Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XXV, 19 December 1896, Page 204

Personal Paragraphs.

IN order tothoroughly restore Lady Glasgow to health, His Excellency is taking her a cruise in Northern waters. The Vice-regal party left Wellington on the 15th in the new Government steamer the ‘ Tutanekai.’ If the Countess enjoys the trip she will probably be on the sea for about three weeks, when it is trusted her manv well wishers in the colony will hear of her complete recovery from her serious illness.

The energetic Auckland manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Mr C. V. Houghton, has gone down to New Plymouth for a brief visit.

The President of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Auckland has, with Mrs Wilson, received a very enthusiastic reception by the members, on their return after a pleasant trip Home.

The Rev. George Mac Murray. who has been to New Plymouth, returned to Auckland in time for his clerical duties at St. Mary’s, Parnell, last Sunday.

The lat“ military adviser to the Government. Colonel Fox, has turned hl's attention from war to peace. He and his brother have bought a run in the Canterbury province, and the gallant colonel has beaten his sword into a ploughshare. His pretty wife will make an ideal mistress of a smiling homestead.

The promotion of Mr Hood from being second engineer of the ’ Corinna ’ to chief engineer of the * Hesketh’ is announced.

Out of five candidates for the position of Secretary for New Zealand of the Australasian Society of Marine Engineers, Mr J. Fawcus of Auckland, has been the successful one. He has gone to Wellington to take up his new duties.

Mr John" L. Harris, well-known in the Awatea and Wairau Valievs, is now travelling representative of the Loan and Mercantile Company. His predecessor was the late Mr H. Godfrey.

AX unfortunate accident happened to the Hon. W. McCullough last week. He was riding near Wharekeraupunga, when his horse fell, crushing its rider, near the Goldstream mine. He was conveyed to Mr Ryan's hotel, Waitekauri. Dr. Forbes, of Paeroa. wasspeedily in attendance, and pronounced Mr McCullough to be suffering from a severe shaking, possibly also from internal injuries.

Our new commandant of the New Zealand forces, Major Pole Penton, has been given the local rank of Colonel.

The cooler southern island of this colony has been selected by Mr and Mrs J. F. Cousins for their honeymoon trip. They accordingly left Auckland by the ‘ Mahinapua ' last week. Colonel Hume is at present in Gisborne.

Mr and Mrs Ernest Izard will be the guests of Mrs Izard in Hobson street, Wellington, until next Saturday, when they will return to their future home at Patea.

Mr Smith, machinery expert, who was ill at the Terminus Hotel, Picton, has returned to his home in Dunedin.

As Mr T. Birkett, an Inglewood resident, was shooting bares in a clearing last week his foot slipped on a log, and the contents of his gun were discharged into his right hand, smashing the bone and sinews in such a way that it was thought it would have to be amputated.

Miss MacKellar (Palmerston North) is staying with Mrs Elliott in Wellington.

Mr W. H. Bourne has r.-sumed his duties as purser of the ' Mararoa.' Mr Nancarrow being transferred to the ' Manapouri.’

Mr Herbert Brown left for Auckland on Saturday for a change from Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs Jellicoe leave Wellington shortly for a trip to Lake Taupo.

Captain F. Black, late of the ‘Terranora.’ has been appointed master of the ’ Hesketh.

Next Monday Mr James Russell, of the firm of Messrs Jackson and Russell, is expected in Auckland. He has been having a most enjoyable tour in Europe and America.

Miss L. Izard, of Wellington, is down South paying a round of visits to her friends.

The Earl of Seafield his arrived in Auckland from the South.

Mr George Fisher intends to recuperate bis health n Australia after the turmoil of the Wellington election

Mr Henry Brown, the newly-elected member for the Taranaki electorate received an enthusiastic reception at Inglewood on his return to his home.

Mr and Mrs Butler leave shortly for Wanganui, where they will stay for a few months, and then leave

for a trip to England. Mrs Menzies has taken their house in Wellington during their absence.

Mrs McKerrow, Mrs Ritchie, and Mrs Dunn paid a visit to Picton last week, staying at the Terminus Hotel. The three ladies enjoyed their visit very much, but had to curtail it and return to Wellington.

Mr T. Cowan, who has been for some years employed at the railway station. Temuka. has been presented with an illuminated address and a small souvenir, on the occasion of his transference to Napier.

Mrs Godfrey Knight (Sydney) is staying with her aunt. Lady Prendergast, in Wellington

Mr E. W. Christmas has returned to Auckland for the festive season. This clever South Australian artist left Auckland some months ago to tour the colony and sketch its most picturesque scenery Early in the New Year he will leave Auckland for Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, and thence to the Mother Country.

Mr and Mrs George Beetham, who have been in England for the last two years, have returned to Wei lington.

