PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14018, 25 March 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tax Hon. F. Track, M.L.C., and Mm. Trask, aimed from Nelson yesterday, and are staying for: a few days at the Central " Hotel. ?: "■ Mr. ' and Mrs. Laurence, tourists, who i.:, hare been visiting Rotorua, came to Auck- '. land by last night's express, and are at the . Central Hotel. ..V-. >: :'- : .;:■:., Mr. and Mrs. A. Beetham and Mr. Charles E. Beetham, of Pahiatua are at present in Auckland, and are staying at *' Cargen," Eden Crescent. ::'■.; Mrs. Willis, wife of Bishop Willis, of, . - Tonga, arrived in Auckland yesterday by ■ •;•."•■ the Navua on a holiday trip. Mrs. Willis is staying at the Star Hotel. • ; .:■■ Mr. Lewis Armstrong, of Sydney, who has been visiting the Islands, arrived by the Navua yesterday, and is staying ;:•".': at the Star Hotel for a few days. The Rev. E. Hawker, a member of the "i London Missionary Society, arrived from Apia by the Navua yesterday, and will • leave for Sydney by the Marama on s - '. Monday next. '. .., • Mr!. - Thus. Hick, of Westdale, West Australia, who has boon touring the Dominion for some months past, leaves for -.'■••':: Rotorua by the express to-day. Mr. ■ i ' Hick will return at the end of the week and proceed to Sydney by the Marama on ."'' Monday. ' Last evening, at the conclusion of busi- ;-<'■ ness, an : interesting ceremony took place at the warehouse of Arthur H. Nathan, Limited, in the form of the presentation <"- '..of an address of welcome" from the com- ;>~ pany's staff to Mr. Sydney J. Nathan, "~ the managing director, who returned from a visit to Europe, yesterday morning. Mr. ! "'..,.•■ Davis, the secretary of the company, in a ! ' felicitous speech, welcomed Mr. Nathan back to Auckland, and Mr. Nathan suitably replied. r ' Another ; old identity has passed away in the person of Mrs. Major, of Remuera, relict of the late Mr. Charles Major, a former merchant of this city. » She was the mother of Major Major, principal of th© King's College, Remuera. Mrs. Major, who was a . former, member of the ; Methodist , Free Church, : Pitt and Vincent Streets, took a great interest in all : local i religious and . charitable 'work, especially in the Young ' Women's Christian Association, in the • formation of which she was one of the prime ' movers. The deceased was widely known .. and highly respected, : and will' be missed by a large circle of friends. -.-'•■;- ■ , I * ■ ■ ■ _____ I Mr. S. J. Jackman, for many years in the New Zealand Customs ; Department, died "at Wellington . Hospital yesterday morning after undergoing an operation (Bays a Press Association message). Deceased was » native of England, and joined '■■' the Government . service at Wellington in " the early days. . After serving, in various capacities *in the Customs Department in e-rbiit parts of „ New : Zealand, lie * was appointed inspector \. under the Beer Duty Act, .and held that position until he ref tired some years ago. . For some-time past he had resided in Tasmania. One of his : ■ sons is an officer of the Wellington Harbour Board. lt';M v ti vf ;£% if*-'■■ >"- W. '■"".. ■"".. ':■ ■ : The Anglican Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Neligan) will arrive at New Plymouth on Saturday, and his first engagement is a confirmation , service in the Waitara 1 Church on that day. On the Sunday he ] will bo at St. Mary's Church the whole day,. and will administer confirmation to about 50 candidates. In . the afternoon he I will unveil the 4 three new hatchments j raised in St. „ Mary's .Church to the memory of Imperial, corps j which took part in the "war in Taranaki. ". On the following I day he will go to the Okato Church, I there to confirm a number of Maori candidates. In the evening the Bishop will be back in New Plymouth- to deliver a v .. lecture in St. Marys Hall'on the Panf#S: ;>; Anglican- Congress. $¥:s?.'•.~: '<*•;;■;■:• :*.''.■■; ../•■■■''■•■->-v '•■'•■' '