PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13845, 3 September 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

P.,;;,'; Mat. D. Cowers came tip from the South yesterday. , ——— Captain W. J. Newton was a passenger far iLte South yesterday by the Navua. Ift-X Dr. Carberrv was a ' passenger from the ■ , South by the'Botoiti yesterday. ' : Mr. George Grace wood, of Thos. Hobbuck and Son, Ltd., Melbourne, is at present, on a visit, to Auckland. ' The Rev T. A. Williams, late of the f&! Et»som Baptist Church, and Mrs. Williams left for the South yesterday by the 2vavua. ' — i Mr. W. B. Morris, controller of the - xnonev order and savings bank department, - is a "passenger by the Waikare from the ; V.' ' South' to-day.. Mr. E. McDuff. of the Thames, who for - the past seven years, has been director of ;; the Karanjahake School of Mines, left by the Haurotb for Fiji yesterday, en route for America, to pursue his studies. . El;'';.,-' The Rev. R. 'Ferguson, -of the First Church, Inv?rcargill. -who has accepted too - call from Si. Peter's Cnuicb, Auckland, Trill relinquish his present charge on the 20th inst., leaving for Auckland on the fol- ' " lowing day. Mr. E. J. Paul!, proprietor of the Wai- : ' kato Time*, died yesterday morning (writes our Hamilton ' correspondent). The deceased came to the Waikato about six .!'■••'" rears ago. and 'in partnership with Mr. Venabres took over the paper. The partnership however, did not last very long, . Mr. Tenable* starting business in : Cam--bridge. Mr. Paul! was for many years oh the mechanical staff of the Lyttelton Times. fi :He leaves a widow' and family of "nine chii-, '-' dren. ami his death is much regretted ia>the Waikato. ' / '<;'.:',■' Mr. D. G. Robertson, district : road inspector (telegraphs our 'Gisborne correspondent}, has 'been .appointed Crown Land ranker, and Mr. A* W. Home, district, road overseer, has succeeded Mr. lit "'Robertson. The heads of-the different '.] departments met yesterday to present jt&v;! Mr. Robertson with a case of silver-moun-ted pipes. In making the presentation. . Mr. D. McMillan, district road engineer i ! for Hawke's Bay. said that Mr. Robert-; v ■ ' son started in Taranaki about 14 years" •'•/■ ago, and anyone who went through the mill in those days had more to go \ through than the young officers did now.