Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXII, Issue XXIV, 11 June 1904, Page 46

Personal Paragraphs.

His Excellency the Governor had a very enthusiastic send-off ou June Ist from Auckland, and lie was so much affected at seeing the last of his veterans that he was unable to say much more than a simple ‘'Good-bye” as the train steamed out from the city station. The huzzas were loud and long, and the Garrison Band played “Auld Lang Syne.” There were numerous representative people down to see him off including Sir John and Lady Campbell, Colonel Davies, C. 8.. the Mayor of Auckland. ConsulGeneral Dillingham (V.S.A.t, and Consul Boeufve (France). Mr John Iteid (Chamber of Commerce), the Hon. T. Thompson, Bishop and Mrs Neligan, and many others of note. A pretty horseshoe of violets with ribbons streaming from it, bearing in gold letters “Good Luck,” was sent by Mrs Bedford (Ponsonby), and nailed to the carriage entrance, the Governor expressing his appreciation of the attention. At Onehunga the Mayor (Mr Sutherland) and a great crowd had assemoled, and to them His Excellencies last words were, “Mr Mayor, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you; I can only sav I very much regret leaving you. Goodbye ' ” Miss Moore, of Wanganui, has returned from a visit to Wellington. Air J. D. Heagerty is back at Greytown after a trip to Rotorua. The Misses Reynolds (Gisborne) are in Auckland for a short holiday. Air. H. Cowper (Wanganui) has been visiting Wellington. Aliss Vida Hunter (Hamilton) is visiting Air and Airs Tonks, of Hawera. Air. and Airs. S. Crawford, of Te Puke, return from England next month. Air H. \\ i'son, of Cambridge is staying at "AA ha renui,” in Wanganui. ■Aliss B. Afiles is back in Wellington from her trip to Sydney. Airs Scott. Pieton.' has returned from a short visit to Wellington. Air Clirisp (Gisborne) is in Auckland for the races. Airs 11. Hole, of Wanganui, is in Wellington on a short visit. Air. A. Aliles (Wellington) has returned from his trip to Australia. Mrs Maclean, of Wanganui, is visiting relations in Auckland. Aliss F. Richmond, Nelson, is spending a few days in Pieton. Air Henry Wily, “The Falls,’’ Mauku, paid a flying visit to town this week. Air Harry AVorsp (Glen Alurray) is paying a dying visit to Auckland.' Air and Airs Afontefiore (Wellington) have gone to Sydney. Air. Gresley Lukin is back in Wellington after a trip to Sydney. Air A. J. Rand (Wellington) is going to England for six months. Airs Young, of Stratford, is the guest of her sister. Airs Alaekay, in Wanganui. Senior Nurse Beattie, of the Wellington Hospital, has resigned her position. Aliss Aloyniham. Nelson, is staying with Airs Philpotts, Picton. Miss Warmington. of V. tnganui. h >.S returned to Australia. Air and Airs D’Arcy (Sydney) have been visiting AVellington. Airs AV. C. Fitzgerald (Wanganui) has been visiting Airs Chalmers (AVellington).

