PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15055, 26 July 1912, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

Ma J. W. eWootoh, secretary to the. Public Service Commission,. 14 staying at {Jargon.; Sir Ernest Sweet-Escott, the newly-ap-pointed Governor of Fiji, arrived at Suva yesterday by the Xofua from Sydney. Lieutenant Sydenham, representative of the Admiralty at Westport,is at present in Auckland, and is staying at Glenalvon. ' Sir A. B. ■ Guinness, -Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Lady Guinness have arrived afc Rotoroa on a holiday visit. _____ The Rev, H. Mason,, vicar of Otebuhu, has been granted six months leayo ot abSce Accompanied by Mrs. Masor he liopes'to leave for England in. November. Mr J H. Turner, senior classical master at the Auckland Grammar School, was granted six months' sick leave at ye* Uerday'a meeting of the-. Board ol bopernors. Mr H. Broralev, of Rotorua, has been appointed manager of the new hostelry en the northern slope of Mount Egmout. Tho hocso will be ready for the reception of visitors on September 1. Mr R. M. Eaird, engineer of teleGraphs for the Auckland district, has relurried to the city from a fortnight ofhcial visit to DargaviUe, Whangarei, and other northern centres. Mr C. Earle, editor of tho Dominion, ■was entertained by the directors at Wellington on Wednesday night, and presented X cheque and case of jewellery for (Mrs. Earle.—(Press Association.)

Upon inquirv last night the. condition of Air. H. Shaw was reported .to show improvement. At last night's meeting of the City Council a vote of sympathy with •Mr. Shaw was passed by his colleagues.

Mr W D. Hunt, chairman of the Public Service Commission, and Messrs. Peter Barr and James Mcintosh, members .'of the Commission, arrived in Auckland vesterday morning, and .-ire staying at the Grand Hotel.

Messrs. J. C. Gleesmi and R. T. Michaels have been appointed the Auckland Citv Council's delegates to Me Municipal" Conference, which openstin Wellington on Monday next, instead of the Mayor (Mr. C. J. Parr) and Mr. A. J. Entrican, who are unable to attend.

s Mr. Theo. Bigg, who (as reported by cable from London) has been awarded an 1851 exhibition scholarship in science (chenns- ■' - try) of the value of £150 per year, tenable ' for two vears, is the son of Mr. John Bigg, of "John Eigg and Co., Wellington. ' Ho leaves on August 17 to enter Cam- «, . bridge. University. • A wedding was celebrated at St. Paul's ' Church, Symonds-street. yesterday afternoon, whoa Miss Queenie Nelson, elder daughter of Canon and Mrs. Nelson, of Lower Symonds-street, was married to Dr. E. H..-B. Milsom. The bridu was_ given away by her' brother, * Mr. ; Noel .Nelson, lie bridesmaids were Misses Jessie Reid and Winifred Kent, and 'two little dote, His? Ailsa Nelson (niece of the bride) and % Master Athol Paxkea, were train-bearers. \ ■,' Mr. Desmond Kettle was best man, the ■! groomsmen being Mr. Gray Thome ) Georga and Dr. Geo. Fenwick. The ceremony -was "performed bv Canon Nelson, assisted by the Rev. ~W. H. Wilson. Afterwards, a reception was held at St. i.' '~ Andrew's Hall, when a large number of ' guests were...entertained.,,,,,.,.. . — '