PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14808, 11 October 1911, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. R. A. Sinoeii left last evening for Wellington by the Mam Trunk express.

Mr J. F. MacMahon was a passenger for Wellington by 1 the Main Trunk ex- ■ press last evening. ■■■*• , ■ -- *~'■■■ : r;* |

Mr. J. S. Jameson, resident 1 secretary of the • United' Insurance Company, was ;a passenger from Wellington by the,. exL press train. yesterday,, morning. .? i „ :

-The burial of the late Major-General -Hogge■. takes -place .at Onehunga this morning. 'Bv direction of Major-General Godley,. Colonel Wolfe ; will represent the commandant at the, funeral. : _,;;

Mr John Milward. manager in the Pacific for the' Pacific Cable „ Board-, left for Wellington by the Main Trunk express " last night. While in Wellington Mr. Milward will confer with, the Postmaster-General in respect to the proposed cable from Sydney to Auckland direct. "...

Rev. A. Cameron, of Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. has been nominated by the Auckland and Wellington Presbyteries as Moderator for the General Assembly for 1912. The Auckland Presbytery has appointed the Revs. R. Ferguson and S. Nixon to fill vacancies on the list of delegates to the Assembly next month.

Miss Ella MaeNeil. a .graduate"'of the Melbourne University Conservalorium of Music, has taken up the duties of general secretary at the Christchnrch Young Women's Christian Association.? Miss MaeXeil has, had considerable experience of social work and ..... has just completed a period of training with. Miss Anderson at the Adelaide YAV.C.A. '-;•• --" ;-'

-Members of the Auckland Presbytery met at tea at BuchananV Cafe last' evenins, to the number of 30. to entertain the Rev. G. Brown, . senior member ot the Auckland Presbytery, who has completed 51 years of sen-ice in the Church. The Rev. A. Millar (Moderator) presided, and Revs. R. Sommerville, G. B. Monro, D.; D. .Scott, R. Ferguson, ;R. VVylie, and Mr. G. J. Garland spoke -in appreciation of Mr. Brown's work during his long period of service. Mr. Brown, in replv,^2.: gave an interesting , account of the early historv, of the Presbyterian - Church in Auckland. - --. - - -