PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13368, 24 December 1906, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Db. Scott is at present spending a holi- . day at Rotorua. '"' Miss Mossman left for the South by the s.e. . Rarawa from Onehunga yesterday. Dr.' Wilson arrived yesterday from \ the " SouthatOnehungaby the s.s. Takapona. Mr. W. McCosh Clark was a passenger from New Plymouth yesterday by the Takapuna. . ' Miss Marie Narellc, the talented Irish vocalist, arrived from, New Plymouth yes- \ ■ terday. , . f_ ' Dr. and Mrs. H. 0. Mills were passen- .; gers to: San Francisco by the "Ventura on •■.'"'■ Saturday. . . •- Mr. W. A. Boucher arrived at Onehttnga from New Plymouth by the s.s. Rarawa oa £" ; : Saturday. '';/-. '■ '"' "-;. •" : Mr. W. J. Cu.pan was a passenger to the South by the s.s. Barawa from Onehunga ' yesterday. ', ;.•_,' Mr. W. Symes, M.H.R. for Patea, came ■ tip from Now Plymouth by the Takapuna yesterday. - ■\ • Edger, accompanied by Mrs. ■ Edger, came up front the South by the Takapuna yesterday.

J Mrs. Grace Neil, late inspector of hospitals, was a passenger in San Francisco by the Ventura on Saturday. I; ': ; Mr. E. Clifton, chief slock inspector, arrived at Onehunga by the s.s. Takapuna on Saturday from the South. Mr. J. M. Lightfoot, of the Bank of New South Wales, Carterton, and Mrs. Lightfoot 'axe at present on a visit' to Auckland. :¥;■■.; '. "\ ;"■■''* _ Mr. and Mrs. H. Bayly, of Gisbome, reached Auckland yesterday by the ,s.s. .' Manuka, after a ten months' tour round the £y world. '■..;.' ...'.,. '•; Mr. W. V., Dane, of Castlemaine, Victoria, who arrived by the Manuka, is accompanied by his wife and daughter on a visit to Auckland. ' ~ ~—"~~ — The members of the Consular body called upon the Mayor of Auckland (Mr. A. M. Myers) on Saturday. . His Worship desires ' to acknowledge the courtesy.

, Mr. E. Gallichan, general secretary, to the New- Zealand: Liberal and Labour Federation;returned South by the Rarawa yesterday.- He expects to bo back in Auckland about a month hence.

Mr. J. Carder, who proceeded Home some .; ' '.time ago to study for the Anglican minisi try, has entered the King's College in the \ London University, one of the most celeV brated colleges in Great Britain.' '• '■•;'; •" ■'

Mr. and Mrs. Sibbald and family took ; . departure for Napier by the Talune. |§l!?;■'•'Mr.-* Sibbald goes to fill the ■position of Col*"V' - lector of Customs there. has over 22 years in the Department in Auckland. >„

)■' '■ Messrs., W. •C. Colbeck and E. Anderson .' left Auckland by the express for Rotorua on , Saturday morning, .with, the object of joining '-: several others in the ascent of i-' Tongariro, Ruapehu, and Ngauruhoe moun- ;■'-. tains. --■■ '- ■■ •' ■

On Saturday Mr. J. Kew Harty. district ?;Ss. '■;;manager of the National Mutual Life Assurance Company, was presented with a, handsome smoker's companion by, members of the staff,'as'a token of the good feeling existing. . -'.'■. .' *— '■ — '--■ At the breaking up of the Cambridge District High School a presentation was made to Mr. A. A. Kenny, who.has been appointed to a position : on- the staff ,of the Onehuiga school. The gifts consisted of a' silver-mounted pipe from the teachers, and a silver-mounted wallet and a volume of Longfellow, from, bis pupils. ■ - ~ $£i':o-*''i''■ !-'"■ v'* :■;'-.'■'' '-W'C.'.'. I ' —..'■■■' ■"'-■■ ''** : ' The. Union Company have made the following changes in their fleet —Captain McDonald, of the Manuka, transfers! to. the , , Waikare; Captain Rolls, of the Waikare, to the Manuka; Captain Hntton, of the Manapouri, to the Navua; Captain Chrisp, >f the , Hauroto, to the ' Manapouri ; Captain Watson joined the Hanfoto at Wellington.: Capill tain McLean, of the Navua, proceeds to p Dunedin for orders. '■■•'■■ ■.•■-'■■;■■;■'■;• :

At the meeting of the Auckland Harbour ~., Board on Fridav last ■■Mr.'' C. C. HntchiHgs ].",."' was appointed chief petty officer, under Cap-; 1 , tain Buder. Mr. Hutchings is well known, in Auckland, having served his time with Captain C. E. Dagwell. of the barque Silversfcream. , He : entered the. merchant ser- * '' vice nine years ago, and passed at various intervals for second officer arid chief officer, !.', in London, and last March obtained his i"- final certificate as master, passing before WSBi Captain E. W. Owens, at the port of >:. London.t;.

Mr. F. H. Britain, of the Stock Department, together with his' wife and family,, ' ' .left for New Plymouth by the Rarawa yes-; §||fetterday.;\Mr. 'Brittainiwill take : charge of the New Plymouth district under the Department. On "Saturday ; afternoon Mr. E. Clifton, 7 on- behalf of the Auckland Department, presented Mr. Brittain with a splendid framed enlargement of the members of \ ■ the staff, and after - referring to , the good » 'feeling that had always existed between the staff and Mr. Brittain concluded by wishing him every success in his new sphere.

ptllS-; large and representative gathering of Piako ratepayers 1 entertained Mr. W. P. ■ Chepmell ' to * dinner .'.'.-.at". Morrinsville.. '. on Friday last. Mr. T. Gavin/ county chairman, ' presided, and in proposing the health of the guest of the evening spoke in high praise of Mr. Chepmell's long and faithful service to the' county—29 years a county, councillor, dur- ; ing which time he had been chairman for : '- : 19 consecutive! years,"arid the county's re- : V presentative on the Waikato Hospital Board '. for 20 years. In addition to this Mr. Chep- §| mell ■'? had .'been"'*.' member of the Waitoa Road Board \ from, its birth until its dissolution, as, the result of a re-adjustment of ■■ • boundaries last month, a period of 31 years, acting as chairman of that body for 29 V years—a wonderful record of public service. i During the evening Mr. H. J. Clifford presented Mr. Chepmell with an illuminated . oddres6 and a. purse of sovereigns, as a token of esteem, and appreciation for his untiring devotion for the welfare and ad- : vancement of the county for so. many years, .. and hoped he would be long spared to enjoy : iiis rest and witness the completion of many -:■ local improvements which had been begun under his regime. >'„■'.■■.■•.■■. .-...■■ ■■„, ' ■-- ■ ■ ■ ■" ■ .