MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1261, 30 April 1896, Page 20

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

Captain A. F. Balfour, Into cf H.M.S. Penguin, arrived by the Wakatipu last week from Sydney. The officers and crow of the Penguin havo been relieved from the Australian squadron, and aro to return to England by the H.M.S. Endymion. Captain Balfour is on a visit to a brother in New Zealand, and leaves for England by the lonic on May 2nd to be recommissioned. Mr Noakea, late of the Ruapehu, has succeeded Mr Jaggard as chief officer of the Kaikoura, the latter gentleman being now in command of the Otarama. Messrs Hawkcs and Jeffrey, late of the Waikato, have exchanged positions with Messrs MeKellar and Terry as second and third officers respectively. Captain Strang, of the Union Steam Ship Company’s shore staff, is now entitled to act as a compass adjuster, ho having passed an examination beforo the Marino Board on the laws of the deviation of compasses of iron ships, in accordance with tho requirements of the Shipping and Seamen’s Act Amendment Act, 189-1. Mr L. A. Cuff, who has resigned the local managership of the Phoenix Assurance Company, Christchurch, has received a handsome present, in the shapo of a solid cigarettecase, from the general manager of the Company, Mr R. M. Simpson. Mr W. S. Fisher, the assistant clerk at tho Christchurch Official Assignee’s office, has been promoted to the Dunedin office. The Hon F. Arkwright, M.L.C., returned to tho Colony by the Kaikoura. Miss Isa McDonald, of Palmerston North, has been chosen by the Wanganui School Committee to fill the vacancy caused on the teaching staff of tho Girls’ frohool by tho resignation of Miss Grant. Miss Lucy Williams, daughter of Archdeacon Williams, and niece of Mr 'L'. 0. Williams, of Wellington, was married to Mr Warren, captain of the D Battery, Wellington, at To Ante, last week. Captain Hart, of the Shaw, Suvill and Albion Company’s local staff, will have tue supervision of the general operations in connection with the Company’s steamers at this port during Captain Babot’s absence in England. The following are the officers of the Law Society for the ensuing year President, Mr A. Gray ; vice-president, Mr W. B. Edwards ; treasurer, Mr J. G. Andrew; councillors, Messrs J. P. Campbell, E. H. Dean, S. T. Fitzhorbort, E. F. Hadfiold, T. W. Ilislop and P. Levi; auditor, Mr A. S. Paterson ; council of law reporters, Messrs Edwards and Hislop. Gcorgo McLeod Matheson, who was recently killed by a fall from a Coolgardie hotel balcony, left .£32,000. Nearly all this was made in four months in West Australia. A clergyman in a city church, says the Dunedin correspondent of the Glut,ha Leader, in tho course of his sermon turned to elder parishioners with “And you, old men, with your hoary heads,” and then speaking to the junior members, “ and you young men with your blooming check.” He ondeavoured to change the phrase, but tho utterance was made, and he was unable to alter it. Mr G. Cripp, of Hawke’s Bay, has purchased Mr A. B. Newman’s fine property of 8118 acres near Ormond. The price was ,£20,000. Rolf Boldrcwood intends to publish several moro books on colonial subjects. Jle says there i 3 a bright future before Australian art and literature. The Mar.awatu Golf Club has elected the following officers for tho current year President, Mr C. J. Munro ; captain, Mr C. J. Still ; secretary, Mr L. A. Abraham ; treasurer, Mr Barnaul : committee, Dr ■ Wilson, Messrs J. IS. Wilson, J. 11. Hankins, E. Ilalcombe, R. L. Stanford and J. M. Johnston ; trustees, Messrs A. S. Baker and M. Cohen. , _ .. Tho Wesleyan congregation at I) eliding welcomed the new minister, tho Kov G. H. Harrison (late of St. Albans, Christchurch) on Wednesday evening, at a tea and public meeting. Tho Mayor of Karori (Mr It. C. Bulkloy) will represent tho Karori Borough Council at tho Municipal Conference Sir Patrick Buckley is r< ported to bo considerably improved in health. Mr J. Lookie, tho well-known contractor, is recovering from his serious illness. Mr T. A. Brow no (“ Rolf Boldrewood ”) is in Christchurch, and the guest of Mr Justice Denniston. Mr E. T. Norris, MA., Christchurch, has boon selected for tho assistant mastership at tho Timaru High School, vacant by the resignation of Mr Poison, who has joined the staff of the Napier High School. Failing Mr Norris’ acceptance, the post is to bo offered to Mr B. 11. Low. t Mr HeaUl, stationma&tcr at the Port, Napier, is going to Kng.and for a six months holiday, and last week bis friends prc. entou 1 him with a dressing bag and portmanteau. 'J he committee of the Guildhall .School of Mu'ie have apoointed Mr Wallace Wells, one of the professors at that institution, to the conductorslnp of tho choral class vacated by til • do Ah of -ir h ai-"by. General Do Ids. who diffiim.'iii bed hunsc f by lii., conduct oi the ! /ah'army campaign, has been appointed Commandcr-in-Chict of tho troops in French lado-China, replacing G moral Du..he.in. Arehhishot) Rod wind, Bi hop Murray, Mo j.signot- Vo;don, V. ry Rev Fathers Lynch and Ma shay were pass mgers for the South bv tho Wakatipu on Friday afternoon. "Mr P. A. Philips, Town Clerk of Auckland, has undergone a successful operation for oyo Professor uilray, Dunedin, has been invited to become a member of tho Carlyles House Memorial Trust. . Miss Edith Kilminster, a talented pupil of M. llonri Kowalski, bi years of age, bus left Sydney to continue her musical studies in England. Captain Furncaux, oi the steamer kminedy havinghocnappointedassistant-harbour-master at'Westport, Captain .Wiblman, of tliti Waverley, has ta-rcn ins position on tho Kennedy. Captain Vickcrman, late oi tue Murray, has been appointed to tho Waverley. Tho Undersecretary for Public Works (Mr I-I. J. H. Blow) returned from his trip of inspection of the Main 1 milk Railway by I iidav afternoon’s train Messrs Cook, A. Turnbull, E. B. Bristow and F. W. Haybittlo have boon elected life members of tho Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr Mathioson, recently appointed general manager of tho Victorian rail ways at a salary of £13500 per annum with a live years engagement, lias had a 30 years’ record oi service with the Glasgow and South-W estern Railway Comoany. He began in 1859, and passed through all grades of tho traffic branch. In 1875 ho w.i appointed superintendent ol linos, am that position until 1889, when he came out to Queensland to occupy tho

