Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XVII, 24 October 1896, Page 527

Personal Paragraphs.

MUCH regret was expressed in the colony when it became known that the popular Countess of Glasgow was suffering from an attack of pneumonia, and great sympathy is expressed for herself and family. The illness began at Hawke's Bay with a bad throat, so that Lady Glasgow was unable to attend the races. Sooner than disappoint the many who were expecting her, the Countess drove out to polo on Saturday week. There was a cold wind, and she caught a chill. The news from Government House reports that her ladyship is progressing favourably.

HERR and Mrs Zimmerman were the guests of Mrs Hartley Webster at Mount Alberton Saturday afternoon, when some charming violin solos were sandwiched between a nice 5 o’clock tea, lovely flowers, and strolls in the warm sunshine and invigorating country air.

Mrs and Miss Murphy (Poverty Bay) are staying in Hawke’s Bay during Show week.

The Dental Board of Examiners have concluded their examinations. The following have been successful A. E. Blakeley, Dunedin; Cyril Colson, Auckland; W. J. Colwell, Auckland; F. W. Gresham, Invercargill; William Hobbs. Auckland; Miss Amy S. Johnston, Blenheim ; Charles Morris, Wellington.

Mr F. Bluck, an old resident in the Waitara district, has decided to settle down at Mount Albert, near Auckland.

Mrs Symes and her little daughter Vere have returned to Gisborne from Napier, the former looking in much better health after her visit south.

Mr R. C. Hambrton arrived at New Plymouth from Wellington for the purpose of attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand Freemasons, which will be held in that town on October 21st.

Mrs Geoffrey McLean (Te Hau-o-te-atua) is on a short visit to Gisborne during her husband’s absence at the Hawke’s Bay Show.

Mr O. Samuel, who has been acting as managing director for the New Plymouth Petroleum Company, has been appointed to take Mr Fair’s place, who has resigned the office as managing director. Mr Samuel gives his services to the Company gratuitously.

The other day at the Petroleum Works at Moturoa, when the rods were withdrawn from the bore, the oil shot np a considerable distance in the derrick.

Mrs J. C. Gavin and her son, Mr W. Gavin, are visiting their various Auckland relations, finding the pleasant spring warmth a treat after the cold winds experienced in Wellington.

Messrs Hunt and Landers, who have been prospecting for gold thirty-one miles from the mouth of the Awakino river (North Taranaki), have returned with about 4olbs of specimen stone.

The dead chief, Te Purei Tanira, of the Ngatiwbakane tribe, could trace back his descent from generations • before the keel of the * Arawa ’ canoe scraped the sand of Aotearoa.’ He is said to have followed the advice of a tohunga and immersed himself for three hours in the Rotorua Lake the Sunday before his death, which might probably account for his demise. The object of the immersion was * to drive the devil out of him.’

The Manukau Yacht Club is in a flourishing state, there being 37 members, and 16 boats bearing the Club’s flag. The Mayor (Mr D. A. Sutherland) is commodore for the year.

The Wellington College Sports took place on Friday afternoon.

Miss Evelyn Linton (Picton) is in the Blenheim Hospital.

Mr J. M. Dargaville regrets that he is still detained in England, but hopes he is not thereby imperilling his chances at the coming general election. He proposes himself as a candidate for Auckland city.

Mrs Baber and Miss Elworthy, of Timaru, are at present guests at Bishopscourt, Christchurch.

The gentlemen comprising Mr C. H. Mills’ committee in Picton have resignedly accepted the present situation, and consult on matters political with the ladies quite as a matter of course.

Mr Fenwick, of the Otago Daily Times and Mrs Fenwick are at present guests at ‘Te Kiteroa,’ Lake Takapuna.

Mr E. D. Westmacott (Fitzroy) has been elected president of the Te Henui Lawn Tennis Club. The season will be opened on Thursday, October 29th.

Mr and Mrs Knowles, of Napier, are on a visit to Auckland, and are staying at Mrs Cruicksbank’s, Albert Park.

Mr G. Potts, of Bell Block, who has been on a visit to England, returned from bis trip last week.

Mr Gray, of the Hansard staff, and Mrs Gray are on a visit to Auckland from Wellington.

