PERSONALIA.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6401, 26 December 1907, Page 4

PERSONALIA.

Mrs Sydney Fitzherbert, of Feilding, is paying a visit to Wellington. The Prime Minister left for Auckland by the Tutanekai on Tuesday.

A Press Association message announces the death, at Paris, of Professor Janssen, the well-known physicist. Mr Koir Hardie will he welcomed at a “social” in. the concert chamber of the Wellington Town Hall to-morrow night.

The Wimmera, from Sydney on Tuesday, brought 75 members of Mr J. O. s\ illiamson’s Blue Moon Opera Company.

Captain Bone, of Christchurch, marine superintendent of the New Zealand bhipping Company,, has been staying in \\©l- - on business. The Hon. J. Carroll, who has returned to town from the korero at. Wanganui, leaves this morning for Auckland, by way of the Main Trunk line. He will return by Gisborne and Napier. Mrs George Gladys Coolley, the well* known American Spiritualist, arrived from Svduey by the Wimmera on luesday. silo intends to remain in the Dominion for about six mpntiis, and will tnen iprobably visit Melbourne. Professor David, Professor of Geology and Physical Geography at bydney University, arrived in Wellington on Tuesday bv the Wimmera. He left the same evening for Christchurch, to join Lieutenant Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, which takes its departure in tile Nimrod from Lyttelton on JNcw Tear© Day. Mr Harry Buckland, runholder. of Waikoualti, aged *47 * years, dropped dead at Dunedin on Tuesday from heart failure. - The deceased took an active part in bringing the Farmers’ Union into fife in the Southern province, and at one time was president of the Otago and Southland executive. *

Mifes Bessie Gamble, daughter of Mr J. J. Gamble, formerly overseer of the Government Printing Offices, was married on Monday to Mr James McGurk, of Lower Hntt, at the Church of the Sacrtd Heart, Wellington. The Very Rev. Lather Molonev, S.M., conducted the ceremony. The bride was given away by her father. Mr David Gamble was best man. Mr T. W. Leslie, custodian of the Town Hall, received a handsome token of appreciation last night from the doorkeepers, ticket-takers, and other members of the house staff, in recognition of many kindnesses received through his instrumentality during the performance of their duties. The gift took the form of a gold signet ring, suitably enscrlbed.

The bi-annual examination under the Midwives Registration Act, 1904, was held on December 11th and 12th, at the St. Helens Hospitals, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch. Tho following nurses passed tho examination, and will-now bo placed on the State rogester of midwives. (The names t are in order of merit): —Sara McWhinnie, Rose Macdonald, Helen Gross©. Winifred Coster, Nurse Ward, Georgina Newell and Emma Hattaway (equal), Gertrude Allen, Lucy Hall, Margaret Eayne, Norah McAllum, Mabel Clarke, Helen Brown, Edith* McKenzie, Ellen Carnahan. Mr E. J. Riddiford, of Lower Hutt, returned by the Wimmera “ from a tour round the world. H© woe accompanied bv his two sons, his son-in-law,’ Captain M. E. Lindsay (7th Dragoon Guards), and Mrs Lindsay. Captain Lindsay is a eon of Major Lindsay; of Timaru. Captain Lindsay was a subaltern in the Now Zealand First Contingent, and received ; his commission in the Imperial Army while in the field. He is assistant adjutant of his regiment, captain of the cricket club, and one of tho crack polo players in the British cavalry. Amongst the passengers by the Wimmera, from Sydney on Tuesday were tho following New South Wales school teachers who are on a holiday visit to the Dominion; —Mosers F. McMullen, M.A., principal of Hurlstono Agricultural College;* W. Hammond, B.Sc., science lecturer at Hurlstono College; H. Cowie, 8.A., Goulboum; T. Roberts, 8.A.. lecturer at Training College; O. Manuel, Breadalbane; P. S. Tapp, Newcastle; J. H. Rose, Taralga; J. 0. Cosgrove, Pyrmont; U r . McGrath, Penrith; O. Smith, McPhail; R. \\. Elston, Newloun; J. B, O’Neill, Penrith; T. Huilt, Stan more; T. Dickgon, Burren Junction; P. Shepherd; and L. Deer (manager). The latter is representing the Sydney “Daily Telegraph"' on the tour. The visitors, who will only be able to travel the North Island, proceed from Wellington up the Wanganui River and thence to Auckland.