PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 1, 6 January 1909, Page 9

PERSONAL NOTES.

Bishop Lenihan is expected to arrive back in Auckland on February 17. Miss Devore, of Varnell, Auckland, left last week on a visit South. Mrs Percy Watson, who has been on a visit to her mother, Mrs H. Kinder, Renmera , Auckland, returned to her home in Wellington last week. Mr. E. B. Vance, secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association, is at present in Auckland. Mr. T. Shailer Weston, a Wellington director of the Talisman Gold Mining Company, is visiting Auckland. Mr Justice Edwards and Mrs Edwards, and Judge Haselden and Mrs Haselden, are at present in Wellington. Mr. Ernest Miller, solicitor, of the Thames, has been on a visit to Wellington. Messrs. 11. 11. Wolters and G. W. Deller, both of Carterton, intend to pay a visit to Great Britain some time in March. Mr W.H. Wesibrooke, late secretary of the Wellington Trades and Labour Council, has been, appointed to a position in the Labour Department. Mr. R. F. Croshie, of the Stock Department, has been transferred to Masterton, succeeding Mr. E. A. Farrington, who is to go to the Wellington head oilicc. Mr. G. Geo, who for the pa.-t 15 years has been manager of the Wellington Branch of the National Bank, has resigned, and will leave the service in about two months.

Mr. I dwai I .\'< tnger. who has re signed hi- po.-i’ion as engineer to the Kclbeuin - ‘i ••.mmay Company. Wellington. w.is. resente.l with a marble dock by (he employee*?. Mr. \. Bryaiii, *»f the firm of Messrs. F. Bryant. Auckland, was the recipient of a handsome presentation last week, from the employees of the linn on the occasion of his approaching marriage. Mr. John Collinge, town clerk of Hastings, has returned home after a short business trip to the South. Mr. A. Donald, of Wellington, is in charge of the Labour Department in Napier during the absence of Mr. E. VV. F. Guhns. who has gone to Christchurch for a week in consequence of the death of his father. Mr. J. S. Triggs, son of Mr. W. H. Triggs, editor of the Christchurch “Press,’’ has returned to Christchurch after four years’ service on the staff of the Eastern Extension Cable Company in the Far East. Captain W. IT. Lambton and Captain E. M. Pakenham, of the Coldstream Guards, were passengers from London by the Tainui. Other English tourists by the same vessel were the Hon. St. Ledger, Captain H. E. Humphrey, Dr. FrazerHurst, Mr. D. S. Carson, and Mr. W. L. Kingf-ord. Mr. Digby, secretary of the Cape Convention, joined the vessel at Capetown, and he also intends spending a holiday in Now Zealand. Dr. Neligan, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, accompanied by his wife and family, sailed from London for Auckland by the s.s. Tongariro on 4th. They were aboard the vessel when she collided with the Drumlanrig in the English Channel recently, and had to return for repairs. Mr. F. T. M. Kissel, who has boon appointed engineer to the Selwyn County Council, was educated at the Boys’ High School in Christchurch and at ’Canterbury College, where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science in engineering. The death occurred last week at Masterton Hospital of a very old and respected resident of Masterton in the person of Mrs. H. Smith. 'The late Mrs. Smith, who was 61 years of age, had been n resident of the district for the past 20 years. Mr. C. R. Digby, Chief Committee Clerk of the Transvaal Legislative Assembly, who was detached for duty with the Transvaal delegates to the South African Convention ,arrived in Wellington by the Tainiii on a six months' holiday trip. Mr. Digby is a native of Christchurch. Miss Ecca Macky, of Auckland, has been appointed the future secretary of the Wellington Y.W.C.A. She is to spend some weeks at the Sydney sister institution, where she will have opportunities of observing the latest methods of adminisration used in this special work. It will thus be some months before Miss Macky can take up her new duties. Mr. Alex. Whitley, of the Thames, has bon appointed an inspector of gold mines for the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast district, with headquarters at Reefton. Captain Richards, another Government inspector of gold mines, who has had his headquarters at Westport for some years, is to be transferred to Hokitika. ’