Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue V, 2 August 1902, Page 300

Personal Paragraphs.

Lord Ranfurly is on his way North from Wellington, giving addresses en route in support of his scheme for the establishment of a Veterans’ Home. In Auckland His Excellency is to address a meeting of citizens on Friday, August Ist, at Government House. The Mayor of Auckland (Mr Alfred Kidd) has sent circular invitations to citizens desiring their attendance, so a crowded meeting is practically assured.

Mrs Keesing. of Napier, has gone for a visit to Auckland.

Miss Denniston (Dunedin) is stay g at. Miss Malcolm’s, Wellington.

Miss Siggs is visiting Napier, and staying with Miss McLernon. Miss Fleming is visiting friends in Napier.

Mr P. G. Garvey, of Wellington, has left for London and Edinburgh, where be proposes to study medicine.

Mr and Mrs Fred. Watson, who have been visiting Melbourne, have returned to New Plymouth-

Mrs (Dr.) Barr, who has been visiting Mrs Collins, of New Plymouth, has returned to her home in Nelson.

Miss Hyde (I’icton) is on a visit to Mrs Travers, Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Miss C. Gorki]], after a pleasant trip to Auckland, has returned to New Plymouth.

Sir William and Lady Russell have taken rooms art Miss Partridge's, Wellington, for the session.

Dr. Elizabeth Platts-Mills (Wellington) has been on a brief trip to Christchurch.

Mr Maughan Barnett has, during his stay in Napier, been the guest of Mr Large, Coote Road.

Mr E. Buxton, C.E., is in Wellington on business connected with the Parapara iron industry.

Col. and Mrs Owen are in Wellington again, after an absence of several months in different parts of the colony.

Among visitors to the colony by the Got hie are the Hons. G. and K. Goschen, sous of the Rt. Hon. Vi;count Goschen.

Mr Nisbett, the popular manager in New Zealand for the Westinghouse Brake Company, has gone to Australia for a visit of some months.

Mr E. Allison, who came to Wellington for the Racing Conference — putting up at the Royal Oak Hotel—has returned to Auckland.

His Honour the Chief Justice has quite recovered from his recent indisposition. which confined him to the house for over ten days.

Mrs and Miss Walker (Christchurch), are in Wellington on their annual visit, staying at Miss Pye’s, Mulgrave-street.

Mr and- Mrs Walter Johnston, Jun., arc settled in their house in Thorndon Quay, Wellington, after a long' search for a suitable residence.

The many friends of Mr Frank Perry, of Crissoge, Hawke’s Bay, will be glad to hear that he is recovering from bis recent serious illness.

Mr and Mrs Parfitt (Wellington) arc contemplating a move to Melbourne. and are giving up their house at the Lower Hutt.

Mrs Malcolm Macpherson. Wellington, is going to Canada shortly on a visit to her many friends and relatives.

Mr E. Cornford, who has been offered a lucrative appointment in South Africa, left Napier on Friday; Mr Baines also left by the same steamer.

Mr Rodie, who has been acting as locum tenens for Mr Frost during the latter’s absence in America, has decided to reside. permanently in Napier.

Mr Fred. Tucker, who served as a lieutenant in one of the New Zealand contingents, has been on a visit to

his home in Ashburton, prior to returning to South Africa for good-

The Rev. F. G. Evans and Mrs Frans, of New Plymouth, have gone foi a trip to Auckland, then to Tauranga, to visit the former’s parents there.

Mr T. Hamer, formerly private secretary to Mr. Seddon, who has been recruiting his health in England, left London by the R.M.S. Himalaya for Australia and Wellington on the 14 th in st.

Mr and Mrs James Haslett and family have left Auckland for Dunedin, where they intend to take up their residence, Mr Haslett having entered into business as a chemist in that city.

Mr and Mrs W. Reid, who have been on n year’s visit to England, returned by the Gothic. Mrs Reid has been in very bad health during her absence, and came back to New Zealand undefc- medical advice.

Prior to his retirement from the New Zealand Insurance Company. Mr Malcolm Wiseman was the recipient o( a presentation from his fellow-em-ployees in the Auckland office- The manager (Mr G. N. Pierce) made the presentation.

Mr Dawson, of the firm of Messrs A Clark and Sons, Napier, was, on the eve of his departure for Wellington. presented by Mr F. W. Triggs, on behalf of the staff', with a handsome liqueur stand as a token of their regard.

Captain Rich, R.N., has been staying at Government House during H.M-s. Ringarooma’s stay in Wellington. His Excellency the Governorand the Ladies Knox attended Divine service on board on two occasions, besides visiting the ship at various other times during the week.

Mr P. F. Coldic-utt, of the Railway Department, who has been promoted to the Wanganui section, was on Saturday evening last' entertained by about fifty railway employees, and presented with a handsome smoker’s companion. Mr 11. Pearce was ehairman, and there were many complimentary speeches, proving the popularity of Mr Coldicutt, who suitably responded.

