Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue IX, 21 August 1897, Page 274

Personal Paragraphs.

HIS EXCELLENCY Lord Ranfurly arrived in this Colony last week, and has been duly sworn-in as Governor of New Zealand. There is every indication that the Earl and Countess of Ranfurly will be very popular. The prepared formal welcome was kept hot till the proper moment for serving it arrived, despite the fact that His Excellency was waiting in the harbour, and might have preferred a more comfortable ante-room than the cabin of the * Tutanekai ’ afforded, and an earlier reception, even if there were not so many speeches and hurrahs on the menu as the chef de cuisine for the occasion deemed essential.

Thh many friends of Mr A. Boyle in Christchurch are very gratified at his speedy and satisfactory recovery; he is progressing splendidly.

Miss Rees (Auckland) is on a visit to Mrs Brewis, in Hamilton.

Colonel Penton paid an official visit to His Excellency the Governor on Wednesday morning.

Miss S. Gard, of Picton, has gone to Blenheim to stay with her sister, Mrs J. T. Mowat, at Springlands.

The Rev. Dr. Walters and Dr. Martin have returned to Wellington from their trip to the Islands. Elags were flown in their honour at St. Patrick’s College.

Mr B. Fookes has come from Hawera to New Plymouth to celebrate his twenty-first birthday.

Miss Philpotts, of Picton, has gone to the Wairau Valley to visit relations there.

Mr W. H. N. Gooday, who met with a train accident in Wellington some little time ago, by which he lost a leg, for some years was in Laurence, Otago, practising as a solicitor. He is recovering in the Wellington Hospital.

Mr and Mrs Malet are with Mrs Ross, Montrealstreet, and Miss Malet with Mrs Wilson, Cashmere, in Christchurch.

His Excellency the Governor held a levee on Thursday morning, which was extremely well attended. So great, indeed, was the crush that two men fainted.

Lord and Lady Ranfurly have been out driving several times since their arrival. The Countess was much struck with Wellington Harbour, saying it reminded her of Scotland.

Captain Alexander will evidently become a very popular aide-de-camp.

Mr A. G. Johnson, Marshal, who was ably assisted by Messrs E. T. Sayers. A. Collins J. Kershaw, and W. C. Marter, has won for himself and his coadjutors great credit for the excellence of the arrangements made for welcoming the Vice-regal party to Wellington on Tuesday.

Mrs Greenway leaves Auckland this week for Wellington, where she intends to stay for three weeks, to be present at some of the gaieties given for Lord Ranfurly.

Mrs Duncan, of Wellington, arrived in Blenheim on Saturday night, and is staying with Mrs Bright.

Miss Dolly Campbell returned to Dunedin on Wednesday by the ‘ Te Anau,’ having spent a week or two with her sister, Mrs C. B. Shanks, and Mrs W. Lake, Christchurch, on her way down from Wellington.

The above is a picture of Mr J. W. Holland, son of Mr Holland, M.H.R., for Auckland, to whose plucky rescue of the boy Hutchinson we referred to in our issue of last week.

Mrs Hunter, saloon stewardess on board the ill-fated steamer, Tasmania,’ has a strong objection to interviewers and their too-inquisitive remarks. But her pluck and courage, and quiet adhesion to duty in the midst of

danger, and her attention to the wants of the lady passengers and children, have won her a name for bravery which will not soon be forgotten.

Miss M. MacLeod, saloon stewardess of the ‘ Tasmania ’ wrecked off Table Cape on July 29th, is the eldest daughter of Mr Alexander MacLeod, of Unapool Assynt, Sutherland, and a granddaughter of the Rev. W. Urquhart, of Cove, Rosshire, N.B. Her only sister married Mr M. MacKenzie, of Loching, a cousin of Sir Kenneth MacKenzie, of Garloch Miss MacLeod spent

ten hours in the open boat on the eventful night of the wreck, having nothing on but a thin blue muslin dressing gown. She and the other stewardess. Mrs Hunter, having no time, in their anxious care for the ladies and children, to suitably dress themselves, or save any of their belongings. Their bravery, and that of the stewards, will not easily be forgotten. Miss MacLeod, it is said, was about to be married, and many of her wedding presents have gone down in the ‘ Tasmania.’ Our pictures are reproductions from photos by Mr Whitnall-Smith. We were indebted to the same gentleman for the originals of our photogravures of the officers and crew of the ‘Tasmania,’ which appeared in our last week and were erroneously credited to Mr Scott.

Mrs Frazer, of Napier, who has for some time acted as secretary and treasurer of the Mothers’ Union, was last Wednesday presented with a pretty afternoon tea service by the members, and a farewell address on their behalf was read by Mrs Stevens. Mrs Frazer, who is leaving for Adelaide very shortly, thanked them for the gift, and said she would never forget the pleasant meetings which they had had in Napier.

Captain Thomas McGee left Auckland for Sydney in the ' Anglian.’ He will report himself at the head office of the Huddart-Parker Company.

