PERSONALIA.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6326, 28 September 1907, Page 7

PERSONALIA.

Mr Ben Tillett arrived at Auckland yesterday from Sydney. Mr T. G. Mason has been elected president of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce.

Mr C. It. C. Kcibiinon. of the Tourist Department, has recovered from his retent indisposition

Tim Education Board yesterday received the resignation 0 f A. B. Ersfclne, officer commanding tho Terrace Cadet Company.

Sergeant-Artificer William Eowo. of tho Royal Now Zealand Artillery, has been awarded the long service and good conduct medal.

Messrs William Johnston. George Proeco and John H. Sellers have been appointed members of the Te Ngutu o to Manu Domain Board.

Misses M. K. Coulter and B. M. Hind have resigned their pupil teachorships of tho Mount Cook Boys’ School and South Wellington respectively. Dr J. M. Bell, director of the Geological Survey, is at present in America, He will proceed to England next mouth, arriving in London about the Xsth.

Mr W. Gillandcrs, who has been working in tho Y.M.C.A. building campaign, arrives in Wellington to-day and will speak at the rooms to-morrow afternoon. Mr Gye, husband of Madame Albani, who is at present in Wellington, is suffering rather severely lumbago. The company will go south this evening. Tho Kev. P. Nichol, who was until recently pastor of tho Ravensbourne Congregational Church, near Dunedin, has .accepted an invitation to the pastorate of tho Beechworth Church (Victoria).

The condition of Mrs Mills, relict of the late Mr E. W. Mills, is causing considerable anxiety. Mrs Mills, who is one of the i-nriicot Wellington residents, is eighty-oix years of age. Until a few days ago ehe enjoyed the best of health.

At the Education Board meeting yesterday, the chairman, Mr W. Allan, extended a hearty welcome to Mr J. G. W. Aitkon, M.H.R., representing the City .District, on taking his seat to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of the Bev. \V. A. Evans. Mr H, Hutchison, chief engineer of the Ilotoiti, and Mr VV. Campbell, second engineer of the_ Wellington Harbour Board’s dredge Whakarire, have resigned their positions, to join partnership in taking over the foundry business of Mr E. beagar, at Wellington. The following gentlemen have been appointed by their respective local bodies us delegates to the Egmont .Notional Park Board: —Mr Charles Gooqeon, Hawera Borough Council; Mr William P. hCirkwood, Stratford Borough Council; Mr George A. Marchant, Stratford County Council. Mr William McDongall, an old settler in the Feilding district, has just died at the age of sixty-nine years. Fortyone years ago he took up his residence near Marton, moving in 1886 to Waituna West, where he lived until \ his death. He was a native of ScothuuL Ste leaves a widow and nine children. A former City Engineer of Wellington, Mr Nicholas Marchant, died in this city at the ago of seventy-one years. Mr Marchant came to New Zealand under engagement to Brogden and Sons, the railway contractors who built eomo of the railways under the Vogel public works policy. After carrying out some of their works, ho was appointed City Engineer, which position he relinquished to enter into private practice. Mr Marchant leaves a grown-up family.