PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XXI, 13 November 1897, Page 658

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

HIS Excellency the Governor, the Countess of Ranfurly, and suite left Wellington for Christchurch last Friday by the Tutanekai to attend the New Zealand Cup Meeting on the Prince of Wales’ Birthday. They will probably be away a week. I’he Earl of Ranfurly is evidently very energetic. A few days ago His Excellency, Captain Dudley Alexander and Mr Hill-Trevor went out camping, the site chosen being about eight miles from I’ahiatua. They took four servants and tents. Unfortunately, the weather was very bad, and camp was pitched, in torrents of rain, in the bush, near a small river. It cleared up towards evening, and the night was very cold, ice being formed on the pools of water about the tents. The next day was fine, but the rivers were unfishable, and only a few trout were secured. The last day was as bad as the first, and camp was struck in torrents of rain. In January the Vice-Regal Party are contemplating an expedition which, should the weather be fine, will prove very delightful, viz., a driving and camping tour right through the South Island. It will occupy about two months. The Bishop of Waiapu, who has been to England to attend the Lambeth Conference, has returned home by the Rimutaka after an absence of seven months. ‘The Chummery,’ Parnell, Auckland, loses one of its members in the person of Mr Sidney Orbell, who leaves this week for Western Australia. During his sojourn in Auckland Mr Orbell has made a large circle of friends, by whom his departure will be much regretted. Miss Cotterell (Sydney) will drive from Blenheim with Mr Vavasour this afternoon to spend a week at Ugbrooke with Mrs Vavasour. Mr and Mrs Burgess (New Plymouth) are on a short visit to Auckland. Mr and Mrs John Duncan, The Grove, Queen Charlotte Sound, were in I’icton from Saturday till Tuesday this week. Miss Ella Johnston is the guest of Mrs Grace in Wellington. Mr W. W. Collins is now in Auckland, and lectured last week on Nansen’s attempt to reach the North Pole. Mr and Mrs Bright leave Blenheim to-day for Christchurch, where they intend to spend carnival week. Nearly a hundred natives have been arrested near New Plymouth for ploughing up the land belonging to the settlers. They were sentenced to two months’ imprisonment and bound over to keep the peace for a year. Most of them were sent to Wellington to serve their time. The Rev. G. E. Rowe, of Perth, Western Australia, is one of the delegates to the Wesleyan Conference in Auckland. Mr Rowe has done good work in connection with the goldfields at Coolgardie and elsewhere. The many friends of Dr. W. G. Scott, of Onehunga, will be glad to welcome that popular medical man back again at Christmas, by which date he hopes to be in this colony once more. He is greatly benefited by his trip Home. Miss Dolina Hal, a pupil teacher at Kaukapakapa, has been removed to Wairoa South. To show that her three years’ stay has been appreciated she was given a silver bracelet as a memento. Mr and Mrs Charles Goulter, of Ilawkesbury, Blenheim, started this morning to drive to Christchurch. Miss Agnes Goulter, their eldest daughter, accompanied them. Should they have fine weather they are. likely to have a very enjoyable trip. Mr James W. Browne. Registrar of the Native Land Court, has been ap|x>inted chief consul for the Auckland division of the New Zealand Cyclists’ Touring Club.

Mr Mating Greensill, of Mahau Souud, was in Picton for Anniversary Day. Mr Thos. J. Meade, of the Dunedin Telegraph Ofiice, who is shortly to be married, has received a number of valuable presents, evidences of his popularity. At the telegraph office he was presented with a beautiful waluut overmantel and a couple of handsome vases. Miss Pitt (Nelson) has gone on a visit to Blenheim. At a special ordination service held at the Cathedral (Nelson) on Monday morning, the Bishop officiating, the Rev. F. W. Bennett was received into priests orders. At the opening session of the Wesleyan Conference in Auckland on Wednesday, November 10th, the Rev. W. Morley, retiring president, will give an address. On Monday there is to be a missionary meeting, and on Wednesday night (17th) a performance of the oratorio, ‘Elijah.’ The visitors are to be entertained at a steamer excursion on the Auckland Harbour on Saturday, the 20th. The low price of a shilling is to be charged. Miss Hunt left Nelson on Monday en route for England, where she will pursue her musical studies. She carries with her the heartiest sympathy and good wishes of the community in her career. Mrs 11. Wynn - Williams, Pelorus Sound, arrived in Picton on Sunday, unfortunately too late to see her young brother, Arthur, alive. She and Mr Wynn - Williams drove to Blenheim by coach on Sunday evening. The Rev. W. J. Habens, chief of the Education Department, has greatly benefited by his visit to Rotorua. He intends to remain there a little longer. The donation of £lOOO left by the late Mr Walter Turnbull to the Benevolent Institution in Wellington, is to be utilized in adding a wing to the Ohiro Road Home, which is very much needed. Many were the congratulations received by Miss Katie Young, of Linwood, Christchurch, who is a young and talented musician of 14 summers, when news was received of her having at that age passed the senior honours in music in connection with Trinity College, of London. Miss Young had already gained three certificates with high marks in the junior, intermediate, and senior examinations in connection with the same college, and has subsequently undergone a practical examination under the superintendence of Dr. Charles Vincent, a well-known musician of London. Miss Katie Young is the eldest sister of Miss Rima, who sang at the late Carnival at Christchurch, aged five years, and whose photo, appeared in these columns a few weeks since, as the youngest concert singer in New Zealand. The Commandant of the Forces, Colonel Pole-Penton, left Wellington for the South on Monday evening, to complete his inspection of the volunteers in that part of the colony. Miss M. Speed, who has been in Napier for the winter, returned to I’icton last week. Miss Bell, (Nelson) who has been the guest of Mrs W. T. L. Travers, in Hobson-street, for some weeks, returned to Nelson on Monday, a large number of friends assembling on the wharf to wish her bon voyage. Dr. Wallace MaeKenzie (Wellington) is on a visit to his brother Dr. 11. MaeKenzie, at Deep Creek. Dr. MaeKenzie visited his mother and sister in Picton on his way to Deep Creek. Mr W. R. Pliinmer, who for the last 14 years has been in the employ of Messrs George Thomas and Co., has been appointed to the position of manager of his father’s business. On Monday evening Mr W. Haybittie, on behalf of the firm, presented Mr I’limmer with a beautiful marble, clock, and Mr Woodger, on liehalf of the employees, presented him with a very handsomely bound set of Shakspcre's works.

