PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 24, 10 June 1908, Page 9

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr. J. W. Hal! has been Gazetted Mexican Consul at Auckland. The death is announced of Sir Robert Gillespie Reid, the great railway contractor.

The death is announced of Mrs. Deakin, mother of the Hon. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth. The death is announced of General Sir Redveijj Buller, commander of the forces in Natal during the Boer War.

The death is announced of Sir John Evans, the eminent scientist and antiquarian, at the age of 85 years. Mr. Slater, late workers’ member on the Arbitration Court, opposes Mr. Sidcy for the Caversham seat.

Lieutenant Young, wounded during the attack on the stronghold of the Rhodli Khels, has succumbed to his injuries.

The French Government has appointed M iss Lalla Miranda, a soprano vocalist from Melbourne, an Officer d’Academic. Cel. and Mrs. Denny, of Dumbarton, Scotland, have left for Home on the Marama, via Vancouver.

The Earl of Dudley has received the G.C.M.G. in connection with his appointment as Governor-General of Australia.

Sir Joseph Ward and the Hon. James Carroll will be in Gisborne on Saturday next.

The Hon. Geo. Fowlds (Minister of Education and Public Health) has returned to Wellington. Miss Rouse (travelling secretary of the Worlds’ Student Christian Federation) is now on a visit to Auckland. Sir Walter Caine Hillier, Professor of Chinese at King’s College, London, has been appointed adviser to the Chinese Government.

Dr. J. M. Bell, director of the Geological Surveys, remains in Wellington for about two months, when he returns to the Thames to finish the survey there.

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, apparently in good health, though walking painfully, has left Cannes for Aix les Bains to take the hot sulphur baths.

•Mr. D. Cuddie, Chief Dairy Commissioner for New Zealand, has left Vancouver for New Zealand. He is due in Wellington on June 24th. > Mr. Chas. F. C. Miller, of Kawakawa, has been admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New Zealand by Mr. Justice Edwards.

Mr. W. F. Massey (Leader of the Opposition) has completed a speechmaking tour in the Kaipara district, he was tendered a complimentary banquet at Dargaville.

President Roosevelt has arranged, when his Presidential term has ended, to visit Cairo. From there he will join an expedition to hunt big game in the wilds of Africa.

Professor Dettmann, of the Auckland University College, who was recently married in Australia, arrived home, accompanied by Mrs. Dettmann, by the Moana yesterday. Burrows, the champion club-swinger, finished a feat of 62 hours 7 minutes’ continuous swinging on Saturday night at 10.47, having beaten his previous record at Auckland by one minute.

Mr. J. M. Porteous, of the chief mechanical engineer’s office. New Zealand Railways, has been transferred from Wellington to Aucklandl He received a presentation from his fellow employees. Mr. E. Luks, of the Survey Department, who has been recently situated at New Plymouth, has been transferred back to Auckland, and has taken up his duties in the Land Transfer branch.

A private telegram from Palmerston South states that Lady McKenzie, widow of the late Hon. Jno. McKenzie, formerly Minister for Lands, passed away peacefully at midnight on June 3rd aetat 83.

In acknowledgment o’ London’s kindness to her, and to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of her appearance in opera, Madame Melba is organising a matinee in aid of the East End of London Hospital.

Maka Makomako, who had reached the age of Ml, died at Tuahiwi, Kaiapoi, last week. He is the last of the 2t> of the "principal chiefs” who sold the first bloftk of 400,000 acres for the Otago Settlement.

Mr. .1. Lyons, who for the last seven years has been acting ns Government veterinarian Tor the Auckland province, has a<x»pted ollie* in a similar capacity

under the Victorian Department of Agriculture. and leaves for Melbourne about, the beginning of next month.

Cable advice from Buenos Ayres announces the death of Mr. Joshua P. Beetham. son of the late Mr. Win. Beetham, formerly of Taita. Deceased was aged about 5(1. At one time he practised as a solicitor in Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bar.

Messrs. T. E. Donne (Superintendent of the Tourist Department) and T. 11. Hamer (Under-Secretary for Mines), who have been appointed Government Entertainment Commissioners in connection with- the visit of the American fleet, arrived in Auckland on June 3ixl.

Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., has advised the residents of Kawhia that the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) will arrive there on the 18th inst. The Prime Minister will deliver an address there, leaving the same night by steamer for Waitara.

Sir James Mills, managing director of the Union Steam Ship Company, leaves by the Talune on his way to Canada, where he will confer with the Government and arrange for a further extension of the contract for the Vancouver service after August, 11)09, at which time the present contract expires.

Captain Cowan, of the Parnell Fire Rr.gade, has naw completed 24 years’ ser-

vice under the local Borough Council in the Brigade, and next April will be entitled to the “Gold Star,” presented by the United Fire Brigades’ Assaei ilion and the highest honour conferred on a fireman in New Zealand.

The Hon. John Rigg. M.L.C., who was married last week to Miss Pauline Margaret Isabel Anketell, the only daughter of Mr. Charles Anketell, a well-known Masterton settler, was presented in Wei lington with a cheque representing a handsome sum by members of the Legislature and other friends.

Mr. H. J. Lewis, of the Lands and Survey Department, Auckland, who has been promoted to the position Of land transfer draughtsman at Gisborne, was on June sth the recipient of a handsome silver entree dish, suitably inscribed, and a ease of afternoon teaspoons, from his fellow-officers

Thp Governor and Lajly Plunket left Auckland on Tuesday- last for Napier and Palmerston North. At the former place, on the 11th, they attend a meeting in connection with the Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women anil Children. On the 17th they attend the Hastings Races.

An old Thames resident, well known in the early days of the goldfields, died on June 2 at his sister’s house, Eden Terrace, in the person of Mr Thomas Nightingale. In bygone days the deceased was in the first Naval Co. at Thames and for 30 years was in the railway series in the first Nrgzal Company at Thames, and for 30 years was in the railway service.

Thomas Johnson Drake, aged 44, police sergeant in charge of Whangarei for the last three years, died suddenly on June sth of heart failure. After conducting a case in Court he complained of pain in the region of his heart, and expired in the presence of a medical man. Sergeant Drake was stationed for many years at Blenheim, Dannevirke, Addington, Christchurch, and Auckland.

The Rev. R. H. Biamlrcs died at Oakey, Queensland, a few days ago. The “ Brisbane Courier ” says that “ Mr. Blamires, who was regarded as one of the ablest of the younger Methodist ministers had spent his ministerial life in Queensland, having come from Victoria as a candidate for the ministry, and was ordained here. His father is one of the senior ministers in Victoria, and his four brothers—who are all members of the ministry are stationed in New Zealand.”

The Labour Department has decided that Miss Morrison, lady Inspector of Factories for the South Island, shall have charge of the women's employment bureau at Auckland. Mrs. R. H. Mitchell, registry office keeper, Christchurch, will superintend the branch in that city, and Mrs. Hawthorne, who was temporarily in charge of the women's bureau at Auckland, will become lady factory inspector for the whole Dominion, with headquarters in Wellington.

At the annual meeting of St. Andrew’s Society. Auckland. Mr. A. M. Bryden, conductor of the society’s choir, was presented with a very handsome silver tea and coffee service as a mark of ap preciation by the society of his services. In making the presentation, Mr. J. W.

Mennie (president) >■ referred in eulogistic terms to the interest he had infused into the singing.-of Scottish songs. Mr. JJryde.n gracefully expressed his thanks, remarking that, it was a great pleasure to conduct a choir of such enthusiastic vocalists.

Mr. J. W. Story, who is leaving the stall of the Magistrate’s Court in Auckland, to take up a position with the firm of Messrs. Buddle. Button and Co., was on Tuesday, June. 2 the recipient of a handsome inkstand from the Court staff, in recognition of the good feeling that has existed between Mr. Story andl themselves. The presentation was made by the Chief Clerk. Mr. Ralfe, who voiced the regret of the staff al his departure, and the hope that ho would meet with every success in his new career. The vacancy occasioned by Mr. Story’s resignation will be filled by Air. J. B. Brookes, of the Thames Court,

At the Supreme Court, Auckland, on June 3, on the motion of Mr. J. R. Reed, J harles Frederick Chipman Miller, of Kawakawa, was admitted a barrister of the Supreme Court of New Zealand by Mr. Justice Edwards, who remarked: “I congratulate the applicant on coming in by the front door and not by the back door. It’s a great pity the back door was ever opened.” By way of explanation, it may be mentioned that a solicitor who has been in practice for five years is qualified to become a barrister. This method is termed the “hack" door. The “front” door is by way of an examine lion.

