MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1199, 22 February 1895, Page 23

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

The Mayor of Melbourne and Mrs StiW4&ii WW& eonducted by the Mayor of W el* iiiitfti&xi &H « viait to the Wainui-o-mata waterivorfe last Weekend expressed their pleasure and £i<imo>i ration of all they saw, greatly enjoying the OUtingr. At the meeting- of the* City Council las* week, the Mayor of Wellington expressed the? pleaeuro of Mr and Mrs Snowden at their Visit, and their regret that they were unable to t)K> present at the meeting. The action of flJVo' Mayor of Wellington in entertaining the 1 , >y& was aj*proved.

The Gazette nOtiffo? that Mr G. W. Barlthrop has been jipi>aiMed accountant, Mr R. C. Niven, chief clerk, and Mr G. A. Kennedy, office examiner in the Government Life Insurance Department.

Tin? of Messrs William Duncan and Hugh Carswell (Invoreargill) as •VUinmvß under "The Government Advances to 1 iSffittlors Act" is gazetted.

Mr Mark Cohen, the well-known jowr~ flirfiety arrived in Wellington on Friday on tiiet Way 4c Sydney.

Mrs Neill has' tfc'6tt enquiring into matters connected with the' Cliristohureh Hospital. Dr MacGregor is to IVo'M the enquiry asked for by the Board.

'.W&Ptstiitm Cr. L. Braggins has been appointed! ctelWgate of the Masterton Fire Brigade* iit th& conference to be held next month at Holfitikalv

Miss Jessie Mowlem has* been presented with a handsome tea service ®m& album for her services as organist and teactier at the Wesleyan Church at Palmerston North jfor IS years.

GitfWaialf of the Wellington District Law Sbcitety Mr M, Bichrnond on Friday mado amplication to' Mr Rustic© Richmond, sitting in for a mile vtiri calling upon a country wfyjicitor to show cauae why he should not b 0 fciMlck off the rolls.- The rule was granted.

At tfw? Wool sales on Friday Mr W. G. Foster, manage <rf the Wellington Branch of the Now Zealand Lw*» and. Mercan tilo Agency Company, announcfc'4 that he had tendered his resignation to the" Co-mpany, Tfeo *>ow\« will bo received with regret 1 by ilfct etfrriiMiiy's feiionts, whoso entire confidence" Mi *We*' km commanded during the time he M in 1 efoal'go of the business here. His . in commercial life extends over a considerate Jy©rio>d, and during the past 20 years he has Weft en- #&#{•** with the late Mr Rhodes of ChrM* church, ** Messrs Miles and Co. Since 1890 ho has tt&ett Wellington manager of the New-Zealand t,Oti& »fid Mercantile Agency Company. Vyri&Bff the trying times "of the. Company's affiirft m was largely due to,, his ability and foreertgfet that the "business here was maintained intact, whilst his popularity in mercantile tiii& other Circles is very marked; and his feSigih'atioiS will bo generally regretted.

Mis Excellency the (£<yv.&rnw is expend 1 to Mtiv& in l Wellington* on the 25th inst.

The Ministerial residence in MoiesWorth street, which is being- repaired and renO--vatod for the Premier's occupation, will fee 1 ready in about a fortnight.

The Queen's Bench has ordered, Mr W. O'Brien, M.P., to pay Mr Chance, solicitor, ,£4OO, the balance of law costs in the Salisbury slander action.

The Premier left for the South on Wednesday, and will deliver his promised •address at Annat to-night*(Friday), going On thence next day to bis home at jfSinnara. Mr Seddon purposed returning by'theHinemoaat the end of the month, but information has been received from Captain Fairchild that ho was detained at Stewart Island by stress of weather, and does not now expect to reach "Wellington until the 25th inst (instead of the 19th), after which the Hinemoa has to convoy the Gov'erftor and his family and suite to Auckland. The Premier is due at Wanganui on the 6th of March to lay the foundation stone of the new Hospital, but the alteration in the Hinemoa's dates may possibly interfere with the engagement.

Mr J. A. Grilruth (Government Veterinarian) left on Monday for Masterton on a visit of inspection.

A New "Xork widow is said to wear a pinch of her husband's cremated remains in a locket.

Mr Campbell Bannerman will preside over the committee appointed to enquire into the unemployed question.

Sir Charles Halle was one of the passengers on the train which collided with the goods waggon at Chelford. He escaped injury.

Advices from Bucharest show that there is no truth in the rumour that Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has fled to Roumania.

Sir Robert Duff, Governor of New South Wales, is seriously ill from congestion of the liver.

The many-sided German Emperor proposes to formulate an international scheme for the protection of private property during a period of naval warfare.

.Tight-lacing caused the death of an actress named Catherine Ewins. professionally known as Kittie Tyrrell, who dior! in London on Boxing Day. Apropos ot Jhis, a London paper remains i~- H is to

bo feared that though all the journals off til© world were to simultaneously speaks ' with the tongues of men and angels/ nevei? a woman the more would be converted from tight-lacing." '

Detocti va Neill left on Saturday for? Christchurch to attend the sitting ofi tha Supreme Court there.

Bishop Neville took a novel course in the General Synod (according to the Nelson. HUiy) by quoting the usages of racing* clubs as a predecent for the Synod to go upon in connection with the Otago elceftioaa. petition. The introduction of the uporfcingr precedent seemed to take the Synodl generally by surprise.

In Prague there lives a Jewess, named Sali Rudolf, who has attained her 105th year. She is in humble circumstances.

The Pope places no trust in the liberalism of the Czar, and considers that, if any believed his professions, the recent arrest of 30 Polish priests would completely undeceivo them.

Mr J. P. Maxwell has visited Wanganui to report on the town drainage system.

The" chairman of the Shannon School Committee, Mr Gordon, is endeavouring to arrange a school excursion along the Mana.* watu lino to Wellington.

Mr F. McGuire, M.H.E., intends to taka sfr trip Home before next session.

Mr John Burns took back with him from America two large packing cases filled with documents and pamphlets he collected on his tour relating to the labour question.

The editor of Science Gossip has entered tspon a crusade for the suppression of the worcl *' scientist."

The original of Captain Cook's Journal has been presented to the Sydney Museum. The writing is clear and distinct, and contains the record of the voyage Which led to the settlement of Australia. The various entries are signed in a firm hand " Jamea Cook."

The report of the death of Sir Robert; Hamilton cabled from Hobart turns out to bo unfounded. Ten days ago a. privat<» letter was received there stating that ho was lying ill in London. By some meant this became exaggerated into the repor.; of his death. All the. leading- Hobart papers published obituary notices, and in the churches? on Sunday references were made to his deatla.

Mr Hudson, assistant manager of the* *ailw»ys, left for Auckland on Tuesday to bring' hi® wife and family to Wellington.

The quarterly dinner of the Woodvillo District Farmers' Club at RuddickV Club Hotel was a great success. Mr D\. G. Hamilton, president, occupied the chair.

Mr A, .ty\ Miley, director of the Technical School, hatf xeeeived a report of the resulto of the national competition in connection with the Science and Art Department, of South Kensington. From this it appeaist that Miss F. Broome, a pupil of the Technical School, was awarded a bronze medal for design. The report shows that tbia is the only medal awarded to any schooLin the Australasian colonies.

Lord Alton has been appointed RegiusProfessor of History at Cambridge.

The centenary of Peabody, th© philanthropist, is being celebrated in Massachusetts 1 ,

A message has been received from the* Queen stating that the grateful memory of his noble deeds and charities in Engiandf was fresh in her heart and the heart* ot" her people.