Chief Commissionorship of Railways. Last year it was determined that the control of the service dopartinentaliy should be vested in one Commissioner, and Mr Mathioson became the single head of tho Queensland railways.

A picture by Miss Muskett, sister of Dr Mu.skett, a young lady artist from Sydney, who Ins been pursuing her studies on the Continent, has been accented for exhibition by tho hanging committee of the Paris Salon. Tho first prize of JBOUOin the Druids’ art union in Melbourne has been won by a young woman in Coburg, Miss Mary Ann B iker. The exhibition of Carlyle meincri ils at ChoDea has been visited by considerably more than 3009 people since it was opened, last year. At a meeting of the Lyttelton Friendly Societies Dispensary Committee, Mr It. M. Griffiths, who bad been secretary of the establishment since its inception ton years ago, was presented with a handsome gold albert and locket suitably inscribed, on his departure for tho North Island. Monday was the third anniversary of the death of the Hon John Ballanco.

A student for University honours, a lady, has written asking the Auckland College Council if they examine exempted students in the Westland province. The matter has been referred to a committee.

Mark Twain has gone to Johannesburg to try and cheer up tho Uitlanders. Sir James Hector,Dr Martin, and Mr W. M. Masked (Registrar), who have been attending a meeting of the Univcr-ity Senate at Dunedin, returned to Wellington on Sunday. Messrs J. D. Ritchie and T. W. Kirk, of the Agricultural Department, who h ive been on a departmental visit, to the South, returned to Wellington by the Penguin on -nudity. Captain Bibot, marine superintendent of the Shaw, Stivi 1 and Albion Comp u:y, who is about to leave on a visit to England, was entertained at the Wellington Club on Saturday night by a number of gentlemen.

