PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8609, 20 December 1913, Page 3

PERSONALIA

W 7 e regret to learn that Mr Allan Maguiro is very seriously ill. Staying at tho Hotel Windsor just now are Mr, Mrs, and Miss Colo, of Carterton. Major and Mrs Brown left for Auckland by tho Main Trunk express last evening. Mr W. J. Gardner, town clerk at Petone, left for Sydney yesterday on a month’s holiday. Mr C. K. Chisholm, of Sydney, is over here on a visit. He is staying at tho Grand Hotel. Messrs Young and Rees loft for the north by the Main Trunk express yesterday morning. Among the arrivals hy the Main Trunk express yesterday morning were Mr and Mrs Izard, Mr and Mrs Langdon, and Mr and Mrs Keys. Tho Hon. R. H. Rhodes, the Hon. H. D. Bell, and tho Hon. F. M. B. Fisher are in Christchurch. The remaining Ministers are in Wellington. Arrivals by tho Main'Trunk train yesterday afternoon included Mr and Mrs Morgan, Mrs McLean, Mrs Kenny, Mrs C. Chambers and Mrs Dine. Mr V. S. James, of Melbourne, arrived here by the Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon, and is now staying at the Grand Hotel. Messrs Shakel, F. P. Wilson, La. nauze, McFarlane, Cavolls, Salt, and Montgomery arrived in Wellington by the Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon. Mr J. G. Beswiek, postmaster at Picton, has been transferred to a similar position at Lyttelton. Ho was formerly stationed at Wellington for many years. Mr Henry Hope, mining agent, of Kumava, aged sixty-eight years, and James McGoveran, of Hokitika, aged seventy-nine, two old pioneers of tho West Coast, died at Kiunara Hospital ou Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs F. W. Horton, and Mr and Mrs Land, of Hastings, returned to Auckland on Wednesday by the steamer Niagara. They have just completed, in company, a round-the-world pleasure tour. Colonel W. E. Gudgeon, C.M.G., formerly New Zealand Government Resident at tho Cook Islands, has returned to Auckland from Rarotonga, where ho has been giving some official assistance to Mr Northcrofl, the new Resident. . Mr F. J. Mouat, of tho Public Service Appeal Board, was a passenger to Lyttelton by the Wahino last night, returning to Dunedin. The Appeal Board sittings were formally adjourned yesterday to tho 13th prox., on count of the Christmas and New Year vacation. Dr R. H. "Makgill, district health officer at Auckland, will forthwith resume his duties, after six mouths’ absence in England and America. Dr Makgill arrived by the Niagara on Wednesday in restored health. Dr Finch, district health officer at Christchurch, who has been relieving, bas returned south. Yesterday morning Mr George H. Mason, president of the Canterbury Rugby Union and manager of tlio “An Black” team which toured California, arrived in Wellington by tho Main Trunk express from Auckland, accompanied by the 'Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland members of tho team. A Press Association telegram from Westport announces the sudden death of Mrs Gifford (wife of Mr A. Gifford, a teacher of secondary classes at the High School). Mrs Gifford was travelling in a motor-car to Nelson, when she collapsed, and died ten minutes after starting. Mr Gifford left on Thursday to cycle to Nelson, en route to tho Chess Congress at Auckland. He is a cousin of Mr A. O- Gifford, who is one of the masters at Wellington College. Miss Doris Gavin, teacher at the Karori school, has resigned from the Education Board’s service to take up work in a secondary school. After the prizegiving the teachers met and presented her with a token of tho great esteem in which she is held, both by every member of the staff and also by the children of the school. In suitable terms, Mr Bennett, the headmaster, referred to her four years’ connection with the school staff, and wished her every success in. her future sphere of work. As Mr A. R. Atkinson is about to leave for a trip to England, the executive of the New Zealand Alliance took the opportunity last evening of show', ing its appreciation of his many ser. vices to tho temperance cause by entertaining him at dinner in tho Y.M.C.A. rooms. Tho Rev. W. J. Comrie, chairman of tho executive, was In the chair. Short addresses were delivered by Messrs R. G. Denton, W. J. Helyer. A. Hoby. J. B. Finlay, Dr Whyte, Revs. W. S. Potter, A. T. Brainsby, J. Hughes, D.D., and J. Dawson. It was pointed out that Mr Atkinson was one of the first members cf the Alliance executive in Wellington and one of the founders of the Prohibition League in •the city. Emphasis was laid upon tho many services that have been rqMcr. ed to the cause by Mr Atkinson in the open-air, on the platform, and in the press. The hope was expressed that Mr Atkinson might find an opportunity to visit . Scandinavia and study the liquor reform in that land before his return to the Dominion. His many friends wished him a very pleasant holiday and a safe return in good fighting form for tho next cam. paign. The following admissions of fully qualified applicants to the Teachers’ Training College for 1914 arc announced by the Wellington Education Board:—Misses A. S. Bain (Wanganui), S. E. Best (Wellington), 0. E. Burr (Wellington), K. Buchanan (Wanganui), M. A. Garrick (Nelson), P. S. CTemanse (Wanganui), E. Dons (Wanganui), J. Dobbyn (Hawke’s Bay), C. J. Donkin (Wellington), E. M. Duggan (Marlborough), M. Flot cher (Nelson), M. F. Hewat (Wellington), E. Hobday (Wellington), E. G. V. Roughton (Nelson), D. Vigers (Hawke’s Bay), E. G. Waddington (Wellington), P. L. Whitwell (Nelson), C. R. M. Wildlove (Wanganui), C. v. Thompson (Wellington), Catherine Jameson (Wanganui), Fanny Rice (Hawke’s Bay), Henrietta Blacker (Wellington), and Messrs R. C. Adlam (Taranaki). E. Evans (Wellington), J. Hostick (Wanganui), M. Quigley (Hawke’s Bay), E. Riley (Hawke’s Bay), W. Stevens (Wellington), A. L. Webb (Wellington), A. V. Young (Wellington). Allan A. Kfnc (Wellington), Arthur Roots (Wanganui),