On Monday afternoon Messrs Syd Jago and C. W. Cato swam out and rescued a boy named Armstrong, about fourteen years old. who was drowning in the breakers opposite the parade, Napier. The beach there shelves suddenly, and there is a strong drawback and under current which makes bathing very dangerous, but though there have been frequent accidents, boys and men still persist in bathing there daily.

Mrs C. Izard (Wellington) has returned from her visit south.

Mrs Alex. Crawford, who went home to England foi the benefit of her health, returns very shortly to Wellington.

Mrs J. E. Fitz Gerald, of Wellington, and her daughter are payings short visit to Christchurch. They are at present the guests of Mrs Stevens.

Mr J. ST. Clair is to be nominated President of the New Zealand Swimming Association, vice Sir Robert Stout, who has resigned in his favour.

The Friendly Societies in New Plymouth had a special service on Sunday week in St. Mary’s Church, when the Rev. Canon Mac Murray delivered an address suitable to the occasion.

The Misses Stewart (England) are the guests of Mrs Wallis at Bishops’ Court, Wellington.

Mr and Mrs E. B. Izard (nee Greenwood) passed through Christchurch on Wednesday en route for the North Island.

Miss E. Borlace (Wanganui) is staying with Mrs Butler in Wellington.

Miss Maud Carey ißlenheim) is visiting her aunt, Mrs Fell, in Picton.

Miss Turnbull arrived from England last Wednesday in the ‘ Rimutaka,’ and is now staying with her sister, Mrs George Bullock, in Napier.

A Cabinet meeting in Wellington to consider the political situation has called the Hon. A. J. Cadman, Minister of Mines and Railways, accompanied bv his private secretary (Mr B. Wilson), beck rather hurriedly to Wellington. Mr Cadman paid a flying visit to the Thames, returning to Auckland on Saturday, and leaving for the Empire City on Monday.

Mr Arthur Hempton, of the Bank of New Zealand, has received notice of transfer from Hawera to Marton.

Mr E. Ford, of the Ngunguru Coal Company, left for Sydney by the ‘ Rotomahana.’

Miss O'Connor, from Wellington, is paying a visit to Mrs Martin ' Otairia,’ Epsom, Auckland.

Mrs Anderson (widow of the late Rev. J. Anderson, of Canton). Miss Moore, 8.A., and Miss C. G. Fraser (both of Dunedin) have left for Australia, en route to China, under the auspices of the Committee for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland.

Mr and Mrs Joe Wilson have returned to Auckland from their trip Home.

Mr W. S. Shortt, organist of Trinity Wesleyan Church, Wellington, and Mr C. D. Mackintosh, choirmaster, have each been presented with a handsome marble clock, in recognition of their excellent and gratuitous services to the church.

The members of the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle have decided to give a unanimous call to the Rev Joseph Clark, of Nottingham. Mr Clark is married, and in the prime of life, being 43 rears of age In his early days he was brought up in the Church of England. He studied at the City of London College, and subsequently received his ministerial training at Spurgeon's Pastors’ College.

The Hon. A. J Cadman was at Te Aroha last week. He purposes visiting Waihi and the Thames before returning to Auckland, and cannot therefore be expected to arrive here before Wednesday.

The Rev. Father O’Reilly has been re-elected chairman of the Thames Hospital Board of trustees

Captain Alexander, who has been engaged in the Island trade for some time past, returned from Sydney.

Mrs Alfred Weippert, of St. George’s Bay, Auck land, is the fortunate winner of the first prize (a section of land and house, valued /'iso) in the Eight Hours Art Union.

Among the passengers by the s.s. • Waihora,’ from Sydney, last week, were Mr and Mrs F. Andrew, of Olahuhu. returning from a trip to England, and Miss Lennox (daughter of Mr J. M Lennox) Remuera, Auckland, also from a visit to the Mother Country.

Mr Edward Lloyd Marks, metallurgist who was formerly one of the professors at the Bendigo School of Mines, has been unfortunate to lose his eyesight, and is now totally blind. Mr Marks is about 65 years of age.

Mr William Briggs, of the Melbourne Age, has been appointed a member of the Victorian Hansard staff.

Dr. Andrews of H.M.S. • Py lades,’ had to be taken to the Brisbane hospital, suffering from malaria, his place being taken by Dr. Langford, of the ‘Mildura.’

Captain Broun, the Government entomologist has gone to Whangarei.

The Hon. Gathorne Hardy, who left Wellington last year to join the Governor of New South Wales’ staff, met recently with an accident during a steeplechase meeting, and will shortly visit New Zealand again for the benefit of h's health.

The Rev. Hugh Northcote, who for the last year has been in charge of the Fendalton parish during the absence of Canon Stack, has been appointed to the incumbency of Lincoln.

MissNunnerley is staying with Mrs Barron, Hobsonstreet, Wellington.

