PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4296, 4 March 1901, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Councillor J. Smith slipped on a stone and severely injured his right shoulder while cel fishing in the Wainui-o-mata stream on Friday night. A Press Association message from Dunedin states that Mr David Baxter, a well-known wino merchant and a prominent bowler, died there suddenly on Saturday morning.

Mr W. Ivceble, who has been appointed head groom at tho Wellington Tramwav Stables, was presented with a silver watch and chain with a sovereign case and pendant by his fellow Jehus at Mast.crton.

Tho Rev R. Coffey, tho respect 'd vicar of St Mark’s Parish, and Mrs Coffer. will leave on a visit to tho Old Country in April, and will bo away foi six or seven months. r P l 'J in t r h , Col '. fev's absence tho Rev C. R. 1 ollock, ( ot Christchurch, will have charge or ot. Mark’s-

Tho Rev W. Thomson, who for a time conducted services m Hall, is at present canvassing the Man..watn and Rangitikei districts foi subscriptions for a church which ho represents is to be built in Wellington for the purpose of celebrating tho declaration of peace in South Afi ica. Mr Joo St. Clair has severed his connection jwith Messrs Williamson ana Mnsgrovo, with whom he has been connected for a number of years. On Saturday ho left Wellington tor Sydney m advance of the Nonce O Noil Diamatic Company. Tho tour which the company is about to undertake will embrace tho Australian capitals, Capetown. Cairo, Berne, Vienna, St. Petersburg. Berlin. Paris and London. Miss O’Neil’s season in the English metropolis has been arranged to begin in August, 1902.