PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3329, 11 January 1898, Page 2

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr C. O. i-lfcm was last week installed as W.M. of Lodge llnapehn, Marton. Dr Mackin was a passenger by the Te Anau, which left for Napier, Gi-horne and Auckland yesterday afternoon.

Mr Justice Stephen, of Now Sonlh Wales, who is touring New Zealand, left for the South yesterday afternoon by the Lotomabana.

Inspector Cullm, Father Costello and&lr D. iM Luckic were passengers by the v\ainui, which arrived at 12.45 this morning from West Coast, Nelson and Picton,

Mr H, Beauchamp and Miss Beanchamp wore passengers per s.s. llotomahana for the South yesterday. Mr Beauchamp wi-l bo absent from Wellington about a fortnight, Mr E. T. Taylor, wine and spirit merchant, of Courtenay place, who sustained severe injuries through a bicycle accident recently, has now thoroughly recovered.

Mr E. Prendergast has received intimation that he has passed his final solicitor’s examination, and Mr P. Filzherbert that he has passed the first section of the solicitor s law examination.

Mr Thomas Hudson, of Surprise Party fame is one of the few theatrical managers who ’can boast of having taken a company to Peshawar, tho town mentioned so frequently in the Indian frontier war despatches. Mr F. B. Mnir, the well-known cyclist, who met with a rather severe accident in a bicycle race on New Tear’s Day. has, we are glad to hear, recovered sufficiently to leave the Hospital, and will probably be np and about in a day or two.

Colonel Mathias, of the Gordon Highlanders, who covered themselves with glory at Dargai, is well used to enthusiastic and tumultuous applause. A quietly humorous actor of tho first rank, as even the profession” would admit, he has hundreds oftimes brought down the house In Simla’s Goioty Theatre.

Mr Bitchie, secretary of tho Agricultural Department, who has lust returned from a vUit to the South Island, says everything is very parched in tho districts which he visited, but the country surrounding Dunedin has a mnch fresher appearance than that higher up. The turnip crops have a promising look, and with rain ought to do well even yet.

Mr H. H. Cooper. ,aml Mr W. L. Fitzherbert, both old* .pf tho Collegiate School, Wanganui, have passed their final examination as solicitors. This is a very creditable performance, both of them being under 21. The former is with Messrs Skerrett and Wylie, and the latter is opening a branch office at Levin in conjunction with Mr H. S. FPzherbort, of Palmerston North, and formerly of Wellington.