There was a gathering of about 400 electors of City East, including a large percentage of ladies, in St. Benedict’s J lull, Auckland, on Wednesday evening, June 3rd, for the purpose of participating in a social tendered to their representative in Parliament, Mr. F. E. jfaume, by his electoral committee. Jn proposing the health of “Our Guest,” Dr. Moir presented Mr. Baume ■with a handsomely illuminated address and a travelling bag. He referred to the distinctions gained by Mr. Baume, and. his honourable and highly appreciated services to his constituency, Auckland province, and the Dominion.- Mr. Baume suitably replied. Eulogistic speeches were also made by the Hon. Geo. Fowlds. Air. A. Kiihi. Mil’-. Han, W. Uleehan, AI.L.C’., Messrs. G. L. Peacock®, T. Harle Giles, and W; F.-Harding. ... LONDON, April 24. ; The R.M.S. Papanui. which left Plymouth last Saturday for New Zealand; via Capetown and Hobart, took the fol; lowing saloon passengers: —Mr. 11. R. Allan. Mr. P. Arnot, Mr. T. F. Bell, Mr. A. E.-' Boot, Miss A. Colbeck, Mr. ('. E. Derham, Mrs. Derham, Miss J. E. Dewar, Air. E. Fade. Mr W. Jeffery. Mr. 11. P. Kennedy. Ah’. .11. Lutgens, Mr. W. Pettigrew, .Mrs. Phelps, Mr. J. V. Price, Mrs. Price, Miss L. I). Price, Mr. F. Wethercd, Mr. T? 'A. Woodhouse, Mrs. Woodhouse, Aliss M. Woodhouse, Miss E. Woodhouse, Miss B. Woodhouse, Mr. C. G. Adshead, Miss L. Allen, Mr. A. Anderson. Mr. M. Anderson. Mr. R. Anderton, Aliss E. Attwell. Mr. J. Barnhill, Mr. M. Bateson. Mr. E. J. Bedford. Mr. J. Bert. Airs. S. Blandford, Mr. \. Brayson, Mrs. E. Brown. Mr. J. Brown. Aliss K. Brown. Aliss A. Brown. Mr. J. Campbell. Mr. J. Canon. Mr. C. Chitty, Mr. C. A. Claypole. Airs. Claypole. Miss A. Al. Claypole. Mr. G. Crawford. Mr. J. Crawford, Mr. H. C. Day. Air. G. Dickson. Mrs. Dickson, Miss B. Dickson, Mr. D. Donald, Mr. G. Earby, Mrs. Earby, Mr. H. A. Earby, Mr. L. Fox. Mrs. .1. Gallagher. Mr. W. Gibbs, Air. W. Grant, Air. G. B. Hewson, Mr. W. G. Ivamy. Mrs. L. Jeffreys, Mr. <l. Johnston, Aliss M. E. Killackey, Mr. A. Kitson. Miss A. E. L-iyzell, Miss J. Long. Mrs. ('. Mcßain, Mias 11. Mcßain, Alias A. Mcßain, Air. I. L. McLuckie, Airs. J. Macpherson, Mr. 11. A. Wilkinson. Airs. M. Manning Miss N. Alanniiig, Mr. J. E. Masson, Mr. D. Moriarty, Air. A. Millhillnnd, Mr. E. G. Munnings. Air. 11. L. Owen, Miss C. E. Pocock. Mr. J. E. Price, Aliss K. Reardon, ’Air. R. Rlspin. Mrs. Rispin. Mr. W. Robb, Mr. A. C. Robinson, Mr. T. Rodgers, Mrs. 11. Rowlinson. Mr. J. Shaw, Mr. .1. Sinclair. Mr. L. Smith. Mr. H. Smith, Air. A. Smith. Mr. N. P. Smith, Air. T. Smith, Mr. J. Stancombe, Miss I. E. Sturge, .Mr. 11. Sturgeon, Mrs. L. Traff ord. Mr. A. Turner. Mr. J. Walshaw, Air. F. A. Wardman, Air. W. B. Wight. Aliss Annie Bramwell, elder daughter of Rowßdid Bramwell, of Auckland, Was monied on Wednesday last to Mr. Edmun d Bl R. Prideaux, M.A., D.Sc. (Ixmdont*. •who is, I believe, an old Auckland Grammar School boy. The wedding took place at the parish church

