PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6219, 27 May 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr Arthur Plimmer, manager for the National Insurance Company at Perth, k” left Wellington for Sydney, on his return to Western Australia, on Saturday. The Hou. W. Hall-Jones, Acting Premier, is now very much better in health. It is hoped that ho will be able to go out on tno first fine day.

Mr V. Meredith, of Dunedin, and Mr Thompson, of Christchurch, officials of the Customs Department, are being transferred to Wellington as landing waiters.

Mr J. G. Darkness, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, left Wellington, on Saturday for a visit to New South Wales and Victoria. He will b© absent from this State for about three weeks.

The following passengers for INe w /ea*. land have arrived at Fremantle by th© N.D.L. steamer Klcist: Mr and Mrs Veitch, Mr and Mrs Eggers, Mrs Barrington Waters, Mrs Blumhard, and th© Mortensen family. Mr G. W. Barltrop, of the Government Insurance Department's head office, is now at Christchurch relieving Mr J. CPrudho©, the Christchuch districtmanager, who left on a trip to Sydney last Friday. On the eve of hia departure from Masterton to take up the headmastership of the Greytown State School. Mr A. B. Charters received u presentation from the Masterton Volunteers, of which body ho was captain.

The death of Mr J. O’Neil, a well* known hotel-keeper at Masterton, is announced. Death occurred from a stroke of paralysis received three weeks ago.. The deceased, woo was fifty years old, was formerly licensee of the Victoriaend White Swan hotels in Wellington. The followinf changes and promotions have been made in th© Public Works engineering stuff: —Mr J. A. Wilson, resident engineer at Springfield, has been appointed ristrict engineer at Auckland. Mr -I. H. Lewis, at present engaged on the Ocago Central Railway* will take Mr Wilson’s place. Mr J. McEnnis, in charge of the Waipara-Chev-iot Railway, will go to Central Otago* and Mr Haskell, previously Mr Wilson’s assistant, will return to Cheviot from the North Island Main Trunk Railway. Miss Fanny G. Sealy, L.R.A.M., for* merly teacher at tho Nelson and Wanganui Colleges, who has been at Home making a special study of the pianoforte and voice production for some time past, is about to commence the practice of her profession in Wellington. During her two years’ sojourn at the Royal Academy of Music Miss benly gained tho licentiate diploma of tho academy, three bronze medals, and a silver medal. She-is also the possessor of a certificate from- Sir Alexander McKenzie, principal of the R.A.M. A recent English mail brought news of tho great success that has been achieved as a solo pianist in England by Miss Madeline Roylo. daughter of Mr Bert Royle, Mr J. C. Williamson’s repre% sentative in New Zealand. She appeared at the Brighton Dome on April 3rd in such distinguished company as that of Madame Albani and Mr. Charles Santley. Of Miss Hoyle's performance, the " Brighton Herald said: "Possessing to the full tho advanced technical powers one; associates with the modern lady pianist* Miss Madeline Royle gave satisfying effect to the scintillating gorgeousness of Liszt’s ‘ Twelfth . Rhapsody ’ and of Chopin’s ‘’Polonaise in A-flat. J For speed and power, for accentuation of brilliant themes. Miss Royle is admirably equipped. She also shared in the encores which were awarded all round.” The

"Sussex Daily News" said:—"Miss Madeline Hoyle displayed power and brilliant execution in her pianoforte solo, Liszt's 'Rhapsodic No. 12,' and was warmly encored."