PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3440, 23 May 1898, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Dr and Mra Bernau, of Napier, have left on an extended visit to the Old Country.

Madama Amy Sherwin and her concert company left for the South on Saturday night by the Penguin, The Hon E. W. Farker (of Christchurch) and the Hon J- G. Ward, M.H 11., arrived from the bouth yesterday by the Rotomahana.

Mr E. Duncan, Chief Inspector of Machinery, joins the Takapuna at New Plymouth to-morrow, and proceeds on .o Onahunga ani Auckland. Mr W. Sellar, who has been secretary ot the Masterton Hospital since 183 f, has resigned the position owing to bis engagement with Messrs Levin and Co.

Archbishop Redwood was a passenger by the Mawhera, which arrived from the West Coast and Nelson on Saturday morning. Archbishop Eedwood intends proceeding to Masterton to-day. To morrow he will lay the foundation-stone ot the new convent at Masterton at 7 a.m.

Another old settler hi* paired away in Mr David Wallaoo, who dia l recently at his residence, Clifteton Park) near tililitoh. Mr Wallace and his partner, the late Mr John Buchanan, who afterwards became draughtsman to Sir James Hector, brought with them from Victoria in 1856 a shipment of picked merino ewoa. Two yearn later Mr Wallace left PtagC On a visit to the Old Country, where he married and returned by the ship Mariner in 1859, having as shipmates the Ven Archdeacon Edwards and the Rev A. B. Todd.

At a dinner at Government HonSS on Saturday the following guests were present-. Rear - Admiral Pearson, Flag - Lieutenant Stewart, R.N., Mr Ferguson (private secretary), Captain Dioken; E;N., Right Hon Mr Seddon; .Mrs Soddon, Sir J. Prerdergast, Misses Williams t2), Mr Justice Penuefathor; Dr add Mrs Collins, Mr and Mrs AnieUus Smith, Bishop pt Wellington. Mr? Wallace, Hon Mr Hall-Jones, Mrs Hall-Jdaes and Lady Buckley. A danoe Was held after the dinner, to which.some df the officers of H.M. ships were asked. '