Mr A. Eason, of the Rank of New South Wales, Blenheim, has been transferred to Wellington. Miss Dunn, Richmond. Nelson, is visiting her sister, Mrs A. Meßeth, at Spring Creek. Mr. W- C. Kensington. Under-Secre-tary for Lands, Wellington, is in Auckland on a visit. Miss Bob Lawlor (Thames) is in Auckland just now. and is staying with her grandmother (Mrs Grey), at Onehunga. Miss Chaytor, Richmond, Nelson, is visiting her aunt, Airs J. Chaytor, Marshlands. The Rev. A. O. Williams (Wanganui) is conducting a mission among the Maoris in the Wairarapa. Colonel Newall and Colonel Webb are back in Wellington after a trip to Wanganui. The death is announced of Mr M. J. McMahon, a well-known artist and story-writer, of Wellington. * Mrs Ernest Hadfield, of Wellington, is staying with her mother, Mrs Wood, of Bluff Hill, Napier. Miss Willis, of Cambridge, is on a visit to Auckland, and intends staying with friends for a few weeks. Miss Grace Allen, Pieton. is going Home shortly- to visit her aunt. Mrs Cragg, Guildford. Mr. C. W. Jones, who has been visiting the South Island, is back in Wellington again. Captain William Champion has taken command of the Government schooner Countess of Ranfurly. Mr Black (county- engineer, Ohineniuri) has been granted leave of absence for a fortnight on account of ill-health. Mrs James Hally- and party, of Cambridge, were in Auckland for a few- days last week to hear the Opera Company. Dr. and Mrs Buckby. who are leaving Paeroa, were given a farewell social by the local residents last week. Mr Arthur Collins, Nelson, who has lately returned from a trip to England, is visiting the Marlborough district. Detective Miller, who has been attached to the Thames police staff for three years, assumes duty at Auckland. Steps are being taken in Wellington to entertain Mr Seddon at a banquet on his 59th birthday on 22nd June. Airs V, alter V. illiams, who has been visiting relations in Christchurch, has returned to Hawera. Mrs Afarsack, of Auckland, who has been staying in Wanganui with her mother, Mrs John Watt, has returned home.

Mr Frank Grace, of Wellington, who has just returned tram America, is at present in Wanganui, visiting his brother, Mr Hassell Grace, at “Arles.” Mrs Holmes, of Palmerston North, who has been the guest of Mrs A. Blundell in Wanganui, has returned to her home. The members of St. Paul’s Club, Wellington, have presented the Rev. H. T. St'ealey with a handsome gift in recognition of their esteem. Mrs Ernest Reid. St. John’s Hill. Wanganui, has returned from a trip to Wellington. where she has been the guest of Mrs Robertson. Miss Essie Hague Smith who has been on an extended trip to the South, is spending a short time in Auckland before proceeding to her home in Paeroa. Messrs T. H. Lowrie (Napier), Hepburn, S. Williamson (Gisborne) arrived by the East Coast steamer last week, in order to attend the Ellerslie races. Miss O. Graham, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. H. Buckleton, of New Plymouth, for some months, has now returned to her home in Hamilton. Mrs Young, of Kauangaroa, left by the s.s. Warrimoo from Wellington for Hobart, where site intends spending a Sew weeks’ holiday. Lieutenant-Colonel Chaytor (Wellington) went to Wanganui to attend the annual dinner of the South African volunteers. / Miss Laurent, who has been postmistress at Raglan for some years, is to be removed to one of the branch city offices. Mr. C. B. H. Russell (Auckland) is in Wellington busy transferring the headquarters of his firm from the northern city. The well-known musician. Mr Walter Inipett, and Mrs Impett have moved into their new residence in PonsonbyToad, Auckland. A valuable set of silver carvers has been presented by the members of the Wellington Christian Doctrine Society to the Rev. Father O’Shea. Mrs Harry Marsack returned to Auckland last Friday from Wanganui, where pile has been staying with her mother ‘(Mrs Watt). Mr H. E. Dodd, Bank of New South Wales, Gisborne, is spending a holiday visiting relatives and friends in Auckland and the Thames. Mr A. S. Biss (Wellington), who for some time past has been aetlng-eaptain of the Naval Corps, has been promoted to the staff. * ■ After two years spent in the United States studying dentistry, Mr Rupert Hoskings has returned to Masterton to practise. . Mrs and Misses Ireland intend leaving 'Auckland next week for Fiji, where they will stay during the worst of the winter months. Mr Robison, the Acting-Superintendent , of the Tourist Department, has arrived in Auckland, on business connected with the Department, and he will visit Rotorua while in the province. Dr. Bennett, who has been on the Auckland Hospital’s resident staff for the past year, returned to Australia by the Westralia on Monday en route for Melbourne. Miss Medley (Wellington) has taken passage by the Tongariro for Loudon, and leaves this week. Among other passengers by the same vessel are the Rev. J. and Mrs Sedgwick (Pieton). A presentation of a handsome travelling bag has been made by the members of the Wellington Working Men’s Club to Mr E. K. Kelling, secretary of the games’ section. There is a movement on foot in Dunedin and elsewhere among those who have received tuition under the late Dr. Hislop to take steps to erect a suitable memorial in his honour. Mrs C. B. Russell and family intend leaving Auckland for their future home in Tinakoriroad. Wellington, on Friday. Mr Russell preceded them by some weeks. Messrs Elliott and McLean (Gisborne) •were in Auckland last week for the races, and left for Rotorua on Saturday. They intend to be back in Auckland Bgain for the races on Wednesday.