Amongst visitors at the Star Hotel, Auckland, last week, were: —Mr F. S. McHenry, Mr B. Hegman, Mr J. F. Bryant, New York; Mr F. M. Boake, Calcutta; Mr J. M. McDougall, Mr E. Petter, Mr H. A. Petter, London; Mr and Mrs Critten, Mr and Mrs Donaldson, Mr Honey, Mr and Mrs Fisher, Mr and Mrs Lee Smith, Mr Neil Barclay, Dunedin; Mr 11. McWilliam, Glasgow; Mr J- McLennan, Mr Wright Smith, Wellington; Mr H. D. Darton, Naseby; Mr H. Burrows, Mr G. H. Bell, Mr J. A. Johnstone, Sydney; Mr W. A. P. Hood, St. Louis; Mi- and Mrs Wilkinson, Perth; Mr J. H- Robertson, Dundee; Mr D. H. Lee, Melbourne.

It may interest New- Zealanders, especially Dunedin people, to know that the Mr E. B. Kargant, who has been appointed Minister of Education for the ftansvaal (1882 or 3) offered the Professorship of Mathematics at Dunedin University; and it was only on account of family matters that he refused it. Mr Sargant, who was a Trinity College, Cambridge, man. was for many years employed in the Civil Service Commission, the body who conduct all the examinations for the Array, Navy and Civil Service. He resigned this appointment in order to tour the colonies, with the idea of promoting a scheme by which a proportion of the colonial public school teachers should spend two years at-the English Universities. He got no further than South Africa, where he interviewed- Cecil Rhodes, who, as his will has shown, had somewhat similar ideas, and as a result of that, interview apparently is now Minister of Education for' the Transvaal.

Considering the season of the year there are a good number of visitors in Auckland just, at present. Last week’s guests at the Central Hotel included Mr F. C. Williams, Miss Williams, Mr Meadowcroft, Mr Levy, Mr R. M. Steele, Mr Redstone, Wellington. Captain and Mrs Rae, Messrs Maceonochie, Scotland. Mr Camellie, Whangarei. Mr McKenzie, Otago.

Mr and Mrs Rail, Mr Joslyn, MT Hogarth, New York. Mr Molden, Melbourne. Mr and Mrs Fletcher and family, Mr and Mrs Black and son, Mr and Mrs Selley and family (4), Captain Nilson, Dr. Bracewell, England. Mr and Mrs Bates, Hastings. Messrs Le Cren (2), Timaru. Mr and Mrs Oetzmann, London, Mr Danson, Oamaru. Mr Salinger, Mr Best, Mr Brewer, Mr and Miss Morgan, Miss Howard, Mr Eggare, Mr Taylor, Mr Gillies, Mr G. H. Anderson, Sydney. Mr Palmer, Mr Salmon, Mr and Mrs Palmer, Mr Dallas, Waikato. Ml- Langford, Taranaki. Mr Cockrill, New Plymouth. Mr F. G. Williams, Gisborne. Mr Burgess. Mr Barton, Dunedin.

Mr. J. W. Foote, who has joined the staff of the Kauri Timber Company, aud will occupy the responsible position of “buyer,” was, prior to his departure from Taranaki, entertained by representatives of the various soft goods firms, and’was the recipient of a handsome gold hunter watch, inscribed “Presented to J. W. Foote, Esq., by his commercial friends, as a token of esteem, New Plymouth, July, 1902.” The chair was occupied by Mr. Ramson, manager for Sargood, Son & Ewen, who spoke in very high terms of the esteem in which Mr. Foote was held by those present for his integrity, business ability and good qualities generally. The chairman also said that Mr. Foote was very popular with the travellers of other firms doing business in New Plymouth, and no better indication could be found of a business man’s quality- than his securing the good opinion of “the man on the road.” He could give his personal concurrence with the general feeling of regret at Mr. Foote leaving New Plymouth. and the wish that prosperity would attend him. The presentation was then made, and the health of Mr. Foote was drunk with musical honours. Mr. Ramson’s remarks werA heartily endorsed by Mr. Compton (Wellington Woollen Company), Mr. Trebelico (A. Clark & Son), Messrs. Williams. Moresby, and Sole, representing the wholesale firms of Messrs Bly th, John and Thomas Avery, the retailers, and by Mr. Allworth (“Daily News”). Mr. Foote warmly thanked his friends for the honour they had done him for their presents and kind wishes, after which a very pleasant hour was spent, the proceedings concluding with “Auld Lang Syne.”

The growth of confidence in th© Publie Trust Office is shown by the fact that it is now custodian of the wills of 1272 living persons. The position of the public Trustee is naturally a very important one, as he has to see that the interests of widows and orphans are rightly guarded, and that their estates and patrimony are faithfully administered and conserved. This is in itself a great responsibility, but the integrity of the Public Trustee is guaranteed by the State, as is also the capital funds administered, thus affording absolute security. The Public Trust Office merely seeks to be self-supporting, its charges having been greatly reduced even during the past year. The- office also does an immense amount of work free of charge; for instance, correspondence and consultations are free, no matter how complicated a subject, is submitted for consideration. Advice respecting wills is given free of cost, and the office makes no charge for drawing up or revising wills.