PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7022, 10 January 1910, Page 5

PERSONALIA

Tho Prime Minister (Sir J. 0. Wird) is expected to arrive in Wellington trom tho South, on Wednesday.

Mr J M. Shields, a director of the P and O. Line, arrived from South yesterday morning by tho Maori.

Mr J. W. Macdonuld, solicitor to the Public Trust Oliioe, and Mrs Macdonakl iiavo returned from a holiday trip to Auckland.

Dr Dolatour, late of Dunedin, arrived in Wellington from south yesterday. He purposes taking up liis residence at Kilbirnie.

Mr W. Gordon, of tho New Plymouth Survey Ofliee, Una been granted twelve month. 1 )' leavo of absence. Hi* position is boing filled by Mr Webb, of IHe Geological Survey Department, Wellington.

Mrs R. B. MeKonxie, daughter oi the Hon. John Brvce, an old awl well-known resident of Carnarvon, died m a pn-l-.ito hospital at I'almerstou yesterday of appendicitis (says a Press Association message).

Mr Ci. Gould, of Canterbury, accompanied by his son, Mr 11. Gould, got back to tho Dominion by tho Ruahine on Saturday, after an absence tvlVioh was utilised in visiting tho Old World.

Dr G. A. Forrest, a Scotch medical man, will pay a visit to tho Doninmon shortly. He travelled as far as Ilolja.it by tho Itunhino and broke his journey then before comii>g on to New Zealand!.

The Hon. Br Find lay (Attorney-General and Minister of Justice) niti'iids leaving Wellington this evening for tho South, to enjoy his annual holiday amid tho beauties of the Southern Alps at Mount Cook Hermitage.

Tho Eov. J. Russell-Wilford, of Prebbleton, Canterbury, with Ins wife and eon, returned from a holiday visit to l)u"land by the Ruahine on Saturday. They go oil South by this evening » steamer.

Captain Bone, marino superintendent of the New Zealand Shipping Company, has left for Hobart and Beauty Point to arrange various matters in collection with the flocking of the damaged liner Papanui at Melbourne.

Mr Walter Scott Eeid (formerly Soli-citor-General has been appointed to the seat on the board of the Wellington Trust, Loan and Investment Company, rendered vacant by the resignation of the late Mr Charles T. Richardeon.

Among tho arrivals by tho Ruahine on Saturday was Mr D. Reich, a Dundee merohunt, who lias come out to make a, three months' tour of the Dominion. Mr Reich, who is accompanied by Mrs and Miss M. J. Reich, is a brother of Mr J. J. Reich, of J. Nathan and Co. Ono death occurred during, the voyags from England of the Ruahine, Mr G Aitken, an elderly, English tarmer, travelling in tho first saloon, expiring on December 10th, shortly beio.ro Capetown ivaa reached. The cause ot death was, heart failure. Tho body was buried at sea tho following day.

After aii absence of about a year Mr A. L. Logan, youngest son of Mr J. K. Logan, 1.5.0., tho Superintendent of ELeotno Lines, returned to New Zealand, on Saturday by the Euahxno. While awav Sir Lo°-an pursued Wis studies in dentistry at the f hiladclplua. University and subsequently at tho Edinburgh University, where he completed his course recently. It is his intention to practise liis profession in. Keiri Zealand, probably in Wellington. A ceremony of reception took place on Wednesday at the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, South Dunedin, when Miss Cissy Slowey, M.A., L.A.B. (in religion. Sister M. Philip), youngest daughter of Mr Jnmes Slowey, of Wcstport, received tho white veil from the hands of Bishop Verdon, who was assisted by the Bev. Father Hunt, C.SS.E., and the Bev. Father O'Malley.

Mrs E. Bcst 1 .-, widow of the late Rev. E Best, who for some time was a Wesleyan minister at Auckland and in other parts of the Dominion, died on Wednesday last at Ihe residence of her daughter St Leonards, Takapuna, in her 81st year. Mrs Best came out to New Zealand with her husband in 1879, the change being made primarily on account of her health. Her husband predeceased her by nine years.

The Vicar of Wadestown, the Rev. T G. ICav, completed a trip round the world o, Saturday morning, when he got back to ■Wellington by the Kuahine. Sip K-ay went away early in~May last by the Ruapehu, and spent about six months in various parts of Great Britain and Ireland, visiting them for the first tune m twelve years. While in England heW* iluty in two dioceses, Salisbury and Eo. Chester, spending a month in each. Mrs Kay is returning by a later steamer, having remained, in England to spend Christmas with friends, Mr Charles Banyard, formerly of H.M. 14th Regiment, died in tho Veterans' Homo, Auckland, last week. Deceased Was born, in 1839 at Codingham, Suffolk, joining tho 14th Regiment at the age of nineteen yeara, arriving in Auckland in 1860, and was selected U 6 orderly to Sir George Whitmore, Sir John McNeill, General Tate, Mid General Cameron, and with the stiff TCas present at all the engagements in' the "Waikato, at Wangtarai, and Tauranga, inoluding the Gate ;Pla. At the conclusion, of the war he rejoined his regiment, finally taking his discharge after serving more than nine years. Ho entered business at Tauranga,. where he resided for many years.

Tho ratiroment from active service is (announced of Captain John Bernech, the veteran, skipper of the Union Company's fleet, Who (says_ a Press Association message) was appointed to the command of the Beautiful Star on March 3rd, 1876. He afterwards transferred to the Maori and Maihinapna, and in January, 1885, was Appointed to the command of the Ohau, remaining .-north, that vessel (for four years. Eor many years he was in the Penguin, and he subsequently commanded tho To Anatt, Tarawera, Talune, Waikaro and Monowai. Ho had to come ashore owing to illness at the end of last October. Captain Bernech was the oldest master afloat in the service of the company, with which ho had been associated, since its flotation. His career has been, conspicuous in its freedom from accidents, and it is stated he was the best coast master • the company had. Captain Bernech. celebrated thse sixtythird anniversary of has birtWday a few days ago.

The Hon. C. G. Wade, Premier of New EJouth AValog, Misa Wade, tuid Mr Wade, Jun., "were officially -welcomed to Hotorua at am impromptu gathering: at the To Runanga tearooms on Thursday last. The Hon. A. E. Guinness, Speaker of the House of Representatives, presided. Di Solf, Governor o£ Samoa, tad Mis Self were also guests. In returning thanks. Mr Wade said he came to New Zealand not only to recuperate after a strenuous session, but also to study our political and social institutions, with a view of picking up points. He spoke very highly of Botonfti as a health and pleasure resort. He lamented the mutual ignorance of happenings in different parts of Australasia. He hoped that the present movement in the newspaper world would lead to a more comprehensive exchange of news, better knowledge of the affairs of Now Zealand by Australia, and vico versa, and consequently a more sympathetic understanding of each other's triumphs and failures Dr Solf returned thanks briefly, saving thUt Eotorua would have been the Greatest spa in the world, only for its" distance from populous countries.