Mr and Mrs Alex. Boyle returned from England by the ‘ Rimutaka’ to their Christchurch home.

Lord Glasgow presented the prizes at the Wanganui Collegiate School on the 17th

Mr Charles Cooper, the editor of the Scotsman, has been ordered another voyage for the benefit of his health and will henceforth probably spend each winter abroad. Mr Cooper will sail very shortly for Australia.

Mrs J. Duncan has taken a house at Lowry Bay. Wellington, for the holidays, and intends taking a party of friends with her.

Mr W. A. Logan, son of the Superintendent of Telegraphs. has successfully passed all his medical examinations this month at the Otago University, being first throughout in his class.

Mrs Henry Hadfield, Wellington, has gone to stay with Mrs Hadfield at Marton.

Mr W. H. Skinner was presented by the teachers of St. Mary's Sunday-school, New Plymouth, with a handsome marble time piece, both as a memento of the jubilee of the school and a slight mark of their appreciation of his services as superintendent. The Ven. Archdeacon Govett made the presentatiou.

Lowry Bay, Wellington, is becoming populated once more for the summer months. Mrs H. D. Bell and family leave very soon for their seaside residence there, and Mrs Arthur Pearce has already gone to her house at Lowry Bay.

Dr. Leatham, who has been making a tour round New Zealand, returned to his home in New Plymouth on Monday (December 7th) after an absence of five weeks.

Miss Hilda Johnston is in Wellington again, and is staying with her sister, Mrs Baldwin.

Mrs C. Izard. Wellington, gave a musical evening for Mr and Mrs Ernest Izard last Wednesday.

We would call the attention of our Auckland readers to the exhibition of painting by Mr E. W. Christmas, the South Australian artist, which is now on view in Victoriastreet, opposite the Royal Mail Hotel. The pictures include some 30 or 40 scenes of New Zealand and Australia, and are all very well worth inspection. Mr Christmas has just returned from an extended tour of New Zealand, in the course of which he has taken between 300 and 400 sketches. He is enamoured of New Zealand scenery, and proposes to take up his abode here ultimately. In the meantime, however, it is his intention to return to Australia, and then to visit England.

Mrs and the Misses Fell have returned to Nelson from Wellington.

Mr A. F. Halcombe has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the New Plymouth High School in place of Mr C. F. Richmond, who has gone to settle in Australia.

Wellington Musical Society is sustaining a loss in removal of Mr Theo H Ritchey, who has been chief agent of the A M P. Society in Wellington for the oast five years, and goes to Sydney at the end of the year as Superintendent of the business of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society in that city Mr Ritchey, during his residence in New Zealand, has occupied many important positions, including that of Superintendent of the Canterbury Orphanage, for which he had special military training, and teacher in some of our High Schools and Government Schools. It is intended to give Mr Ritchey a complimentary concert before he leaves, as a slight recognition of his efforts in the interests of music in Wellington.

Mr Fraser, who was formerly manager of the Colonial Bank in New Plymouth, and who has since been chief accountant in the Bank of New Zealand in the same place, has been transferred to Lyttelton as manager there.

The many friends of Miss K. Hay (Auckland), who has been assisting Miss Gough at their excellent luncheon and tea rooms in Queen-street by keeping the books, etc., will regret to hear of her remoral to Pahi, where she has been appointed postmistress. Miss Haris sure to win friends in her new sphere, and congratulations rather than condolences should be showered upon her. She left Auckland last Monday.

Dr. Leatham, who has been away on a five weeks’ holiday, has returned to New Plymouth. Daring his absence he has visited Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Rotorua, Tanpo, and Auckland.

Mrs G. Kettlewbll returned from Melbourne to Christchurch.

IT is suggested in Christchurch that a complimentary concert be given to Miss Nora Gard’ner, who is suffering from a serious malady, and whose cheerful help, musically and otherwise, in all good causes is much appreciated in Christchurch.

Miss Alice Ferguson, of Albany, near Auckland, who has scored many successes in the English magazines, is the fortunate winner of two prizes in the literary competitions of the Golden Penny, a successful English weekly journal established by the proprietors of the Graphic. For an account of a Christmas dinner at Lake Rotorua, written on a post-card, she was awarded a prize of 3s. Mrs H. E. Walesby, of Newmarket, took the third prize. The second prize went to Nova Scotia. The first prize in competition 8 for boys under 16 years was won by Harry S. Hall, of * Vauxhall,* Devon port.

Miss Murison (Dunedin) is staying with Mrs F. Morison, Wellington.

Mrs Allen (Picton) has won one of the prizes in the Sew Zealand .Vail Christmas competitions. The competitions were divided into classes. Mrs Allen takes the prize in the ‘ Adventure ’ class with a story founded on a well-known historical fact. Some of the characters are still living, and gave Mrs Allen the information necessary for the sketch. Congratulations are being liberally forwarded to Picton.