PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5832, 24 February 1906, Page 5

PERSONAL.

'{‘ha fbu-ernor ntl'UHhd tho inoftin:.', t.‘ t’l" SiiMdenl .Ma-onb; Lndgc mi 11jiir -f Ii v nigsll, ;-|'d jce.jvrd a loyal a-Mre-sf. J u i• 1 j• 1 •’tug, Jy>ifl Plunk* t, m-radlv aI - IT* *1 •••> .V, lac?, that ha* U t iiC lu-t .'wTlCf* h-» had I•' - ftfiici.il nngt-c *.! b .s naniifi it a- Cruid Ala-ivr of New Zealand, ami ho trusted tlm «* lmi"e of bv lintbren might be for tbo benefit of Hu* erah. ;vul r b . jgood renrut of Fsavniasonry in tm(vihmv. His Mxcollem’y afterward:' bad ;,n out tiU’ia-lie nveption at a <’onvei isi/.ione in tin* Town Hall. imirninc' fm ].*it with iho Mayor tor Ibivs'jn s Falls. (*.,ptain Todd, marine supeintendent fm- the Ty>er Company, hut clbngtoti for Napier inuniiiU. Mr Cbjirbs; S d.t*u\ of Mr-lbounic, g. m-ral managci* of the Uuy.d Insurancs* Company lor Au'-rml i*ia, is at pre-ent. a visitor to AWdlinr;ton. Tim aveddino took place in tho Napier Cathedral tho Chm* day nf Miss Ada ("Voucher, daughter of Mr John CVoucher, of Napier, to Mr Charles .litken, of M.ed«mcu. on tho application of Mr T. Young, ht« Honor tin* Chief Jm-tico mlrnitted .Mr Thomas Neavc* as a barrel! r and jolicilor, a;ul Air John Joseph .McCratli as a solicitor of tho Supremo Court. Mr Harold Ihtaucbamp leaven on :v trip to Loie.inn by tho A.thenic cm Thursday next. Jfis three who liavo been very uucc.m.i'nl in their musical .studies at tho QiuonN College, 1 ondon, will return to Wellington with their father.

At Bmohlvn last evening Constable I'. ColletL .md Mrs Collett, who have resided in Brooklyn tor the past /two yearu and are removing to vide, were entertained hy residents. Mr A. H. Fnllford, on behalf of the snl'sarii-'ers, presented Mrs Collett with a purs;,' of sovereigns. His Honor tho Chief Justice will proceed to V.'ang.miii this morning, whore he will presio'e at the e;rcnit sittings of tho Supremo Court. SnWiinonlly ha will go to Palmerston North and Napier. Prohahiv Ids Honor will not return to Wellington until tho Court of Appeal meets on March -dth.

At, a meeting held at .Tohn-rmviUo last night, it was decided to present an illuminated addle.., to Police-Sergeant Hutton, who is leaving tlm district, and also to make a presentation to Mrs Hutton. A .social gathering is to 1)0 hotel next Wednesday evening for the purpose of tarrying out litis decision.

During the absence of Mr Harold ia nin-hmnp, who is visiting Kurope, Mr Waiter Isaac Nathan Ins been provisionally appointed acting Consular Agent of Franco at Wellington. Mr William Thomas C'hariewcod ha? been provisionally appointed acting Consular Agent of Franco at Christchurch flaring the absence of Mr G. Humphreys.

In a private letter written by Mr William Gray, Secretary of tlio Post and Telegraph Department, from Adelaide, that gentleman stated that already lie foil much better in health through the rest and tlio change of scene experienced. He Mated that the members of lho party (Sir Joseph Ward's) had felt tim heat somewhat at Sydney, but they hud been treated royally wherever they had gone.

Mr C. ,T. Hardy, U.A., who. after twenty-;,even years’ service, is retiring from tlio position of headmaster of tlm Mount Cook School, was last evening presented with an illuminated address and purse of sovereigns from tho ‘’old hoys” and parents of cs-pupils of this ixilioo!., Tito presentation was made at a gathering of ladies and gentlemen in the principal class-room at tho school. Mr T. Ralph, who presided, spoilt) in eulogistic terms of Mr Hardy’s work at tho sc I tool, and Messrs Fairinan, Grundy, Ferguson, Purdy, Reid, H. F. Wilson, Ulakc, and Mrs Tasker, in brief speeches, added their tributes of congratulation to tlio words of tho address. Mr Hardy will take up his icsidenco at- Auckland, Tho following transfers of Roman Citlioiio clergy in the archdiocese of 'Wellington have been decided upon;— Rev. Father J. Uowdcn, from. Palmerston North to Timartt, vice Father Tollman, who is about to visit Kurope; Rev. Father Costello, Marton to Palmerston North: Father O’Sullivan, Wanganui to Hastings; Father Ilowc, Hawera to Palmerston ; Father McDonald, Christchurch to Wanganui; Father Galenic, Hastings to Christchurch Cathedral: Father Honing (recently ordained) to Te Aro; Father D’Dwyer, Pahiatna to Jl.uvora; Father Molloy, Westport to Marton; Father Schaefer. Okato to Otaki: Father O’Connor, Waimato to Napier; Father Pihau, Otaki to Jerusalem; Father Menard (Sydney) to M.uigawcka; Father Hickson, Wellington. to replace Father Marnano (about to visit Kurope); Father Janies Tymons, St. Patrick’s College, to Waimato; Father Hoard (recently ordained) to Nekton; Father W. Tytuons, Palmerston North, to ho Professor of Philosophy at Mcanco Theological Seminary’.