Mr T. K. Skinner has presented the Recreation Ground, New Plymouth, with 578 assorted native trees for planting a nursery there.

Mr Dawson, late of the new Government steamer ‘Tutanekei,’ has joined the Union Company’s steamer * Rakanoa ’ as third officer, Mr Sinclair proceeding to Wellington for orders.

Mr and Mrs Clapperton, of Dunedin, are paying a five weeks’ visit to Auckland, and residing at * Ellesmere House,’ Albert Park.

Two New Zealanders have just been admitted members of the Royal College of Surgeons, namely Messrs Philip Oswald Andrew, of Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, Durham, and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and William Thomas Dermer, of the University of New Zealand.

Mr J. C. Wilkin, of the Lyttelton Times, and Mrs Wilkin, are on a flying visit to Auckland, and are guests at ‘ Afton,’ Argyle-street, Ponsonby.

Mr W. Thorley. of Mount Albert, has presented to the Auckland Library a copy of Walker’s Rhyming Dictionary.

Mr J. M. Marshall, well known as a Canterbury representative footballer and also at one time lawn tennis champion of the colony, has been appointed chaplain of the Wanganui Collegiate School. He was educated at the Collegiate School, where he won a Junior University Scholarship, and thence proceeded to the Canterbury University College, where he took his degree of M.A., obtaining first-class honours in mathematics, and secondclass honours in classics. After a year or two at Christ’s College as assistant master he went to Cambridge, where he returned to take up a mastership at the Collegiate School.

Mr, Mrs, and Miss Blundell, of Wellington, are residing at the Grand Hotel, Auckland.

MrT. K. Skinner has been appointed engineer for the Borough of New Plymouth.

Mr G. B. Lusk, well known in local athletic circles, has severed his connection with the staff of Messrs Biss and Badham, Wellington, to enter the service of Messrs Bannatyne and Co., and has been presented by his brother clerks with a silver matchbox.

The estate of the late Rev. John Mac Neil, evangelist, is valued at /'i,847.

The search for the sunken yacht in which Messrs Clifford and Stuart were drowned in the Pelorus Sound about a fortnight ago has been abandoned as hopeless. The whole of Flea Bay was dragged, but no trace could be found of either the yacht or the bodies.

Mr W. Heath, for many years in the D.S.C., Auckland, is going to reside at the Thames. He was presented with a very handsome travelling bag and fittings from his fellow employees in Auckland.

Mrs F. Webster, New Plymouth, lately gave a most enjoyable progressive euchre party, when the prizes were won by Miss Rennell and Mr S. Rennell, and the booby prizes by Miss Kirkby and Mr Thomson. Some of those there were Misses Kirkby (two), Thomson, Rennell (two), Rawson, Humphries, Fookes (two), and Messrs Kirkby, Thomson (two), Rennell, Humphries, and Stocker.

Mr W. McCorquodale left Auckland for Sydney by the ‘ Tarawera.’

Mr and Mrs Tom Weston, of Christchurch, are staying with Mr and Mrs H. Weston, in New Plymouth.

Mr Feek, captain of the Feilding Cycling Club, was presented on Thursday last with a pretty gold watch chain pendant as a slight recognition of his services to the Club. Mr Feek is about to journey to South Africa.

The Rev. Father Vereker, who has been transferred from Invercargill to Winton, was presented with a handsome illuminated address by the Invercargill Catholics, and by non-Catholics with a handsome gold pencil case.

On the recommendation of the U.S. Consul-General Mr Lloyd Osborne has received the appointment of U.S. Vice-Consul-General for Samoa, in succession to Mr W. Blacklock.

The Auckland Diocesan Synod meets this week at Bishopscourt. With her usual genial hospitality, Mrs Cowie has asked the members’ wives to avail themselves of her invitation to tea on any of the nights when they can attend to witness the proceedings of their husbands or clerical and lay representatives. But the ladies must remember they are to see and be seen, but not heard.

Mrs Ingall, wife of the well-known legal manager, lately descended the Kapanga mine to a depth of 1007 ft, the greatest depth any lady in New Zealand has yet accomplished.

Mr Mostyn Webb-Bowen has gone to Sydney where he will join the Eastern Extension Cable staff.

