PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13723, 13 April 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

V -fnE .Rev. Taurere arrived from Hokianga yesterday. . .

• Mr. and Mrs. W. Some returned to Auckland on Saturday by the Rarawa.

■r Mr. Jamie son, late of the Koonya, has been transferred to the s.s. Takapuna as purser.

Mr. Jewjues, Government canning expert, left , for Wellington yesterday by the Rarawa.

The Revs. Canon Eccles and Smidden were passengers for the South via the West Coast yesterday.

Dr. Pomare, native health officer, was a passenger for New Plymouth yesterday, en route to Wellington.

Mr. C. Ranson, manager of the North- ; ern S.S. Co., returned on Saturday from a visit to the Bay of Plenty ports. Mr. Fisher, headmaster of the Parawai school, leaven for England via Vancouver to-day. His daughter accompanies u im. Mr. R. W. Holmes, engineer-in-chief of the Public Works Department, leaves, by boat to-day on his return to Wellington. Captain E. J. Evans, superintendent for p. the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, was a passenger from Wellington yesterday by the Takapuna. Captain W. F. Norbury, of the llarawa, came ashore on holiday leave on Saturday, and his place is being filled in the meaning* time by Captain G. Stephenson, of the !<;•, Ngapnhi. Mrs. Orford-Jones, wife of Dr. Jones, died at her residence in Whitaker Place, Symonds-street, on Friday. The deceased lady, who had been in delicate health, only arrived from England about 12 months ago. She' had made a large circle of friends. The Rev. R. Taylor preached his farewell sermon at the Onehunga Methodist Church u'l yesterday, and leaves • for Devouport on Wednesday.- Mr. Taylor will be succeeded K-.' by the Rev S. J. Gibson, of Huwcra, who is expected to arrive by the Rarawa next Thursday. v . On Thursday afternoon the members of the Church of England choir at Paeroa enV ; tertained Miss Cock' prior to her departure from the district. During the afternoon, ft .the' Rev. Cowie, on behalf of the members vf ' of the choir, presented Miss Cock with a 'r ' travelling trunk. At the last meeting of the Hamilton y > Borough Council Mr. Fow suggested that Mr. Bond should be asked to stand for an■fi — other term as Mayor, in view of the important matters the Council had in hand. ?-,• Other members of the Council endorsed the C-; suggestion. The Mayor said that he would ' offer his services for another year. < . .The Rev. J. Flanagan, of the Primitive Methodist Mission, came up from the 4 . South on Saturday by the Rarawa. Mr. Flanagan left for the Thames the same < . day and commenced a mission at the Central Hall. Our. Thames correspondent states that yesterday morning the Metho;V,- dist and ' Primitive Methodist Churches were closed, both congregations attending Mr. Flanagan's service.

Mr. Chas. E. Cowan (late of Grafton Road, and son of Mr. W. H. Cowan, StanPoint) died at the early age of 30 years, at Dunedin. on Saturday. Deceased, who was on the staff of the Railway ijfi Department at Dunedin for the past five years, was widely known and highly re- ;; spected, and his death, being unexpected, came as a great shock to nfs friends in " Auckland and Dunedin.

' Mr. ' Hugh , McMurtrie, manager of the Drury fireclay works, who is leaving for a trip to Australia to-day, was the recipient of a handsomely silver-mounted pipe from the employees at the works at " Drury last Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, at a meeting of the board of direcV" tors, the chairman, Mr. Alexander Aitken, ) - on behalf of the company, presented Mr. ; McMurtrie with a valuable gold watch chain. Mr. McMurtrie suitably replied. On the trip he proposes to combine business with pleasure.""

, ; Mr. T. C. Duncan, who has been in the employ of the Auckland Tramways Company since its inception, severed his connection with that corporation recently. Prior to his departure, the members of the ' Institute of Marine Engineers, of which : body he was an hon member, presented him with the badge of the institute, in recognition of the valuable service rendered. • . At the same time Air. Duncan presented the members with seven volumes of technical works. Air. Duncan intends > proceeding to Canada.

A Press Association cable message from . London states that Mr. Hy. Saint George will conduct the Trinity College music _ examinations in New Zealand and Tasmania. , Mr. Saint George, a violinist, composer, and writer on musical subjects, l - .is a son of Mr. George Saint George, the ;! composer of violin music. He is the v author of several musical works, and edited 7 the Strad for four years. ; Mr. Saint George is an acknowledged authority on the history of ancient instruments, and, in con- > : junction with his father, introduced three hitherto unknown works of Bach to the J; British public, being the first to give a recital solely of Bach's music in England.

' Among the visitors to Rotorua at present are Dr. Macdougall (late Government medical officer at Haapai, Tonga), MajorGeneral Hogg, Mr. Murdoch (ex-manager of "the Bank of New Zealand) Captain *> . Johnson," and Mr. Ear?, the latter being .:f. : a cousin of Mr. Cambridge, the 'English - tourist who lost hi? life at the time of the 3 v Tarawera eruption. Captain Johnson and > Mr. Earl travelled from Auckland to RotoMi.nia' by caravan, and intended making a tour of the whole of the North Island and the greater part of the South Island in this way, but meeting with trouble at Rotorua have now decided to do the remainder of the journey by motor. They have spent some weeks fishing at Okere Falls, where some excellent sport has been obtained.