PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 24, 16 June 1909, Page 8

PERSONAL NOTES.

Dr. J. M. Mason, late Chief Health Offi•er, leaves for London with his family by the Tainui on June 17. The funeral of the late Mrs. G. P. Donnelly took place at Omaliu cemetery, near Hastings, last week. Mr. Kenneth Harre, of the Wellington mail-room stall of the Post Office, and Mr. W. E. Bailiffe, of the pareels branch in the same town, have both been transferred to Auckland. Inspector Snowball, of the Dunedin City Council etaff, is to be granted six months’ leave of absence, in order to visit America, Great Britain, and the Continent, before the city corporation make improvements, which the Government insist on being carried out at the abattoirs. Mr. G. V. Shannon, who recently retired from the position of Chief Customs expert after 21 years’ service, was presente last week by Mr. R. Carter (Secretary of Customs), on behalf of officers of the Department throughout the Dominion, with an illuminated address for himself, and a silver tea-ser-vice for Mrs. Shannon. Mr. F. Jelley (chief officer of the Warrimoo) has resigned from the Union Company's service to become chief stevedore at Wellington for the New Zealand Shipping Compnay. Advice was received in Melbourne last week of the death in Sweden of General Booth-Hellberg, son-in law of General Booth, and for many years one of the chief officers of the Salvation Army in Sweden.

Mr. P. A. McKellar (of the railway staff at Hampden, Otago) has been transferred to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomson (of Rcmuera) left Auckland by the s.s. Navua last wek on a two months’ trip to the Islands. Captain Bernard, who is on a fishing tour of New Zealand, returned to the Central Hotel on Saturday, after a few ■weeks’ stay at Russell. Mr. T. Beveridge (of Wellington) arrived in Auckland by the Main Trunk express last week on a brief holiday visit. He is staying at the Star Hotel. Mr. J. Kirkcaldie, formerly chairman of the Wellingt on-Manawatu Railway Company, together with his wife and two daughters, leaves Auckland by the Tofua on June 22 on a trip to the Islands.

A tangi at Oma.hu (near Napier) for the late Mrs. G. P. Donnelly (Airini Karauria) drew a very large number of visitors last week, considerably over a thousand persons, exclusive of natives, being present. The death is announced of a wellknown resident of Auckland, in tho person of Mrs. H. W. Heath, wife of Mr. H. W. Heath, of Prinees-street. The deceased, who was 64 years of age, was the daughter of Alexander Marshall, one of the old New Zealand pioneers of the thirties, and was born in Auckland, being, indeed, one of the earliest white children born on the shores of the Waitemata. Mr. and Mrs. Heath, who had been in California for 20 years, only returned to New Zealand about three years ago. The deceased was a sister of Mr. John Marshall, of Auckland, and of Mrs. J. M. Macdonald.

Mr J. F. G. Foxton, Hon. Minister, has been selected to represent Australia at the Defence Conference. There will be no second representative. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Studholme (of Ruanuil, who have been visiting Auckland, left on Saturday for Rotorua. Mr. C. J. Armstrong (of Wellington) arrived at the Star Hotel on Friday, having come North by way of the Main Trunk line.

Dr. and Mrs. Harty (of Wellington) arrived in Auckland by the Main Trunk express on Friday. Dr. and Mrs. Wohlmann (of Rotorua) arrived in Auckland on Saturday from Wellington, after a visit to Christchurch and Hanner.

Mr. Seigel, late purser of the Moana, well known throughout New Zealand, who went ashore at Wellington several weeks ago on sick leave, is still confined to his bed in a private hospital. Mr. H. 11. Robjohns, B.Sc., who for a time was lay-curate at St- Matthew’s Church, was, on Trinity Sunday, in John's Chureh, Dannevirke, ordained Deacon by the Bi. bop of Waiapu, to serve in the parish of Havelock North, Hawke's Bay. Major A. B. Boyd-Wilso*, formerly of the Inniskillen Dragoons, and who fought in the Boer war a* second in command of Thorneycroft’s Horae, arrived at Wellington from Auckland last week. Since

the Boer war Major Boyd-Wilson has seen service in the last Zulu war, when he was in the Natal Rangers, tf is possible that he will settle in New Zealand-Ex-soldiers of the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles, residing in Wellington, entertained Captain John Matson and Captain Harry Whyte, D. 5.0., last week. Both were members of the First N.Z M.R. Captain Matson is a Director of Farms in the Indian Army, and is on special service in New Zealand. Captain Whyte, formerly district adjutant at Auckland, is one of four officers selected to proceed to England for training.

