PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13499, 28 May 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Major Carew was a passenger to Sydney last evening by the MioWera. The Rev. Father Thomas left for Sydney by the Miowfeiti last eveningThe Rev. Mr.' Tacke, accompanied by Mrs. Packe and family, arrived from Fiji by the Talune yesterday. _ ; , , , i Mr. Lionel Lewis, eon of Mr. H. -Lewis, • of:Auckland;■';has passed'! his second professional medical examination at Edinburgh. Mr.; George Vause, one of the directors of the Onehiihga Sawtnilling Company, Trent 'North last evening by the Clansman.' Mr. W. H. Baker, who lias been appointed director of the Thames School of Mines, arrived, from Sydney by-, the Miowera. oni Sunday. , "■ 'I*'', ■" • Mr. - J. G. Harkness, chairman .of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, left Wellington by the Mok'oia, on Saturday, on a three weeks' visit to Australia. „ "-.

Miss Marie Qhmn sailed yesterday by the Miowera for Sydney, where she joins her sister Florence, whilst.on tour with Mr. J. C. ■ Williamson's Pantomime Company.

At a mcetiiipc of Wellington citizens last night, in the Mayor's room (says a Press Association telegram), it was decided.to accord Sir J. G. Ward a public reception on . his -return. . --.''.'. ' !

; Mr. C. J. A; Griffin," M.A., B.Sc, has resigned from the teaching staff of'the Auckland Grammar School, in order to proceed to London to' pursue a course of medical study. ■>'* „'*'"'.'''

Mr. W.Robson, of the head office of the Bank of New Zealand, has {says a Press Association telegram) been appointed manager of the Gore branch, vice Mr. C. Smith, transferred to Palmerston .North; " .

Captain John Gibb, of ; the Canadian: mail steamer Moana proceeds to England, to' bring out the Union Company's new, steamer Marama to New Zealand.'-,j Captain Hemming, late of the Miowera, is to take command of the Mbana.' ... j

.••■; Mr. W. J. Bridson, of the firm of , Messrs. Briscoe and ,Co., Ltd., 'was presented on Saturday last by the employees with a gold watch on. the occasion of bis departure to take charge of the firm's Wellington branch. The manager, Mr. Evans, made the presentation, and wished the recipient success. " .'■.-'.'.:.. .

' Among the passengers by ' the s. s. Mio- " wera, which left for Sydney last evening, was Mr. W. J. Dime, the New South Wales representative at the Christchurch ,* lixhibition. ; Since the close 'of the great ', fair/Sir., Durie has visited the principal '• tourist resorts of both islands, and is espe- " cially impressed with the thermal Wonders of the Botorua district. He carries away .with him : many .'• pleasant remembrances of his eight months' visit ■ to; Maoriland.

- iThe Rhodes* scholar for 1007,. Mr. Colin! Gilray, of Dunedin, intends to leave for England in August. The winners of this scholarship have the " privilege of selecting the college at which they desire to prosecute their studies, and Mr. Gilray has choseni . Baliol College, the master of which is Pro•i feasor Edward Caird, the well-known philosophical scholar. , Baliol ■ is, .the , college iut "I ' Which Mr. Jtorrell,' lector of the Boys' Hij;h :'.'.l School, Duncduij and formerly of; Auckland; studied. : ". ■ ■ . "'

... The death has occurred of Mr. Ben Mc- • ~.! Curdy, ; who had been connected with the Railway Department for many years past, and had until recently been acting as-reliev-.ing.officer at Hamilton.. Last.Tuesday Mr. McCurdy was taken to the Waikato Hospi- , tal, suffering from congestion, of the lungs and typhoid fever. From the outset it was] • recognised that his - condition v was serious, %nd he died at six o'clock yesterday, morn-; ing. He leaves a widow and family of ■ five, '' ■ bne.o'twhom is at the present time seriously ! ill in Auckland.

Mr.' H. S. Pitzherbert/ solicitor,' f \\~ .merston North, who was appointed to the ,- •' Bench' recently, is the . youngest ; sob. -of the late Hon. 1 Sir William Fitzherbert.' He was born in Wellington, in 1851, Was edu- • cated at Christ's College, Canterbury} and :■; }.* Melbourne University, and in his-younger days was employed in solicitors' ■ offices ;in both Wellington and Dunedin. Mr. Fitz- [' , herbert. was admitted to the Bar in 1875, ;;:*; ■•■ ; and practised in Wellington for about 15 j ~ years before going to Palmerston.' He sat! , for two cessions in the House of Represen-| • "j tatives as member for the Hutt. ,;