PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5732, 30 October 1905, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Uev Father Hays left Napier for Auckland on Friday evening by the Manuka. Mr Cyril Towsey, of Wellington, is to give a piano recital at Wanganui tomorrow evening. Mr .1. H. G. Rowley, of Wellington, has been gazetted as a public auditor for the purposes el the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 187 i. Mr K. G. IX. Colo, assistant-manager for Messrs Burroughs, Wollcomo and Co., Sydney, arrived in town on Saturday, and is staying at the Empire Hotel. Mr John Davis who bad resided in the colony for tho past forty years, ■says a Press Association telegram from Christchurch, died at bis residence at Kaiapui yesterday morning, after a week’s illness. His Excellency Dm Governor is to give an official dinner in honour of the King’s Birthday at Auckland on November Pth. Given lino weather, the Governor and Lady Plnnkct, witli the Hun. Kathleen Plnnkct and Captain liraitlnvaite, A.D.C., will _ travel to Auckland per motor-car, via Napier, Tanpo and Itotormi. Air P. W. Robertson, Rhodes scholar for New Zealand, writing from Trinity College, Oxfoni, on the ITtb ult., to a, fni'inl in Wellington, states that he readied the ’Varsity city on tho previous Tuesday. Hu was deeply impressed with tho various ancient collego buildings. Ho had a pleasant trip Homo via Suez, and on arrival spout a couple of days sight-seeing in London.

Mrs Nathaniel Sutherland, who died at her residence in Pipitea street on Friday last, arrived in Wellington in tho ship Slums Ca.stlo in 1341, being then twenty-six years of ago. She war born in Edinburgh, and came of a wellknown Scottish family. Mrs Sutherland, albeit of retiring disposition, was widely known for her kindly and charitable acts, and was hold in tho highest respect. Sho was twice married, and leaves a son and daughter by tho first marriage—.Mr John Waters, of Wellington, .and Mrs James Bertram, of Dcvouport, Auckland —and two sons hy tho .second marriage—Messrs Nathaniel and Archibald Sutherland, shcopfarmcrs, of Forded, ’Wanganui. There arc thirty-four grandchildren and thirty-eight great grandchildren. Her husband. Air Nathaniel Sutherland, was for some years printer for tho “Now Zealand Spectator”—an old-timo Wellington newspaper. Airs Howie (Princess To Rang! Pai), who is on a brief visit to New Zealand from .England, where sho has spoilt the last fivo years, is now in Christchurch. Silo lias returned in connection with a party of Alaoris which sho had arranged tohavo sent to England a few months ago. Tho people of tho Old Country, sho says, aro enthusiastic about Now Zealand, and tho time is opportune for tho tour of a properly-organised. Alaori party. Airs Howio has herself composed and arranged details for presentation of a Alaori scene, with characters dressed in native costume. The features of the performance will bo a poi danco (which will bo tho opening number), tho cradle song, and the invocation to battle, and a haka will conclude the performance. Airs Howio is leaving for Wellington (says a Christchurch paper), where she will interview tho Hon Air (Jarrell in regard to tho party, and then go to Greymouth to join her husband, who is Collector of Customs there, and afterwards to Gisborne on a visit to her father, Colonel Porter.