PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 2999, 10 December 1896, Page 2

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr George Fiaher, now that the turmoil of the election is over, intends to take a holiday. He will visit Australia. Mr George Paul Clifford, one of the founders of the Otago Acclimatisation : Society, and the first man to import trout to New Zealand, is dead. Mr J. T. Mowat, who went from Now Zealand to tho Falkland Islands as Inspector of Stock, is about to return to the Colony, representing a large London house. The Rev Hugh Northcote, who for the last year has been in charge of the Fendaltou parish during the absence of Canon Stack, has been appointed to the incumbency of Lincoln. The Eov P. R, Monro, having accepted the position of editor to the Christian Outlook, published in Dunedin, will shortly bo giving up the charge of the Presbyterian Church at Bangiora. r The employees of tho dressmaking department at Messrs Black, Bcattis and Co.'s establishment, Christchurch, presented Miss Wellington with a handsome silver teapot on the occas ; on of her marriage. Mr Earnshaw, cx-M.H.E., in a letter to the Dunedin Bfcar, expresses his regret that after the poll was declared ho told th* electors to go to hell. He unreservedly withdraws tho remark, and apologises for it. MrT. Cowan, who baa been for some years employed at the railway station, Tomuka. has been presented with an illuminated address and a small souvenir, on tho occasion of his transference to Napier. Tho Governor, Lady Glasgow and family are to be taken for a cruise in Auckland waters in the Tutanekai. The trip has been suggested for tho benefit of Lady Glasgow’s health. Mr Harry Smith, son of Me J. Smith, School Inspector in Marlborough, on Monday, tie was a victim to consumption, and was in delicate health for some years. He performed his clerical duties iu the office of the Education Board up till a few weeks ago. Deceased took a great interest in athletics,, aad.more especially in tootba.lt, 'bavin* been, before his arrival in Blenheim, a prominent footballer on tho West Coast, and secretary of tho Hokitika Football Club. A very pleasant ceremony was performed ; in the publishing room of the New Zealand Times and Mail last night. The past few weeks have bean exceptionally heavy ones for the publishers and folders in t preparing tbe Christmas and Exhibition Number of the Mail and necessarily tho employees m that department have had to work ,muoh longer hours than usual. Tho manager, Mr H. Leicester, has lightened the labours of his assistants as much as possible, and as a mark of respect to him and the esteem in which he is held they made bio; a presentation last night of an address and a morocco leather cigar and cigarette case, the latter bearing the initials M H.L.” in gold letters, Th e presentation was made by Mr E. Collins, one o£ the assistant publishers, who referred to Mr Leicester’s kindness, and the recipient responded in a few kindly words, ’three cheers for Mr Leicester were Riven with great heartiness and the proceedings closed.