PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13672, 10 April 1908, Page 7

PERSONAL.

The Hon. Oliver Samuel wont 'to Wellington yesterday. •• Mr P. A. Hadley, of the Hadley Petroleum Company, returns to Aufckr land to-night. ' • His excellency the povernor (Lord Plunket) and Mr Waterfield (private secretary) were passengers from north ,by the Rarawa this morning. They proceeded to Wellington by tram. On Saturday Lord Plunket will lay the foundat|an*stone of the new Petone technicaJfschool, and afterwards he proceeds to.Cbristchurch. Ho returns to Auckland ■ abemt tho 17th inst. Captains Gathorno-Hardy . and.* Lyon, ,A.D.C.'s, aci?c^npany His Excellency as far as HaVera, where they remain for a week's fishing. A Sydney N cablegram announces; the death of Mr .Hungeiford, formerly; well 'known in New Zealand as a railway contractor and owner of racehorses. He used to live cm the West Coast of the other Islands His age, at the time of death was 76 years. At the opening practice of the xsew Plymouth Hockey Club on Thursday^ Mr "Ted.-' Avery was presented- with^ 4 case of pipes' and cigarette holders ifl recognition of his several years' seiv. vices to the club as honorary secretary and treasurer and delegate.- Mr Stanley Smith (vice-president) made thfe presentation. ' The present Surveyor-General, Mr T; Humphrifs/ holds rather a unique re^ cord in the Civil Service, being P<*rhap{ tho only officer who has been m the service for half- a cntnry.. Mr Humph?ries is 67 r years of age, and joined tli£ service as a cadet in the Survey \De| partment 51 years ago. Ho serveg through the Maori wars in Taranakij 'and in 1875 became Inspector of sur* voys undeir 5 the 1 Gcneralr Government Ho became, chigf juiyeyor and commisv «ioner in ' Turanaki' in. 1885, and^lled the same position in, Auckland, Bay, Nolson, and r Cantciburv before succeeding to the position o£ SurveyorGeneral in 1906. Mr Humphries is one of a r small batch, of officers in the same department who hold the New Zealand war medal. -, Tho tJnder-Secre-tarv (Mr Kensington) is another. — 'N.Z. Times. ' Dr. Home and Mrs Homo "were passengers for London- by tho llimutaka, leaving Wellingtpn yesterday. During Dr. Home's absonce Dr. J. B. MacDiarmid will' act as his locum tenons here. There was a fairly largo attendanco in theWhiteloy school-room last night when a social , gathering was hold for the purpose of wishing "bon voyage" to Mr W. Griffiths, wlio with Mrs Griffiths leaves next week on a trip to England, and also to bid farewell to the Rev. H. A. G. Keck, who has had charge of the. South Road Church and who is bdng transferred to Rotorua. The Rev. T. G. Brooke presided. Felicitous" speeches "wore made by Messrs J. Whitaker, C. W- Hooker, W. Ambury. G. H. White, C. Carter, and J. W. Boon. A musical programme was rendered at intervals; vocal items being contributed by Miss Olive Bnckman, Mr Gordon Mclsaac, and Mr 0. H. White, and pianoforte selections by Miss Douglas arid Miss Wickham. Mr Griffiths and tho Rev. ICeck suitably replied to the speeches of farewell. At the close refreshments were provided by the ladies. Tho gathering terminated with tho singing of tho hymn "God bo with you till w© meet again.'' Messrs Hy. Brown and Co.'s employees at Morley Street assembled in tho office* to-day and requested Mr Abier on their behalf to present Miss Hilda Butler with a valuable necklet and pendant Mr Ahioi^ referred to ttio good understanding, that had alwayß

existed between the office and the factory and the timber-yard, and wished Miss Butler every success in Auckland, her future home. He. hoped that the live years spent in the employ of the firm had fitted her fpr » more important position in the larger city. Mr Selby, on behalf of Miss Butler, thanked her fellow-employees for their handsome gift.

Easter train arrangements and arrangements for Patea Races $re advertised in this issue/ Messrs L. A. Nolan and Co. have just received their sew season's supply of basic slag kainit for top dressing. Messrs Moroy and Son promise to give the public values that are bound to create "an appetite to purchase. An advertisement appears in this issue. Mr Newton SLing will sell ,at his mart to-morrow afternoon a lot of superior household furniture on. account of a gentleman leaving the district, also four cases choice narcissus.. The Grand Orchestral concert to be deld in the Recreation Sports Ground on Wednesday next promises to be a musical treat, The grounds will be lighted ,by eleotric light and Chinese lanterns. The programme appears in to-night's- issue. The charge for admission is fixed at one shilling, and sixpence for children. Intending Easter holiday excursionists are directed to the Wanganui river steamer advertisement in .our shipping columns. Special cheap fares are to bo charged during the Easter holidays. Return tickets, from Wanganui to Pipiriki being issued, at the sfngle fare, 15s. The tickets will' be available from Good Friday to Easter Monday, for return up to one month. Steamers , will run daily, Sundays excepted. At his mart to-morrow afternoon Mr Newton King will offer (on account- of Mr A. J. Macintosh) a number of very desirable sections of land, particulars of which will be found in our advertising columns. Each section affords a first-rate opportunity either to persons wanting to build immediately, or to investors, there being several ideal building sites included in the list. The vendor is willing to arrange jnoßt liberal terms should such be desired. Mr Macintosh is also disposing of several first-class horses at the Haymarket Yards to-morrow, at noon, together with a phaeton and 'silver-mounted double harness^