MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1285, 15 October 1896, Page 20

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss M. A. E. Eyre is gazetted as cadet in the Patent Office.

Mrs Rhodes, of Wadestown, has donated <£2so towards the Wellington Cathedral fund.'

Mr T. C. Williams was a passenger for the North by the Takapuna last week.

On Wednesday the Rev R. Coffey completed his 20th year as rector of St. Mark’s parish.

Mr Henry Hook has been appointed Deputy-Rogistrar of Births, Deaths * and Marriages for the district of Papawa.

We regret to hear that Laly Glasgow is suffering from an attack of pneumonia, and will have to be kept quiet for some days. Latest aocounts report an improvement in her Ladyship’s condition.

Mr A. F. Hill has resigned the office of conductor of the Wellington Orchestral Society.

Mr John Anderson, the new manager of the Longburn Freezing Works, has taken up the duties of his position.

Mr F. Faithful Begg, M.P. for one of the divisions of Glasgow, who has been on a visit to Western Australia, is now on his way to Dunedin by the Talune.

Mr P. N. McDonald, of Nelson, who graduated from the Dunedin Medical School, has passed his first medical examination at Edinburgh University.

Mr A. Bale, of Featlierston, has sold his butchering business to Mr 11. C. Steffert, aiid intends taking a trip to the Old Country'in January,

Judge Windeyor has resigned the office of Chancellor of the New South'Wales University, as’it is his intention to remain in England for some time. Mr'McDeurin succeeds him.

The Yen Archdeacon and Miss Ckolmondeley, who have begn visiting England, are returning to Ohriatohuroh ih Gqfcbm, due j'h Wellington about Monday next, r < ?

Mrs Hancox was last week appointed assistant lady librarian by the City Council. The 51 applications were reduced to seven, and these were considered in committee, with the result mentioned.

Mr T. J. Cfale, Qlfai mim qf the Harbour Board, left fop Australia by tbd Tajfavteftj. on Friday, Mf Gale lias gone on aimfiday trip, and in accompanied by Mrs and Gale.

Mr Harvey, the well-known chief engineer °t steamer Rangatira (now at anchor in the harbour), has aeoepted an appointment in the sorvloe of the Northern Steamship Company, and left by the Takapuna on Friday afternoon for Auckland.

Ajh v Hales, of the Church of Christ, \yho passed Wellington not long since' on his' way to Melbourne, D to return to New Zealand to take up mission work throughout the Colony. He will begin at' NMsoh,‘arid tlpin go t 6 Vyanganui. : 1 »** ’ ;l '*•*< •* 1

I}r Gordon Sanders, w tio is conducting the practical’ examinations'f or Trinity Gollefrti certificates fchis'year, left Bqnedin on and proceeds to r J?jnjaru. He js to exanpng in Christohnroh,Wellington, Jffapton. nui and A uokland. Dr Saunders is Senjqp Professor of the Trinity College of Musio.

Mr L. L. Harris, accompanied by Mrs Harris, left last week by the Tarawera on the rouqd frjp of the Australian colonies. Mr Harris has fyepq ju «ornewhat indifferent health of‘ lath, %pd h.e jis al.oyt t q tyy a sea voyage and Qf s.ceiie a? £esifcqra£ijr§§ ? Wo him bon vayagi.

The Mayor of an important city like Wellington has very little time he can call his own. He is invited and expected to attend every pretentious and unpretentious function. On night Mr G. Fisher managed to attend obliged f,c abandon a fourth. ‘ ' ' " ’ '** *•“ -* : - v ■' -

Captain Stannxrd (formerly of the wreckel barque Thurso), who took Home the barque George Thompson from Wellington, has command of the Blackball Coal Company’s new steamer freeze, wh ch left London for Greymouth TuQiday week. The Breeze sbeuld arrive at ' Greymotfib garly in Docember.

The Very Bev Dean Grisdale, who has just been ordained as Bishop of Winnipeg, Canada, has had a most interesting career. He is the son of a Bolton working man, and was formerly an errand lad in that town. He iirst entered upon religious work as a teacher in Cie parish church schools, then entered the ministry, and'ultimately proceeded't<? Manitoba, where, as a result of his industy and ta’euts, he gradually gained the distinction which has led to the bishopric.

At last week’s meeting of the Land Board, Mr J. H. Baker, who is retiring from the position of Commissioner qr CyQVr'i} Lands',' ’(Job’yered a farewell speech > and, n'ft<?r yaripqs eqlqgistie were made by members as to bis qqndqct Commissioner, the following motion was car? ried, on the motion of Mr Hogg :—“ That, ou the occasion of bis severing a long connection with the Public Service of New Zealand, this Board places on record its recognition of the honest and faithful manner in which Mr J. H. Bake a, CqmmifSianejr of Crown Land and Assistant SuryeydV-G fipeyai, ha? peHornied. bis duties, and wishes him boW Vb'hqqe jpga a long and pleasurable holiday.*' J f, ‘ “ !

Mr iplis writes f.g the Otago Daily Times that his attention bas qeen dfcavjqf. bq some strictures passed npon the Agent r General, the Hon T Wi, ‘IC. Beeves, for hjs arrogant gealauderg who come across him 'in LQjj’dqh.'' Mr Apßi has just returned from a/visit to the Home country, where he repeatedly came in cqntaot ytitk Ms Bcjiyos.; and hi? experience th? Age'nt-Generbl Was quite th,.e‘reyersq <?f that of his enties. He r found |ff r Beeyg4 ready to diseuss in. courteoifs manner aify niattere gi .bn?ines? hrQhSbt; before "him, and he appeared Tq.fet uq qppor? tunity slip of advocating thebbterests of ttya Colony,' while he often spoke of the pleasure it gave him to affriendly way tbo?e who hailed from Ne'wiZealaudy u-mE •’* - .:h,7 lo oaEsqaei