Miss Wood (Nelson) is staying with friends in Christchurch. Mr Edgar Heaps, of the cable staff, La Perouse, Sydney, is at present spending a short holiday with his people in Nelson. Captain Coyle, late of the Royal Engineers, has arrived in Wellington, in order to take charge of the submarine defences throughout the colony. Captain Falconer, who has been iu charge in Wellington, will now take over the management of the Auckland torpedo station. Mr Seymour Fell (Picton) who is working at Deep Creek on Dr. MaeKenzie’s dredge, is disabled by having crushed his hand while at work. Mr J. de B. Patterson, of the Nelson branch of the National Bank of New Zealand, who lately received orders for a transfer to Waikaia, has since resigned his position in the bank, and will not at present leave Nelson. The Westralia brought over to Auckland the Rev. J. A. and Mrs Nolan, of Sydney, last week. Mrs Nolan is the President of the New South Wales Women’s Christian Temperance Union and she will be entertained at an ‘At Home’ by the members of the Auckland Union. Mr Nolan is a brother of Mr D. Nolan, of Ellerslie. He has come to this colony to attend the Wesleyan Conference. Mr D. Watt, of Wellington, has taken the vacancy in the National Bank-, Nelson, caused by Mr Patterson’s resignation. At the pupils’ concert in connection with the Nelson School of Music on Saturday evening, Miss Jackson (one of the pianoforte teachers) was presented by her pupils with a set of gold sleeve links and studs. Miss Jackson has resigned her position at the School of Music as she is shortly to be married. Mrs Thomas Brindley, a niece of the late James Stack, one of the first New Zealand missionaries, died at Lindfield, Sydney, the other day. A very young dentist has just successfully passed his final examinations in Dunedin. This is Mr Norman Rishworth, son of the Rev. J. S. Rishworth, Onehunga. The clever young man is only 20 years of age. Mr H. Wilmot, of Waitohi Valley, Picton, has been temporarily appointed to the charge of the Tua Marina School. Mr Wilmot is a promising young teacher and the present opening may show up his good qualities to the Board, and obtain for him a permanent appointment. Mrs (Dr.) Fell with her two children has returned to Wellington after a pleasant visit to Nelson. A new mining expert, Mr Van Gamber, has arrived in Westport. He is said to have a good deal of valuable mining experience, gleaned in South African goldfields. His business at present is to report upon properties for the General Exploration Company. Forty carpenters in New- Plymouth went out on strike on November 2nd, owing to the employers not acceding to the men’s demand to be paid for 48 hours for 47 hours work. The masters met and agreed to the men's demand. Miss Buller, who has been in Dunedin for some weeks, returned to Wellington last week. Airs H. Cavell, of Palmerston, was unlucky enough last w-eek to run a needle into her wrist. She was passing her hand over the wall when it met a needle which pierced her skin and broke off. It has not yet been recovered. Miss Ollivier (Nelson) left suddenly for Christchurch on account of the serious illness of her brother. Mr J. Elliot, a prominent supporter of the Star 11. football team, was entertained at dinner at the Red House Hotel, New Plymouth, on November 3rd, and was presented with a handsome silver-mount-ed walking stick bearing an appropriate inscription. Mr R. Cathew, president of the club, was in the chair. A very pleasant evening was spent.

