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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue VIII, 20 August 1904, Page 45

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Mrs Aimstrong, Palmerston North, is Visiting in Wellington. Mr and Mrs Cecil Jones (Wellington) have gene to Sydney for a trip. Mr and Mrs Biss have left Wellington lor a trip to the South Island. Mrs Gillies, Picton, has gone to Wellington. Mr Gordon Nolan (Gisborne) is spending a fortnight’s holiday in Auckland. Mr Izard, of Wanganui, has gone to Christchurch for the Grand National. Mr. E. S. Marks (Sydney) has been visiting Wellington. Mr. F. M. Fisher .(Chrsitchurch) was recently in Wellington. Mr. Ceeil Roadley (Wellington) has returned from a trip to Australia. Mrs. W. Keeling has returned to Palmerston North from her visit to her mother jn Wellington. Mr and Mrs Steele, of the SteelePayne Bellringers, went to Sydney in •the Sonoma. Mr. T. Wingfield left Auckland for Sydney in the Sonoma on Monday on his way to England. Mr R. P. Gibbons, the well-known timber mill owner, left for Sydney on Monday in the Zealandia for a holiday. Miss Badley (Greymouth) is staying With Mrs. Bickerton-Fisher, Bligh’s road, Papanni. Mr. F. Waymouth has returned to Christchurch after over a month's visit to Rotorua. Miss Ethel Wilson (Christchurch) has been staying with Mrs. Macfarlaue, “Karwarra,” North Canterbury. Mr XV. R. Holmes delivered a lecture on auditing to the Wellington Accountant Students’ Association last week. Mr. and Mrs. Melville Jamieson (Timaru) are the guests of Mrs. Bond, Papanui road, Christchurch. Mr Graves Aickin and Mr T. A. Crawford are attending a meeting of the New Zealand Pharmacy Board in Wellington. Mr G. R. WyHie (Gisborne), who has been ill for some weeks with rheumatic fever, is visiting Rotorua. Colonel Porter, who has been visiting' Gisborne for a few days, has returned to Christchurch. Friends of the Hon. G. F. Richardson will regret to hear that he is reported .to be dangerously ill. The Misses McHardy, of Napier, left Auckland last week for the States in (the Sierra on a round-the-world tour. Mrs McNab, Blenheim, is spending a few days in Picton with her sister, Miss Speed. I 4 Mr and Mrs George Eliott (Gisborne) lave gone for a trip to Wellington and Christchurch. ’’ Mr Fred Parker, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, Gisborne, has gone South. Mr and Mrs C. A. de Lantern- (Gisborne) are paying a short visit to Auckland. Miss Wynn-Williams (Christchurch) has gone to Waikare to stay with Mrs. Cecil Wynn-Williams. Sir John See, Miss See and Miss Bryne heturn to Sydney by the Moan* last week. Miss Howden (Auckland) returned by the Zealandia from her trip td Sydney, Melbourne and the South. Mrs. XV. H. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens '(Wellington) are going to England by the lonic.

Captain Robinson, late commander qf the Poherua, is to take charge of the Kamona.

The Rev. . Dawson Thomas and Mrs Timinas have returned to Gisborne from Sydney. Mr IT. Lambert, of Pahiatua. is stay-. Ing in Wanganui with his sister, Mrs John Mason. Mrs Wheeler, of Halcombe, has been the guest of Mrs 8. T. Fitzherbert, in Wanganui. Mr and Mrs Cecil Wray, of Wanganui, lire spending a short holiday in Wellington.

Mr and Mrs Holdship, of Wanganui, (Went to Wellington for the Britain v. Bew Zealand football match.

Miss Montgomerie, “Eaglesham,” Wanganui, is visiting friends in Christchurch.

Mrs., 11. Harding (Inglewood) is in Wellington staying with'-Mrs. Harding, Hobson-street. Mrs Warburton, Palmerston North, is visiting her sister, Mrs Fulton, of Wellington.