Mr Justice Conoliy was a pissengor on Sunday by the Mahinapua from Onehtingn. Bro. M. Nieool, P.G.M. of tho New 'Aoaland Grand Lodge of Freemasons, i-t a passenger by the Mahiinpit i, on his way to Dunedin to install Bro, W. Barron as Grand Master for the ensuing twelve months. Bro. Nieool will conduct the ceremonv in tho absence of Bro. if. D. Bell, now in England. Tho staff of the Wellington Station oi the Now Zealand Railways on Monthly presented Mr A. Bambery with a handsome set of carvers, a toast-rack and ti jam-desk, in honour of his recent marriage. Air Bambery lias been employed as storeman at the Wellington Station for a number of years. The presentation was made in a neat speech by Mr Styles, stationmaster. Mr johnsion, of the Hawera branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has been transferred to Wellington, and Mr Pinkney is to proceed to Christchurch. Air Hampton, of the Waitara branch, takes Air Johns! oil’s place.

Mr F. Horner, late representative in the Kiwitca County Council for the Apiti Riding, has been entertained at a banquet in the Town Hall, Birmingham, by the ratepayers in tho riding. The Rev G. Bond, the newly-appointed pastor of the Wesleyan Church at Wanganui, was welcomed at a “ social” in the schoolroom on Friday night. Miss Lily Russell, of the Cambridge Secondary’Training School, and a new arrival in the Colony, lias been up-jointed third mistress of the Napier High School. Mr W. L. Aleck, of Mtorer, Mock and Co., is leaving for a trip to Europe by the lonic, on business connected with bis own firm and that of the Collier Two-speed Cycle Company, of which he is a director.

Mr H. ilobdon, a young Nelsonian, who entered the t astern Extension Cable Company’s service at Cable Bay, where he lias been stationed for some years, lias received notieo of his promotion to Port Darwin At Monday night’s meeting of the Terrace School Committee, the chairman (Rev II Van Staveron) referred in terms _of great regret to the death oi Mr E. T. Gillon, who had rendered excellent service to tho school, and on his motion the meeting passed a vote of condolence with Air Giilon's family.

News has been received by the mail of the dentil in London of tho Rev 11. L. Outram, 8.A., formerly of St. Matthew’s, Auckland. The Hon E. Richardson and Mrs Richardson were passengers to Sydney by the Hauroto on Tuesday-. T hey’ are on a holiday tour, and will also visit Melbourne. Captain Hose, local manager of the Now Zealand Shipping Company, will shortly pay a vii.it to England on piivate business. Emil Noy, a grandson of the great marshal, has been residing in San Francisco for a number of years, without attracting much notice. He was recently discover:d by a lawyer, and is about to lav claim to a portion of a large family property in France. Had there linen no property he would probably havo died unhonoured and unwept. Owing to the increase of facto-y work in Napier, Mr Browett lias been transferred from Lyttelton to Napier to act as Inspector of Factories there. Mr J. Maekay, oi tho Labour Department,left on Tucnday for Napier for the pu.-jio-v o l ' oivanisii'g the n 'W office. Mr ,v ! nigii.d, of ■ fun ini iii- received an appointment a.-i -horthatid in I I 'pc writer in the hea l office of the Bank of New Zealand here.

Mr •"}. F. Day, lately check clerk at the Ohri.-tchiirch ' di graph Olfi :e. lias been appoint'd po'tma-ler and lel-graphist at, Grffidii He was for 111 yiar- in the Christchurch Tele

graph Office. Before his departure he was presented by his fellow-olfieers with a goldmounted pipe, a silver match-box and a framed photographic group of tho staff. Mr M. J. Brookes, manager of tho Dresden Company, has returned from Wanganui. During his visit, 23 pianos and several organs were sold at the sale. The Very Rev Father Dc-voy left for Dunedin by tbc Tallinn on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of assisting at the consecration of Monsigior Vordon as Bishop of Dunedin. The Revs Dr Egan and Father Lenihan. of Auckland, arrived in Wellington yesterday on their way to Dunedin for tho ceremony. Before leaving Sydney, Mousignor Vordon was presented by the clergy of the Diocese of Sydney with an address, accompanied by a costly chalice, adorned with emeralds, and by the students of St. Patrick’s Coll ".re with a cosily mitre of rich and artistic design, ihe consecration is to take place on Sunday. His Eminence Cardinal Moran will he the eonsccrator, and the Right Rev Dr Grimes will be an assistant bishop. Archbishop Redwood will preach at the consecration in the morning, and Archbishop Carr, of Victoria, in the evening.