Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XXI, 21 November 1896, Page 82

Personal Paragraphs.

rT is with very great satisfaction that we hear of the continued improvement in the health of the Coun-

tess of Glasgow. Though her progress to recovery is slow, it is, nevertheless, sure, and everyone hopes to see her shortly taking the place in society which she so well fills.

On account of continued ill-health, the Rev. Dr. Davies, the medical missionary in connection with the Samoan mission, has been compelled to resign.

Miss A Bennett (Bulls) is staying with Mrs Izard in Hobson street, Wellington.

Mr A. Boardman was nominated for the Auckland Mayoralty by Mr P. Hutchison, of Ponsonby Road, and Mr W. J. Courtney, of Jervois Road.

Mr Walter Esson (Picton) has been appointed to the Bank of New Zealand, Blenheim, nice Mr Wiggins, transferred.

Mr Donald Alexander Sutherland was nominated by Messrs Daniel Neilson and George Joseph Jackson for the Mayoralty of Onehunga, for a third term. Mrs Yates has also been nominated for this position. If elected, this will be her second year of office.

Miss Ethel Greensill (Picton) has gone to Wei lington to visit Mrs Balcomb Brown and Mrs Piecher.

The Rev. C. W. Robinson, has been appointed to the charge of the Inglewood district of St. Mary’s Parish (Taranaki), and will take up his residence in that town at the beginning of December.

Captain William Lombard, a former resident of Auckland, but who has been in the Friendly Group for some years past, is at present on a visit to Auckland.

Mr Dempsey and Mr Young have been elected as the delegates to represent the Taranaki district at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute in Auckland in January next.

Mr John McGowan has been appointed ValuerGeneral under the Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896.

Mrs Sedgwick (Picton) has gone to Nelson earlier than she intended this year, owing to the illness of her mother, Mrs Sealy.

Judge Barton, New Plymouth, has decided to reside with his son at Hawera.

The Rev. W. Moulton arrived in Auckland from Tonga by the ‘Taviuni’ last week.

Mr Wardrop, of the Union Bank, Wellington, left last week for Christchurch, where he has been moved. Mr and Mrs Wardrop will be very much missed by a large number of friends, and also from the Wellington Golf Club, of which they were both very enthusiastic members, and of which Mrs Wardrop made a very able secretary.

Mrs Holmes (Auckland) has been staying for a visit at 1 The Cottage,’ Hamilton, the last week.

Mr Harden, of the Bank of New South Wales, who has received notice of removal, will be much missed in New Plymouth, where he has taken an active interest in all sports and amusements.

Mr Hookham, president of the Canterbury Chess Club, was the recipient of a set of chess men and board on Tuesday, when he attained the age of 72 years.

Mr J. C. Hanna, inspector of the New Zealand Insurance Company, arrived in Auckland from the South last week.

Mr and Mrs Percy Adams (Nelson) have gone to Christchurch.

The Rev. F. G. Evans, of Te Aroha, who has been appointed assistant minister at St. Mary s, has arrived in New Plymouth with his family.

The many friends of the Rev. Professor Walpole, of New York, formerly incumbent of St. Mary’s, Parnell, Auckland, will be interested to hear that he has been elected Principal of Bede College, Durham, a famous training college for schoolmasters. For this important office Professor Walpole was strongly recommended to the trustees by Archbishop Benson, Bishop Selwyn, and Dr. Mason. He will enter upon his new duties in January.

Mr C H. Mills, M.H.R., was presented on Wednesday last in Havelock with an illuminated address from the members and executive of the Pelorus Road Board, Havelock Town Board, School Committee, and citizens, on behalf of a large number of Mr Mills’ late constituency —the Waimea Sounds. The presentation was made by Mr John Duncan, of * The Grove,’ who in laudatory terms referred to Mr Mills’ past services in the district.

Mr Campbell Mac Diarmid (son of themamgerof the Bank of New South Wales, New Plymouth) has successfully passed his final college term examination, and has gone to Auckland for the LL.D degree. He matriculated from the New Plymouth High School, and also studied privately under Mr J. D. Mahon.

Miss WallnuTT has returned to Hamilton from a visit to Raglan.

