PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVLI, Issue 10, 6 September 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES.

The Rev. W. Day, who has been for a number of years pastor of the Mount Eden Baptist Church, has definitely decitied to resign the charge. Mr. T. K. Grig son, A.A1.1.C.E., who has acted as assistant engineer to the Auckland Drainage Board since the drainage scheme was started, is leaving Auckland shortly for Victoria. He has received an important appointment under the Metropolitan Board of Works in connection with the new water supply scheme for Melbourne, and he will enter on his duties by the middle of next month. Mr. Grigson’s departure will mean a serious loss to local tennis circles, as for some seasons past he has been one of the leading players in the Parnell Club and in the district tournaments. A large and representative meeting of railwaymen was held at the railway station last week for the purpose of making presentations to Messrs. V\ . Olli ver and W. Madigan, two well known and popular guards, who have recently retired from the service. Mr. AL Benney presided, and expressed the regret felt on account of their departure, and good wishes for their future success. A number of speakers endorsed the remarks of Mr. Benney. The recipients, in reply, thanked their comrades for the presents, which consisted of a travelling rug. a case of cutlery, a case of pipes, and a silver matchbox each. An early settler passed away last week in Mr**. Andrew Stewart, widow of the late Mr. A. Stewart, gum merchant, of Auckland, who died at her residence, Home Bay, in her 70th year. Mrs. Stewart arrived in Auckland as a little girl by the ship Jane Gilford, and lived practically all her lite here. Hey husband

died 22 years ago. leaving her with a family of three sons and three daughters, these being Mr. J. . Stewart (of the firm of Stewart and .Johnson, solicitors), .Mr. W. F. Stewart (secretary to the Auckland Gas Company), Air. R. L. Stewart (of the firm of Brown and Stewart). Mrs. T. G. Brown. Miss Nellie Stewart, and Miss Beta Stewart. The deceased lady was one of the first parishioners of St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, Ponsonby, and took a keen interest in the local branch of the Young Women’s Christian Association. Ihe interment, which was private, took place to-day at Waikumete, (hr Rev. I. Jolly officiating. Mr. and Mrs. R. (otter (Mauku.) left l>\ the Navua last week for Fiji on a holiday visit to their son. Mr. lleni'v 1). Baker. United States Consul-General for Australasia, has returned to Wellington from Sydney in order to complete the report which he is making on trade conditions in New Zealand. The “Temuka Loader’’ understands th.it Mr. F. R. Flat man has definitely de.-ided not to offer himself as a candidate for Parliament at the general election. Mr. Flatman is not in the be-t of health, and he is afraid to risk the "train of an election. Mr. M. Rudd, who has boon appointed from tin* I'nion S.s. ( onipany’s New Plymouth office to be chief clerk at Auckland, arrived last week to take up his duties. Mr. J. A. Grimvvood, whom he -urceed". leave*- early next month to take up a position in the Company’s < anadian-Australian and Islands department in Dunedin. Mr. J. A. Valentine, headmaster of Timaru Main School, has been elected to the scat on the Teachers’ Superannuation Berard rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. T. Hughes, who represented the South Island contributors. There were two nominations—Mr. Valentine, w ho polled 525 votes, and Mr. E. A. Just, of the Lyttelton District High Schoch who polled 521 vote*?. Dr. and Mrs. de ( live Lowe left for Suva on Friday by the Makura on a holiday trip. Mr. T. M. Wilford. M.P. for Hutt, has been granted a fortnight’s leave of absence from Parliament on the ground of ill health. Mr. H. J. H. Okey. M.P. for Taranaki, has been incapa<*itated for nearly a week owing to an attack of influenza, but is now recovering. He has been granted the necessary leave uf absence from Parliament. M»*""is. E. W. Ali**on aria Chas. Ranson left l»y th<* Main Trunk express on Thursda v to represent the Auckland branch of the N.Z. Shipowners’ Federation at the hearing of the shipping dispute before the Arbitration (Murt at Wellington. Mr. J. H. Gunson, chairman of the Auckland Harlmur Board, left by Thursday’s express for Wellington in couneo

tion with the Auckland Harbour Board Empowering Bill and the Mauukau Harbour Control Bill. Mr. Gtfnson also intends to interview the Minister for Railways regarding the Railway Department’s proposal to reclaim for the extension of ihe Auckland goods yards.

