PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14644, 1 April 1911, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

,''■ I WMisfl Amy Castles arrives in Auckland | Bfrom Na,pier this 'morning, and will stay at | •ilia Central Hotel f '"'. - '■■' Mr, Alex. Harris, of Takapuna, has de- ' iWcided to contest the Waitemata seat in the ; ' m ' Opposition interest at the next general P '.election.. k , Hi," ■ ! ,.' ,'f,' Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Atkinson, of Ep- , 'M> 'sjm. leave to-day by the Tarawera for »' Wellington, where they join the Buahine ; It. leaving for London on Wednesday next. H The Hon. J. Carroll, Acting-Prime Min- | : inter, has notified Mr. F. Mander, M.F., if that he will visit the Marsden district, en I' 1 ;. route to tbe opening of the Towai-Kawa-I I' feava railway on Friday next. I fe 'Lieutenant H. Richardson, one of the y;. toon adjutant officers who were posted p\ I to the Otago district, has been trans?/.•';.yffi ;ferred to the Wellington district, and at- ; ' |. Si-ached for duty to the district staff. }' Captain J. Maxwell, of the steamer ,' ' I, Pakeha, has been appointed assistantf- marine superintendent for the Shaw, |>V Sa.vill and Albion Company. He is also - $!?■' to be an assistant to Captain E. J. Evans, : ' i v tuperiritendent for New Zealand. ITlto Governor (Lord Islington) and fj Ladv Islington, accompanied by their daughter, the Hon. Joan Dickson-Poyn->.«r,* iwd Captain Shannon, A.D.C., ■will v - arrive in Auckland by to-morrow mornIjfi daughter, tho Hon. Joan their residence dor,* a.d Captain Shannon, A.D.C., will in Auckland by to-morrow morn--1 tug's express to take up their residence S) \\\t Government House. •1 Mr. H. R. Johnson, late traffic inspec|i lor for the Auckland district, who has § retired on superannuation, was on Wed- ' f nesday presented with a purse of soveI reigns from his' colleagues. -Eulogistic i 1 , *iafttefince was made to Mr.' Johnson's work I curing his Bervice of 37 years. , , . - , .;■■■ ■■;■ >■-;-, »ip;, ! .-:■■ , —-— I . ■ Hcju Thos. Mackenzie (Minister for 1 I Agriculture),and party motored to the i ■ I North Egmont mountain house yesterday I ,| from New Plymouth. 'The-, site for the a m? k propped new" accommodation house was % 1 diacojssed, and the Minister expressed him- ::- i $'■: mli as pleased with the arrangements. 'After luncheon the Ministerial party, ac- ■) companied by Sir. Jennings, M.P., motored : ■ j to Stratford.' . ,~. | 1 ; , Mr. W. B. Ley land, one of the raanag- :| SlOng. directors of the Ley land-O'Brien Tim- , J VjpfceJV Company, who is about to revisit Engi| Eland, was met by the employees of the II" r'''tympany yesterday Afternoon. Mr. J. J. pvf O'Brien, -a managing 1 director of the «:';-'lcompany, at .the request and on behalf of 3, *■ -h -"the. employees, made several presentations I ! i i both Mr. and Mrs. 1 ': lioylaod.'-and-oon-the best wishes of the employees for }'&«& '"> pie- ant ' trip. , Mr. Leyland heartily 'f,:.i "thanked those present, and expressed his ««l'4Vplcaisuro, ntftba evident*-, of-the. goodwill ffs^ptof'■ tht-:r «*ff ' towards ; both. Mr.' 0 Bnen |p7|*««d ijimpcjt. l||li|'fi:|l'Mi ; . A. 1 ' J. "Entrican, chairman of the i|lilp|wfcld»&a:'i' ; Harbour Board,''will leave on Sib|j).'M«tbiy next 1 on a holiday-trip.'to the S i Uvk-'.~ V and Europe., Mr. EntriflifrfiTOu,iilwK^ill"'' be■■,accompanied by Mrs. fcl'-^i'*2EhtrKJMi und Owir son, will join the Orij MI vsett »L. Sydney,'sailing on April 11. Dws f"k j'itt.t; the past 14 years Mr. Entrican has ? | : ••; vt .cbeeu n member of the two most impoitant L|'"3' lioilii>3 o :'is city's civic life. He: was II t2fri|*4l«c. Ji'l n s scat on the Harbour E.oard rasi?inlßf|'7; and took part in the administra§3 a^iicn''"of ite affairs" during the foMowing P years!;.;. Four years ago, he again l;ook I sore at evidence of the goodwill ;fceir staff towards both Mr. O'Brien himself. Sfc A, '' Of. Entrican, chairman of the Mand Harbour Board, will leave on tday.. next-' on a holiday trip to the ted Tiimgdom and Europe. Mr. Entriwl*.o will be accompanied by Mrs. rit«'iSai v tb«lr son, will join the Orovafc, Sydney,'sailing on April 11. Dnrilie |*st 14 yeare Mr. Entrican has i > «ne(inber of the two most impoitant itfji 111 the city's civic life. He was 'to a seat on the Harbour Board AW, and took part in the adminiistraof i«w affairs during the following , years Four years ago, ho again took seat on the Beard as a representative |;-|', I,'*4f & City Council,, and on January, 6, f 1 1' 1 ,!*1910,! he'' was elected chairman of the pfefi'Board, swiceeding the' Hon. E. Mitchelfr!i. i .4 v s'on.' In September, 1897, Mr. Entrican t|il ll'was sleeted to the, City Cocncil for a term |i' : |-!|iOf pei yttara, ant,' in 1902 he was again ni.-ed to the Council, and has been a Sailor ' continuously since that yeax\ as)l| i| ,'SIr. Entiirnn intends to travel through E"p;« land, Scotland and Ireland, and he WWW^^' aha i' Visit Holland and other Contin?countries,;'V:iaiiirig the■ Glasgow -and p, Mi* tee.; Roiibaix- Exhibitions. He'.-will return |p!'!-i> Awklaud towards the end of 'the year. Iff *" k l il ' of .-■ .the Harbour [;-$ * B<-,a yesterday, .- ' vote of thanks was m^'^W'Moirrwi' hi Mr. Entrican lor his ser|ffi| ai to ' the Board. »l|it:^'fi ;i -'i.M' '■■■■'- v. " : - ~ I?''. I■.■v,V-> ■■' . s=