Dr. Wallis, the Anglican Bishop of Wellington, held a confirmation service in St. Mary’s Church, Hawera, on Sunday. He was assisted by Archdeacon Thorpe and the Rev. W. Aitkins.

Misses Wilson (Culverden), Mrs and Misses Courage (Amberley), Mr and Mrs Wason (Corwar) are among the visitors at Warner’s Hotel, Christchurch.

Mr SkeeT, of the Survey Office, is now engaged in going over the route from Ngaire to Auckland, with a view to re-surveying it.

Miss K. Thompson (Picton) has been presented with a very handsome fan by the members of the Quadrille Assembly for her services as hon. sec. Mr Williams was also the recipient of a silver-mounted pipe as an acknowledgment for kindly services rendered.

Dr. LeaTham has gone south for a month’s holiday, and during his absence from New Plymouth his practice is being taken by Dr. Talbot.

Bishop Julius is on a visit to Akaroa, and the time is fast slipping away when his flock will lose him and his family for a few months.

Mrs Malcolm, who has been on a lengthy visit to her mother, Mrs Johnston. Maxwell Road, Blenheim, left for her home in Greymouth, accompanied by her little girl, last Saturday.

Mr James Paul has been elected President of the New Plymouth Amateur Opera Club, and Dr. Leatham, Messrs A. E G. Clarke, C. Rennell, and D. Teed (sen ) as Vice-Presidents.

Mr Tolhurst, Inspector of the Union Bank, Wellington, was entertained at a * farewell ’ dinner by the members of the Wellington Club last Wednesday night. He has left for Sydney, to which town of residence he has been moved. Mrs Tolhurst and the family are to remain in Wellington for some time.

Mr and Mrs C. F. Richmond have left New Plymouth and have gone to live in New South Wales. Mrs and Miss Gibson also have gone with them.

Mr F. W. Andrews has been appointed Returning Officer for the General Election in the Borough of Picton.

Major Ellis, New Plymouth, was presented on parade last week by Colonel Newall with the Imperial Volunteer Officer's decoration, he having ‘ a total broken efficient commissioned and rank service to October 15th of twenty-four years and a hundred days.’

Miss Addie Black, of Nelson, is on a visit to her aunt, Mrs John Campbell, of Wallace street, Ponsonby, Auckland

The Rev. Dr. Bruce, of North St. Leonards, Sydney, having received a majority of Presbyterial votes, may be regarded as the Moderator elect of the next General Assembly.

Mrs Pilling (Raglan) passed through Hamilton last week on a visit to her friends in the North.

Miss Tuckey, of Wellington, is at present on a visit to Auckland, and is staying with Mrs Whitelaw, at Cameron-Street, Ponsonby.

The committee of the Parnell Lawn Tennis Club have issued tasteful invitation cards for the opening of their season this afternoon (Wednesday), and many Aucklanders are sure to be present.

Mr and Mrs W. H. Skinner have returned to New Plymouth from a visit to Auckland, where Mr Skinner went to attend the Anglican Synod.

With the recent changes in the Union Bank, Christchurch loses Mr and Mrs Hallamore, but gains Mr and Mrs Wardrop, whose friends are all glad to welcome them back.

Mrs H. Biggs left Hamilton last week to join Mr Biggs at Tongariro, where he is at present camped.

Mr and Mrs Wharton (Highfield) were staying in Christchurch for carnival week.

Mrs Millar, of Wanganui, has been spending a few days with her many friends in New Plymouth.

Mr F. H. Fraser, of Wellington has accepted the position of vice-president of the Public Libraries Association of Australasia. The Association intends holding a convention of representatives in Sydney in a few months’ time.

The Taranaki Rifle Company held a church parade on Sunday week, marching to St. Mary's Church. The officers on parade were Colonel Newall. Major Ellis, Brigade-Surgeon O’Carroll, Captain O’Key, and Lieut. Cock.

The Ladies’ Committee of the Ponsonby • At Home ’ have been generally congratulated on the excellence of their arrangements for the juvenile dance, which will serve the young folk with a topic of talk for another twelve mouths.

