PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12167, 15 February 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Dr. Mason. (Jbfef Wealth Officer, who is at present On an official viait: to Nelson, in cprnpany with the Mayoi\: (Mr Piper) and Mr W. Atchegon-Smitfa. City Engineer, visited the waterworks yeaterday. The Premier has niet with a hearty welcome at .Waih!, and other towns during his Northern tour. Captain McLean, latterly in command of the steamer kanaka, goes h0 21t -oy the Moana to bring out the Union Company's large new oargo steamer Waitemataj designed to carry 8500 ton.^ of dead weight. The W^itemata is expected to be ready to leave Port Glasgow early in April. Mr J» kiddeli Kelh-, formerly ecitor of the "New Zealand Times;'' Wellingtoui passed through i^csisßn y63terday ort h.\s wily to Auckland, where hejjins the staff of the '"Star" as nssociato oditor of the "New Zealand Graphic." Mr Farauhjvr. .Yot^ng; iiie well i kiipWn tric^er,. o$ Christchurcb, who •was the Victim of a trap accident at Nelson. 'at New Year time, has been ordered by the doctojrs jto talred prd^ longed rpM,. Tt is feared that, his w'a3 ; jarred, as a rosultf of the accident, and possibly an operation may be necessary, if rest does not effect a cure. . , ; ■ . i New Zealand is to be visited shortly |vf a well-known New Hebrides medical missionary, Dr. Bowie. It is expected that Dr. Bowio will arrive on April stb. Mr Vincent Ward, second son of the Prime Minister, has resigned his post in the Wellington branch of the National Bank of Now Zealand-, and has left for tpiidon, whtfre he .will, mafee, a., leng'tby, stay f^r. the purpose or gain ins cummer- . ciul experience. „ > The death is reported of Mrs Penny, of Sandon, one of the oldest residents of the Feilding district. She loaves a large grown-up family. Last evening Mr F.-A. Detourettes, of the staff of the Hank of New Zealand at Nelson, was presented, at a gathering of his friends, with a silver teapot and service, on tho occasion of his approaching uiavriagei The presentation Avas made by Mr W. TV. Squire^ and Conlplim6ntary speeches Vv-erd niiade by Messrs E. Cres3welij H. R. tJiincaii; P. B, Atkinsoil, ¥. M^Cabe, aii,d C. . L'evion, the latter oii behalf of tlie. Operatic Society. Mr ; Detourettea suitably acknowledged the presentation. Mr Walter Fossay, of the Manual Training School, Newmarket, Auckland, has bsen appointed by tbo Wanganui Education Board to the position of Director of the Technical School at Feilding and supervisor of technical education for the southern end of the Board's district. Mr Foasey is recently from London. The ne.v technical school building*, at Foildihg, which cost nearly #£000, will be opeiVed by the I Minister of Education on March 10th.