Miss Jensen, of Dannevirke, is here on a visit to Mrs Nuuncstad, Palmerston North.

Mrs Harold Cooper has returned to Palmerston North after nearly three months’ absence in Christchurch.

Mrs Matier, of Levin, has been up on a visit to her sister, Mrs Andrew Guy, Palmerston North.

Mr H. Stow, Bank of New Zealand, Dannevirke, is spending his holidays with his people at the Bank of New Zealand, Picton. Madame Lilian Tree returned from Wanganui by ' the Rarawa last week. She had two very successful concerts there.

Mr and Mrs «R.- B. Sceates.- who have deeded to make Rarotonga their home, left Auckland last week for the Islands in the Taviuni.

Die death of Mr 11. XV. RaWorth, artist, who arrived in New Zealand in the fifties with the Canterbury Pilgrims, is cabled from Sydney. Mr E. Canavan Smith, chairman of directors of the Auckland Fresh Food and lee Company, is at present in XX ellington.

Captain Hull, ot the Union S.S. Co., who has been visiting Auckland for a few days, returned to the South last week.

Mr A. Hogarth, for many years attorney and mine superintendent at W-ai-omo, for the Monowai G.M., Ltd., is on his way’ to England, by way of Sydney.

Mrs Leckie, of Wellington, has returned home after paying her mother, Mrs Taplin, Palmerston North, a fortnight's visit.

Miss Smallham, of Wellington, after a year’s absence, has gone up to Palmerston North again to live with her sister, Mrs Barnicoat.

Miss Nelly Hankins, Palmerston North, is absent in Sydney, where she has gone on a visit with her eldest brother, Mt Bertie Hankins. Mr Clifton. Stock Inspector, who has been absent in Wellington for some days, returned to Auckland by the Takapuna on Sunday. Colones Davies, C. 8., who has been inspecting the Opotiki Mounted Riffes, who have been in camp, returned to Auckland on Monday. Mr and Mrs Chaytor (Marshlands, Blenheim) have been in Wellington for a few days, visiting their son, Lt.-Col. Chaytor. Mrs G. Kemp. Misses Miles and Williamson, and Mrs A. Crawford carried off prizes in a cushion competition at St. Marybs Bazaar, XVellington. Mr: and Mrs. XV. Reed and Mr. H. C. Mellsopp are baek again in Palmerston North after spending a very pleasant holiday in Fiji and other places. Miss Smith, of Dunedin, is staying with her cousin, Mrs J. M. Johnston, Palmerston North, for some months, during Mr Johnston’s absence in England. Mr Hankins, Palmerston North, is still at Rotorua, where he is trying to regain strength after his long illness, the result of a trap accident some months ago. Among passengers by the lonic o» her Homeward trip will be Mr D. Maunsell, son of Mr E. S. Maunsell, of Carterton, XVairarapa, who is on his way -to Edinburgh to study medicine. Mr. W. C. Dennes, Auckland, who for weeks has been lying in a most critical condition, is now out of danger, but we regret to hear Mrs. Dennes is seriously ill.* Mr James Shaldriek, of the Northern

Among passengers by the lonic o» her Homeward trip will be Mr D. Maunsell, son of Mr E. S. Maunsell, of Carterton, XVairarapa, who is on his way -to Edinburgh to study medicine. Mr. W. C. Dennes, Auckland, who for weeks has been lying in a most critical condition, is now out of danger, but we regret to hear Mrs. Dennes is seriously ill.*

Mr James Shaldriek, of the Nori hern Steamship Company, was a passenger by the Rarawa last week to' New Plymouth, where he went on the company’s business.

Mr Bedell-Sivright, captain of the English Rugby football team, and two other members of the combination, were, the guests of His Excellency the Governor during their stay in XVellington.

