PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13465, 18 April 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. c. Kneebone left for the South yesterday by tho Rotoiti.

Mr. W. 8. Furby arrived from the South by the Rotoiti yesterday.

Dr. Rowland arrived from New Plymouth by tho Rotoiti yesterday.

Dr. Bannerman arrived by tho Rotoiti iron* tho South yesterday.

Mr. Maughan Barnett loaves Auckland for Wellington this morning.

Tho Rev. Mr. Road was a passenger for frfye South by tho Rotoiti yesterday.

The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Jolly, of Palmerston, are at present visiting Rotorua,

Mr. H. Cameron, of Dunedin, arrived from tlw South by tlio Rotoiti yesterday.

Tho Rev. Mr. Rainier was a passenger from tho South yesterday by tho Rotoiti.

The Rev. Mr. Aker, accompanied by Mrs. Aker, came up from the South yesterday by *jie Rotoiti.

Messrs. Quick and Milne, directors of tho Bank of New Zealand, are at present on a visit to Waihi.

Mr. C. C. Buckland, of Cambridge, was a passenger by the Talune yesterday, en route for Vancouver.

Mr. and Mrs. Goodson were passengers by the Rotoiti for Wellington, en route for England by the s.s. Ayrshire.

Mrs. Muntz and Miss Reeves, daughters fj[ the Hon. R. H. J. .Reeves, M.L.I'., arrived from Nelson yesterday by the Rotoiti.

Mr. W. Cable, of Cable's Foundry, arrived from Wellington by tlio llotoiti yesterday, en route to England, via Vancouver, tawing by tbo Talune.

Dr. W. C. W. McDowell, and Mrs. McDowell and family, who have been on a visit do Europe, wore passengers from Sydney yesterday by tlio Sonoma. They havo been absent about 12 months.

Amongst the passengers for Suva by tho s.s. Talune last evening -were ex-Con-stables J. Illingsworth and D. McMillan, who are en route for Canada.

Captain W. R. C. Walker, of 'the Cambridge Mounted Rifles, was the recipient, on Saturday last, of a number of valuable wedding gifts from the corps.

Mr. M. C. Keane, of the editorial staff of tho New Zealand Times, was married on Tuesday at Gore to Miss Eva B. Kilburu, daughter of Mr. J. Kilburn, of Fernhills,

Among the passengers from Sydney, arriving at Wellington by the Maheno yesterday, were Colonel Robin, first military member of the Council of Defence, Lieutenant Atkinson, of H.M.s. Powerful, Mr. H. Price, of the Thames firm of Price Bros., and Messrs. W. Duthie and J. Turnbull, of Wellington.

Mr. W. Johnston, who has relinquished the position of secretary to the Auckland Sawmillers' Association, aftei having carried out the duties for the past three and a-half years, was the receipient, yesterday afternoon, of a purse of sovereigns from the members, as a mark of their esteem and appreciation of his work. Mr. T. H. White, president of the association, made the presentation at the Kauri Timber Company's office, in the presence of a large number "of members. _ He referred to Mr. Johnston's excellent work in the interests of the association, to his zeal and courtesy, and on behalf of the association wished him every success in his future undertakings. Mr. Johnston, who intends to start business on his own account in Melbourne, thanked the members of the association for their gift, and for their good wishes.