Mr anti Mrs Alec Johnstone left Auckland bn Tuesda y last by the s.s. Wainui. Mr Johnstone will go on to Westland, where Mrs Johnstone will follow him after spending some weeks visiting relatives in Taranaki. The vestry of St. Matthew's met last week to elect an organist in the place of Mr A. Towsey. who is leaving Auckland. Seven applications were received, and after a ballot Mr. R. Leslie Hunt was duly elected. Mr and Miss Cutfield, of Wanganui, have left for a trip to England for the benefit of Mr Cutfield's health. Mrs Cutfield accompanied them as far as Auckland. . Miss Ada Preece returned to Ngaruawahia on Monday last after spending a very enjoyable holiday in Auckland, where she was the guest of Mrs Arthur Kenderdine (Paineli). Mr. S. Weston, chief engineer of the Northern Company's steamer Clansman, who broke one of his legs recently, is making a good recovery, and will probably resume duty within a few weeks. Mr Walter Kerr. M.A.. an Aucklander, who finished his University education at Cambridge, has been appointed to succeed Mr Palmer on the teaching staff of Nelson College. A wedding of New Zealand interest took place in Johannesburg on April 13. when Miss E. Beresford, of Auckland. was married to Mr Gus. PalmerOwen, of Johannesburg. Mr T. Baillie, who has been under medical treatment at Home, returned to New Zealand by the Corinthie, and is visiting his relations at Pieton before taking up his duties at Napier in the Railway Department. The Rev. Canon Mae Murray, vicar of St. Mary's Cathedral, returned to Auckland on Sunday by the Zealandia. He had a pleasant holiday in Australia, and preached in Sydney, Melbourne and Ballarat while away. One of the victims of the prevailing epidemic of influenza is the Auckland City Engineer. Mr A. Wrigg, who has been away from the office for several days. Mr. McDonald, chief officer of the Aparima, has been granted holiday leave by’ the company, and Mr. Bell relieves him. Mr. J. Stanley, third officer, is remaining in Auckland on account of sickness, Mr. Baldwin, of the Hauroto, relieving. This week Mr. George Worsfold (who is a member of the Wellington staff of the Post Office) is going to England for a holiday trip. He will also visit the United States before returning to the colony. Mrs Walter Johnstone (Waihi) is in Auckland just now. She came up to be. present at the wedding of her sister (Miss Katie Connell), which took place last week. Mr Ellis, purser of the Penguin, has been instructed to join the Apaniina at Auckland and act as purser on the vessel during her stay on the New Zealand coast. Mr Howard Reed, of Wellington, passed through Auckland on his way to Rotorua, last week. He has been recommended a course of mineral baths, as he has been suffering from rather a severe attack of sciatica. Mr William Harvey, of the tinsmithing firm of Harvey and Sons. Auckland, was married last week, and blie employees of the firm gave him two beautiful Dresden china vases as a wedding gift. Mr D. Barron. Government Land Purchase Officer, will pay a visit to Auckland in a short time in connection with certain proposed acquisitions of land by the Government in this province. Captain Wall, in command of the Permanent Forces at the Auckland forts, who is being transferred to Lyttelton, was on Saturday week given a farewell social by the members of the Auckland Garrison Officers’ Club, and presented with a travelling-bag. Mr. Wm. Stuart, District Land Registrar for Wellington, retires from public service at the end of the present month. Mr. J. M. Batham, at present Judge of the Native Land Court, who formerly held the position, will be his suet cessor. Mrs Buxton and family left Auckland on Wednesday to join Mr Buxton in Wellington. They will spend a week or two visiting Mrs Buxton's people in Wa-