The XX'. Kelly, M.L.C., having contracted an attack of bronchitis in Wellington, was ordered heme to Maketu

by his doctor, and told he must remain there till warmer weather returns. Lieut. A. M. R. Bingham (Fifth l-an-eers), who is ou his way out from England to join the' staff of His Excellency the Governor of Aide-de-t'amp. will arrive in XVellington early in September. Messis. Goldie, Steadman, Laiehley. Hunter, Reid, Prouse, Green, and Amies (XVellington) are forming a Lawn Tennis Umpire’s Association with a view to improving the game. Miss Gudgeon, daughter of Colonel Gudgeon, British Resident at the Cook Islands, who has been paying a visit to the colony, returned to the Islands in the Taviuni last week. Mr and Mrs XVilford are baek in XVellington after a trip to Dunedin, where Mrs XVilford has been on a round of visits among her many relations aud friends. Miss Eileen Riddiford and Miss Topsy Hewitt, Palmerston North, have gone to Wellington to be present at the wedding of their cousin, Miss Elsie Riddiford, which takes places this monthThe Misses M’Hardy, of Napier, who arrived in Auckland at the beginning of last week, left here on August 12 in the Sierra on a round-the-world tour, under the guidance of Cooks’ agents. The Hinekoa (Blenheim) hockey team were entertained by Mrs Macalister in Picton on the evening of their departure for XX'ellington. Mrs Macalister acted as their chaperone in XX’ellington. Miss Aimee Mills, formerly of the Christchurch Girls’ High School, has passed with special credit the "final examination for the degree of M.D. at, Edinburgh University. Miss Reeves and Miss Izard have returned to Christchurch from their trip to Fiji, but Miss Pember, who went with them, has elected to stay a little longer and so escape our winter. Mr J. M. Mennie and his wife left Auckland last week for the United States and Canada on a four months’ ■ tour. They will visit the St. Louis Exposition and return by way of Canada. A purse of sovereigns, together with a gold-mounted greenstone shamrock pendant, has been presented by the parishioners of Pahiatua to the Rev. Father Duffy, who is going away for a holiday after his illness. Mr Mosley, at present stationed at Cromwell, is to become clerk • of the Magistrate’s Court at XVcstport, vice Mr Kelling, who has been appointed clerk of Courts at Nelson, vice Mr XX'ebbBowen. retired. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Taggart (Palmerston North) are enjoying themselves very much in England. At present they are in London, where they’ have taken a fiat for a year, so they don’t anticipate returning to New Zealand for some time. A recent acquisition to XVellington athletic circles is Mr Lionel Broad, who has distinguished himself in the South Island in rowing and running events. MiBroad, who was till recently at Invercargill. is on the stat! of the X'aluatmn Department. Mr J. XV. Bright, manager of the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile, Gisborne, has gone South. He was present at the English football match in Wellington, and then

continued his trip to Christchurch for the racing carnival. At last meeting of the Southland Education Board permission was granted to Mr M'Caw, director of technical <<lueation, to visit the Auckland TXx-linicol School for the purpose of getting an insight into the methods in use at that institution. Mr Neville George, who has liwii for a considerable time on the office staff of Messrs P. Hayman and Co.'s Auckland branch, has been presented with a liands< me port man tea u by the m< -Bibers <>f the staff on the occasion of liis leaving the employ of the firm. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Fox Terrier Club, at Wellington. Mr Paul Hunter was elected patron, Mr E. XX'ebster president, ami Mr J. Philpot, of Auckland, as a delegate. The club is in a prosperous condition. Mr and Mrs James Taylor, of Taw a Flat, Wellington, who celebrated their diamond wedding recently, have living six sons and six daughters, seventy grandchildren, and twenty-two great grandchildren. They settled in the district in 1840, and have occupied the same holding ever since.

Among visitors to Wellington latelv was Captain F. E. Quintal, of Norfolk Island. Captain Quintal saw active service in the last South African war with the New South XVales Bushmen, ami aU<> with the Seventh New Zealand Contingent, to which he was attached for some time.

