PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3259, 16 October 1897, Page 2

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Inspector Gallon arrived in Wellington last night on hia way to his new district.

The Rev W. J. Habons has arrived in Auckland on his way to the Hot Lakes dis* triot.

Lady Tiohborne was a through passenger by the Aorangi from Vancouver to Syd.oy ye.terday, Mr A do B Brandon is the only candidate nominated for the vacant seat on the Board of Governors of Wellington College. The Oaehnnga Presbyterian conjrcgaPou has unanimousl}' decided to call the Rov Robert Wylie to the pastorate of the church.

M r vV Perrj has been elected to the Mas* torlon 15>rjugh Council fo. the East Ward seat, left vacant by the resignation of Mr 11 E. Hornblow.

Mr R. P. Maunsell, chairman of the Wairarap a North County council, has been e’ccted 10 represent that body at the conference in W- *lingtou regarding the Harbour Board Bill

ML's Richards, who is leaving the Parkvale School, where she has been teaching for a number of years, has been presented with a purse of sovereigns and a framed testimonial from the school children and their parents. A gloom has been oast over the Makara district by the death of Mias Annie Robinson. Miss Robinson was organist for many years at St. Matthias* Church and superintendent of the Sunday School. The funeral yesterday was attended by a great number of people, including all the Sundaysohool scholars, in fact it was the largest ever seen in the district. A great number of wreaths wore sent from all parts.