PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15626, 4 June 1914, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

; Captain H. W.Sliddon, of Cambridge, »S:iim'iAuckland at/present aud is staying J|Pp|F p Star Hotel. '- ' "] - : Mr. ' .Mrs. Gervan A. Hardwood, •.'."•••■' of, Hamilton; are- on ; a visit-'to. Auckland.■ ;.-.'■.-'. They are staying at the. IJUr Hotel . A. B;Toddto^a y resigned the -charge of Geraldine Presbyterian ' Church," which he has held for 24 years;-' r-* ..Press Association; ' - , ■*■ . : Capt. H. T. J. Marshall, commander ~ of H.M.S, Psyche, and Mrs, Marshall, re- - - . "vturaed-.from':Rotoriia''yesterday-; afternoon --' . ~*nd are staying at Glenalvon; y.;.; 'i ; '■';_ ' . ■■_.'•' The Hon.' W::H.:Hcfrifis;(Minister r for ' Railways and Native Affairs) 'will deliver ' ■1 a public addressi at TavAl'oh^on^eiday. Ww'&fasofrtitis* wm - formally , open > tho % : .'.-.'.-: new public hall at "Wsou. ; v ,-," ,< .- * ' A call to the Rev. J. Patereon, of M- ■ fern, Sydney,; to St. Pauls Presbyterian Church, Chrigtchiirch, has been numerously .' "'•-.■ signed,.arid ; will come before; • the Christchurch Presbytery on June 10. ,••;",'..'•.•.;;;;- : Captain C. It. Macdonald, who has.been appointed general staff officer .-forv. the Auckland, military district, arrived from . -Wellington; -yesterday, •; accompanied -by Mrs; Macdonald and family.' They are :„ ' ; staying at Glenalvon.. - •■'■'■■■"-■• ■■«'•' ■ Colonel E. S. Heard was the reviewing offi- - . cer at the parade held yesterday in honour of the King's birthday, having arrived from , Wellington the: previous day. He will remain in Auckland for the rest of the ,* week.;; ..■■..- . ; ,-;,-,; Mr. John Swimson, of Wellington,- who -. '' was. injured in the railway disaster at r ; - v Whangamarino on May 27, is still in tho .'; >■'~■' hospital at : Hamilton. It is expected that /'.-•' >; he,will.be able to leave the institution in "*-. ' ten . '-.$ . >•' ■. •. '■••■, Sir Joseph , Ward, Bart» arrived in ■?•'"■ , Auckland from Hamilton yesterday after- ■;. v: ' noon. He is staying at the, Star Hotel. :: '■'.■ '? -Ea'st addressed a political meet- :- • int-lat'-JJevonport, arid this evehing_ho :-le^'ea:'fbr : -Helensville- and DargaviHe. ■■. ;«Sir Joseph Ward will return to, Auckland •- -Won Saturday j night. , J ''■ A . ,: '/; :i' I ■ • ?>--, Archdeacon 'A.. C. TiedaU and Mrs. ;Tii- ; ! ' i-dall arrived from Rotorua yesterday after- \ :'„ Soon, and are staying at GlenaWon.. Arch. 1 ,- - -deacon Tiadall will take up his new duties ■ '■,■ -as Mow of ■ Ellcrjlie the beginning of: vr\ >v.neAt. month. ;Ho has been' yiear -of Roto-/ >••• 1 ruAifor«;f*niyears'^and; has hold the' office fi ' Vbf.'archdeacon for.four years., .-',' ' • >*; ■>. .... Archdeacon-.York; of Greymouth, : has - • ' '-been granted nine ; months {.leave _of • H , -absence to visit England. 'With'; Mrs, . • York; he will- leave' New Zealand about '-~ .'■-■■ the' middle of 'August, and,"in- company with tiro Bishop of iVelson and Mrs.'SadHer, will travel bytr* Orient line to Italy, ':■■''. .and whence overland to,-England. . ;..■". * Major yon Auer, late of the German Army, arrived in Auckland from the South . yesterday.-'. He is making a private tour of •'-;' the"- world, : 'and is including the various ?' "'.';•; Gcrinan. colonies in : his vi^t.: l $L>jor . von -. -' Aner.'will spend 'some' days in ■■Auckland; :"-■" and v after- New ; Zealand .will pro- .■•-,: «ad to Australia and New Guinea.' '-He ' is laying at the Central Hotel ■ • ' ■ ;;:•:• y,Mes 5 .William s Fergt»sn : and Evan Fany, of Wellington, and J, E. Watson, ■. of Invercatßill.-Uw members of the Canals /and Inisad Waterways Commission, -■. riv&s in AncUand y.st«rday, /Meter*. = Ferguson/ and ?Parrv are staying, at the :V';'V-Grand Hotel, in.addition to Mr. A- Er- - Briggs, secretary of the 'commission.- 'Mr. Watson is staying with friends. *