The * Dead March,* in memory of the late Archbishop of Canterbury, was played at many Anglican churches in the colony last Sunday, reference being made from the pulpits to the loss sustained by the Church at his death. Mr Oliver Samuel has been appointed a managing director of the New Plymouth Petroleum Company (Limited), in place of Mr R. E. Fair, of Melbourne, who has resigned. Miss Mabel Atkinson has returned to Nelson after an absence of several months. The Rev. J King was a passenger from Sydney by the s.s. * Anglian ’ to Auckland. Mrs Turnbull, Napier, is again on a visit to her mother, Mrs Kingdon, Nelson, who unfortunately is still far from well. Captain Evans, late of the ‘ Arawa,’ is now in command of the ‘ Matatua,’ and Captain McDougall, of the • Matatua,* has been transferred to the ‘ Arawa.’ Mr J. S. Browning, late Commissioner of Crown Lands, left Nelson this week on his way to Sydney. Mr Browning expects to be away about six months. Mr and Mrs Albert Kaye, of Christchurch, were entertained at a social at the North Belt Presbyterian Church on Monday evening, when their numerous friends (and their names are legion) had the opportunity of wishing them ’Good-bye.’ A very handsomelyilluminated address was presented to them in album form, and will be highly prized by them after their thirteen years’ work in Sunday-school and every other form of meeting in connection with the church. Mr and Mrs Kaye sailed last week by the ‘ Tasmania ’ to join an Orient liner for England, another small gathering of friends assembling at the railway station to see them off and wish them a safe return. The Rev. Father Foley is visiting the Chatham Islands. Unfortunately he met with a severe fall from his horse some weeks ago. He was seriously bruised and shaken, and will feel the bad effects of it for some time to come. H.M.S. Lizard has gone to Nelson from Wellington. H.M.S. Wallaroo went up to Auckland from Wellington. Mr Kitson, of the Patea branch of the Bank of Australasia, is being transferred to Coolgardie. Mr Liddell, some time ago second officer of the • Mawhera,’ and more recently on the * Taieri,’ now holds the position of chief officer of the * Poherua,’ having joined that steamer at Oamaru. The second officer is Mr Robertson. Mr White, the late mate of the ‘Poherua,’ has obtained twelve months’ leave of absence. Major Pole-Penton, who has been selected for the position of Commandant of the New Zealand Forces, is coming out by direct steamer, and is expected to reach Wellington about the second week of next month. Mr Albert Bruce, town clerk of the Thames, is at present on a visit to Auckland. Captain T. Broun, the Government entomologist, left for Hokianga by the ‘ Glenelg ’ last week. Since the last visit of the warship ‘ Lizard ’ to New Zealand, Lieutenant and Commander Handcock has returned to England, his three years’ period of service having expired. Lieutenant and Commander Vivian Champion de Crespigny, who was attached to H.M.s. ’ Curacoa ’ when she was in these waters in 1894, is the new commander, Mr Hales, of the Church of Christ, who passed through Welliington not long since on his way to Melbourne, is to return to New Zealand to take up mission work throughout the colony. He will begin at Nelson, and thou go to Wanganui. Mr H. S. Fish is a passenger by the ‘ Tongariro,* and expects to reach Dunedin the first week in November. Mr Muir, Chairman of the Auckland Board of Education, has erected a handsome and commodious residence on his property at Lucas Creek, where he will reside during the summer months. Captain Forsdick, late of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship, ‘ Waitangi,’ is now in command of the ‘Turakina,’ which left London for Wellington on October 6th. Last week at the works of Messrs Thomson, Lewis, and Co., Wellington, Mr John Whisker was presented with a handsome clock by his fellow employes, and a check from his employers, as a token of their regard on the occasion of his marriage. Captain Allman came up to Auckland by the • Hinemoa.’ The object of his visit is to make a careful inspection of the Hokianga. Kaipara, and Manakau Harbours, with a view to effecting improvements for facilitating shipping operations. Captain H. J. Richardson is now in command of the Union Company’s steamer ’ Tarawera,’ and is much improved in health after his short holiday. Mr F. Faithful Begg, M.P. for one of the divisions of Glasgow, who has been on a visit to Western Australia, is now on his way to Dunedin by the * Talune.’

