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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, 11 February 1905, Page 6

PERSONAL.

! Mr F. Trembath, Mayor of Thames. is in Auckland. Captain Parker, of the Customs Department, went to Rotorua to-day fov a fortnight's holiday. Mr C. B. Russell, managing director of the American Tobacco Company, <l New Zealand, returned to Wellington yesterday. Mr Murdoch, purser of the Union steamer Herald, has been transferred to the Isldnd steamer Nsvtia as purser, Mr Mooney going over to the Herald. Mr W. S. Reid, Chairman of the Land Commission, is ill, and it has been ordered complete rest. It is understood he has resigned from the Commission. Mr E. Bartley. the Auckland Hospital Board's architect., has been at Waihi for a few days in connection with the proposed extensire additions to the local hospital. Archbishop Carr. of Melbourne, who went South from Auckland by the West Coast route a few days ago. was too fatigued by the journey to go any further than Wanganui the following day. He went on to Wellinjrton, md thence to Christchurch. the next day. Archbishop Kelly went to Christchurch with Bishop Lenilian the day before. Mr L. W. MeGlashan, on retiring from the position of salesman to the Northern Roller Milling Company, was the recipient of a gold aJbert and sovereign case. Mr Mitchell (accountant), who made the presentation on behalf of the office staflV! referred to the good feeling which had j always existed. Mx McGlashan suitably ■ responded. A very pleasing function took place on Tuesday at noon at the Newmarket railway workshops, when Mr Robert Handcock, the well-known footballer, was presented with a handsome extension dining table on the occasion of his marriage. Mr Thomas Dickenson made the presentation on behalf of the employees. An interesting presentation took place last evening at the Liedertafel practice, when Mr Frank Wright, one of the original members of the society, was the recipient of a gold lyre in recognition of his services, carrying with it an honorary life membership. This being also the commencement of another session— the thirteenth—the new conductor. Mr Alfred Hill, made the individual ac quaintance of the members. A large number of friends and members of the Central Mission Christian Endeavour Society met last night in the Central Mission Hall to bid farewell to a number of members of the society. One of the departing friends, Mr F. Irvine, leaves on Monday to a call of missionary work in New Guinea, where he will join the Rev. Abel, an old Auckland hoy. The Primitive Methodist Church is responsible for the departure of two other members—the Revs. n. Daniels and A. Armstrong—both of whom have been stationed in the. Taranaki district. The president of the society (Mr W. H. Smith) referred in glowing terms to the splendid services rendered the society, and to the Central Mission as a whole, by the departing members, iind it-was with a certain amount of regret that they were bidding farewell. On behalf of the society, he had much pleasure in presenting each member witlua handsome leather writing-case and a valedictory letter. The Rev. J. B. Butler and Mr J. Lock also spoke, eulogising the work of the departing friends.