Prizes at St. Mary's Bazaar (Welling ton) were won by Misses Rose ami Stafford (2) for sweets. Misses Newall, Wakeliu, Davidson, Medland, Hurst house, Winchester, and Burnett, and Mrs. Tweed gained prizes for cakes or scones.

Mr Harold Cotter, of Romuera. Auckland, left last week for We+liHgton. where he saw- the New Zealand-Great Britain football match on August 131 h, and then went on to Christchurch for Grand National week. He experts to be away about a fortnight. Miss W. M. Hill, who has been removed to the Te Mata school as assistant mistress, was presented by the teachers of the Coromandel District High School, where she had been a pupil-teacher for four years, with a silver-backed hair-brush.

Mr. and Mrs. XV. S. Percy have been staying with Mrs. Percy's sister. Mrs. A. Donne, Wellington. Mr. Perry, who is widely known and wry popular through his long connection with Pol lard's Opera Company, is on his way to Sydney to join one of Williamson’s eontpanies. He and Mrs. Percy are lately back from England. The Rev. Charles Hargrove, M.A. (Cantab.), a welLknown English Cnitarian minister, who eomes to the colonies as the missionary of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association, arrived in .Auckland last week by the Sierra, and delivers a series of led ores-in Auckland and other centres of the colony on subjects connected with I nitarmnism. Mi and Mrs XX’. Hay (t.'liitTia) have just returned after a few weeks’ absence in the North Island. Mr Hay represented his county at the Conference, and while in XVellingloii was the guest of the Hon. J. E. Jenkinson,

M.L.C. Fiom Wellington Mr and Mrs Hay went on to visit Hawke's Bay before going home to Otago. Among the many generous donations to Wellington charities and local institutions left by the late Mr. G. It. Bethune are a sum of £l5O for beautifying St. Peter’s Church (Mr. Bethune was for many years churchwarden), and legacies to St. John Ambulance Association, the Mission to Seamen, the Star Boating Club, the Anglican Cathedral Fund, and Others. Captain Beck, who was previously in these waters as the commander of the Star of Victoria, is now in command of the Star of New Zealand. He has his >vife and child with him on this trip. The chief .officer, Mr J. Auld, was also |on the .Star of Victoria as chief officer, and Mr A. W. Self, fourth officer, was areviously on the Star of Ireland. Mr. Joseph Mackay (Stratford), who lias been elected to the vacant seat on (Victoria College Council, has always been a prominent figure in educational matters, and for many years was headmaster of Wellington College. Resigning that position in 1891, he took up land Taranaki district, and lias Since been farming. Mr J. It. Kirker, who was operated Upon at his residence, Ponsonby, Auckland, last week for appendicitis, is progressing favourably. The operation was completely successful. The surgeons engaged were —Drs. Lewis and Gordon, Dr. J. Hardie Neil was the anaesthetist. Dr. McDowall was also present. Mr ,T. W. 11. Wood, of the Government Life Insurance Department, has been appointed manager of the Christchurch branch of the Australian (Widows’ Fund. Mr Wood has been jlweuty-two years in the Government service. He succeeds Mr Owen, now appointed to Auckland, in the Christchurch office. By the death of Mr Robert S. Carter Auckland loses one of its once familiar old identities. The deceased *vas born in Devonshire, and came to Now Zealand 28 years ago. He had ■been for 18 years clerk of Mt. Wellington Road Board, and was formerly in the famous pilot service of Calcutta. Mr Carter, who was pre deceased by Mrs Carter some 11 years ago, leaves a family of four daughters and two sons. Dr. Charles North, who gradualed at Otago University as a medical student, and after securing his diplomas in London went to India as the first medical missionary of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, is due back on furlough this year. He will probably leave Calcutta early this month, and arrive in time to attend the annual conference tot the Baptist Union, which is to be held in October. A pleasant gathering of the factory Employees of Messrs. J. Wiseman and Sons, Ltd., was held in the- Auckland Cycle Club-rooms on Monday week for the purpose of making a presentation of a valuable gold fvatch to Mr. A. V. Philips, who is severng his connection with Messrs. J. Wiseman and Co., and entering into partnership with Mr. J. Hill, saddler. The presentation was made bv Mr. W. Hawkins in a suitable address. i Mr. 11. Seed, who for many years has been a tactful and indefatigable secretary to the Wellington branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has just returned from a trip to England. Mr. Seed suffered a hover© family bereavement while away, and deep sympathy has been felt for him. At the last meeting of the Society a short description of his tour was listened to with much interest. Mr. Seed stated that, after England, New Zealand was the most humane country he had seen. Mr J. 8. Nicholson, one of the engineers of the Waihi G.M. Company, and n resident of Waihi for many years, was tendered a farewell social last week kt the Central Hotel, Waihi, Mr ('alley occupying the. chair. Mr Nicholson is leaving to take up farming in the northern part of the Bay of Islands. In the bourse of the evening he was the recipient of n Gladstone bag. attached to which was ft silver plate with his name Inscribed thereon. The presentation was Siade by Mr A. Roach, I A pleasing incident took place last Week at the Newton Fast School. Shortly after the assembly of the pupils, Mr. G. J. Garland, the chairman ®f the committee, visited the school, And congratulated the. headmaster. Mr. D. Meige, and his stall upon the sue-