New Zealand Prelates are talking of returning to their colonial duties. The Primate thinks he will be in Auckland about the end of October. Bishop Wallis, of Wellington, mentions the Bth of November as the date of his arrival in Melbourne per P. and O. Company’s steamer, * Australia.*

Miss Rosalie Williams, of Picton, has passed in the London College Music Exams Senior Pass with 92 marks. Her sister, Miss Caroline Williams, gained the highest number of marks (95) in the same pass. Both young ladies are pupils of Mr Martin A. Cheek, of Blenheim, who visits Picton weekly, and has a number of pupils in that town. Mr Cheek gained the highest number of marks in this year's pass as Associate of Music.

Dr. and Mrs Mickle, of Christchurch, left by the ’Frisco mail for a trip to England.

Mr C. Seely, who has been working with Mr M. Greensill on his farm in the Pelorus Sound, met with a slight accident while bush-felling, and cut his head. He is at home in Picton for a few days till his wound heals.

The Hon. W. Jennings, M.L.C., has returned to Auckland from Wellington.

Mr and Mrs Fairfax Fenwick are visiting Christchurch, and are the guests of Mrs Fenwick.

The rejection of the proposal to grant degrees to women at Cambridge University must have grievously disappointed the large number of students at Girton and Newnham, who this year presented themselves for examination. There were eighty-one in all from the two Colleges, and although none succeeded in obtaining Wrangler rank, the marks gained by many of the students were brilliant enough to sustain the reputation of women for intellectual capacity. Among the Senior Optimes, Miss E Willis, of Girton, headed the list, her

position being equal to 34. Miss Annie Whitelaw, of Auckland, who stood seventh among the Senior Optimes from two Colleges, attained a place between 49 and 50. Miss Whitelaw was a pupil for several years at the Auckland College and Grammar School, where she held a Senior Scholarship. She was the first young lady from New Zealand to enter as a student in Girton College. Immediately after graduating at Girton she received the appointment of Mathematical tutor at Wycombe Abbey School, at Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, a college for girls conducted on the same system as Eton and Harrow, and like those schools, giving great prominence to physical training in the College course.

MESSRS McNay, Mynott, and Findlay left New Plymouth on Tuesday for Wellington. They will take passage for Vancouver in the ‘ Aorangi.’

Miss Wilson, of Napier, has gone for a visit to Wellington.

Mr George Fisher, M.H.R., has been staying for a few days at Eketahuna.

The Rev. R. Young is forming a Boys’ Institute at Foxton.

Mr W. C. Somers has gone to Lyttelton. He is one of the firm of Messrs Russell and Somers, Auckland.

Mr W. H. Skinner delivered an interesting lecture on ‘ Local Maori History ’ in New Plymouth last week.

Mrs C. Govett and her daughter have returned to New Plymouth after their stay in Dunedin.

The Rev. Dr. Clifford has left Napier. He with Mrs and Miss Clifford much enjoyed their visit to this salubrious town.

Mr and Mrs Walter Clifford went to Christchurch for the Grand National. They stayed a day or two in Wellington en route.

Several ‘ Golfiacs ’ from Wellington are going to Christchurch. Mrs Pearce will visit Mrs Ogle, and Miss S. Johnson is the guest of Mrs George Gould.

Mr F. J. Dignan will act as manager of the Napier branch of the Bank of New Zealand During the absence of Mr Fenwick in Christchurch.

Miss Cornford is visiting Mangawbare. Miss Nellie Cotterill is with her. Both young ladies hail trom Napier.

An old resident of Devonport, Captain J. M. Syme, who intended some time ago to settle in Tasmania, is at present visiting Auckland. He may remain there permanently.

The Rev. C. Bice (General Secretary to the Anglican Board of Missions) is inspecting his various stations in Queensland. He proposes to extend his tour to Mrs Robinson’s Selwyn mission to the Kanakas at Mackay ; also he will visit the Bellenden Ker.

Dr. Ninian Trotter, of Invercargill, will act as locum tenens for a clergyman in Christchurch. Mrs Trotter and family have not arrived yet, but are to reside at New Brighton when they come.

Miss Broughton leaves Picton to visit friends in Dunedin for a few days. She afterwards intends to return to Wellington, and journey overland to Auckland, visiting the Hot Lakes en route, previous to returning to her duties as Professor of Music in New York.

Mr and Mrs Kersey Cooper have left Wellington for London. They intend to go by the Canadian mail steamer * Aorangi ’ to Vancouver, and thence to England.

Miss Corrigan, who has been staying tn New Plymouth for a considerable time, has returned home. (

Mr and Mrs George Bloomfield left Auckland for Australia by the ‘Moana.’

Mr James Macfarlane and Mr C. A. Harris, of Auckland, have gone to Sydney.

Mrs W. Hastie, wife of the manager of the Milburne run, near Hampden, has returned from a visit to her mother in Sydney. Unfortunately, she was a passenger by the ill-fated steamer * Tasmania,’ and has thus had a prolonged, though eventful passage.