Mr Geo. Fenwick (chairman of the New Zealand Press Association), accompanied by Mrs Fenwick, have returned to Dunedin. Prior to leaving Auckland they received a telegram from Dunedin conveying the sad tidings of the death of Mrs Fenwick’s mother, Mrs

Proudfoot. The deceased lady, who was in her 80th year, was in her usual health on their leaving Dunedin for Auckland, so that the intelligence of her death came somewhat as a shock and surprise. Mr CauGhey has returned to Auckland from his English trip. Mr George Lambert has been appointed receiver of rents for the Public Trust Office, Wellington. Mr D. H. Bayldon, so well known on the Thames as a mining engineer and surveyor, has returned to Auckland from the Transvaal. He was engaged when in London as consulting engineer to the Thames Mines Trust. No doubt Mr Bayldon will successfully fill this position, as his knowledge of the Thames mines, and of the formation of the adjacent country, must be absolutely unique from the many underground surveys which he made in the early days. The Southern representatives who had been attending the sittings of the New Zealand Baptist Union in Auckland, have left for their homes—Revs. C. Dallaston, Wellington ; R. S. Gray, Nelson ; A. Dewdney, Oamaru ; A. North, E. Richards, and Mr Ings, Dunedin ; and Mr Goodacre, New Plymouth. Mr D. SCOTT, superintendent of lighthouses, who has been on a visit to Mokohinau, came up by the * Waiotahi ’ on Monday night, and left for Wellington the following day. Mr James Wilkinson, the well-known journalist, has assumed the temporary editorship of the Wanganui Chronicle, Mr Gilbert Carson having retired until after the general election. The Hon. A. J. Cadman went down to the Thames last week. Rather an unusual honour befel an Oamaru citizen, Mr E. G. Lane, lately, for he was invited on board the H.M.S. * Lizard ’ and made much of, his father having been an officer in the Royal Navy, and fought under Nelson. Mr Lane took his father’s medals and commission, signed by George 111., on board. The officers of the ‘ Lizard ’ said they had seldom met, outside of the service, one whose father had served under England’s greatest naval hero. Professor Burgess left Auckland for Sydney by the ‘ Rotomahana.’ There is a possibility of Sir Richard Cartwright, Minister of Trade and Customs in the new Laurier Cabinet, Canada, visiting Australia at the conclusion of the present session of the Dominion Parliament, which will be a very short one. Mr Joseph Thornes has been nominated for the mayoralty of Parnell. Auckland, by Mrs Amelia Matson and Mr Harold W. Hudson. Mr C. Burnett, solicitor, and family, of Wanganui, contemplate a trip to England about the end of the year’ They expect to be absent about six or eight months. Mr and Mrs Thornton were in Auckland for the Show week. Mrs Thornton’s lovely little hunter, * Fidget ’ was immensely admired. They return to their country estate next week. Mr Ward, second officer of the ‘Penguin,’ has been permanently appointed to the position of chief officer. Mr Leo Von Haast, Napier, is much better, and is quite recovering from his recent severe attack of pleurisy and pneumonia. The Rev. J. J. Doke, of Christchurch, has paid a visit to Rotorua, for the benefit of his health. Mr and Mrs Bullock Webster and Mr Jim Williamson were in Auckland for the Show. They return on Tuesday next to their country homes. Superintendent Waterworth, of the Napier Fire Brigade, has become paralysed on the left side, and a fund is being raised to send him to Lake Wakatipu for a change of air. He has been in charge of the Brigade for the past 16 years. Mr Weetman is shortly to be moved from Blenheim to Napier as Crown Commissioner of Lands. Mr and Mrs Weetman will prove a great acquisition to Napier, but will be much missed in Blenheim. Mr A. A. Duncan, Deputy Public Trustee, has left Wellington on a visit of inspection to the West Coast settlement reserves. IT is proposed to mount the telegraph delivery boys at Feilding on bicycles. Mr Wm. Blaxall. acting-manager of the Bank of New South Wales, at Westport, was married at St. John’s Church, Wanganui, on Wednesday last, to Miss Edith Julius, second daughter of Mr F. Julius, of Dunedin. The Australian cricketers were immensely delighted with the beautiful weather they enjoyed whilst in Auckland. On their last visit to that city it was wet, and they were heard to remark : • This would be a fine place if only it were shingled.’