nganui en route. They have lieen fortunate enough to secure a house iu Tinakori-road. Mr. F. Mackenzie, proprietor of the ‘•Northern Luminary,'* Kawakawa, who lias been laid up for the past fortyight with a severe attack of influenza, is now mending very well, and hopes to be about shortly. Mr and Mrs W. Barton (Featherston) are staying with Mrs Rhodes at the “Grange” (Wellington). Very deep sympathy is felt with them for the death of their eldest little girl. Florence, who was only ten years old. The friends of Mr John Stewart, exengineer of the s.s. Aotea, have determined to give him a dinner, as a mark of their high esteem and regret at his removal from the Wairoa passenger boat. Mr A. E. Harding, M.HJR. for Kaipara, will preside at the function. <- We lost a good man when we lost Mr. Mackenzie'* was the complimentary remark regarding the late Commissioner of Crown Lands in Taranaki, uttered by Mr. Cock, the Mayor of New Plymouth, at the local Chamber of Commerce meeting. Mr. Mackenzie has been very well received in Auckland. Official intimation has been received from Wellington that Master Uriah Forgie has been appointed to a cadetship in the State Fire Insurance Department in that city. Master Forgie received his primary education in the Parnell District School, and was prepared for the junior eivil service examination at Mr. T. Harle Giles’ College. Mr H. J. H. Blow (Under-Secretary of Public Works) and Mr C. E. Vickerman (District Engineer) inspected the Northern railway lines in construction, and while in Whangarei looked at the new Opau-Grahamstown bridge, a work which it is said is to be pushed on with. Mr F. McGovern, late Inspector of Police, accompanied by Mrs McGovern, is visiting Hamilton on a short visit after an absence of about 18 years. Though somewhat whiter, the veteran has not altered much, and still enjoys splendid health. A cheque for a handsome sum ha« been presented to Mr. M. J. Crombie (Wellington) by his colleagues of the Government Advances to Settlers’ Department. Mr. Crombie is leaving the Government service for the legal profession, and shortly goes to Stratford to practise. • ; *-■ Mr. 11. W. Lawrence, F.C.S., who has just resigned his position as assistant chemist to the Agricultural Department, was a student at Tlothamsted (England), and formerly held an- appointment under the Royal Agricultural Society. He has been in the Government service since his arrival in the colony, and is leaving it to take up a position witlf a private firm. Miss Peters, who some years ago went out to India as the representative of the New Zealand Baptist Churches, and recently returned to the colony on furlough, is seriously ill at Wanganui. Her medical attendant has absolutely forbidden further work at present. Mr. C. C. Kingston, formerly Minister of Customs in the Federal Government, who has been in very bad health for some time past, is announced to have resumed his seat in the Australian House of Representatives on the 18th inst. amid cheers and congratulations from all sides of the House. Professor Talbot Tubbs, who represents the Auckland University College on the Board of Examiners for the Rhodes scholarship, and Mr F. Sinclair**, M.A., the candidate for the scholarship nominated by the Auckland Professorial Board, left for Wellington to-day. The Board meet on Tuesday next. Captain Joseph Wiggins, F.R.G.8.. a famous Arctic explorer, is at present a visitor to Melbourne at the invitation of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Victoria). Captain Wiggins has devoted himself during the last 30 years to the exploration of the Kara Sea, and was the first to navigate a vessel up 1000 miles of the Yenesei—the great Siberian waterway. Mr Charles Wilson (Parliamentary Librarian) has returned to the colony from his official visit to the leading libraries of America and Great Britain The results of his inquiries and observations will be embodied in a report to the Government through the Parliamentary Library Committee.