Mr W. McKane, of Mahapuna, is at present staying at the Grand Hotel. Mr and Mrs D. Caselberg, of Masterton, arc at preesnt in town, stay, ing at tho Empire. Mr and Mrs L. Dwan left for the north by tho second Main Trunk ex-' press yesterday. j Mr and Mrs S. Gillingham, of Feild. ing, arrived by the Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon. They ar« now staying at tho Empire Hotel. Anion those who left by tho Main Trunk express last evening for the north wore .Messrs Jackson, Mailland, and J. Macintosh. Among those who loft by the pire Hotel are: Messrs L. Mills (Dunedin), W. llardie (Christchurch), S. W. Baird (Masterton), M. Lewis (Wanga» nui), and J. McKee (Hastings). At Waimato ou Wednesday Mr Norton Francis was presented with a requisition with 1100 signatures attached, asking him to contest the Waituki seat at the next general election, in tho interests of the “Reform” party. Mr Francis stated that he would comply with tho request. Mr F. H. .Smith, tho present member, has stated that he will not again stand for the seat. Arrivals by tho Main Trunk express yesterday alternon were; —Mr W. A. Given (Thames), Miss J. M. McLaunell (Wanganui), Mr and Mrs A. H. V. Morgan (Waihi), Mrs and Mrs C. H. Jones (Auckland), Mr O. E. Denham (Stratford), Mrs Neale (Christchurch), Mr F. Wilson (Christchurch), Mr J« Goldie (Auckland). Mrs and Miss Richter (Auckland), Mr and Mrs W. A. Armour (Wanganui), Mr M. Maunder (Auckland), Mrs F. Jamieson (Wellington), Mr and Mrs H. E. B. Watson (Auckland), Mrs C. Graham (Auckland), Mr G. Roberts (Auckland), and Mr B. Dyno-Johnson (Wellington). Mr J. Strauclion, Under-Secretary; for Lauds, who retires on March 31st, has had a long and honourable carcoß in tho Now Zealand Public Service, having entered tho Provincial Engineers’ Department of Otago when ha was fourteen years of ago. It was a a long ago as 1865 that Mr Strauchoa joined tho Lauds and Survey Department, and for many years was districts surveyor for Mataura. He successively held tho positions of Commissioner o| Crown Lands for Westland, Taranaki, and Wellington, and in 1907 succeeded Mr T. Humphries as Surveyor-General, Mr Strauchon’s place as Under-Secro-i tary of the Department is to be filled, by Mr James Mackenzie, at prosen*, Surveyor-General. Mr Mackenzie 1* also a very old servant, having graduated from the old Otago Provincial Survey Department. He has beet* Commissioner of Crown Lands in Auck« laud and Wellington.