PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

rtMAiv E. B. Aitwtod arrived from Wellington yesterday,, and IS staying at the Star Hotel.

Acting-Detective Bailey, or Wdlington, hafSn promoted to full rank, and wdl remain in « ailing',tn.

•Visitors to Auckland include the Hon. G*o. Jones, M.L.C. (Oainanx;. Mr. Jones will leave for Wellington next Monday evening for the resumption ot i arImment.

kawaaA its visitors to town are Mr. and ilrt £. Roswop, of Copenhagen, who arrived by the Talon* iron tie Islands yestcrdar swrauir. They are Glaring as the Grand Hotel. JJv the Xaluce vesterday morning there arrived' from Tahiti Monsieur tfia, a French Govcrancr;t c-Scias, who « r-,-taming toha h:--* in trance .ate. some years* service in lbs Islam: s.

T*<» E'-n. Ja.-. Alien (Minister i& fl"r' rp } W3S to have Ie: " : Wellington fox the SoatbW. evening, bat. pressor* of W r=; prevented him trcm do;;;g sc. ,tit win be enable to !mt s Wellington w:ore Parliament reas>«rii>le.-.

The Bt«k->o of Auckland (Dr. CrossUy) wtMceJ by the Slain Tiunfc express ye*teirdav from the South, de will held a confirmation service at St. Mary tomorrow afternoon, and will preach at »*.. Albans in the evening.

The Ten. Archdeacon Bsodie, whose tenons illness has been causing grave concern, showed slight improvement yesterday telegraphs our Waihi correspondent) , and his many friends are now more hopeful of his recovery.

Messrs- P.. T. Michaels, J. C. Gleeaon, and H. W. Wilson (town clerk), kit by the Main Trunk express last evening tor Wellington, where they will represent the Auckland City Council at the Municipal Conference, which opens on Monday.

Tie member for Tauranga, Hon. \\. H. Hemes, has been appointed to represent the Borough of Tanranea at the Municipal Conference, His Ministerial duties will, however, preclude the" possibility of his attending the conference continuously.

: Mr. G. J- Garland, Deputy-Mayor of Grey Lynn, will leave for Wellington this evening" to represent the borough at the Municipal Conference. He will attend the Eefonn League Conference at the end of the week, and return to Auckland on August 6.

At the conclusion ci the ordinary business of the Wellington Land Board yesterday, Mr. George Wright, chief "clerk, who ■ is retiring on superannuation at the end of the present month, was presented by •Mr. J- Dawson, en behalf of the members of the Board, with a solid silver inkStand 'bearing a suitable inscription.

; Mr.. John Halliday, engineer for the Melbourne Harbour Trust, who was wellknown in New Zealand, and had gained branch distinction in hia profession, died last week from pneumonia {writes our Sydney correspondent), Mr. Halliday •'''■WW born in the north of Ireland, and as a young man went to New Zealand, where ihe was employed as an engineer in connec-f-lion, with _ the Brogden railway contracts. -In the early eighties he came to MelI bourne, and received appointment as town ? engineer at Footscray.* Later he re- t iturned to New Zealand as engineer for In- ! | vercargQJ, and there carried out the water * supply works, for which he received a I considerable amount of credit. Prior to |his appointment as engineer for the Melbourne Harbour Trust he was identified |witb the building of the Richmond { Victoria) tramway. He was the officer who tsuperviaed the construction of the VicMoria Dock, and after its completion was ".appointed chief engineer of the Melbourne Harbour Trust. Darin?: his connection iwith the trust Mr. Halliday supervised -■works which cost about £1,500,000.