PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13491, 18 May 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

i.i. m mi ii . . { Commissioner W. DrxNTB returned South by th© Takapuna yesterday. v.-{{.{Mr.' E. Abbey-Jones, ,of OaraiarUj came ■up by the Takapuna -yesterday, -{.i:^ {{{f. : :{ ; ''; Lieutenant-Colonel Loveday arrived from the -South f yesterday by the Takapuna. Mr. , and Mrs. 'J. C. Spedding; were pasi sengers for the South by the Rarawa yesterday.; Lady Fawkes is a passenger by the Victoria, . from Wellington, which will be due ' { at Auckland to-morrow. - { ' {■ : ".{ i :V-:/ • Dr.' Makgill,, of .the Health Department : (says a Wellington Press Association tele- '. gram), left for Auckland yesterday moiTiing. Mr. George H. Powloy, of Ponsonby, who has.been on a visit to the South, re-' turned by the Takapuna yesterday. ike .Rev. J. L. Pattullo loft Waihi yesterday for'Whaugarei, where he will take charge of the Presbyterian Church. ,{{ The " Government biologist (Mr. T W. Kirk) will leave -Wellington for Auckland .■ ' ;. oil-Monday , to attend the Winter Show in this city. ' , ' Mr. J. R. Lundon,-solicitor, has for the past.week been confined to his ' house, suffering from injuries sustained in alighting .from a railway carriage. .{• ..■''' Mr. Chas. O'Connor arrived! from the " South ;; by the Takapuna ■» yesterday, -in order to take up his p position as starter at the T. J. C. : races to-day. . ; ' Commissioner McKie, of {the Salvation Army, and his staff, left by the Takapuna { yesterday, en route for Wellington, where he will open two new social homes, a rescue home and a children's home. Messrs. A. Moore, T. .Allan, G. Powley, and S. Hansen returned 1 from the South by the Takapuna yesterday, after having attended the annual communication: of the - Masonic Grand Lodge ■at - Invercargill. {, Captain Giles, of the Salvation .Army, , who {pas had a successful term at Dunedin, arrived by the Takapuna yesterday morn- {{;{';•{ ing. { The captain takes over the position of second. command of the Auckland corps. Mr. Frank Brewin, jun., son of Mr. Jos. Brewin, brewer, in severing his connection with the firm of the Great Northern Brew-., ery, was the recipient of a token of : respect from his fellow workmen :in -the form of a travelling bag. Mr. Brewin is taking a position as brewer at. Wanganui. The followinsr telegram was received from the Hon." W. Hall-Jones yesterday after- . neon by Mr. T. Harle: Giles secretary of the Auckland -branch of the" Liberal and Labour Federation, in • reply to a message sent earlier in the 1 day: ■■■."■,' ■■•:.!—" Your kindly message much , appreciated ;' I am glad! to say I am feeling much better to-day." Mr. H. N. Southwell, a well-known Sydney resident and concert manager, is at pre- • ''-'-: sent in Wellington on .a double mission. He ' '■"v. ■'.'■■■■'. is parti j'" on a'holiday trip and at. the same ;j '{j{{ time; is sarranging a comprehensive" concert 1 tour for Mr. Andrew B.ack. the English j .".. baritone;" raid M. Leopold Preiriyslav, an j eminent Polish violinist, who is new to the j colonics.' j *■'■ ■•: , .. : -;.-•-• ———. — : /■■; ■.- ■■. 1 Messrs. Cooper ' (Wellington) and , K. ! Graham [Auckland), have (states • a Wei- ; lington Press Association telegram) accept- j ed engagements.;to undertaket surveying -' in ] the Selangor district of the Settlements. , They will leave for Singapore at | the end of next week. A message from j Gisborne ; states that Mr. R. R. Goulding, j < {{■" of ; that district, is also. leaving for, Singa- ,■. • pore. _ m , -'.- ■'• Joseph Knight, an old colonist, and a residest of Coromandel County for about 16 years, died at Kuaotnnu on Thursday. . He had been indelicate health for the past two "years, suffering from miner's complaint.- ' For many years he followed-min-ing at Coromaiidol and Kunotunn,- and was at one time engaged in coal mining in the .-•Whangsrei district. Mr. Knight filled the position .of county road 1 overseer at Kuaotunu " for several years. The de- ;•;'■ ceased was 56 years of age. . :.-«'-. -- . > . « - v ■-' **———**~"**"^^ mm i