at , Eastbourne, the Rev. Wm. Dawson, cousin of-the bride,* performing the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. George Nelson Emmet. Another New Zealand wedding took place on the following day at Barton, Yorks, where Mr. Carl Wilfred Sorensen, youngest son of the late Mr. Carl Marius Sorensen, was married to Miss Beatrice Arundel, daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Drew Arundel.

Air. and Mrs. Fred J. Thompson, of Auckland, have arrived in London, Mr. Thompson having come on a business visit to the Old Country. They travelled by the P. and O. liner Macedonia as far as Marseilles, and had a pleasant voyage. After spending three weeks on business on the Continent, Mr. Thompson proposes to remain for nine weeks in this country, and then take a few weeks’ holiday in France. Switzerland and Italy, finally leaving Marseilles for New Zealand by the Alacedonia on June 26th.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, the Bight Rev. Michael A r erdon, arrived at Rome this week, and was received in audience by the Pope. They conversed for a considerable time on the subject of Roman Catholic affairs in New Zealand.

LONDON, May 1. Aliss Audrey Richardson, the talented young Auckland violinist, who was chosen to represent New Zealand at the Empire concert held at Queen’s Hall on Empire Day last year, gave a successful recital at the Aeolian Hall yesterday. (She came to England when but nine years of age and has since been studying with Air Johannes Wolff at the Guildhall School of Music. At the City institution Miss Richardson gained the Merchant Taylors' scholarship, and she has also been awarded a gold medal. Included in her programme yesterday were Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata, Bach’s “Chaconne," Tschaikowsky's “Serenade Melancolique,” and Godard's seldomplayed “Concerto Romantique." Air. Francis Hutchens, a young New Zealander who is studying at the Royal Academy of Music, has just been awarded the Thalberg Scholarship for the pianoforte. Air. Geo. E. Butler is another New Zealand aTtSst ’Who has had a picture accepted this year by the Royal Academy. It is called “At the Close of' Day,” and was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy last year. Mr. Herbert J. Babbage, the New Zealand artist now living at-St. Ives, in Cornwall, lias had a picture accepted and hung by the Royal Academy this year. It is entitled “Bateaux des Pommes.” In the background are Notre Dame and the buildings across the Seine in a blue haze, and the chief objects of interest in tha foreground are three barges laden with baskets of apples. A bright green awning over the centre barge makes a pleasing note of colour. The picture measures 3G inches by 42 inches. Mr. Babbage has also a picture hung in the New Zealand Pavilion at the Franco-British Exhibition. Miss Winifred L. Al. Cotterell, eldest daughter of Air. F. A. G. Cottere” of Auckland, was married at St. June’s, Southsea, -on April 25, to Air. Andrew Maitland Watson, of Ley ton stone, Essex. Air. Wesley Spragg, managing director of the New Zealand Dairy Association, the oldest dairy factory business in New Zealand, is at present on a visit to London. He arrived by (lie Corinthie on April IG, accompanied by his wife, three daughters, and his younger son, and is making his headquarters at the Ivanhoe Hotel, in Bloomsbury. Air. Spragg is not making a long stay. He expects, all being well, to visit the Continent, and to return to New Zealand via the United States and Canada. The Bishop of Wellington (the Right Rev. F. Wallis, D.D.), who spent some years at Cambridge as an undergraduate at Gonville and Cains College, is to be the Select Preacher before the University next Sunday afternoon. Miss Irene Ainsley, the Auckland contralto, -whose forthcoming visit to New Zealand and Australia J announced a mail or two ago, informs me that she will commence her concert tour in Sydney towards the middle of July. As to the excellence of Miss Ainsley’s voice, the Press notices in this country have been practically unanimous. “A pure contralto of extensive compass, it is," says the “Westminster Gazette,” “exceedingly rich in quality, particularly as to its upper and middle notes. She sings carefully, earnestly, and conscientiously.”

