PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13435, 13 March 1907, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Me. Felix McGniioe, *• of . Hawera, is ■in Hamilton at present.

Mr. ; : E. A. Craig left for New Plymouth yesterday, by the jßarawa. / - . ' *\-

Mr. C. J. Schnauer returned from the South yesterday by thojßarawa.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. Samuel came up from N»w Plymouth by the Rarawa yesterday.

Mr. J. « Ranken Reed and Mr. Towle, of Auckland, are on. a holiday visit to Rotorua. '

The Hon. Seymour Thorn© George returned from Rotorua by last evening's ex'press.;;.*,;..!«•■■■.■ y,■ ■ ,y ..v... ~y ;/;.'■;, '■

Mr. Modelings, inspector of. telegraphs, arrived back from the South by the Rarawa yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Larncr are at present at Rotorua, where they will probably remain over Easter. Mr. A. Burt, sen., and his private secretary left for Dunedin yesterday, via Rotorua and the Wanganui River. Mr. P. O. Ross, late chief officer of the Haupiri, is to join the Taviuni in place of Mi. Brown, who is.to proceed to Dunedin for orders. ■ Messrs. R. J. Montgomery (Ireland) and Richard O. Ormerod (London), who have been touring New Zealand, arrived in town from Rotorua last evening.

Dr. Goro Gillon, of Auckland, arrived in Wellington from tho South yesterday. The doctor, who is accompanied by Mrs. Gillon, leaves for Auckland this morning.

Mr. W. R. Holmes left for the South yesterday by the Rarawa, in order to attend the council meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Accountants at Wellington.

Mr. B. W- Hamilton, formerly of Raglan and Waingaro, has (states a Raglan correspondent)' accepted the position of manager to a firm of Island traders at Rarotonga. . Mr. Isbister, of Wellington, is in charge of the Cambridge Post Office during the absence for a few days of Mr. H. J. Jefferies, postmaster, .who is recuperating his health at Te Aroha.' . ' J ' • .

Mr. W.F. Ward, manager of the Hamilton branch of the Bank of Australasia, is at presentf enjoying his annual leave of three weeks. Mr. J. W. Brabant, of Napier, is relieving manager during Mr. Ward's absence. :,.'

Captain Butler, and Firemen Brooks, Robinson, Butler, and. Freeman, of the Eden Terrace Volunteer Fire Brigade, leave for Christchurch by the Rotoiti to-day, to take part in the Exhibition fire brigade demonstration.

Captain W. C. Hill, Firemen J. Gilbert, J. Perrin, T. Gilbert, A. Bartlett, and Secretary C. A. Osborne, of the Onehunga Fire Brigade,; will leave by the Rotoiti today, bound for Christchurch, to take part in 3 the fire ; brigades' demonstration to be held there. - • ,

His Excellency ; the Governor ■; has accepted the/ resignation ;of Mr. Harold Beauchamp, as" a visiting justice at the prison at Wellington, and also his appointment as a' justice of the peace for. the > colony. Mr. Beauchamp has resigned both offices on account of pressure of private business.

Sir John Sherburn and Messrs. W. Allen and Edwin Feuton, of Hull, England, who came to New Zealand on business connected with thßiKaitangata Coal Company's operations, are ; at present staying at Rotorua. The party, will leave for Auckland on Saturday, with "} a';' view lto <■ catching the 'Frisco mail boat \on the '. 22nd. i While in Auckland Sir John and his colleagues will be the guests; of the Northern Club.

; The Rev. "A. J. ■" Seamer, who is well known throughout the Auckland district, has accepted, on the unanimous vote of the ;conference, ;■ the ; charge -; of ' the ;. ; Methodist Maori Missions of - Whangaroa, Bay of Islands, and. Hokiahga districts. , The conference has also requested him to strengthen the European mission stations of those districts. He will enter! upon this work immediately, and will; probably make Whangaroa his centre. f

. Mrs., Mr. B. C, and Miss Collins, wife, son, and daughter of the Hon. Dr. Collins, leave« Wellington for Australia and England next Saturday. The second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pearce, of Wei-, lington, will also be a member of the party, and Mrs. Pearce accompanies her daughter as far as Sydney. Mr. Collins, who was a member- of the Wellington representative cricket teams this season, will 1 probably study for the' medical profession.