MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1189, 14 December 1894, Page 21

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

Official visitors of prisons have been appointed as follow: Euphemia Nevison, Dunedin.; Evelin "Willett Ounnington, Lyttelton; Katherine Hooper Tarn, Wellington ; Annie Maria Dolby and Eliza Collings, Auckland ; Fanny Cooke and Ada E. Trask, Nelson.

Ml John Burns, M.P., delivering an addrdSs to a mass meeting of workmen, said that Whitechapel was clean, wholesome, and even luxurious, compared to the horrible tenements he saw in Now York, the effect of the Tammany regime.

Mr Gordon Campbell, who has been selected to act temporarily as commercial agent in London for Victoria, is a man of independent means, Australian born, and does not receive any salary, but is allowed his expenses.

The Rev E. A. Anderson, incumbent of St. Paul’s, West Maitland, has accepted the appointment to the Bishopric of Riyorina. Ho is a B.A, of Queen’s College, Cambridge, having graduated in 1882. He is an effective speaker and preacher, a deep student, and is free from sectarian bitterness. He is 36 years of age.

The Countess of Glasgow left Wanganui on Thursday week. She is delighted with Wanganui, which she considers one of the prettiest towns yet seen in the Colony. It is probable that a satisfactory arrangement will be made for a three months residence here, commencing about the end of January.

The Lyttelton Harbour Board has recommended that William Sinclair, of the tug Lyttelton, and Constable Moore be granted medals for their gallant behaviour in rescuing the Hon W. C. Walker’s son.

Miss Lees has resigned the position of head nurse at the Napier Hospital.

A first cousin, of Lord Rosebery (a Ml* Stanhope) is a sub-mspector on a section of N.S.W. railway. He began as a navvy, and has laboriously worked his way up. Mrs Besant has left for India.

Mr J. W. Kelly, M.H.R., who has just resigned the office of president of the Railway Servants’ Society of Invercargill, has received an address from the Society thanking him for what he has done on their behalf.

Mr C. Rogers has resigned his position as a member of the Grey town Borough Council.

Mr C. G. Andrews, who has been for some years inspector for the Bank of New Zealand in Australia, arrived hero last week to take up the position of inspector and acting-general manager of the Bank.

Mr C. M. Luke, Mayor-elect, was present at the City Council meeting last week as an interested spectator of the proceedings. The Mayor (Mr Brandon), in making a report to the Council on the subject of daii*y regulations, took the opportunity of thanking the Councillors for their courteous behaviour towards him during his year of office. lie trusted he had earned the good opinion that he believed was entertained of him when he assumed office.

In addition to the other promotions in the Customs Department, recently announced, Mr H. J. Marsh, statistical clerk in the head office, has been appointed record clerk.

The resignation of Mr W. B. Tosswill, as Coroner, lias been accepted.

Sir James Fergusson is a passenger by the Monowai, which has left Sydney for Auckland.

The appointment of Mr John Redmond to bo lieutenant of the Wanganui Rifle Volunteers, Mr Reginald Bay ley to be captain of the Taranaki Iviflo Volunteers,

and Mr William Steele to be honorary captain of the Hamilton Light Infantry Volunteers is gazetted.

Tho Hawera Mounted Rifles have presented a gold albert to Captain Johnston, who is leaving the district.

King Alexander of Servia has, on the invitation of General Ignatielf, joined the Panslavist League.

Mr G. D. Cameron, chief clerk in the Napier Post Oflice, has been transferred to Dunedin.

Sir George Grey was much affected by Mr Fronde’s death, and sent a beautiful wreath to be placed on the coffin.

Mrs Wallis, wife of the new Bishop of Wellington, is a slim, refined-looking lady of perhaps five-and-twenty, with, it is said, a charming manner.

Constable O’Donovan, the popular Court orderly, has obtained leave of absence for 12 days, during which time his duties will be carried out by Constable M. Foley.

Lord George Hamilton has been elected Chairman of the London School Board.

