PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 17, 27 April 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr Alfred Hill, the well-known composer, who has been spending some weeks in Sydney, will return to Wellington in June. Major Lomax, of Wanganui, who ha 9 been on a visit to Auckland, staying at the Central Hotel, returned home by the Main Trunk train last week. Mr G. W. Trendall and Miss Trendall. of Auckland, who have been on a twelve months’ visit to the Old Country, arrived at Wellington by the Athenic. Mr John Sime, the well-known attendant at the Auckland Art Gallery, died last Wednesday, at his residence, Cookstreet. street. Mr. Sime was a very old resident of Auckland, and for the last 20 years was attendant in the Art Gallery. Deceased was a native of Scotland. He leaves a wife and four adult children. Mr A. C. Brotherton, who is to be married in a few days, was presented last week by the staff of the ITiblic Trust Office, Wellington, with a handsome solid silver tea set. The presentation was made by Dr. Fitchett. The staff also entertained Miss Kelly, who is to be married to Mr Bretherton. hi the evening they were also entertained by the choir of St. Gerard's Church, and Mr Bretherton was the recipient of a silver-mounted oak tray. A very pleasant function took place on Tuesday afternoon, when the staff of Messrs. Buchanan and Co., Ltd., wholesale jewellers, presented the managing director, Mr. E. Arthur Price, with a handsome oak cabinet of silver table ware and cutlery as a token of esteem on the occasion of his approaching marriage. In the absence of Mr. J. G. Buchanan, who was, unfortunately, indis posed, the presentation was made by Mr. E. 11. Haydon, the work-hop forema n. The Hon. Dr. Findlay has resigned his seat on the Victoria College Council. Dr. Kerr Hislop has been appointed bon. patiiologi-t and radiologist to the \\ ellington 11 o-pita I. I'he Bishop-elect of New Guinea (Dr. Sharp), who arrived in .Australia from England recently, will be consecrated at Brisbane on April 25. Mr. 11. R. H. Balnea vis has been appointed private secretary io the Hon. A. Ngata. vice Mr. Alacalister, who is now acting in a similar capacity to the Hon. R. Ah Kt nzie. Mr. J. S. Larke, the Canadian Commissioner for Australia, is lying dangerously ill at his residence in Summerhill, Sydney. He has been obliged to cancel all engagements. Mr. J. McLaren. chief telegraphist at the Waihi Post ami Telegraph Ollice, left last week for Tauranga, en route to To Puke, where he will take charge of the post and telegraph ollice. Air. Me Larm has been stationed at Waihi for nine year.-. (Own correspondent.) Writing on board R.M.s. Corinthie, iii the latitude of Capo Horn, to Air. A. IL Holmes, clerk of the S.AI. Court at Wellington. Dr. A. W. .McArthur mentioned that both he and Mrs. McArthur were enjoying the best of health, and that the voyage thus far hid been in all respects a most pleat-ura bio one. Mr. C. S. Xixnn, the newly-appointed Inspector of Customs, succeeded Air. D. .Johnson as Collector of Customs at Wellington about two years ago. When he was promoted to Wellington, Air. Nixon was Collector of Customs at Napier, and prior to that he had held a similar position at Timaru. From what has been seen of Mr. Nixon's work during his of ficial reign in Wellington, he should l>e well suited as inspector of the Department (nays the “Dominion”). The death took place on Sunday week of Mrs. James (‘lose, of Pakaraka, eldest daughter of the late Air. John Harding, of Hawke's Bay, and sister of the Messrs Harding, of Northern Wairoa. Airs. Close was born in Wellington in 1843, ami saw much of pioneer life with her husband in the Bay of Plenty and other districts, finally settling in (lie Bay of Islands district esomc 15 years ago. 'l'he de<eased lady, who was loved ami esteemed by all who knew her, will be generally regretted by a large eirele of friends and relaColonol Brengle, of the Intern itional headquarters of the Salvation Army, London, who is toirring Australasia on a revival campaign, arrived in Auckland from Gisborne by the TaraMera last Thursday. The Colonel, who is an Aimriean by birth, ami prior to joining I he Salvation Army was a minister of the <’ongrcgatiunal Churdi in America, ha* been 23 years actively engaged in Army work, f-n* the greater part of that time in the United States.

Mr. W. B. Montgomery, who is succeeding Mr. Richard Carter, the retiring secretary and Inspector of Custom®, in the secretaryship, is a comparatively young man, though he has seen 30 years’ service in the Department. Mr. Montgomery has been through the whole of the lower branches of Customs work, and for a long time past has been looked upon as one of the most capable officers in the service, For several years past he has held the position of chief clerk in the head , office at Wellington, and previous to going there was stationed at Dunedin. He is a qualified chemist and an artist of no mean order.

Mr G. A. Pearson, Government Railway Engineer, in charge of the North Island section, arrive din Auckland on Friday, and is staying at "Cargen."’

