PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14326, 23 March 1910, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Da, and Mbs: cWic,/of-Waihi,' : are staying at the Star . H0te1..... 1! . ;i; "•.>-......»»-.•>.■•'.<. . Captain Dykes arrived from the South by the Rarnwa yesterday. ■ * • ' - . ■"•'■' \-'H' ''. '.'-'•: Mr.- T. C. Dawson, of., Wellington, ar- ' ■ rived-by the: Main: Trunk express yesterday morning. He is staying at the Grand Hotel. , . '-V'V;"<V:':'-':: l v:-V- '" ' ;. - "-. v. 'V. - - -' ;"." Mr. E. M. Walkers Queensland, and • ■ his daughter,, who'have been staying at ♦he Grand Hotel,-' leave for'Rotorua this •norning. - -■"■■ •; '■ -"'.'. '" 'Mr. T. Harle Giles, Conciliation ■Com- .' • missioner, will leave for Gisborne on April f&X 2, in connection with the Gisborne drivers : ;"; *nd stonemasons' disputes. '_'■' ■■ : Mr. Walter Black, Miss E.M. Black, ; '-. Mr". J. A. McConnell, of Dumbarton, Scot-. '. ' .and, are staying at the Star Hotel, helv- %■■:■".. ing arrived from >Rotorua on Monday jVC-aight. ?s*;:*}S ■>\M\-r< : - .*'■-. =■.- "■■>/.':' Mr. Francis Warren, late headmaster ;■>. af Ngaruawahia school, died at his late |S residence,. Grey .-Lynn,, yesterday. The funeral will take 'place to-morrow afterW'f.'t::. a00n...,vvi,1 ;.*;. .■■ ''.:'"' " .•':•■•. • ';. • Mrs. Emily.' De Renzy, widow of the; ; - late Rev. Geo. De Renzy, died at her late :" residence, Selwyrt Terrace. Parnell, yester- :;.,:;:;■ day,' in her 79th year; The interment will F:';- v be"-private. '. . ""; ' ,','. ; . '.'''"",.'-'' ■i The Hon. F. Trask, M.L.C., and Mi's. ■V Trask, of. Nelson arrived in Auckland yes terday, and will proceed to Rotorua in a V'. day or two. Thev are staying-at, the Cenf iral : Hotel. si ; , - ) ; ; ''' ' * ;'.:.-;, ..--V-'.. -','- -'/ Mr. and Mrs. B. ; Simmons; of Sydney, r arrived by' the 1 Main Trunk express from V; the South yesterday. They are staying ':' it the Grand Hotel, and will probably ..,; proceed to Rotorua shortly. '.'.: \/l Mr. George Witty, M.P., who was operated upon for appendicitis at a private hospital early last week, is making very : :' ■ satisfactory progress,' and it is expected that he.will be about again in a week's v; ':.; \ime. ..-■..: ■ ■.-■■■ " ' Mr. George. Inglis, one of Onehunga's oldest and moat respected residents, pass- '.,', id away at his residence, Selwyn-street, yesterday \ morning, aged' 80 years. For f" : ' . many years past he had occupied the position," of treasurer to the Presbyterian .Church. , - Mr. Geo. Winstone, 'of Messrs. Win- : T , '.tone, ; Limited, ,is leaving on = Monday text for Sydney and Brisbane. He will join the Makura for Canada, and intends • {ping on to Philadelphia, where he will represent the Auckland Sunday-school Union at the World's Sunday-school Con- :'.:'.'.-.. vention. : . . i $~r • - Messrs. W. and W. Mitchell and Miss Mitchell;::-: visitors ■'.. from - Edinburgh, -who have been at Auckland,since Sunday, will - leave this f morning for Rotorua. Their itinerary includes' the Wanganui River trip ! and -. the Cold Lakes district. Their homeward "trip will be by -way of the Islands and Canada. ' ■ Mrs. - T. : T. Masefield, whose de«rth oc- .':. , curred on Monday, was one of the original residents of Ponsonby, having -seen that suburb-change-from: a wilderness of teafli■',;. tree to :.a; thickly-populated /district. The deceased was always greatly respected, ; %ih ; {specially \ ; for her kindness H h to the : sick ind poor. - She leaves a : daughter -i (Mrs. Dufaur) and two sons : (Mr. R. and Mr. , V. Masefield). . - ; ' Information lias just been received from " Edinburgh f.that-fconsequent; on ">. the ;'; retirement of-R.W. -Bro. James Gore from the position of Grand Master of i Scottish Freemasonry in New Zealand South; the M. Ihe Marquis of Tullfbardine, Grand Mas-, ter of i : Scotland, 1 bias"; appointed R.W. Bro. DavidO Cooke to the position; J The commission has (says the Daily Times) rived in Dunedih, and , the installation . will ; take ' place shortly. >' - ". : . Mr. D. McNeil, who for some time past has | been H ; the lighthouse-keeper at : A.karoa Heads, and : was for several ears previously at' Mokohinau, north of Auckland, has' left ,for SA-dney, where he will join the Qrepya 1 : to travel to Great Britain. Itrv McNeil," who is ,! accompanied , by: Mre. McNeil, has six months' .leave of absence, and will spend the greater part ; of j his UdaVTin Scotland. Mr. McNeil ha." been 33 years jn the ■• lighthouse service of New Zealand, and shares with' one'"' other keeper the distinction of ; the- " longest service. ....'/■ The Rev. Gray, Dixon, minister of St. Davfd's Presbyterian Church, Auckland, has received a. unanimous call to the Presbytefiah Church, Pnlmerston North, which vacancy is occurring, by, reason of : the Rev.' I. Jolly having accepted ,' a J call' from St. Stephen's Church. Ponsonby. T :: It: is a striking i tribute to the repatfttion of, Mr. Dixon, who has. never .preached- at Palmerston North, that the Palmerston #on- . 'egatioia|aref prepared to extend the call without requesting the usual trial sermon, Mr. ; Dixon has not"yet"'definitely considerIgl^edi the offer, and the matter will be ' sub- , ; 'mitted-by the office-bearers of the church to the congregation on' Sunday next.