The matron who was appointed to the Westport Hospital, Miss Payne, of Wellington, complains that certain conditions which she desired have not 'been fulfilled. She therefore resigned, and Miss McCarthy has been appointed in her place. Among the recent arrivals by the Australian mail is Mr W. Allan Lloyd, of Auckland, who has just completed a five years’ tour of the world. Mr Lloyd left some five years ago, and has since visited England, Scotland, France, Spain, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Afghanistan, United States, Mexico, Hawaiian Islands, and the whole of the Australian colonies. Mr Lloyd was present in France at the time of the assassination of the late President Carnot, and describes the scene in Paris as something beyond the power of words to express ; a whole city prostrated with grief at the murder of its idol. India was the last country visited, and Mr Lloyd regards the present trouble in that land of ■plague, pestilence and famine’ as being largely the result of a too lax censorship over the native press, which, when not engaged writing about something startling and original, such as the ‘Peace (?) of Europe,’ is generally engaged in stirring up strife against their British rulers. Altogether, a most enjoyable time has been spent in the different countries, but as even travelling is rather apt to become tiresome when one has five years of it, Mr Lloyd is very glad to once more sight the shores of New Zealand, than which no fairer land exists, so he says, and he ought to know. Much praise was given to Mrs Thornes and Mrs McKean for their indefatigable labours at the Children’s Flower Show last week. The Auckland working party for the New Hebrides’ Mission had a good meeting this month, and it was resolved to ask the various friends to send in all contributions of clothing as soon as possible, as the Missionary Box is to be packed immediately. Mr F. W. Carey, of Wellington, is spending a fortnight in Blenheim. Miss Campbell (Hawera) is at present in New Plymouth. Miss Ella Waddy, who left on a visit to Wellington and Christchurch, was recalled from Wellington and met her brothers funeral in Picton. She stayed with Mrs Fell for the night. Miss G. Fell (Nelson) has returned to her home after a delightful trip to Sydney. Miss Edith Hubbard, of Komata, receiving the highest number of marks in the district at the first examination held in New Zealand under the London College of Music, has been given a special prize by that august body. Mr 11. L. Harston should be very proud of his promising pupil Mrs Knight (Sydney) is the guest of Mrs C. P. Knight in Wellington. Mrs H. Godfrey, of Pieton, who has been staying with the Misses Eyes in Blenheim for a week, returned home yesterday. Colonel Newell is on a visit to New Plymouth for the purpose of inspecting the Taranaki Volunteers. The new battery manager of the Moanataiari Gold Mining Company at the Thames is Mr C. Malstrom, who arrived there last week, coming over from ’Frisco by the Moana. Miss Trix Atkinson (Nelson) has gone to Christchurch to visit friends. Mrs MacKenzie (Picton), who has been ill for some time past with blood poisoning, is now recovering, and able to see her friends. Mr and Mrs J. B. Thomson, of Dunedin, passed through Auckland en route for Kotorua, where they intend to try the baths for the sake of Mrs Thomson, who is in delicate health. Mr Thomson is rather an important southerner. He has been Mayor of Dunedin, Chairman of the Otago Harbour Board, and for many years a City Councillor. Mr James Russell, of Auckland, has gone to Wellington.

A great many Wellingtonians have left for the Christchurch Carnival week, among the number being the Misses Johnston, Buller, Grace, and Tolhurst, and Mr Edward Pearce. Mrs Daubeny (Sydney), with her infant daughter, returned to Nelson with her sister, Miss Fell, where her many friends are delighted to see her again. Mrs J. J. Dixon, Mount Albert, left Auckland last Monday on a visit to her married daughter, Mrs Charles Taylor, 8.N.Z., Te Awamutu. Mr J. B. Godkin, of Ngaire (Taranaki), who has been on a visit to the Old Country, has returned to his home Miss Haselden. from Huntersville, is on a visit to New Plymouth. Miss Pitt, of Nelson, is paying a visit to Blenheim, where she is the guest of Mrs Cleghorn. The foundation stone of the new Wesleyan Church in New Plymouth is to be laid by His Excellency the Governor on December 9th. His Excellency will also open the ‘lndustrial, Art, and Curio Exhibition,’ which is to be held at the same time, to raise funds for the building of the chureh. Mr Alfred Nathan, who has been on a brief visit to the West Coast of the South Island, in connection with mining matters, returned to Auckland in the s.s. Mahinapua. Amongst the specially welcome visitors to Auckland for the Wesleyan Conference, is the Rev. R. Bavin. He is one of the General Confernee delegates, and has recently returned from a visit to England. He worked well in New Zealand for some years. At Kaukapakapa a pretty present was made by the district school children last week to their head teacher, Mr G. W. Murray, on his birthday. The gift was a choice pair of gold sleeve links bearing his initials. Miss Fitzroy, who has been the guest of Mrs T. C. Williams in Wellington, has returned to Hawke’s Bay. The name of Miss Bessie Doyle will recall pleasant memories of her winsome face and skill with the bow. The young violinist is now in Auckland under the semi-professional name of Miss Eileen O’Moore. She will probably give some concerts in this colony. Mr Reginald Coke, who with Mrs Coke, is shortly to arrive in Auckland, will probably assist Miss O’Moore.