Miss Clara Firth, Auckland, is going to Waikato to spend a month with her cousin.

Mrs Troutbeck and her little son have returned from England, and are staying at the Masonic Hotel, Napier.

Mr J. Bowden, who has long been choirmaster at the Otahuhu Wesleyan Church, has been presented with a handsome illuminated address on resigning that position. Mr Bowden is manager of the Victoria Insurance Company in Auckland.

The Misses Cornford and N. Cotterill, Napier, have gone for a short visit to Mangawhare.

The girls in the Beresford-street school, Auckland, who recently passed the Sixth Standard, have presented their teacher, Mr F. J. Ohlsen, with a combined pocketbook and purse, and Fountain pen. Miss Ettie Regan, on behalf of herself and the other pupils, made the presentation. The whole of the 36 scholars in Mr Ohlsen’s class passed successfully.

A serious accident happened to Mr Sanderson, manager of the Patoka Station, on Tuesday morning. He was out pig-hunting, and one of his party, in taking aim at an old boar, missed his mark and the bullet entered Mr Sanderson’s forearm and the elbow of his right arm. He was taken to the hospital about nine o’clock on Tuesday night, and is now much better, although very weak from loss of blood.

WHILST young Mr Hosking was away at Mount Albert attending his uncle, Mr John May, who was severely injured by being thrown from his horse on Wednesday morning, bis father’s dwelling at Mount Eden was entered by burglars, and two trophies, valued at £5 and respectively, also a pair of trousers, were stolen. The trophies were found in the garden, where the burglars had thrown them with a note saying they hoped to have better luck next time.

Mrs Carlile, Napier, has returned from a visit to Wellington

Mr and Mrs F. F. Fenwick, of Napier, are going for a visit to Christchurch. Mr F. J. Dignan, late manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Marton, will, in the meantime, take Mr Fenwick’s place.

Dr. Keith, of Fiji, with his wife (who was a Miss Jackson, of Auckland), is at present visiting the Northern City. They will soon return to their sunny home.

THE successor to the late Mr L. A. Williams are Messrs M. Laing and R. Maudsley, who have been appointed joint managers of Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewen’s Wellington branch. The appointment is regarded with favour, as both gentlemen have been with the firm for a considerable number of years.

Mr and Mrs Owen Jones, of Dunedin, are in Auckland on a visit to their friends. They find the climate a pleasant change from that of the cold South.

JUDGE Wilson left Auckland for New Plymouth last week.

The chief officer of the ‘ Rotorua ’ has been appointed chief officer of the ‘Waikare.’ Mr Walker left the ‘ Rotorua ’ at Lyttelton to take up his new billet.

Mr John Walker, Wellington, is going to begin business in Adelaide with a connection of his. For a few years he was in the employ of the Wellington Harbour Board. He has now resigned that position.

Captain Adams, H.M S. ‘Pylades,’ officially visited His Excellency the Governor, and Lieutenant Ward, on behalf of His Excellency, returned the state call.

The Primate of New Zealand, Bishop Cowie, has been a D.D. of Cambridge, his alma mater, since 1869. He recently received the degree of D.D. honoris causa from the University of Oxford.

Miss Beauchamp, Anikiwa, Picton, has gone to visit the Empire City.

In Christchurch Mr and Mrs Barker are the guests of Mrs A. Boyle, Lanmaes, and Miss Elworthy is staying with Miss M. Cotterill.

Mr H. Hamling, left by the San Francisco mail boat for England for the purpose of laying his scheme for a tramway between Moturoa and Fitzroy before his principals at Home. He is interested in the progress of Taranaki.’ •

Mrs Strang (Rangitikei) is staying with her mother, Mrs Nicholson Reid, in Wellington.

Mrs Bolton, who has been paying a short visit to her mother, Mrs Hindmarsh, of the Bluff Hill, Napier, has returned to her home near Woodville.

Mr Frank Ross leaves Christchurch shortly fora two years’ trip to England.

Judges Edger and H. D. Johnson, of the Native Land Court, are going this week to Maketu to hold a sitting of the Native Appellate Court.

The Misses Gray (HOOll Hay) are staying at Warner’s. Christchurch, for the week, also Mr and Mrs Cathcart Wason.

Mrs Allen has returned to Picton after spending a delightful week at Tyntesfield with the Seymour family, and also getting a peep at many old friends in Blenheim.

Mr Lucas went to Fiji last week. He has been appointed chief officer of the s.s. ‘Maori’ (U.S.S. Company).

Mr and Mrs W. Barton are staying at Warner’s, Christchurch, with Mrs Studholme.

Mr John Walker, on the staff of the Wellington Harbour Board, was presented with a smoker's companion on the occasion of bis resignation from the service to enter into business in Adelaide. Mr Banmgart, on behalf of the employes, offered the gift.

Mrs G. Marshall, from Wanganui, is at present in New Plymouth.