PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13750, 15 May 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

;V SAiibsTiiCM went South yester- . : day by'the Rarau-a.. ? , - Mr.' Justice Edwards : arrived from the ; South by tho overland route yesterday > afternoon. . : • - •./ : ■ V'Ao'«!••»•''''»«.• ■■ ■ "• •' . Mr.- James, Kirk, who has been for some / f; years an active member of the Auckland Yorkshire .' Society, and Mrs. Kirk leave for England'on Saturday. : • Lieutenant-Colonel H. Parkes, who re- ; • : cently retired from the Auckland branch / of * H.M. Customs, returned from the •/ South yesterday by the Rarawa. ■ .•„•. •; v -' r'V' y. ...—— ,; -■ f . Mr. L. F. Ay.son, inspector of fisheries, ■who has been, in Auckland for sometime ""connection' with,'the opening of ' the oyster season, left for the South yesterday. / ' Mr. • Herbert BaiUie, chief -librarian, of Wellington, was a passenger to Fiji by the Talune on Wednesday night, en route to "Vancouver and the United States. Mr. BaiUie, who .has been granted five months leave of absence, will attend the American -Library : Conference at . Minneapolis. t...•/,*> • • • ■ » '•> Mr. Curtis < Moore, who has been for many years connected -with the timbei- • milling industry of Northern Wairoa, and whose latest position was that of manager of the Jlitchelson Company's - mill at Aoroa, has resigned that situation and ■ taken up his abode: in Aratapu. His dcparture from Aoroa was made the occasion Of a presentation of a purse o ( : sovereigns and an address from his friends. At. "Sthe%amis'time valuable souvenirs wore, pre- j f vailed to other, members of his family. ■.. ? . ,V_ ;.C5. 1,/t • The Auckland surveyors last night gave a farewell social to. Mr. J. W. Davis, tho ' ; head of the : local Land Transfer Department, who has been -promoted to be chief v;S-. draughtsman of tho District -Survey De- . partment at' '.Wellington.. The f occasion ' was also - taken advantage of to farewell Mr.- Lewis, -of the Land Transfer Depart- " ment, who is to leave for the Gisborne. office shortly. Mr. J. R. Vaile was" congratulated on his promotion to fill the position! vacated by Sir. Davis in-the Laud . . Transfer branch. ; ' i ~ / ' The death of Mrs. Sandes,, the wife of ; - Mr. R. F. Sandes,: 01* ' Hamilton," took place on Wednesday. The deceased had , been'-' seriously ill for some months, sub- . " sequent to undergoing an operation, which ' , proved'' only partially successful. The late Mrs. Sandes was one of tho earliest resi- ' dents .in Hamilton, where she arrived with ;\ r Dcr husband and family early in the seventics.. She established, herself as a leader 1 in social - matters, 'and' was a universal ! v V favourite.,r;Mrs.. Sandes is . survived by her husband, and a grown-up family of ■ four.' daughters. .. ..V.",-, ■,■/■... -5..".-.."* A . welcome'. social was tendered to the new vicar of St. Paul's, the Rev. C. A. B. • Watson, •■•in the schoolroom last evening, there being a large ; attendance of parish- , • ioners. , ..Canon Kelson', the ' former vicar, .>' presided. : Canon r; Mac Murray - attended, and extended a hearty welcome to the • new " vicar ■ on. the Bishop's ." behalf. /: *■>' Speeches were delivered by tno Rev. W. E. GilUm ■ (St.'- Matthew's), and Messrs. Ashton and: Whitley, churchwardens. Mr. /; Watson, in expressing his thanks, stated that he hoped to do a good deal of work f, amongst ; the , young men of his parish. £; Refreshments. ;, were ~ dispensedy by the V ladies during aninterval,' and an enjoyable ... musical j programme .was contributed by the «hoir. r . ..... ' /. ./ ~/ ://•■• .