PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14688, 24 May 1911, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mb. J A. Yotmo, Mayor of Hamilton, arrived in Auckland yesterday on a visit 4 m the .Winter Show.

Mr. V. C. and Miss Allen, of MorrinsviJle, arrived at Auckland yesterday, and aro staying at the Grand Hotel.

Dr. C. G. Watson, has, according to Gazette notice, been promoted from captain to major in the New Zealand Medical Corps.

Captain and Mrs. Hope Johnston, of Waikato, arrived by the Rotorua express yesterday afternoon, and are staying at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. E. C. Banks, of Matamata, will contest the Education Board election for the East Ward for tho seat left vacant bv the resignation of Mr. C. J. Parr.

Mr. T. L. Beauchamp, secretary of tho f; rand Lodge of Druids, of West Australia, has arrived in Wellington from the Uouth. Mr. 'Beauchamp is on a tour of Zealand.

Major-General Oodley, Commandant of forces, in continuation of his Southern tour, will visit Milton to-day, returning to Dunedin to-morrow. Thence he goes on to Oamani, leaving tho latter place on Friday for Wellington.

Sir John Kirk, the distinguished secretary of tho Ragged School Union, London, has notified the Rev. J. H. McKenzie, of Nelson, that he proposes to visit 'Australia and New Zealand this year, arriving in tho Dominion m November or December.

Bishop Crosslev, who left by steamer for To Kiio, North Auckland, on Monday, will attend a meeting of the Native 'lrust Board there to-day. The Bishop will also dedicate a new Maori church in Te Kao, and hold a confirmation service.

Reference to the death of Mrs, «T. 11. Harvey, wife of tho headmaster of tho To Pua school, was mado at yesterday's meeting of tho Auckland Board of Education. On tho motion of the chairman, it was decided that a letter of condolence should bo sent to Mr. Harvey.

Mr. J. F. McPadderi has resigned the position of director of the Coromandel School of Mines after two years service. lie has been appointed to the directorship of • the Recfton School of Mines, in succession to Dr. Henderson, who has been appointed mining geologist to t-ho Government geological survey party.

The Revs. J. D. Mill, E. E. Smith, and ,J. Spottiswoode, representatives of the Waikato Baptist Churches, arrived here by the Rotorua express yesterday afternoon, to attend the annual meeting of the Auckland auxiliary of tho Baptist Union of New Zealand. Several lay representatives are associated with them.

Mr. J. F. Lane, for many years manager of the Citizens' Life Assurance in Wellington, died in Perth recently. Since the amalgamation of the Mutual Life and Citizens', Mr. Lane had been in. charge of the West Australian business, with headquarters at Perth. He was 42 years of age, and leaves a widow and three children. :

The Hon. T. Mackenzie spent a busy 'day yesterday, receiving some deputations in "the forenoon and spending the afternoon" in the conduct of Departmental affairs. He lunched with His Excellency the Governor at Government House. Last evening he attended the annual dinner of the Auckland Farmers' Union. The Minister expects to leavo for the South to-morrow bv the Main Trunk express. He will' stay* a day at the Waerenga experimental farm before going on to Wellington. - .

Mr. James Ashcroft, formerly official assignee at Dunedin and Wellington, died in Wellington on Monday, after a week's illness,', aged 77. The deceased camo out from England in 1862, and engaged in. business in Christchingh, Oamaru and Dunedin. before receiving the appointment of official assignee a£ the last-named place. In 1883 he was a member of the Otago Provincial Council, and was editor of the Otago Daily Times for five years. Ho retired from the public service in February, 1908.

v An illuminated address, signed by the members of the Education Board, and by its principal officers, was presented to Mr. C. J. Parr, on his retirement from the position of chairman of the Board. The address, which was presented by Mr. (,;. Edgecumbe, contained on expression Of regret that Mr. Parr had found it necessary to resign the position. Reference was made to the pronounced success that had attended the administration of the Board's affairs during his three years' term of office, and the Board felt that their loss was Auckland's gain, and they wished Mr. Parr much happiness and success in his new sphere of public duty as chief magistrate of the city of Auckland.