Messrs Rees and' Day have been appointed solicitors tinder the Government Advances Settlers Act.

Mr Keeling, Town Clerk of Palmerston North, who is going on a trip to Australia, was presented on Saturday'by the Mayor, Mr Park, with a purse of sovereigns on behalf of the councillors, officials, and workmen.

Mrs W. B. Rhodes, of the Grange, has with her usual generosity informed the Rev H. Van Staveren, chairman of the 'Trustees of the Benevolent Institution, that she will provide tho inmates of the Benevolent Home with a Christmas dinner this year.

Mr Michael Fitzgerald has been returned unopposed to represent the South Ward in the Onslow,.Borough Council.. ■ %

It; is reported that the Hon George N. Curzon, M.P., formerly Parliamentary Secretary for India, who is, visiting Cabul, will bring the Ameer’§ acceptance of Her Majesty’s invitation to visit England.

The insanity and subsequent death of Constable Leahy, attributed to overwork, are simply what might happen to neai’ly all, the country members of tho force, if they zealously carried - out all the duties with which they are burdened. —BangitiJcei Advocate. '

Miss Marion Mitchell was singing “ Take a pair of - sparkling eyes ’’ in *■ The G ondoliers ” at Invercargill, when a bouquet of large proportions and disjointed aim struck her on the side of the head.

Colonel Fox was highly pleased with the drill of the Royal Rangitikei Rifles, and considered the company well' above the average colonial corps.

A game of living whist played last week on the ground of the Nelson Tennis Club, attracted great interest. Those representing the cards were beautifully costumed. The players were Messrs Maccjuarrio, Maginnity and Burns and Dr Cressey. Mr do Castro and Mr Lunn acted as heralds.

The Czar is indignant at the Armenian atrocities, and refused to receive the Turkish Embassy’s congratulations on his wedding.

It is reported in Toronto that Sir J. S. D. Thompson, Premier of the Dominion, intends to resign. Sir Charles Tupper will probably succeed him.

The Hon W. P. Peeves has lectured before the Adelaide Trades and Labour Council on the Labour legislation in New Zealand.

j£-One of the residents of Nelson, Mr William Meech, who arrived in the Colony in 1841, is dead. For over 20 years he was in the Customs Department.

The Emperor William says the recent scene in the Reichstag was a deplorable exhibition, and constituted a grave insult to Monarchy, but he declares that tho new anti-revolutionary measures will cope with the evils.

A threatening, article directed against Lord Rosebery, Earl Spencer and Sir W. Y. Ilarcourt is being circulated in London. News has been received from San Francisco by the mail of the death by drowning of Mr E. A. Worthy, for 25 years second master of the Christ’s College Grammar School, Christchurch.

Sir Henry Wrixon, of Victoria, whc has returned from a visit to Boston, New York, Washington find Philadelphia, believes the working men in Australia have more comfort than prevails among the working classes in America.

“I believe, if Mr Ballanse were alive today, he would act exactly as the Colonial Treasurer is now acting.”—Mr Pinkerton addressing his constituents.

Mr W. E. Spencer, M.A., who lias been appointed inspector in tho Taranaki educational district, was at one time a “ Stone School ” boy in Dunedin, and subsequently on tho teaching staff there and at the Macaudrew road School. He was afterwards assistant-inspector in the Wanganui district.

Mrs Ellis, wife of Captain Joseph Ellis, and mother of Mrs Dr McCarthy, of Marton, died at Auckland last week.

A fine brass tablet to the memory of the late Mr 11. W. Weston has been erected on the south wall of the nave of Christ’s College Chapel, Christchurch.

Cyril Tyler, the boy soprano, is in Dunedin.

Mr Robert Pauling, late general manager of the North- Eastern Railway goods traffic department, will shortly arrive on a visit to the Colony to obtain, on behalf of the North-Eastern Company, some insight into the methods adopted in the colonies for dealing with intermediate wayside traffic. He will be the guest of Mr Lee Smith.