Tx>cal athlete* will regret the death of Mr Hire Poka, which occurred at Maropiu some days ago, after a lingering illness. He was regarded a few years tack as the fastest “hundred” sprinter in the Northern Wairoa. and many held that with proper training h« would have been one of the cracks of the colony. K Miss Clarice Buckman. daughter of Mr J. Buckman, of Parnell, who has been making a successful tour of the colony, has returned to Auckland, where she will rest for a while. She intends to make a visit to Australia later on. Miss Buckman is a New Zealand girl, who has been studying singing in England for some years, and she returned to the colony for a rest, after which she goes back to England to fulfil engagements. 4 The death is reported from Napier of Dr. Edward Menzies, aged 84. Deceased went all through the Crimean War, and retired on pension from the Army in 1872, with the rank of Inspector-General of Army Hospitals. Shortly after going to Napier lie was appointed ResidentSurgeon of the hospital, from which position he retired in 1896, owing to advanced age. The news of the sudden death at Palmerston North of Mr David Seott has caused widespread regret, both in the Manawatu district and in Wellington. One of the most enthusiastic of hockey players, he did much to advance the game, and at the time of his death was secretary to the Manawatu Hockey Association. For nearly a year he was on the staff of the "Evening Post.” Pleuropneumonia was the eau.se of death, which resulted after three days’ illness. His age was 23. It is good nevrtt to tJse residents of Palmerston North that Air Arande! Orchard, Mus. Bae., is to return to New Zealand, and will once more reside in Palmerston. It will »be remembered that two or three years ago Mr Orchard went to Sydney, where there was greater scope for his talents, but unfortunately the climate does not agree with him. and he intends to leave New South Wales in August. There is every reason to believe that Lord Roberts, accompanied by his wife and daughter, will definitely visit Australia and New Zealand in the early part of next year. From an excellent source I hear that the distinguished soldier has announced his intention of seeing all the beauty spots of both islands. and that his stay in this part of the world will be something like a month or six weeks, writes our Wellington correspondent. , Dr. Van Kerehkoff, who belongs to a very large staff of medical men employed by the Dutch Government to work in the island of Java, the principal centre of Dutch settlement in the East, has been visiting the beauty spots and health resorts of the South Island, and is much impressed. He is devoting a good deal of his time to making inquiries regarding our social conditions. He returns home, via Canada, in a short time. «... . .v,

Mr J. CulfMui. who ha* relinquished the position of head aalesman in the furniture department of the Tonsou Garlick Company, of Auckhmd, wax on Saturday presented Uy the secretary (Mr Brown) on behalf of his fellowemployees with a gold watehchain and pendant. Mr Brown, in a neat speech, spoke of Mr Callpan's popularity among the stall', and his long service with the company. Mr Culpan suitably responded. A pleasant function took place on Saturday afternoon at the Auckland Bowing Club’s boathouse, when Mr H. J. Cleal, a prominent member of the club, was presented with a silver tea service and tray on the occasion of his marriage. In the absence of the captain (Dr. Stuart B. Reid) the deputy-captain (Mr J. Lovett) took the chair and made the presentation on behalf of the club, eulogising Mr < deal's services, and wishing him every prosperity. Mrs Tosswill, who for thirteen years has been teacher of the Gihsontown school, is leaving to take charge of the Fail-halt school. Recently at a farewell social she was presented by the residents with a silver jam-dish, butter-dish and knife, fork and spoon in a morocco case, as a token of their regret at her departure (writes our Marlborough correspondent). The past pupils of the school also presented her with a gold dagger brooch, and the present pupils with a silver hairpin box. Mr- F. 11. Bulkeley-Johnson, one of Governor-General Northeote’s private secretaries, has hit Wellington for Auckland via the Wanganui river, Taupo, and Rotorua, for the purpose of seeing as much of the colony as possible in the short time at his disposal, and reporting the result to the Governor-Gen-eral of the Commonwealth, who contemplates a visit to New Zealand towards the end of the year. Mr. Bulkeley-John-son, who relinquishes his official duties on leaving New Zealand, is on his way back to