Personal Paragraphs

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7, 17 February 1906, Page 43

Personal Paragraphs

AUCKLAND PROVINCE. Miss F. Boylan (Auckland) is staying with her aunt, Mrs Pavitt, in Gi.slom*. Mrs. F. Kcnderdine has returned to Auckland after a lengthened visit to Te Arc ha and Hamilton. Chief Judge Seth-Smiti and his wife arrived in Auckland on Sunday from the South. Mr. C. F. 'Mark returned to Auckland on Sunday from the New Zealand Trotting Association’s conference in Christchui ch. It is understood that the Rev. P. Cleary, Anglican minister in the Northern Wairoa. is to be transferred to a position in Auckland. Mr W. Eyre-Kenny ( Straits Settlement), who is .visiting New Z?aLnl at present, has been staying for a short time in Gisborne. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Joske. of Suva, Fiji, who are on an < xtended visit to New Zealand, left Auckland on Monday for the South. Dr. Blair, who has been appointed junior medical assistant at the Auckland Hospital, arrived from the South toy the Rotoiti last week. The Mayor of Whangarei (Mr Weaver), who has been on a holiday visit to Rotorua. has returned to the Northern township. Miss E. Beck, a daughter of the Rev. V\. H. Beck, of Cambridge, has been appointed as a probationer on tlje nursing (Staff of the Wellington Hospital. Mr. N. C. Flett, who has been transferred from the Whangarei to the Auckland telegraph ofi’ue, was presented with a shaving set by his confreres in the Northern Office. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Entrican was celebrated las' week by a gathering of relatives and friends at the house in Hepburn-street. Auckland. Mr J. L. Kelly, editor of the “New Zealand Times,*’ who has been on a visit to Auckland, went to Rotorua last week, lie returns to Wellington by way of the Wanganui River. Mr. A. H. Yockney. clerk of the Onehunga Borough Council, has Ijren appointed secretary of the One Tree Hill Domain Board, in place of the late Mr. J. <•'. Hutchison. Allred Addison, a pupil of the Thames High School, who passed the recent junior civil sorv ee examination with credit, has received a clerical appointment in the Magistrate’s Court, Westport. bather Bowen, who takes . up the charge oi St. Francis Zavier’s Chui ch at AS hangarei, has left Tauranga. where he has been stationed for some lime, for his new position. He has to relieve lather Sinecrs for 12 months. I he Rev. J. -McWilliams, who has been resident missionary to the natives in the Olaki district (Wellington) for 37 years, has retired, and will take up his residence in Auckland. He will be succeeded by a young native, minister. Mr G. F. Furby. postmaster of Hamilton, accompanied by’ Mrs Furby. has just returned from a pleasant holiday in the South. While in Wellington Mr Furby received «dlit-ial intimation that his contemplated tran-fer to O.iehunga had been cancelled., Mr. <’. B. St on;', who is believed to have the distinction of being the first p.ikeha boy born in New Zealand, and was certainly the first bora in Auckland, has been- away .on a M’sii to Australia for the benefit. of . Iqs liyalth, ami has now urned to Am'..; uyl.. Mr John F. Bennett, who spen* hi? vacation Ibis year in riding oveiland -from Gisborne to Thames, a distance of Borne 500 miles, returned’ to Auckland

last week after having had a very interesting holiday. Mr. Bert Brodie, who has been in the Auckland post office for several years, has been promoted to Invercargill. Before he left Mr. Br«>die was presented by his fellow clients with a handsome travelling bag as a souvenir of the good feeling which had always existed between them. Mr. F. E. Baume, M.H.R.. returned to Auckland on Sunday. He attended the University Senate in Dunedin, ami then visited the Cold Lakes with Mrs. Baume, spending a few days in Wellington on his way back attending to the needs of the constituency. Mr H. Buxton, traffic superintendent of the New Zealand Railway' Department, is visiting Auckland. He was accompanied by Mr. J. Coom, chief mechanical engineer, and their visit is understood to bear on the Penrose duplication works. Mr. J. O’Neil, who has retired from the position of clerk in the Railway’ Goods Department, was entertained by the railway employees at the Waverley Hotel on Saturday last, ami during the evening was presented with a gold-mounted walking stick. Mr. O’Neil went to Invercargill on Sunday to start in a grain busiMr. G. Brown, who is leaving the Thames district, was entertained by his friends at a. social la-.t week. During the evening the Mayor of Thames (Mr. A. Burns) presented io Mr. Brown an address. printed on satin and framed, expressing regret at his departure, and conveying to him best wishes for his future welfare. Mr R. M. Watt entertained the members of lite Auckland branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects, on the occasion of hi- installation as president of the Institute, last week. Several toasts were proposed, and a pleasant evening was spent with songs and music. Mr. W. Little, who has been transferred to Amklaml from the Dargaville post and telegraph office on promotion, was presented with a well-fitted travelling bag by his associates in the cilice as a memento. Mr. J. John-on, of Te Kopuru, has suececcdcd him at Dargaville. Mr F. B. Gormley\ who has been in the emp’oy of Messrs Kempthorn-' Prosser and Co. for wme time, and w ho is leaving the firm to open a business in Auckland in conjunction with Mr Cork of New Plymouth, was last week presented with a pair of silver entree dishrs by his fellow employees. Mr A. Gummer. who has been a vicepresident of the Whangarei Cych* 'touring Club, and a member of the Rowing Chib, i- leaving Whangarei for Auckland, and last week the members of the two dubs entertained him at a farewell social. The Cycle Club intend bidding a run in honour cf Mr Gummer before b«» leaves for Auckland this week. At a meeting of the Auckland Grammar Board last week a communication was received from Mr. F. P. Worley, of N'lson, accepting the positicn of science mast r until a permanent appointment is made by the High Commi<s’ontr. Mr. Worley is an “old boy” of Nelson C I’rge. who took his M.A. degree at Auckland University College with hen urs. Mr R. D. Stewart, who has been appointed an inspector of the Board of Education, received the following telegram from the Minister for Education yesterday : “Accept my' hearty and sincere congratulations on your appointment as inspector. I feel sure you will fill the position with credit to yourself, to the satisfaction of the Board, ami to the advantage of education' in the Auckland provincial district. — (Signed) R. J. Seddon.’’ 1 Mi-sAVinnie Leys and Mr (‘ceil Leys, have arrived in Australia by J he R.M>. Mongolia,- and are expected to reach Auckland from Sydney on Sunday, tha 25th Their tour in the East included Egypt, apd the Holy Land. Ten weeks were spent in touring India and Burmnh. The .-route, taken through India was frohi Bombay via Jaipur and Agra to Delhi, thence via Lucknow, ami Bernarea to .Calcutta. After .a yveok spent in the Hills at Darjeeling they returned to ta'cutta and proceeded by sea to ’bingooni theme by rail to Mandalay. returning by steamer down the Irawmldi River to Rangoon, whence they took steamer to Madras. Prom here they proceeded by rail through