Mr H. Clark, re-elected: chairman of the Bruce County Council, has never had a successor. He has been in oflice continuously since tho formation of the county.

Mr W. T. Sharp, the newly-appointed organist and choirmaster at the Napier Cathedral, is to commence his duties about the 18th of next month.

Mr R. E. Rudman, fourth master of the Boys’ High School, Napier, has resigned. The head master has been allowed a grant of o£so towards the salary of a fourth, master, to make the appomtment himself.

Tho Premier is expected back from the North on Friday night.

Sir Robert Stout addressed a crowded meeting at Bulls on Monday night on Prohibition, and received a hearty and unanimous vote of thanks.

The Premier, addressing a public meeting at Hamilton on Monday night, traversed almost the same ground as that taken by Mr Ward in his Auckland speech. The meeting passed a vote of thanks and confidence in the Government.

Mr W. Farquhar Young, the well-known basso, is quite restored to health, and is again permanently settled in Dunedin. While in Melbourne he was specially engaged by the Liedertafel for their , subscription concert in ..the Town Hall, at which there were 7000 people present. Ha had a splendid reception and was recalled. A big future as a singer is predicted for him by the Melbourne critics.

News has been received of the death at Santa' Barbara, California, of Miss Alice Towgood, niece of the Ven Archdeacon Towgood, incumbent of St. Stephen’s, Mar • ton. Miss Towgood lived for some years with her uncle at Marton, where she was a teacher in the Sunday school and a great favourite. She died of typhoid fevqr caught while nursing a friend, who recovered.

Messrs W. T. Wood, Bryant, Mayo, Larcornb, Graham, H. S. Fitzherbert, W. Milverton, Malcolm, R. Dewar, are the new School Committee for Campbell street school district, Palmerston North. Mr Wood is chairman and Mr Mayo treasurer

Lord Brasscy states that he has no official knowledge that he is to succeed Lord Hopetoun as Governor of Victoria, but he declines to deny the report that he will be appointed. -- ‘

Lord Sandhurst succeeds Lord Harris as Governor of Bombay. The new Governor, Baron Sandhurst, was Under-Secretary of State for War from February to August, 1886, and was re-appointed in August, 1892. He was formerly a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.

The Premier is in receipt of a cablegram from the A gent-General intimating his acceptance of the offer of the Government to extend the term of his appointment for twelve months longer.

Miss McKean, the mathematical mistress of the Dunedin Girls’ High School, has been presented by the staff and pupils with a handsome piece of solid silver plate as a parting gift, Miss McKean having decided to sever her long connection with the school at the end of this year.

Cyril Tyler has as keen a sense of fun as boys usually have. During the whole of the prelude to Mascheroni’s “ A.ve Maria ” at one of his concerts in Dunedin, his face was wreathed in smiles. The reason was that a mouse scampered about the floor near the front seats, causing the ladies there to devote more attention to their skirts than to the music.

Mr James Caldwell, ex-Governor of Dunedin Gaol, and Mr David Kilgour, the first policeman in the Otago province, are dead.

Vice-Admiral Bowden-Smith draws .£365 more under his new title than he did as Rear-Admiral. His. pay is now £1460 per annum.

Mr Ure, ex-registrar of births at Dunedin, is dead.

The scholars of the Gisborne District High School have presented their master, Mi° E. H. Mann, with a silvermounted carvers and steel in polished case, on the occasion of his marriage.

Sir Robert Stout lectured on " Samoa ” on Tuesday night at Wanganui.

The Napier High School Governors have given a bonus to Miss Spencer, and raised her salary, in consideration of the hard work she has done during the year.

Misses Hilda Mills, Winifred Stevens, Annie Dickson, Ada Bairstow, Mabel Os win, Laura Ilaycs, Helen _ Wiltshire, ‘Agnes Henry, Kale Broome, Edith Seager, Annie Ziman., Jessie Houghton and Annie Pago and Mr Ciias. Waite have been selected by the Education Board for pupil teacherships when vacancies occur.