PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 5229, 19 March 1904, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Air 11. D. Hanlon, of Afolceworilh street, is at present on a holiday visit to tine South Island.

Mr J. G. Harkncss, secretary to the National Dairy Association, is at pretsent on a visit to the Taranaki district.

Sub-Inspector O’Donovan, of tho Lambton quay Police Station, is at present danfined to his homo, owing to illness.

Tho Hon Georg© Peel and Air F. E. Hasso, of the( Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, return to Australia by the Victoria to-day. Air IV. J. Napier, barrister, left by tho Alararoa last evening for Christchurch, having been retained to act iu a law case in that city. Mr Maurice Coben, who roo£*itly underwent a surgical operation, has returned! to Palmerston North, after a fortnight’s sojoiara at tho Hot Lakes.

An Auckland Press Association message states that Dr Pcutreath has been appointed resident medical l superintendent at the Government Sanatorium for Consumptives at Cambridge.

Airs H. J. Miller, at one time Wellington’s most prominent vocalist, and who has lately been c’n a visit to New Zealand from Johannesburg, loaves for Sydney by tho Victoria to-day, on route for South Africa.

The Dev Edward Walker (Presbyterian), Paxtons Frank E. Lyndon, O. A. Paap and A. H. Piper (Seventh Day Adventists) are gazetted officiating minr istors within the meaning of the Marriage Act] 1880.

Air AI. Eiohah, who recently gave up business as a master ooachbui’lder owing to his lease of premises in Victoria street having expired, lias been appointed .manager of the Wellington Steel Shoping and Tyring Company, Taranaki Btrdot.

Air George Winder, a member.of the City Council, leaves next montli on a trip to the Old Country. Ho will be accompanied by Airs and Alias Winder, They aro to leave Wellington in time to connect with the Ophir, which sails from Sydney for London on the 25th pros.

Alessrs J. Archibald and W. McLeod, proprietors of the “ Bulletin,”- arrived at Auckland from Sydney by the R.AI.S. Ventura yesterday. Air Archibald, wl«> has been iu very poor health for some months past, intends to make a stay at Rotorua, and to take a thorough course of the baths.

Constable Griffiths has been permanently appointed to charge of the Carterton district, vioa Constable’ -Smith, deceased. Constable Abbott, at present watch housekeeper at the Lambton quay Station, will succeed Constable Griffiths as officer in charge of the Walling ton South district.

Mr Gibbous, manager of the Bank of New Zealand tab .Palmerston North, accompanied by bis brother, Mr Hope Gibbons, of Wanganui, and Mr Gemraell, of Palmerston North, leave Wellington for England to-day. They are to visit tho St. Louis Exposition before ' returning to the colony. Commissioner MoKio, in charge of , the Salvation Army in Australasia, will leave Australia in a, few weeks to atthnd the. Army’s International Congress, to be held in London during June and July. It is expected that, tho Congress will be" tho largest official gathering which the Army has over held. Mr Hugh Douglas, bookbinder and paper-ruler, of Willis street, wias presented last night by tho Bookbinders’ and Paper-miens’ Society with a. marble timepiece as a marriage gift. The president of the society (Mr W. Naughton), in making tho presentation, remarked that it waa tho first timo the society had so honoured an employer. Mr Douglas, in returning thanks, assured tho members of the society of his cordial support so long as their claims remained reasonable. Several of the friends of Mr George Miller, local manager for Messrs Gollin and Co., tendered him a dinner oii Tuesday evening prior to his departure an a combined business and pleasure visit through tho colony and Commonwealth, Mr Arthur Snowden proposed the health of tho guest, and the toast' was supported by Messrs Bauer, Baoyertz alnd Lewis. Messrs Baoyertz, iiaslam, Emanuel, Davis, Reed and Deitz contributed; to the musical programme arranged in connection with the gathering-

Tho following visitors to Wellington were recent callers at tho Tourist De-partment:—-Mrs Alf Goodson. New Plymouth: Mias T. Perry, Kiwitoa; Miss F. Hainan, Wanganui; W. Reading, seur., Napier; Mrs Sfielson, Palmerston North; Miss F. Cohen, Wellington; Mr and Mrs J. E. Brittain, Dunedin; Misses M. and C. Thomas, Nelson; Miss I. Moore, Nelson ; Miss D. Davis, Wellington : W. H. Espenotti, Melbourne; L. F. Pasley, Nelson; L. Hornby Spear, Sydney.; Winifred S. 1 Whinaan, Dun,edin; E. Bergh, Christ church; E. Gifkins,. Christchurch; Aliss Hilda Welle, Cambridge; Albs Wells, Cambridge; Air Archie Gavin, Hawke’s Bay.

The Her John Elkin, rector of Abbotsford, New South Wales, has been on in extended holiday trip.. _ After visiting Victoria and Tasmania,' ho came on to Now Zealand!, and is now in .Wellington, on bis way bock to Sydney. This is bis third visit to Now Zealand, and, comparing the present condition of affairs with the past, - he states that he is most favourably impressed with the advances that hare been made in population, in buildings, in manufactures, arts, commerce and seats of learning. The climate and the conditions of life in this country, ho thinks, are fitted to produce enlightenment and stability of diameter —qualities essential to citizenship of the highest) order.