PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7872, 7 August 1911, Page 4

PERSONALIA

Tho Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture, returned on Saturday from liis visit to Otago. Air .1. J. McGrath was on Saturday admitted as a barrister of the Supremo Court, ou the motion of Mr A. D. BlairThe acting-Primo Minister, Sir James Carroll. Mr G. Laurenson, M.P- for Lyttelton, and other Parliamentarians will attend the complimentary gathering lo Mr W. 11. Field, M.P., at Levin, this evening. The party will return by special train after the function. Our London correspondent reports that Lady Ji all-.) ones, who had been in indifferent health for some time and underwent an operation on Juno 30th, stood (ho operation well and was progressing very favourably when the last mail left London.

lie-ccnt callers at the High Commissioner's office, London, included the following from Wellington;—Mr II ML Meek, Dr F. XL Mullen, Mr G. S. Prouao, Mr and Mrs J. Blundell, Mrs K. G. Williams, Mr L. It. Middleton, Airs P. Simpson, Mr D. M. Findlay, and Mr H. .Jones. Mr F. H. Butler, D.D.S., L.D.S., of Wellington, who has been absent from New Zealand, except for six months’holiday, for thirteen years, is shortly returning to Wellington, where ho will join his brother in practice. Mr Butler spent five years in Queensland, five more in tho United States, and has been in Great Britain for tho past twelve months.

At the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Christchurch Technical College on Friday evening, Miss Clara Mills, M.A., B.Sc., was appointed senior assistant mistress. She is at present first assistant of tho Waitaki Girls' High School, having been previously live years senior mistress at the Palmerston North High School, three and a half years at the Foilding District High School and two years at the Gisborne High School.

The following received invitations to dinner at Government lionso last Saturday Archbishop Redwood, Sir Robert Stout, Lady McLean, Colonel and Mrs Burnett-Stuart, Colonel and Miss Robin, Dr. and Mrs Fitchett, Mr and Afro Saimond, Rev. and Mrs Johnston, Mr Turrctll, Sirs and Miss Pearce, Mr W. 11. D. Bell. Mr and Mrs Biss, Brand Mrs Newman.

Senior-Sergeant Mackinnon, of the Wailii police force, was presented on Saturday evening with a purse of .fifty sovereigns by the citizens of _ Wailii, in recognition of his tact and ability in the administration of police matters. The presentation was made by the Mayor in the presence of a large representative gathering. The sergeant was also the recipient of presents from the police and court officials. Sergeant Maokmnon has been transferred to Auckland central station.

Private advices from Melbourne state that Mr Eric N. Webb, formerly of Canterbury College, has begun work in conjunction with Mr E. Kidson, another old college boy. They are at present engaged in carrying out a comparison with the local Magnetic Observatory work in Melbourne, and hope to begin field work in about a week's time, when they will occupy a series of stations between the former city and Adelaide (says . the Christchurch “Press")- Mr Webb states that now Dr Mawson has arrived plans, for the work in the Antarctic are likely to be more definite, as Dr Mawson intends to establish three magnetic stations in tho Antarctic regions. The Rev. J. Reed . Glasson, of the Terrace Congregational Church, was able to resume pulpit work yesterday after a lengthy absence due to illness. lie conducted the morning service, and before the sermon expressed his gratitude to the deacons and members of tho congregation for tho patience and forbearance which had been manifested towards him during his ton weeks’ absence from the pulpit. He appreciated very deeply the kindly and affectionate sympathy which had been extended to him. “lint," ho added, “X am not out of tho wood yet, and will havo to go very slowly for a while; so you will still havo to exercise patience with me. lam not yet capable of taking up my work here fully; I am not strong enough to do all I would. My illness lias been very much worse than I had any idea of, but if God shall raise me up to my old strength I shall hope to preach tho Gospel as I have never preached it before." Speaking at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenney, on Sunday, J une 11th, tho Rev. James Doyle, Atm., announced that a most valuable presentation had. just been made to the cathedral, the donor being the Countess Von Musil-Mollenbruck, now residing at liaden, in Austria. Her marriage with the Count took place in the catnedrai some six or seven years ago. She was a native of the diocese ol Ossery, her maiden name being Miss Julia Molloy, and resided with her parents at Galmoy, in County Kilkenny. She became acquainted with the distinguished foreign nobleman in California, who afterwards became her husband. She never forgot hor own country or her own home, nor the church to which she belonged, and of winch tho Count and herself were faithful and devoted members. Tho presentation consisted of a series of valuable gifts, including a inagnihcent chalice, oiborium and monstrance (ail of solid silver gilt with gold), a beautiful oil painting of the Madonna (a copy ■ of Raphael's famous masterpiece enclosed. in a ‘ massive and beautifully carved gilt frame), a bust of the Saviour sculptured in white marble, standing on a marble pedestal, a richly-woven carpet for the sanctuary, and set of altar linen finished with beautifully worked lace. On behalf of tho people of Ossory, and in. particular on benaif of the priests and people of St. Mary's parish, he thanked again tho Count and Countess for their splendid presentation. The Countess is a sister of tho Rev. Father Molloy, of Wellington, and a niece of the Very. Rev. Earner O’Gormau, of East Maitland (N.S.W.)