PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 5029, 29 July 1903, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr Alex. Knight, manager of Bing, Harris and Company, is at present in v. vllington. Miss ForJong, of "Wanganui, has been appointed to tho nursing staff of tbe Jlceiton hospital. Mr and Airs W. Baylis, who had resided at Palmerston North for many years, have settled iu Carterton. Mr X. M. Healy, M.P., ono of the most brilliant speakers and keenest wits of the Irish bur, was called to tho English bar last month. Mr Sam no I Smith, lato of the Timaru Woollen Mills, has beam appointed general manager and secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Woollen Company. During iho abscnco of tho Chief Justice in Dunedin his duties in iho Supremo Court, Wellington, will bo discharged* by Air Justice Williams. Messrs F. Small and W. Still, who settled in tho Hangitikex in t-ho fifties, died 'ilast week. liich of tho deceased loaves a widow and grown-up family. Tho wedcHng of Mr William Marx, of Mangatoki, and Miss Florence Baxter, oldest daughter of Mr Baxter, of Tarata, was celebrated at Inglewood on Wednesday. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that Captain T. McC-latchic. who had boon associated with the trade of I/yttolton for fifty years, died early yesterday morning. ■Air and Airs T. P. Hewitt. who are leaving Kumeroa .after residing thoro for a number of years, woru on Friday evening entertained and presented with an illuminated address by their friends. The death is announced of Mrs T. P. Bflnko, of Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North. Deceased, who was a daughter of the first stationmaster of Palmerston North, had been ailing for some time. Mr H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works, on behalf of the combined engineering and clerical staffs of the department, yesterday presented Air C. A. Laurence with several pieces of electro-plate war© on the ev© of his marriage. Sir Randolph Barker, a cousin of Lady Chertnsid-o, wife of the Governor of Queensland, is at present making a tour of Australasia, Tho young baronet finished his University course at Oxford a year ago, and has since been travelling through tho United States and the East with a party of friends. The following visitors, who arrived in Wellington yesterday, are staying at the Royal Oak Hotel:—A. Stevenson, Westland; A ,W. Totten, Nelson; IVancis W. Pochim, Westland; R. B. Bennett. Napier; W, P. Kirkwood, Stratford ; R. A. Howarthy, Inglewood; A. Mahon, Auckland; Geo. Mcßeth, Otaki; and Alex. Knight, Dunedin. Mr A. Aitken, manager of the ißank of New Zealand at Ross, had a slight stroke of paralysis last week, which will confine him to his bed for a time, He was preparing to leave for Hokitika whon seized with the stroke. Ho was for a time unable to speak. Tho supposed cause of the stroke was tho bursting of a blood vessel on the brain. Amongst the South Island visitors to tho Manawatu Winter Show yesterday were: Messrs J. R. Scott (secretary of the South Island National Dairy Association) Jas. Sawors (Edendale), and J. Cunningham (Wyndham). Messrs R. and A. P. Treugrouse; of tho wellknown London Daity Produce firm of that name, who are on a visit to the colony, were also present.

Among visitors bo Weßington, who are staying at the Occidental Hotel are—Messrs V. Brown, F. Moeller, J. Rivers, Parnell, O. OTJonoghne, S, Charlton. Napier; Messrs J. Wells, G. Searle, L. Spate, 0. B. Branson. T. Vhite T. Collins, Dunedin; Messrs Humphries, Baker, Hooper, dryers. E. Buckthanght, P. Watts, J. Braythe, Staito, CHollonm, New Plymouth.

Tho Rev James Paterson leaves Wellington, on route for the Old Country, next Saturday. He intends proceeding by tho morning train to Turakina, where ho will stay a day or two with one of his sons. From there he goes to Wanganui, whore ho will stay with I>r Porritt. Afterwards he will travel to Auckland, via New Plymouth, and visit one of his daughters at Paeroa. Mr Paterson leaves Auckland on August 12th for Suva, where he will join tho Monna and sail for Vancouver.

Mr and Mrs Robert G. Gibbons, who completed three-quarters of a century of married life in Wanganui on Monday, were tho recipients of tho hearty congratulations of a very largo number of friends and relatives. The celebration took place at tho residence of their son. Mr Hope Gibbons, and some fortyfive guests, nearly the whole representing different branches of the family, sat down to dinner. Tho health of the old people was proposed by Mr Hope Gibbons, jtrn., the eldest grandson, and was responded to by Mr A. N. Gibbons, one youngest son, on behalf of his parents. The aged couple were married in Launceston.

The following were recent callers at the Tourist Department:—Mr H. S. Drummond, Christchurch; Mr F. Storey, Christchurch; Mr E. G. Chandler, Palmerston North; Mr E. Hardcastlo, Christchurch; Mr W. Hayland Wilson, Berks, England; Hon Thome George, Auckland; Mr B, Rowsollj Auckland ;- Mr L. R. Cook, London; Mass M. Murphy, Blenheim; Mr B. Fraser, Edinburgh, Scotland; Mr and Mrs Efmil Hallenstoin, Dunedin; Captain and Mrs Henty, Dunedin; Miss M- King, Stratford; Miss Hope. Canterbury ; Miss Thompson, Christchurch; Mr Howard H. Spicer, London; miss Montmorency, New York; Mr H. Montmorency, New York; Sir Wm. J. and Lady Steward, Ashburton; Mr Cnas. Macarthy, London; Mr J. P. Roberta, Bluff.

Amongst the visitors staying at the Royal Oak Hotel at present is Mr Howard H. Spicer, of England, the founder and honorary secretary* of tho Boys’ Empire League, “to promote and strengthen a worthy Imperial spirit in British boys all over the world.” The institution has a total of nearly ton thousand members in different parts of the British dominions, and was inaugurated under the patronage of prominent politicians of different shades of opinion- Tho motto of the league is, “Many countries, but one Empire,” and membership is open to all boys in Great Britain and the colonies ovor tho age of ten years. Tho entrance fee is sixpence, and tho annual subscription a similar amount. Every member undertakes by some direct effort to make himself a fit and worthy member of the British race. Members of the longue arc expected to look upon each other as comrades, irrespective of their political views, and to unite in a common fe-'!ing_ of pride in the Empire. Mr Spicer intends seeing Mr Seddon with a view to enlisting his support towards the propagation of the league in New Zealand.

The funeral of tho lato Mr J. Turner, of Petono, took placo at Taita Cemetery yesterday, and was largely attended. Deceased was well known and highly respected in tbo BLutt Valley. Ho was accorded a Masonic funeral, hkving been a member of Lodge Ulster for a number of years. The burial service was read by the Rev A. Thomson and IV AI. lire. Hluohdiffo read the Masonic sendee. Tho following are among the guests afc tao Empire Hotel:—Messrs T. Nicholas, Hawera; Dalrielj, Taihape; C. Louisson, juu-, Palmerston North: P. IM. Pool, Wcodvillo; Mr and Airs Howard, Airs Ferry, Air T. D. Gumming and Air Gibbons, all of Wanganui; Messrs J. O’Neill, Brown, H. H. Parsons, H. W. Anderson, J. Muffin, J. Milson and Evans, all of Christchurch; Messrs Leslie and J. K. Cameron, of Hawera.