MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1272, 16 July 1896, Page 23

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

At a meeting of the sixth standard boys and teachers of the Newtown State school last week, Mr Hulke, head-master, presented Mr E. J. Look, who has been promoted to Petone, with a walking slick and an alluminated address on behalf of the boys, and as a memento of the kindly feeling that had always existed botween him and The staff. Mrs Look was presented with a silver cake-basket. Mr W. Simpson, of the staff of the Nelson Evening Mail, was a passenger for Sydney by the Talune last week. The Hon Ella Williamson, eldest daughter of Lord Ashton, is said to bo supplanted as the wealthiest woman of the day by the widow of the late Baron de Hirsch. Miss Williamson has an income of <£70,000 per year. The widow Hirsch is said to bo worth .£25,000,000 with all the Baron’s legacies paid. Archbishop Redwood left by the Takapuna last week to catch the ’Frisco boat at Auckland, en route for Rome. A largo number of clergy and other friends assembled on the wharf to bid him good-bye. Among those present were the Very Rev Fathers Devoy, Patterson, Dawson, Lane, Rev Fathers Ainsworth, O’Sullivan, Costello, O’Meara, Mossr3 R. O’Connor, J. J. Devine, M. P. McGrath, J. Maginuity, W. M. Maskcll and J. O’Meara. The Very Rev Dr Watters, Rector of St. Patrick’s College, arrived from the North last week by the Manawatu train. Mr T. Dwan, sen., will shortly leave’on a visit to America and Europe. A number of hia friends are arranging to give Mr Dwan a fitting “send-off.” A cable message has been received by tho lion T. W. Hislop stating that his oldest son Walter has passed with honours tho final stages of his medical examinations at Edinburgh University. Mr Hislop was educated at the Waitaki and Dunedin High Schools, attended tho medical course at the Otago University for aboirt two years and then went to Edinburgh, and spent about 3A years at the University there. Tho many friends of Mr Hislop will be delighted to hear of the brilliant success achieved by his son. The Town Clerk (Mr J. E. Pago), who has been unwell lately, is now able to attend to his duties at the office. Wo understand that the reason for Mr Theo. Cooper being specially rotained by tho Bank of Now Zealand to watch their interests at the Parliamentary Committee is on account of his being entirely disconnected with Parliament. The members of the Police Force at Timaru made a presentation to ex-Constable Stroan, who has retired from tho service after doing duty for 33 years. Mr F. Holley, who is leaving Lecston for St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, to study for the medical profession, was entortained the other evening by about 40 members of tho Leeston Football Club, and presented with an elegant gentleman’s companion. Mr Holloy is brother of tho Rev Father Holley. Miss Ada Jolly has been appointed organist at the Marton Wesleyan Church. Mr George Flux, who is coming from Greytown to be master at the new school at Berhampore, -was presented on Thursday by St. Luke’s Sunday school scholars with a handsome pipe. Messrs Morison (of Morison and Atkinson) and Loughnan (of Napier) have taken over Mr W. B. Edwards’ practice. Mr Sargent’s portrait of Mr Chamberlain—which the sitter, the artist and “Dr Jim ” must together contrive to make tho portrait of the year—was painted during a period of great stress at the Colonial Office, and within, a week of sending-in day it seemed unlikely that the sitter could spare time for its completion. Mr Sargent, however, took hia canvas down to Birmingham for a day, to avail himself of a few final hours the Colonial Minister could give him at Highbury. Needess to say the familiar orchid has not keen omitted ; although Mr Watts has painted the Marquis of Ripon without his more inevitable eyeglass. Dean Cowper, of Sydney, who was 86 years of age on July 3rd, has been 60 years a clergyman in New South Wales. When he was born his father was the only clergyman in Sydney. The Hon T. Thompson, who has been vory unwell, is now, his many friends will bo glad to learn, quite himself again. Sunday was Mr Thompson’s birthday, and he received numerous congratulations, including a large number of telegrams from Auckland. Mr Leslie John Park, who has been secretary to the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, Limited, for tho last eight years, has been appointed acting-general manager to the Society, consequent on the death of Mr T. Jaquca Martin, late general manager. Mr C. O. Lillie, M.A., B.Sc., of the Northeast Valley School, has been appointed science master at Lincoln Agricultural College. Mr A. E. Crawford, one of the teachers of the Middle School, Oamaru, has been presented by the teachers and pupils with a handsome dressing-case previous to his departure to fill a post near Gisborne. Princess Isabelle of Orleans is said to be engaged to the Count of Turin, younger brother of the Duke of Aosta, who married the Princess’ sister last year. Paula Szalit, a nine-year-old Polish girl, is Vienna’s latest musical prodigy. She can play works by all tho great masters and also improvise.