PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14226, 24 November 1909, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. S. • C. Phillips, ex-governor of the Dunedin gaol, died yesterday from a heart \ffection.

Mr W. Crooks, the English M.P., who is Visiting New Zealand, in company with , his wife, left for Rotorua yesterday.

Mr E. T. Whit ton, *of Auckland, : s gazetted a public auditor for the purposes vi the Friendly Societies Act, 1908.

Mr J H. Bradnc* left for Wellington bv the express last night to urge the Government to deal with the Harbour Boards Bill this session.

The Wellington Presbytery has unanimouslv sustained a call to the Kev. A. v>. W Standidge, of Naseby, to the Ivelbunie charge (says a Press Association message).

Mr and Mrs. R. Crawford and Mrs. Moss, of Edinburgh, arrived by the lonic yesterday morning. They are staying at the Grand Hotel, and intend touring the Dominion.

Captain R. C. Campbell, of Canterbury, England, arrived by the lonic yesterday morning. He is accompanied by his wife, and is staying at the Grand Hotel, intending in a few days to visit Rotorua.

Mr. C. Grosvenor, secretary of the Auckland Employers' Association, who has been attending the Employers' Federation Conference at Wellington, returned to Auckland by the Main Trunk express yesterday.

The Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst (vicar of Wait-ara) • and the Rev. James Fussell (of Epsom), in the diocese of Auckland, have won the Licentiate of Theology diploma, of the Australian College of Theology.

The Very Rev. Father Clune, superior of the Redemptorist Order in New Zealand, has received notice of his transfer to Perth, West Australia. He will be succeeded in. New Zealand by the Very Rev. Father Peter Paul Murray, of Waratali, New South Wales. ,

Mr. B. O'Dowda (manager of the Hadley bore) is reported to have been appointed manager of the Tnranaki Petroleum Company. Hie late manager (Mr. Simpson and" the acting-manager (Mr. Keith) will probably commence boring operations on their own account.

Dr. Pomare has (according to the Taranaki News) been requested by a deputation of Taranaki natives to stand for the Western Maori seat at the next election, and ■will probably follow the example of his late colleague, Dr. Buck, in seeking Parliamentary honours on behalf of the Young Maori party.

Mr. A. J. Entrican, Deputy-Mayor of Auckland, Mr. G. E. Read, and the town clerk (Mr. H. W. Wilson) arrived in Wellington last evening (telegraphs our correspondent). They- will have an interview with the Minister for Finance (Sir Joseph Ward) to-day, in regard to the Bill providing for the consolidation, of the Auckland City Council's loans.

A quiet wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride's parents, Aoergwile," Mount Roskill, on- October 30, when Mr. J. Rhys Owen was married to Miss Lizzie Evans. The groomsmen were Mr. A. Neighbour and Mr. B. Evans. At . the conclusion of the ceremony the guests were entertained by the parents of the bride. The * presents were numerous and costly, among them being several cheques.

Mr. J. Katterns Manning died at Wanganui. on Friday. Mr. Manning joined the teaching staff of the Wanganui College in 1885, when the late Rev. B. W. Harvey, D.D., was headmaster. In addition to his scholarly attainments, Mr. Manning had considerable musical gifts, and was for several years organist and choirmaster at Christ Church, Wanganui. ; Subsequent to severing his connection with the school, he followed the profession of a teacher of music, And was for some time the conductor of the Wanganui LiedertafeL : ~