Mr John Cameron, secretary of the New Zealand Anti-Asiatie League, arrived last week from the Thames on an organising visit to Auckland, where he will stay and address meetings during the next few weeks. The death has occurred of Sergeant Bernard, who recently retired from the police force (states a Press Association message from Hawera). The deceased was a sergeant of police for 14 years, 11 years of which time he was stationed at Hawera. He joined the force in 1879, and retired only a short time ago. The following southern delegates, who have been attending the Ironmasters’ Conference, left by Thursday's aMin Trunk express; Mr D. Robertson (president of the association), Mr W. Crabtree, Mr J. P. Luke. M l’., ami Mr W. Caible (Wellington), Mr T. M. Gillies and Mr A. Burt, sen. (Dunedin), Mr G. T. Booth and Mr J. Le Cron (Christchurch). Mr David C. Ingram, who recently resigned his position as commercial representative for Messrs L. D. Nathan ami Co., Ltd., after six years’ service, to start in business on his own account, was presented last week with a handsome roller top desk. The presentation was made by the firm’s staff, as evidence of their esteem and wishes for Mr Ingram’s future success. . . Last week a handsome silver stiver, suitably engraved, was taken to Mr Russell’s residence as a souvenir from the St. George’s Rowing Club in appreciation of his many years’ services as commodore. Owing to Mr Russell’s severe illness, he was unable to receive the deputation, -but his heartiest thanks were conveyed to tin? members of the club on behalf of himself and Airs Russell for their kind thought. He expressed much regret at having had to resign his office as commodore, but sincerely wished St. George’s everv success in the future. A pleasant function took place in Mr. Buchanan s Cafe, Karangahapc-road, last week, when the executive of the Home .Mission Fund of the Methodist Church and a few of the leading Methodist Jay of Auckland met to do honour to Mr. F. L. Prime, who for 39 years has been the lay treasurer and financial secretary of the fund, and in that capacity has rendered yeoman service to his church. Advancing years has now compelled him to retire from that position, and occasion was taken to present him with an illuminated autograph album, containing a resolution of regret at his resignation, and appreciation of his services, together with the signatures of all the members of Hie conference. Advice has been received that Miss Airnee Champion, of Dunedin, has been awarded an exhibition for piano playing, entitling her to two years’ education at the Royal Academy, London. Two other exhibitions go to Australia. Arthur Isaacs, of St. Clair, gained the Sterndale Bennett prize for piano playing, worth .£35 for two years at the Royal Academy. Mr. W. Walters, of Glenora Park, I’apakura, was a passenger from Sydney by ' the Maheno on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon Holmes, of Christchurch, arrived by the South express on Sunday morning, and left by the Maheno for Australia on Monday. Messrs. C. Clabburn, of Wellington, and James Edgar, A. F. Rattray, and 11. E. Williams, of Dunedin, were arrivals by Sunday’s express, who are stopping at tlie Grand Hotel. Sir J. Mills, managing director of the Vnion Company, left this morning on a business trip to England. He will be absent till the end of the year, says a Dunedin Press Association telegram. Mr. C. J. Molloy and Mrs. Hall, of Christchurch, arrived by the Maheno from Sydney on Sunday, and are staying for a'few days at the Central Uotel before continuing their journey home.

Mr. Neil McArthur, of the Northern S.S. Company, has left for Scotland to visit his father and mother. The forme? is now in his 95th year, and his mother; in her 86th year, both being well and hearty. Mr. Erie Kenny has returned to Auck-. land, having been transferred from the Feilding branch of the Bank of New, South Wales. Before leaving Feilding, Mr. Kenny received a handsome presentation from his Southern friends.

Among the arrivals by the Mahenoi from Sydney on Sunday, who are staying at the Grand Hotel, are Mr. and Mrs. Max Scharff, of Sydney, Mr. and Mrs. William Dennis, of Sydney, Mr. and Mrs. Moreweather, of Sydney, and Messrs. David Hills and John Macdougall, of London.

Mr. W. H. Fuller, late chief engineer of the Northern Company’s steamer W’akatere, died at his residence. Graf-ton-road, on Sunday morning. The deceased, who left the Vnion Company in 1893 to enter the service of the Northerrt Company, leaves a widow and grown-up family. The flags on the shipping in port were flown at half-mast in respect oi his memory. Mr. H. C. Jacobson, one of the best known country journalists in Canterbury; died on Sunday, aged 67. He came to New Zealand in 1859, thirty years ago, and was interested in the “ Ashburton Mail,” “ The Akaroa Mail ” and the “Otaki Mail.” He subsequently settled in Akaroa, and he was instrumental in saving much of the Maori history and early European stories of Banks Peninsula, and published one eollectiou of these stories. The manuscript of the second volume was destroyed by fire when ready for the Press. — (Press Association.) Mr. James Craigie, M.P., has been reappointed chairman of the Timaru Harbour Board. ■ Miss E. Warne, lat'e of Auckland, gained a prize for painting at the Royal Agricultural show in Sydney, on Marel* 22m1. Mr. Gresley Lukin, editor of the Wellington “Eveiling Post,” returned by the mail train on Friday from a visit to Auckland. Mr. ami Mrs. Powrie, of Christchurch, who have been spending a holiday in Auckland, staying at the Central Hotel, left by the Tarawera on Saturday for Gisborne, on their way home. Dr. Hardwick Smith, medical superintendent of the Wellington Hospital, was last week appointed by the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board as medical superintendent of all the institutions under its jurisdiction. The new appointment carries a salary of .£7OO per annum, with free house, light, and fuel, but no right of private practice is allowed.