PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 260, 7 November 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL.

A^Uu eSt ?■ -**«*?, - well-known Australian artist, is visiting Welling,

ar 3> Beck and Mrs. Beck

innJ t ?" Hlbberd > «*e young Auckland inventor of the multiple coin prepayment machine, left yesterday for Wellington, en route to London

Miss Alda Ralph, of Ponsonby, who is completing her musical education at St Dommick's College, Dunedin, was this •week successful in parsing the ATCL examination with honours.

Mr. Stanley Primrose, who has been connected with the Hamilton branch of Messrs. Hallenstein Bros., for the past six years, has received notice of vis transfer, on promotion, to Auckland.

Mr. W. S. O'Brien, who has been appointed deputy-superintendent of the Wellington Fire Brigade, has been for nfteen years connected with the Melbourne brigades.

Mr James Hialop. private secretary to the Premier, arrived by the West Coast boat-this morning on*a flying visit, returning again by the outward steamer this afternoon.

Mr. A. E. Wetherilt, who has filled the position of manager to the Wairoa Steamship Company with exceptional ability, left Dargaviile for Auckland yesterday to enter into a fresh business pursuit.

Among the Athenic's passengers to Wellington from Capetown yesterday "was the Rev. Isaac Shimmin, pastor in charge of the Wesleyan circuit in tne Transvaal. He is over here to recuperate, and after seeing the colony will return to South Africa.

The Governor,.lrfird Plunkct,'is going to put in a day or two at Temuka fishing before proceeding .to Invercargill, where on Wednesday next lie opens the new town hall. Lady Plrtnket and the Hon. Kathleen Plunkct have returned to Wellington from Christchurch.

Madame Cecilia Staunton (GoldenBtedt), whose beautiful contralto "will be ■well remembered by music lovers in Auckland, is about to pay this city a visit. She will arrive here about the first week in November, and will, it is expected, give several concerts.

Mr. W. P. Redgrave, who has been associated with cricket in Wellington for the past three years, since his arrival from Sydney in 1903, and has lately Tbcen assistant groundsman at the Basin Reserve, has accepted the position of coach to the Napier public schools. He leaves Wellington to take over his new •"duties next week.

Mr. Joseph. Devlin, M.P., wlio Is now touring Australia in the interests of the Irish Party, and who comes to Kew Zealand next month, was tcturned at the last general election for North Kilkenny and West Belfast. He decided to sit for the la-ttcr, his native city. He is young, and is an excellent speaker.

The sad news wa.s received by cable last night from Hongkong to the effect that Mr. W. E. Craig, son of Mr. David Craig, of this city, had died very suddenly from an attack of acute fever. Mr. Craig left New Zealand some three years ago to take up an important posiiio;i in the office of the Agency of the New Zealand Insurance Company at Hongkong. The. loss ds accentuated in that hits fiancee had hut lately left Auckland for the East, and was due to arrive at Hingkong last week, the marriage having been arranged to taKe place this day. Very general sympathy is felt for the family in their bereavement.