The High Commissioner for New Zea* i land left London this week for ‘Lisbon, where he will represent his Government at the international -Telegraph Congress. The Conference begins oh May 4, and is expected to last for several weeks. Rev. John Wilkins, ex-chairman of the Congregational Union of New Zealand, has arrived in London. On Sunday" he occupied his old pulpit at Marlborough Chapel; Old Kent-road, S.E.There was a large congregation, including many who, during his seven years’ absence from this country, haVe left that neighbourhood. Mr Wilkins is one of the delegates to the approaching Assembly, and subsequent Congregational gatherings. He is to read a paper at the Inter-Colonial Conference. Mr A. B. Aioncrieff, AI.Inst.C.E., has been elected as Australasian member of the Council for the Institution of Civil Engineers. Recent callers at the High Commissioner’s office: —Mr R. J. Stark (Wellington), Mr D. M. O’Connor (Greytown), Archdeacon and Mrs Robinson (Dunedin), Mrs Mary Leask (Napier), Mr and Mrs D. R. Caldwell, V. and R. Caldwell (Auckland), Mr J. B. Thomson (Otago), Airs Ashton-Bruce (Auckland), Mrs. C. McKie, Mr and Mrs W. Carey Hill (Christchurch), Miss Ethed AL Turner (Dunedin), Mr ri. O. Fenton. B.A. (Dunedin), Airs Eva Balfour and Mr J. Balfour (Christchurch), Mr Robert E. Hutton (Auckland), Mrs W. E. Woods and AL C. Woods (Wellington), Mr Wm. J. Henderson and Air H. C. Henderson (Otago), Mrs G. P. Pierce, Aliss Ethna Pierce, and Mr F. G. Pierce (Auckland), Air Wm. H. Smith (Auckland), Air John Acken (Christchurch), Air James Garrick (Auckland), Mr Robert Parkin (Christchurch), Air Fred S. Glover (Wellington), Mr Norman Henderson (Wellington), Mrs J. E. Clark and Air Alfred Clark (Christchurch), Alisses Buckland (Auckland), Mr and Airs J. F. Smithson (Timaru), Mr and Airs Walter Osborne. (Christchurch), Air Wm. and Airs Nixon (Christchurch), Air Geo. Gould (Christchurch), Mrs R, D. Thomas and Aliss Gladys Thomas (Christchurch), Air Godfrey Harte (Wellington). Air W. Kemble Welch (Masterton).

The Shaw Savill steamer Corinthie leaves Plymouth to-morrow, May 2nd, for New Zealand, via , Capetown hnd Hobart, with the following saloon passengers:—Aliss D. Pollen, Aliss E. Pollen .(Wellington), Miss M. B. Sladden (Wellington), Air W. J. Tonkin (Port Chalmers), Airs B. Anscombe (Auckland), Air W. Beebe (Auckland), Mrs S. A. Berry (Auckland), Air and Mrs J. Fraser and family (Port Chalmers), Air G. D. Hamilton (Wellington), Mr and Mrs W. Hardie and family (Lyttelton), Mrs H. T. Heise, Aliss C. E. Heise (Auckland), Mr and Airs J. A. Hoban, Master J. F. Hoban (Wellington), Mr W. Hudson (Auckland), Miss H. Al. Hunter (Auckland), Mr L. Lambert, Miss 1. Lambert (Auckland), Air T. Learmouth (Port Chalmers), Airs N. Lenihan (Lyttelton), All’ N. O'Brien (Lyttelton), Airs G. Pont and family (Port Chalmers), Air F. E. Quartley (Wellington); Aliss AI. F. Reeves (New Plymouth), Mr W. Richford (Auckland), Mr arid Airs R. T. Rudd and family (Port Chalmers), Aliss C. Scott (Port Chalmers), Miss A. Stewart (Lyttelton), Air G. Tabernacle (Gisborne), Mr and Mrs T. K. AValton, Air C. L. Walton (Wellington), Air H. S. Winthrop (Auckland), Mr and Mrs W. L. Wood, Master G. Wood, Miss E. Wood (Port Chalmers),, and 350 third-class passengers.