PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15645, 26 June 1914, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

H. W. sW. has bwn ap- ' pointed a member of tho Library Commitf' - / tee of the (Sty Council:. ■"■ . ' . Mr. James McKintosh, a member of the Christchurch Scottish Society, of which body he was chief on several occasions, died at. Chris arch yesterday, says a sprees Association message. Mr.-McKintosli '' fetid bees ill for a considerable time. Archdeacon Calder, who has been on a holiday visit to Tonga for the beneat of .. his health, is returning to Auck.and, wa Svdnev, by the Manuka oil Sunday. The health* of the archdeacon has been much benefited by the change. Captain R. H. 8- Matthew, N.Z.S.C., who has been assisiant-adr.twit and quartermaster-general at AuiMuid fox the last, two vears,. has been appointed grtup officer In the Nelsco military district. Capwin H- C. Kutsford, N.Z.5.0., instructor in mounted duties in the Auckland district, will succeod Captain Matthews. The Rev. J. Delacourt Rassell, of Oamaru, general organising secretary of the Church of England Men's Society, will arrive in Auckland this morning. -He will remain in this city until July 7 m connection with the business of the society, preaching at St. Mary's Cathedral next Sunday morning and at St. bepulchres is the evening. Professor E. E. Prince, Canadian Commissioner of Fisheries, and Mr. _L. F. Avson. chief inspector of fisheries in New Zealand, left for Tauranga last evening-To-dav they will meet the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce, the acclimatisation societies of Tauranga and Opotvkl ? and repreventative fishermen. They will return to Auckland on Saturday, and will leave for the South again at mid-day on Monday. Professor William Lowrie, who has been director of agriculture in South Australia during the part four years, has resigned his position. He wa3 appointed professor of agriculture and director- of Roseworthy Agricoltural College, South Australia,' in 1687, ani in 1901 accepted th« position of director of Lincoln Agricultural College, Canterbury. Sewn yews later he was appointed director of agriculture m West Australia, resisting in 1911 'to undertake tie paitioa which he has now inifrendered. " , - i Among thpso present at. the opening of ' Parliament vtasserday were Mrs. W. P. Massev and Miss Massey, Mrs. H. D- ' Bell and Miss Bell. Mrs. A. L. Herdman, ' ' lady Stout, Lady Ward, Lady Godley, Mr?. Marshall (wife of Captain Marshall, " of H.M.S. Psyche), Mrs. Nicholls (wife of Colonel, Nicholls, officer commanding the - Oa&aru district), and Mrs- Logan (wife of CoWnel,'Logan; officer eomu«*ding the • Aucklacd .district). Colonel and Mrs. / **"; ;XicHolfe, CoWiel and Mrs. Logan, Sir Hartmann Just, and Mr. Guy Russell were gaeste at Goyeiiiiaent House, Well- . . irigten,'last night -' The wedding took place yesterday afternoon of Miss Jean Aitken Richmond, sec- : ond daughfesf o! the late Mr. J. S. RichraoEd, of ,- the firm' of Heekeih and Richmond, solicitors, and .MrS; J. S. Richmond, of P.ocklaads.'JMountam Eoad, Epsom,' and Dr. E. Dean Bamford. The ceremony, which 'was held at, the rwid- .... ence of tie bride's mother; vp performed by the Rev. G. B. .Monro, of' St. lAke'fi '' 'ft«bjtorit4 ; Church, . R«nuer#. " The ■ , bridesmaids : were." Miss Beryl Richmond '? (piter of the bride), Miss Kitty Clark, ' " ' and-the Misses Jean and Bessie* McOffv riick Jriiecefi 'of the bride)..' The best man * was' Mr.. S. Stuckey,. and Mr, . Arthur. " Aitlceii • (emisin of tit© bride) wis grooms- •*. - Mr.; D. Mc- • '• • ■ Cormick, gave ths. bride away.... - The honour conferred, by the King on " • th? Msvor of Auckland (Mr. C. J. Pait,-C.M,G-i WSS Teferred to at last nights meeting of. the City CoasciL The deputy*.. Mayor'"( Miv John Court) mentioned the ; great 'services rendered to the city by M*. Parr- The, Mayor, he wid. was responsible for the abolition of the ward system ' which was one of the best- things that , - _ could have been done for the city. Mr. / • " Court; moved • that _ the council extend its v .-j;.-.} hearty congratulations to. Mr. Parr. Mr. • J; 'EnWoM} i motion, W; which was carried unanimously, %feeace . .-.was also, made to th» matter at tie annual 1 vp ■ -■-ineeting of the AucUaad > Automobile As- '- l->. sociation last evcoioj Tn. propesinp; that \ . Itho cwngratubtioßi of the association fc« " " extended to Mr. Parr, the president (Mr. . ; /v- Neville i?ewcamb)i Raid it ins gratifying •v .to note that )js iakmra ot"westerned ."fetV>Wrcitixao had gained recognition far • v tho boimds'of'the city. i* ' . Sfr../ fivrh E. l- Girdl&tone, of East- - : „l»Bnie, Wellington, has been appointed a ' . fellow cf ,tio Royal Ceographiol;S9?iety. , ■ , : ,-He.has been in the Lands and Survey Dp ' !' ' payment since 1886, an- having been "appointed an' assistant suweyor in ISG2, Mr. - Girdlestooa was engaged, durmg : nine in: fietttement . srjv.cys in _ the _ wild baek-block country in the Rangitikei and Waimarino districts. In 1911 he was . transferred to the head office of the De- ■ partment;- in charge of field operations in , ctjnuection with the revision of the Second,ary Triangulation. In December, 1912, he ■. : wfe appointed district surveyor,. -There, are very few hills or districts in tbo Wei- -'«: lington Province with which Mr. Gindlo:~«n -itoae. is not well acquainted, and he has ~u/;been ' to the summit' of Mount Ruapehu-M timet.:;: 49 ho invariatiy takes his camera : with: him on his expeditions, Mr. Girdle- ' . stone has a eollection of out-of-the-way < Kew. Zeafcnd scenes that is probably • unique. '