An illuminated address is to be presented to Mr. Arthur M. Myers, on his return to New Zealand, by the Mayors of the suburban boroughs and the chairmen of Road Boards in the vicinity of Auckland. Mr Myers vacated the mayoral chair of Auckland city at the end of last term, after having held office for four years. When he announced his intention ot retiring and taking a holiday his colleagues on the other local bodies thought fit to mark the occasion by some gift of the kind, and presented to him a draft copy of the address. The address has since been beautifully illuminated and handsomely framed, and will be given to Mr. Myers as soon as opportunity offers. Dr. and Mrs. Going, of Hamilton, arrived in Auckland by the express train on Saturday evening. Mr. T. M'Donald, of Christchurch, is at present on his way to Sydney by the s.s. Wimmera. which reached Auckland from the South last week.

The Rev. I. T. Walton, of Marton, arrived in Auckland by the Main Trunk express last week, and took up his quarters at the Star Hotel for a few days. Captain Bernard Head, of England, who has been on a fishing tour of New Zealand. left by the Waikare on Saturady for Wellington, to catch the Sydney steamer. Mr. E. W. Baxter, chief clerk at the Terrace Prison, has been transferred to Mount Eden, Auckland, in a similar capacity. Warder Leggett, of the Wellington Prison, has been promoted chief clerk at Wellington, vice Mr. Baxter. The following appointments are gazetted:—Messrs. J. W. Davis, chief draughtsman, head office, Wellington; M. C. Smith, chief draughtsman, district office, Wellington; D. W. Gillies, chief draughtsman, Nelson; F. A. Thompson, chief draughtsman, Hokitika; H. D. H.iszard, chief draughtsman, Christchurch.

A pleasing ceremony took place at Messrs. R. O. Clark’s depot, Customsstreet West, on aSturday, when Mr. R. O. Clark, managing director, on behalf of the company’s Auckland staff, presented Mr. W. Nolan, in view of his approaching marriage, with a handsome silver tea service. In making the presentation, Mr. R. O. Clark referred to the high esteem in which Mr. Nolan was held by all members of the staff.

Mr. H. T. Gorrie, of Auckland, leaves for Sydney by the Wimmera this afternoon.

The death occurred at Napier on Saturday of Captain Henry Kraeft, for many years in the service of the Napier Harbour Board.

Captain D. Watson, secretary of the Merchants’ Service Guild, arrived in Auckland by the Main Trunk express yesterday from Wellington. Hie Rev. Dean Harper, of Christchurch, who has been in indifferent health lately, proposes to take a trip to Mexico shortly, and will be away from New Zealand for several months.

Mr. F. J. Kenderdine, of Auckland, accompanied by his wife and daughter, returned by the Main Trunk express to-day from Wellington after a visit to Australia.

Mr. August Nelson, senr., a very old resident of Samoa, died at Apia on the 19th ult., at the age of 71 years. The deceased had been engaged in the Island trade since 1868.

Mr. D. P. Youren, accountant at the Auckland branch of the Union Bank of Australia, was on Saturday last presented by the staff with a silver cream and sugar set, on the occasion of Iris approaching marriage. Mrs. John Bett, one of the oldest residents of Wanganui, died suddenly yesterday afternoon, aged 76 years. She was in her usual health and spirits in the morning. The cause of death is supposed to be heart failure.

A private cable received at Opotiki announces the death at Ipohi, Federated Malay States, of the Hon. F. B. Sewell, on May 31, at the age of 57 years. The deceased was for many years engaged in survey work for the Government in West-

land, and in the Auckland district at Raglan and Opotiki, and was, at different times, engineer to the Whakatane and Opotiki County Council.

