mayor of Gisborne, who has. been attending "the conference of the Railway League in Auckland, left for Gisborne by the" Tarawcra on Saturday night. . , - ' "'..,< The Hon. Jas. McGowan, Minister for Mines and .justice, accompanied by bis private secretary, Mr. C. E. Matthews, left for Wellington by the s.s. Rarawa yesterday afternoon. , , : Mr. W. A. Ehvarth, the Northern re- - presentative of the Alpha Sawmill and '§i!Mh- Timber Company, of Gisborne, returned from "Gisborne by the Westralia yesterday, And leaves for the North by the Aupouri this evening. 'A Blenheim Press Association telegram ; states that a complimentary dinner was tendered on Wednesday last 'to Mr. J. Cony, a - well-known merchant, by farmers ; and friends, and a purse of, 550 sovereigns ' was presented" to him in recognition of his ;; services to the community. ~ ;

.The employees of Messrs. Donald unci , Edenborough presented Mr. Alex. Donald with' a," liquor-stand, silver cake-dish, and silver biscuit barrel, on Saturday last, as a token of .esteem on his'approaching marriage. In making the presentation, Mr. T. B. Howarth wished Mr. Donald every hap-. £ : ;J;; piness in his married life. ".-■■'-.

Mr.' T. S. Culling, the senior partner inutile firm.' of Messrs. R. Wilson and Company, Dunedin,Who has been staying in Auckland for the last seven weeks, for '."-•■ the benefit of his health, ,'was joined yesterday by, Mrs.' Culling and family, who arrived by L the ,;Westralia yesterday. They . ■ ■will probably take up their abode permanently in Auckland. . ■■-.'.,

On Saturday last the whole-of-the ware-hp-uscr employees of the Tonson Garlick Company assembled to bid farewell to Mr. C E, Wood (one" of the furniture salesmen), who is* leaving; for England. The . manager (Mr. G. C. Garlick), in presenting Mr. Wood, on behalf of the staff, with a handsome leather bag and' travelling '-rii<*;. expressed the.wish that Mr. Wood might ' one day return to* the firm's employ.

* At the Hamilton West district school on ' Friday afternoon the teachers and pupils of standards stive and six assembled, to say good-bye to Mr. A." J! Shepherd, who has - been appointed assistant master at Newmarket school. M. Worsley expressed the ~ i regret they all felt at Mr. Shepherd's departure and good wishes for his future. Miss ■ . Alice Bond then presented Mr. Shepherd f with a gold-mounted watch-guard. Mr. Shepherd returned thanks, and the proceedings* closed with three cheers for the re- : cipient. '

; Our ■ Paparoa correspondent writes: — In view of. Mi. aud Mrs. .leaving Paparoa',' after" a residence of nearly two ?:\ ' years'audi,* a-half, during which time Mr. ; Law has been headmaster of the school, the residents resolved to tender them a public ~' farewell, f The meeting was held on May ■ 30. Mr; Martin read an address, which '-• he presented ,to Mr. Law. It expressed warm appreciation of the man-. , ner in which he had discharged ( his .duties i during", the ; time .he had . been headmaster of Paparoa school, and wished him every ' * happiness in his new sphere of work. The Rev. Mr. Connolly warmly supported the address, to which Mr. Law replied in an ,'.'• appropriate manner. Mr. E.W.; Stephen- , .;. son, who is succeeding ; Mr. Law as headmaster, was present, and .was welcomed to the district.