England via America, and leaves Auckland for Sail Francisco on the 10th of this month. Amongst ti e passengers coming to New Zealand by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s s.s. Paparoa, due here early this month, is Captain Craycroft, who will l>e remembered as captain of the New Zealand .Shipping Company’s old-time clipper ship Orari, which was a regular trader to New Zealand in the eighties. During the last few years Captain Craycroft has been commander of one of Sir Donald Currie's steamers trading to South Africa from London. Captain Craycroft, who is accompanied by his wife and family, intends to reside permanently in Pieton. On .lune 2nd, at the City Buffet, Auckland, the captain and crew of the s.s. Ivotiti were entertained by the members of the Taniwha Fishing Club at their annual dinner, at which a company of about fifty was present, and Air Busby occupied the chair. Advantage was taken of the occasion to present to Captam E. J. Wann an elaborately mounted shield, comprising views and incidents of the Club’s Easter cruise round and about the Jlauraki Gulf, in recognition of his geniality mi that, occasion. Other toasts were honoured, and a pleasant evening was spent eonviviallv by the members. Mr A. Smith had charge of the management of the social. The return of Mr Arthur Myers to Auckland and to the resumption of his duties as managing director of the < ampbell and Ehrenfried Company, Limited, was the occasion for the presentation of an illuminated address to that gentleman by those hotelkeepers in the City of Auckland who are tenants of the company. Mr A. J. Tapper made the presentation on behalf of his fellowhotelkccpers, and very happily gave utterance to the cordial respect in which All Myers is held by the members of the retail trade, and referred to the plea-ant relations that have always existed between the company and its tenants. Mr Myers, in his replv, mentioned that in all his travel}, he had seen no place in the British Empire whore the trade was carried on as strictly aiid efficiently as in Auckland, and he was delighted to notice the very cordial relations existing between the members of the wholesale and retail trade. Before breaking up the meeting the company honoured the toast of Mr and Mrs Arthur Myers’ health. The following are the names of Air W. I. Robinson's pupils who passed the

Government examinations in land and marine engineering held last month. The pupils are from the Wellesley-street school and outside branch classes:—W. J. Brain, first-class stationary engine driver’s certificate; W. J. Brown, locomotive and traction eugine driver; Sydney Godfrey, seeoud-elass stationary engine driver; J. H. Graham, locomotive and traction engine driver; Bert. A. Meyenberg, second-class oil engine; C. H. Williams, locomotive and traction engine driver: Robert Kelly, first-class stationary engine driver's certificate; J. J. Dromgool, river engineer’s; R. Daw'son, locomotive and traction engine driver; A. C. Girven, winding engine driver’s certificate; C. A. Cowan, secondclass stationary engine driver; J. S. White, certificate for river engineer; W. J. Allen, marine engine driver; G. W. Anderson, second-class stationary engine driver. Mr. John Bowden, who left for Wellington on Tuesday to take up his duties as accountant in the Government Fire Insurance Office, was the recipient on Saturday last of a cheque from his late employer (Mr. W. R. Holmes), and a handsome case of silver-mounted pipes and matchbox from his fellow employees. Mr. Holmes, in making the presentation, expressed the hearty good wishes of himself and staff for Mr. Bowden’s future success, and asked him to accept the gifts as a memento of the cordial relations which had existed between them during the past 2J years. Mr. Bowden, in reply, sincerely thanked the donors for their kindness, and reciprocated their good wishes. We understand that Mr. W. B. Tait has been appointed to succeed Mr. Bowden as the representative of the Manchester Assurance Company, for which Mr. W. It. Holmes is the Auckland attorney. At the Devonport Congregational Church on June 1 a presentation of silverware was made to Mr- and Mrs. J. Bowden and family. The Rev. A. J. Lee, in a few well-chosen remarks, expressed regret at losing Mr. Bowden and family from the ranks of the church, and asked them to accept the gift as a tangible expression of the esteem and respect in which they are held by all connected with the church. Mr. Bowden, in reply, heartily thanked the donors for their handsome gift, and expressed his sorrow’ at the severance of a connection which had proved so pleasant and enjoyable.