LONDON, May 17Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bean, and Miss Bean, of Christchurch, arrived at Plymouth by the Orontes last Friday, after a very fine pasage, and came on to London, where they are now engaged in a busy round of sight-seeing. Mr. Bean, junr., who has been at Oxford for the last two and ahalf years, met his parents at Plymouth, and accompanied them to London, and next week they will go to to Oxford for eight weeks, beginning on May 20. This is Mr Bean’s fourth visit to England, and his wife's second, whilst their daughter is visiting the Old Country for the first time. They intend touring in the midlands after leaving Oxford, visiting Birmingham and Sheffield, and various places of historic interest in those localities. They hope to leave again for New Zealand by the Orient Company’s new steamer Osterley. Mr. Bean is combining business with pleasure during his stay in England. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Thurlow, of Wanganui, who arrived by the Moldavia, will spend two months on holiday in England, and then proceed to the Transvaal, where Mr. Thurlow takes up an appointment on one of the Rand mines. Regarding his impressions of London, Mr. Thurlow notes increasing evidences of poverty and distress as compared with the London he knew twelve years ago. He puts free trade and alien immigration among the “ obvious causes.” The strongest thing in London appears to him to be the power of the Press; after that, petrol fumes!

Dr. Clayton, of Christchurch, is revisiting London after a long absence. He came to England as surgeon of Federal Houlder liner Cornwall, whieh called at Punto Arenas, San Gregorio and Bahia Blanca, to load frozen meat, and arrived at Avonmouth on April 27, after a somewhat prolonged voyage, extending over nine weeks. Dr. Clayton is leaving shortly for Paris and Berlin for special medical study in those centres. He expects to leave England on his return to the Dominion some time in July.

Amongst the dinners which the New Zealand High Commissioner has been attending during the past week was one at Lincoln’s Inn on Wednesday night, when the Treasurer (the Master of the Rolls) and Benchers of the Inn entertained a distinguished company, including Lord Holsbury, Sir William Ramsay, Sir John Edge, and Sir Edward Clarke,

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hay (of Dunedin), who arrived by the Orontes, ■will spend part of their holiday in Scotland, mostly in the vicinity of Dundee. Mr. Hay will attend the Dental Congress in Berlin in August, 'and will visit various dental schools in London and elsewhere. They propose to return to New Zealand by way of New York and Canada, probably about the middle of October.

Mr. R. Morton, of Christchurch, who arrived here on Easter Sunday after a 53 days’ voyage in the Papanui, intends to remain in this part of the world for two or three years, and will visit Scotland, Ireland, and the Continent, returning eventually to New Zealand via Suez. Mr. George MacGregor, of Napier, who

arrived by the Orton* on April will remain in England until about September. He will spend six weeks m Scotland, and also visit the Conti newt Mr. MacGregor, combining business with; pleasure, is picking up ideas ia engineering while on tour. Miss Astrid Brusewitz, of Nelson, who earns to England by the lonic at Easter, intends studying singing and the pianoforte at the Royal College of Music, and will remain in London for two years.

Mr Herbert S. Toms has been lecturing at the Art Gallery, Brighton, on ths marvels of Maori art. He was accorded an excellent reception at this, the last of a series of lectures on “Some Marvels of Savage Art.” Miss Watkins and Misses S. E. M. and C. Watkins, of Dunedin, had a pleasant journey to England, via Colombo, Naples, Genoa, and Algiers, arriving at Southampton on May 3rd. They intend remaining in London about a month, thenca proceeding to Ireland, Scotland, and the Continent. The Rev. W. Saunders and Mrs Saunders, of Dunedin, arrived in London off May 1 by the Orontes. They will spend the summer in this part of the world, returning home by the new Orient liner Otranto, which sails on October 1. Mr Saunders is enjoying a holiday in the Old Country after 20 years in Dunedin as Minister of the Moray Place Church.

This K«th he will stay in London to atbut has been cabled for on account of tend the “May Meetings,” and afterwards he and his wife will visit various parts of the kingdom. Mr Saunders will pay a further visit to London to look into various religious and social organisations, and afterwards will visit the Continent. Mrs. Leask, of Napier, ie returning shortly to New Zealand. She has been in England far over a year, during which time she has taken several first-class certificates in massage, and hag had some very successful cases of cures, under Sir Thomas Barlow, Dr. Hyla Greeve, and other leading doctors. Mrs. Leask intended staying abroad for another year, private business, and is travelling back by the Ormuz, which leaves London on May 10th. Miss Elin Hursthouse and Miss Wilkinson, of Wellington, who are travelling together on a pleasure trip to see what is to be seen of Old England, hope to spend the months of June and July in the Isle of Man, and later to visit Scotland and Devonshire. They travelled from Australia by the German steamer Bremen, arriving at Southampton on the 3rd May, and they hope to spend about a year and five months on their travels.