PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13497, 25 May 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

,-'; ;v, ■ ' ii—ii . Ma. A. S. Gould went South by the Takapuna yesterday. Mr. T.' W. Kirk left for the South by the Takapuna yesterday. Major Blewitt arrived by the Takapuna yesterday, from the South.; > \ .Mr. W. T. Crosby left for the South ' ; yesterday by the Takapuna.. Dr. Jenkins came rup from the West Coast by the Kia Ora yesterday. * The Rev. Mr. Hinton came up from the ; S South yesterday by the Takapuna. "- The Rev. Mr. Doull came up from New ;_ Plymouth yesterday by the Takapuna. • ; , The Hon: E. 'Mitchelson returned from the North yesterday by the Clansman. Captain J. H. Boscawen was a passenger . from the North by the Clansman yester- '. day. .'■' . ! ~ ' ''*■ •■ ' * '"■■;■■ ' ■ Captain Gregory, who took the Hauroto • , from Auckland to Dunedin, returned by the Takapuna yesterday. ■<;••• '/Mr. D. Cuddie, Chief Dairy Commis- .;■.■ sioner, was a passenger to New Plymouth yesterday by the Takapuna,. .

'■:'/■ Messrs." Johnston and Wright, judges . .and:.produce graders at the Winter Show, •! left for the South yesterday by the Taka- ; puna. - • ■;

- Lord Poulett, the seventh earl, and the son of the fifth earl, whose claim to the I peerage was „ established in 1903, is at present on a visit to Australia,' He was born i in! 1883, and is unmarried. ' ,

i; - Mr. H. •F. / Gibbons, for the past eight years ''.'manager of the Bank of New Zealand ,at !. Palmerston North, • has (says a Press Association telegram) been appointed .resident inspector of the bank at Wellington. ■" ••!;..',. !" v .!!!::'!!' '

: ;,"Commissioner McKie, who is l in charge of; the Salvation Army's operations in Australasia, : left ;! Wellington on Wednesday night , for .CKristchurch,: where he is to spend a week on inspection work, before :! returning to : headquarters in Melbourne;

The Wellington Post is responsible for the > .statement that among persons usually well- , informed' it is considered that in .the next .list of honours to be conferred by the King will be found the names of Sir Joseph Ward, ithe Hon. W. Jones, and Mr. James Mills, of the Union Company.. ' On Monday a meeting will be held in Wellington to arrange a public reception to !3ir Joseph Ward on his return from the Imperial Conference.. A number of prominent citizens, including the Mayor, who is con- . . ve'ner. of :he meeting, are taking active steps - to make the occasion one worthy of the chief -. citizen of the colony, and a fitting recognition of the valuable services performed by . him while in England. - ' .'...' - Private advice received in Wellington intimates that several changes have taken : "place -in the commands of the White Star steamers. Captain . Bartlett, late; of the Gothic, is now in charge. of the Cedric. Captain Ranson, late of the lonic, has been ■v. ," promote to the command of the Baltic, and Captain Finch has gone over to .the j • Cymric. Captain Anhing; late of the Aus- : j tralian service, is now in command of the i Sothie. - ' ; • • • • ■ ■ :■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ .■■ ■■■.■■ ■ Y, : ;/.. : '/: : i/;•■.-.:.-..-. - ——.-.-.. .. .:■■■;• •■"•■'•'■• M Mr. William Garrett, who.has relinquish- / ■ Ed the position of valuer in the Department j at Lands, was entertained "in the Public , . Hall, Te Aroha, oh ; Monday ' evening, and presented' with a purse of sovereigns, sub- " scribed by * settlers and : business people throughout the Piakd County. The func- | tion took •' the .form Jof ;a": smoke'concert, j about fifty persons- being present. ■ Mr. T. Gavin, county chairman, presided, and made , -... the presentation. He referred in eulogistic """'- ]i terms to Mr. Garrett, the latter suitably responding, v Several toasts were proposed, and musical items were rendered during the * evening. At St.- Andrew's Church, Cambridge, on '. Thursday, Miss Effie Willis, third daughter of the'. Ven. Archdeacon iand Mrs. Willis, was married to{Mr. •J. B. Lnsk, fifth son of Mr. H. H. Lusk, of Auckland. The ; .ser-vice-was conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Willis, assisted' by the Ven. Archdeacon ;' {{"Walsh and bbe Kev. Jas. Fussell. The bride wore a gown of white velvet, with •wreath and veil,; and carried a shower bou- .- quet. The" four bridesmaids were dressed in brown velvet. The best man was Mr. Harold Lusk, brother of the bridegroom, ' Mr. Brian t Willis, the bride's brother, act- " ing as groomsman. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a:gold watch, to the two-elder bridesmaids gold j chain», and to ' the little ones gold brooches. -:: Archdeacon ■ and Mrs. Willis held a reception in the Sun--school - room, after the ceremony. A large number of I presents were ,H received. Mr. and Mrs. Lusk left for Okaroire, the . - bride's travelling costume being of blue ' cloth, with hat to match: -