Mr. F. Lawry (Parnell) has been elected to the position of chairman of the Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives. This will be the 23rd session during which Mr. Lawry has presided over the proceedings of the committee, and in re-electing him the members of the committee spoke in highly complimentary terms of Mr. Lawry’s ser-

Mr. 11. Elder, who has retired from the Wellington Education Board, has returned the whole amount he drew in expenses as a member of the board. His

first refund enabled first-class microscopes to be purchased for the district high schools in his ward—Levin, Petone, and Hutt. The balance is now offered for such purpose in the Horowhenua ward connected with agriculture as the inspectors may consider most desirable. Prior to leaving Christchurch for Auckland to take charge of the “Miss Gibbs Company,” Mr. $. Stewart was presented by the Williamson Pantomime Company with a set of solid silver entree dishes. Mr Jack Cannot, the principal comedian of the company, made the presentation, which he stated was a concrete appreciation of the feeling of the company for Mr. Stewart’s unvarying consideration and courtesy towards every member of the combination, from the call boy to the comedian. Mr. Stewart left for Auckland to-day. Mr. T. Ford, of Ecling, 5 ictoria, arrived from Sydney yesterday, and is staying at Cargen. Air. Ben Myers returned by the Victoria on Sunday from a holiday trip to the Islands and Sydney. Mr. William F. Burley. 8.A..’ at present on the staff of the Lyttelton District High School, has been appointed science master at the Auckland Technical College. Mr. W. D. S. Macdonald. M.P., who has been attacked with appendicitis, is making satisfactory progress, and expects to be back again in the House this week. Messrs. VV. Wallace Bruce and A. B. Robertson, of Auckland, have been reelected president and vice-president, respect ively. of the New Zealand Society of Accountants. Mr. Hubert Burnett, who Las been vicar’s churchwarden of Holy Trinity Church, Woodville, continuously for twenty-five years, was presented by the parishioners at the annual meeting ou Thursday night with a gold and silver service and tray, suitably engraved. Mr. G. L. Cook, district engineer, was fa rewelled at Tauranga by the Public \\ urks staff on Saturday night on the occasion of his retirement from the service. lie was the recipient of two presentations. Mr. J. Hannah becomes resident engineer.— (Press Association.) I’he Rev. F. W. Young, 8.A., late vicar of Northern AVairoa, lias been nominated to the charge of Northcote and Birkenhead in succession to the Rev. A. F. Smith, who has left for England. He will be formally instituted on Wednesday evening by the Bishop. Air. J. A. Grimwood, late chief clerk in the local office of the Union Company who has been appointed to the Vancouver and Islands department of the Company’s head office, left for Dunedin by the Tarawera on Saturday. Previous to his departure he was presented with a handsome rose-bowl by the office staff. Mr. John Brodie, Mayor of Miramar, has consented to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate for the Wellington East seat at the coming general elections. Mr. Brodie will stand as an Independent Liberal, reserving to himself independence on a no-eonfldence motion. Air. Brodie makes the fifth candidate announced for the Wellington East seat. Sir Joshua AVilliams, responding to congratulations on his knighthood offered him by the Invercargill Bar, said: —

"It will be, gentlemen, thirty-six year» next December since 1 hist came to preside in the court here. 1 see 'before me a new generation of the profession, but during all those thirty-six years 1 have received from members of the profession nothing but kindness in the performance of my duties. I may truly say I have received from members of the profession throughout all that long period the most valuable assistance. I think I may also say that during the whole of that time there has not been any friction whatever between the members of the profession or. indeed, any member of the profession and myself.”

Canon Long, who has been elected Bishop of Bathurst (N.S.W.), will be one of the very few colonial Bishops', who are colonial by birth. He is fha youngest son of the - late William Long, jpg’ Garisbrooke, and is 36 years of age.’ He was educated'at Trinity College, Melbourne, where he took his degree in 1900 with first-class honours in logic and philosophy. After taking orders, lie was successively senior curate of Holy Trinity Church, Kew, near Melbourne head-master of Trinity Grammar Schorl* whit b lie helped to found, and Canon of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne. Private advice was received in Auckland to-day by Mr H. B. Massey that Mr Theo Bowling, the well-known Auckland sportsman, died at Christchurch on S.it<nrday evening. Mr Bowling left Auckland for Christchurch last month to see his horse Antarctic compete at the C.J.C. National .meeting,. and just after tlw gathering eaneluded, was in such a. weak state of health that he had to be removed tp a private hospital. Despite eyery attention he gradually, sank, an I the end came on (Saturday. Mr Bowlin ' has been in indifferent health for some time, and.his death was not unexpectr4. Tire body will be brought to Auckland for interment.