cess achieved by the children at the recent examination. He then proclaimed a whole holiday in order to mark the occasion, and the boys testified their delight by lusty cheers. Miss Dora Eusoin, daughter of Mr F. Ensom, of Christchurch, left Auckland last week for America by the San Francisco boat, in order to continue her Kindergarten training at the Chicago Kindergarten Institute. She has been most successful, gaining her diploma in Christchurch and being appointed to the charge of one of the kindergartens in connection with the Training College. The principal of the College, recognising Miss Ensom's fitness and success, strongly advised her to continue her training in Chicago, where she intends remaining for a year. Mr R. Owen, who has for some time been studying dentistry in the surgery of his brother. Dr. Owen, left Auckland last week by the mailboat for America, where (at Harvard) he will continue his dental studies for several years in order to obtain the diploma of Doctor of Dental Surgery. Mr Owen, who is a leading “old boy” of King's College has been very popular amongst Auckland people, and lie will be missed very much. Another dental student. Mr Molincaux, of Christchurch, has also gone by the mailboat to America to study his profession. Mr Harold F. Light, F.G.O. (London), has been appointed organist of Pitt-street Methodist Church, Auckland. There were thirteen applicants from all parts of the colony. Mr Light is a young man of 23, who received a great portion of his musical education in Wellington and Nelson, and a year or two ago went Home specially to study the organ. While there lie was admitted as a Fellow of the London Guilt of Organists. Since h's return he has been organist at All Saints’ Church, Nelson. The Rev. C. E. Dent, Mrs Dent, and family, arrived from Capetown at Wellington by the Ruapehu, ami came thence to Auckland last week. The Rev. Mr. Dent is well-known in Auckland, where lie lived for some time as an employee of Messrs Sargood, Son and Ewen. He was interested in city mission work, and after he went to South Africa in 1895 he joined the South African Methodist Mision to the Kaffirs in Natal, where he worked during the war. He married while in Auckland Miss Fanny Parker, a daughter of Mr S. Parker, a lady who took a great interest in the Helping Hand Mission. Mr Dent is now spending three months’ furlough in Auckland. The career of the late John Curnin, for many years Crown law draughtsman for New Zealand, was interesting, and he had during his long period of public service in the Crown Law Department proved himself one of the ablest men in his profession. He was well known as the author of “Cumin’s Index.” a publication of immense value to those practising the law. The late Mr Curnin was created a Knight of the Holy Homan Empire some years ago. He was horn in India, where his father was employed in the Indian Civil Service. He completed his education at London University, and was afterwards called to the English Bar. At the time of his death he was about seventy-three years of age.