Mr T. R. Ellison, well known throughout the colony as a prominent footballer, is to be a candidate for the Southern Maori constituency. Mr Ellison is an old Te Ante boy.

Mr P. W. McDonald, of Nelson, who graduated from the Dunedin Medical School, has passed his first medical examination at Edinburgh University.

Mr Andrew Duncan, manager of the Picton-Blen-heim railway, has been called away to Christchurch by the serious illness of his mother. Mr Richardson, of Wellington, is on relieving duty in Picton, and is accompanied by Mrs Richardson.

Mrs Duthie, Wellington, entertained a large number of juveniles on Friday night at a dance.

Mr W. M. Runciman, of New Plymouth, has joined Cooper’s Scenic Concert Company, and left for Auckland on Saturday.

The Auckland members are returning—in fact, the majority have returned from their arduous political duties in Wellington to their homes. Before them lies much hard canvassing and speechifying. They are Major Harris, Messrs W. Crowther, W. Kelly, Houston, T. Thompson, M.H.R.’s, and the Hons. W. Jennings and Captain Morris, M.L.C.’s.

All Mrs G. Park’s friends are extremely sorry to hear that she is still seriously ill in Blenheim.

Mr Young, teacher of the Tikorangi School, has obtained leave of absence in order to attend a University examination in Wellington in November next.

Two Chinamen have lately joined the Anglican church in Picton. They attend regularly, and carefully follow the service.

Professor Forbes has returned to Auckland from his professional visit to the Waikato. He was requested to examine the Waikato River from the Huka Falls to Lake Taupo. He has made a most careful survey of the district, and says that a scheme to utilise the water power tor generating electricity would be a success. Professor Forbes will next report on certain water power north of Auckland. Thence he goes on to Australia.

* Blenheim’s a disappointing place,’ observes a new arrival in the city of floods. * Here we have a flood and there’s nobody drowned ; there a fire and there’s nobody burnt; yonder an explosion and there’s nobody killed. ’ The same gentleman says that he ‘ flew on the wings of the wind ’ across the square to see the ‘ corpses ’ brought out of the Bank of New Zealand after the explosion, but broken glass, burnt paper, a few whiskers, and a general topsy-turviness of detail was the only reward he received for his prompt action.

Mr Alfred Scott, son of Dr. Scott, Picton, has been obliged to go into the Blenhem hospital for operation from a severe strain.

Major Elliott has quite recovered from his illness, and is able to be about again.

Mr and Mrs T. S. Weston, of Christchurch, who have been on a visit to New Plymouth, have been stopping with Mr Henry Weston.

Mr Harry Didsbury, from Wellington, is visiting Auckland. His stay will only be for a fortnight. He is the guest of his aunt, Mrs T. L. Murray.

Mr H. G. Harvey, late chief engineer of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s steamer ‘ Rangatira,’ has joined the Northern S.S. Company as chief engineer of the ‘ Kaniori.’

Mr F. Orbell, the newly-appointed Stock Inspector for the Taranaki district, is doing excellent work in the detection of tuberculosis and cancerous diseases amongst ■cattle in that district.

Miss Birch (England) is in Picton staying with Mrs Speed.

Mr Stubbs (Timaru) is to take the place in the Loan and Mercantile in Blenheim, left vacant by Mr G. Allen.

The Rev. E. Lewis, London Missionary, is working hard in Auckland. Mr Fowlds, one of the committee for the Point Chevalier school, took him there to give a little instructive address to the scholars, which was quite an interesting geographical lesson. Mr Lewis invited all young men who care about missions to meet him at the Y.M.C.A. Buildings last Monday.

Mr Gerald Allen, late of the Loan and Mercantile Company, Blenheim, is spending a few days with his people in Picton prior to starting for Johannesberg in South Africa, whether he goes to join aa old schoolfellow, Mr Howard Greensill. Mr Allen is a son of the S.M. of Marlborough, and has been ‘sent off’from Blenheim most enthusiastically with local hospitalities and tokens of esteem from all classes af the community, with whom he is a first favourite.

Mr and Mrs Kernot, who have been spending their honeymoon in Auckland, left on Tuesday for Napier an route for Wellington. They expect to be back in the Empire City on Sunday.