Southern India, ami crossed to Colombo. staying a few days in <'ey lon before setting out oil their return journey to Australia. At W. H. Hen»ingway*s «>p< ning lecture last week to ar ountaiK-y candidates, Mr. I. Esam. la«t year’s senior candidate, was presented with six volumes of an advanced work on accountancy. Mr. Hemingway, who niade the prrs<’iitatidn, menti«iii<*d the fact that the greatest credit was due to Mr. Esam in topping the list of fellowship candidates, as Mr. I-Nam bad worked under the greatest disadvantages owing to ill-health. In fact, in the very' last paper of the examination. Air. Esam was stricken with an attack of hemorrhage, yet, on being wrapp«*«l in wet towels, he stuck manfully to his pajM'r to the end. and was rewarded with the gratifying result of not.only pas*ing, but having his n um.* first in Ihe li* i. Mr. Esam .suitably r;spoml<‘<l. returning Mr. Hemingway thanks for his v. ry useful ami valuable gift, and assuring him that it would Im? always highly appreciated by him. At the office of the Board of E<lu<-ati<>n hist week, Mr. E. K. Mulgan, who is about Io proceed to (’anteruury to take up his duties in that province, was presented by his fellow insjM-ctors with a handsotmdybound copy’ of Uhamners’ “Encyclopaedia.” Mr. Petrie. Chief Inspector, in an appropriate speech. ma<le the presentation. Ib‘ raid lhat Mr. .M nig tn's work in Auckland had l>cen such as to cam for him high admiration and ros]>ect, and that tlie relations Ixtween him ami hi? colleagues bad alway s be; n of the most cordial <lesc;iptit n. lb- felt that Mr. Mulgan had h?forc him a v.*ry honourabb* and su.v ssful cin'er. lit- assured Air. ?dulgan that betook with him to hi« new sphesc of work the respect and goodwill < f his colleague-, am! tendered to him their sincere good wishes. While he regretted th loss of Mr. .Mulgan to Auckland he thought Canterbury was to be congratulated upon the acquisition of so capable a man to its inspectorial staff. Mr. W. J. Napier left for San Francisco en route to England by the Ventura last week. Me. will be absent about eight months. Jn London Mr Napier is instructed by the Government to appear in the Privy Council in tiie case, the King v. the Eastern Extension and < hina Cable Company. He will probably be associated in this case with the Right Hon. M. Haldane, K.( .. 1 he Minister of War in the present Liberal Administration. unless that gentleman's Ministerial position renders it impossible to appear at the bir. Mr Napier intends to devote some time to visiting the principal harbours of the’ Ohl Wen Id. ami has been given a letter of introduction by the Auckland Harbour Board. The Premier has sent Mr Napier letters of introduction to Lord Onslow and other prominent personages in England, and the Hon. Frank Dillingham. late ( nitod States ConsuLGe-ui ral in New Zealand, has sent Mr Nap’er a letter of introduction to the Presielcnt of the United States. Mr Napier also has to visit Berlin on professional business. it is probable that the Rev. Dr. Egan, of the* Sacie’d Heart Church. Ponsonby. will take a lengthy holiday after Easter, and possibly go back te> Italy for a rest before resuming duty. Dr. Egan, who was; ordained in the priesthood of the Benedictine Order in Italy 31 years ago. came on to the colony with Bishop Luck in ISBS, acting for several years as his secretary. When the Sacred Heart parish was established as a branch of St. Patrick’s in that year he was placed in charge, also eontinuiug his duties as secretary. Next year Father Lenihan was appointed to the parish, and Dr. Egan devoted his attention to his numerous duties as inspector of the R.C. schools, secretary to the bishoD, etc. In 1892 he was appoint <*d to the charge of 'M. Benedict’s Church, held it till 1599. building the new schoolroom ami milling the new altar during that time. In 1899 he was transferred to the charge of«the Sacred Heart, where he has ministered to the -spiritual wants of the Ponsonby members of the church ever since with success and much popularity. With the general public Dr. Egan is most known as a musician, ami his deep interest in and-.knowledge of this siibje« t are wi ll known. Dr. Egan's holiday will be well deserved, for he not had one of any length for the past 21 years of his active ministry.