PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7355, 6 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONALIA

11.R.1T. Prince Leopold of Battcnbovg ami partv. Dr Mellroy (medical adviser), Miss Chirnside (Victoria), and Lady Mills, arrived in Wellington from tlio West Coast by the Maponrika on Saturday evening.' Sir .Tames Mills, who accompanies the party north, was a passenger from Lyttelton by the Maori yesterday morning- Prince Leopold, who is the guest of Lord Islington at Government House, leaves Wellington by the Main Trunk express to-day for Rotorua.

Mr Hubert L. Nathan, of Messrs W. M Bannatvne and Co., is a candidate lor Uio Harbour Board as a representative of the payers of dues. ■Vdmiral Sir William Kennedy, who is on a holiday visit to the Dominion, left Wellington ou Saturday for ‘south, in continuation of his tour. Mr B. V. Pemberton, assistant in the Government Meteorological Office, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society of London. Canon Ivons, one of the Church of England miissidners who recently visited New Zealand,'and was appointed Vicar of St. Mary’s at Now Plymouth, has cabled from 1 Home withdrawing his acceptance of the posiiion, Mrs Norton, wife of Hr Chas. Norton. Inspector of Post Offices (North Island), who underwent a serious operation last Tuesday at the Davis street Hospital, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

The Hon. R, McKenzie, Minister of Mine", returned to the Thames on Saturday from Coromandel and left for, Wellington. He received several deputations on matters connected with public works and mines.

The Rev. Father Bowden, of Bonlcott street and tho Rev. Father A. Venning, of Blenheim, have been appointed to, the staff of St. Patrick’s College. The Rev. Father Quinn, of Te Aro, takes up a position on the staff of tho new Catholic High 1 School at Christchurch.

Recent changes in the Catholic clergy include the transference of the Rev. Father Goggan from Napier to Boulcott street, Wellington. The Rev. Father McDonnell, now at Napier, takes charge of that parish. The Rev. Father Golden, of Foilding, has resigned, owing to illhealth. His place will be taken' by tho Rev. Father O'Dwyer, now relieving at Stratford. The Rev. Father Kincaid, a new arrival from Home, will ,go with him as assitnnt. The Rev. Father Daly, assistant at Feilding, has been appointed to the charge of the newly-formed Upper Hntt parish. The Rev. Fathers Harnett, Cronin, and Dore, all new arrivals, are to go to Masterton, Westport, and Palmerston respectively.

Messrs James Dunlop and James Keith, two of tlie Scottish Agricultural Commission who have been, touring Australia and the South Island, arrived in Wellington by the Maori yesterday morning, accompanied by Mr J. D. Eitchie, late Secretary for 1 Agriculture. With the Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture, they will to-day visit the State experimental farm at Weraroa. To-morrow the visitors will attend the Feilding show, and on Wednesday they hope to bo present at the Dannevirke show.

A Press Association cable message received yesterday from Sydney announces the death of Mr, William Meeke Fehon, formerly Railway Commissioner in New South Wales. Born in London in 1831 he, as a youth, entered the service of the Eastern Counties Kailway Company, and then went to Canada, working for some time for the Great Western Company. H© arrived at Melbourne in 1858, and joined the staff of the Victorian Kailway Department, serving fourteen years and reaching the position of traffic manager. Mr Fehon then engaged in mercantile pursuits, and some years later visited Europe, where he studied railway matters. Eeturning to Australia, he was appointed a railway commissioner for New South Wales in 1888, retiring three or four years ago. Mr F/ C. Hay, assistant engineer. Public Works Department, Wellington, has been notified that Jie has gained 1 , the highest place in the associate membership examination of the. Institution of Civil Engineers. Mr Hay not being a student of the institution could, not be awarded the Bayliss Prize, which was given to Mr H. B. Lunn, of Worcester, who was next, highest in the examination. The council of the institution have, however, ordered that Mr Hay 'receive honourable mention. Mr Hay has been elected an associate member of the institution, and is entitled to append tne letters A,M.I.C.E. after his name. Only two New Zealand candidates sat for the examination; these were Mr Hay and Mr W. E. M.oore, consulting engineer, Wellington. Mr Moore , also passed the examination. Mr Hay, who is a sou of the late" Mr P. S. Hay, for many years engineer-in-chief to the Public Works Department, is to be congratulated upon his success. The examination is a' most difficult one, engineers in all parts of the world. taking part. Out ot the total number that entered for the associate member examination in October 119 passed.