PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1859, 19 September 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor is to loave for Nelson by tho Government steamer Tutanekai to-day.

Tho Rov. Father J. Oreagh and tho Rev. Father Mulcaliy, C.S.S.R., of tho Redemptorist Monastery, returned to Wellington en Wednesday oil the Manuka from a visit to Australia. Mr. J. T. Pickett, of tho staff of tin Palmerston branch of tho Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed manager of tho branch bank at Shannon. Dr. Hardwick Smith, medical superintendent of the Wellington Hospital, 1 who has been on a visit to England, was welcomed back to Wellington by mem-' bers of the Hospital Boar ( d at yesterday's meeting. Ihe chairman (Rov. W. A. .Evans) Baid that they wore very pleased that Dr. Hardwiok Smith had como back to the Dominion, and expressed ;tho hope that ho would maintain Ins association with the Hospital for many years to como. Mr. Joan Smith spoke in a similar strain, and Dr. Hardwick Smith returned thanks. Mr. R. V. White, of the Parliamentary reporting staff of The Dominion, was presented yesterday, by his confreres in tho literary department of tho paper, with a handsome tea and coffco service in pewter, in tokon of their good wishes on the oocasion ( of his approaching marriage, which takes place to-morrow. Tho death is announced in !his ninetyfirst year of Captain William Thomson, a very old identity of Dunedin and Port Chalmers, who was at ono time harbourmaster under the Provincial • Government, for all tho ports of Otago > and' subsequently harbourmaster at. OtagO' harbour. Ho was closely identi-. ficd with the Presbyterian Church.— : Press Association. Mr. Lloyd Brown, of Messrs. Dalgety's Palinorston branch, has been transferred 1 to Blenheim. Mr. J. P. Luke, junior, son of his Worship tho Mayor, has aocepted a position with Messrs. J. J. Niven and Co., in their Napier engineering works. On leaving the local works, Mr. Luke was presented 1 by t'ho employees with a gold sovereign case and' a case of pipes. i

Mr. C. H. Howorth, engineer to tho ; Wanganui Harbour Board, returned from a holiday visit Ho England and the Continent on Wednesday. During liis absence abroad lie made a special study of the harbour works of river ports, and being also interested in art, made tho round of tho principal galleries.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fillers, of Wanganui, returned to Wellington from England by the Ruapeliu yesterday.

Mr. Robert W. Shallcrass will take up his duties as secretary and organiser for tho New Zealand Sportß Protection League on October 1. At Wednesday's meeting Mr. C. P. Skerrett (acting ohairman of tho executive) .paid Mr. A. A. Paape, tho retiring secretary, somo warm compliments on the manner in which ho had performed his duties. He wished him success in his new sphere of action. Last night the Wellington City Council granted leave of absenco to Councillor W. H. P. Barber, who is in Sydney.

The Rov. W. and Mrs. Jellie, of Auckland, arrived in Wellington by yesterday afternoon's Main Trunk express.

Mr. W. T. Jennings, of New Plymouth, was a passenger from tho north by yesterday's express.

Captains 'W. J. Foster and S. V. Fraslc, of tho Commonwealth Defence Forces, aro visiting Auckland.

Dr: Eleanor Baker, who was recently appointed, to. tho medical, .staff of the Auckland Hospital, has resigned her position for private reasons. Her letter of resignation was read at tho last meeting'of the board. Dr. Baker testified to having received great courtesy' from the staff of tho hospital. Dr. Baker's 'resignation was received, with regret.

The' Rev. H. S. Woollcombo, who toured New Zealand some few years ago in connection with the Church of Engi land Men's Socioty, has been appointed vicar of a parish or 18,000 people in tho city of Leeds by the Archbishop of York, president of the C.E.M.S. Mr. Woollcombe has invited tho vicar of Gisborno to go to England and _ take chargo of & largo mission district in the parish. After consulting with Bishop Averill, tho vicar has decided to remain in Gisborno. Mr. Eakins, Timaru agent for the A.M.P. Society, and formerly of Temuka. has been transferred- to Christchurch, as assistant superintendent of the society there. Miss Emma Richmond has been appointed to be an official visitor to tho Auckland Prison.

Mr. Robert M'Aulay hks been re-ap-pointed a member of tho Canterbury District Land Board. Mr. Robert Hunter has been appointed Govomment Inspector of Stone Quarries as from September 10. Mr. R. L. Andrew lias been appointed an analyst under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act. • Mr. A. W. Adcock, second officer ot the Indrabarali, has been presented with a gold pendant, in tho shape of a ship s wheel, by Mr. A. Monsen, of Napier, Tho presentation is a memento ot tiio occasion upon which tho .recipient saved Mr. Monsen's life at the time of tho stranding of tho Indrabarah. _ lho pendant bore tho following inscription: "Presented to A. W. Adcock, second officer, Indrabarah, for rescuing A. Monsen, Rangitikei Beach, May 10, lalo., > Major J. S. Maidlow, assistant dircctor and instructor in artillery duties, arrived in' Wellington on Wednesday from tho South Island.

v Archdeacon Alfred. Neild, general secrotary of the Molanesian Mission in New' Zealand, is at present conducting ' thfe services at St. Thomas s Church, Auckland, as tho charge is still vacant sinco the departure of the Rov. Jl. A. Pnvell to Wliangarci. The Rev. J. C. Fitzgerald and the Rov. Timothy Roes, who took part in the general mission to Now Zealand two years ago, arrived at the Bluff on Monday. Mr. Fitzgerald will visit Christchiiroh, Wellington, Nelson, and two centres in the Waiapu diocese. Mr. Rees will conduct another misison at Paeroa. Visitors to Wellington staying at tho Albert Hotel are: Mrs. James Thomson and Mr. and Mrs. John Thomson, or Blenheim; Mr. C. Pcarce, of Chnstchurch; Mr. and Mrs. P. S.. Ussher, Mr. W. O. Chrlaiv, Mr. S. Walters, Mr. R Mitchell, Mr. K. Ifworson, Mr. C. Kftig, and Mr. R. Siddells, of Auckland.

Among tho passengers who arrived by , yesterday's Main Trunk oxpress were the following:—Mr. C. S. Brittain (To , Kuiti), Mr. J. W. Cochrano (Te Kuiti), Mr. H. J.. Palmer (J?otouG), Sir, A. 8.. Jordan (To Kuiti), Mr. C. M'Guinnesß (Wellington), Mr. William Norton (Auckland), Mr. Geo. T. Adams (Auckland), Mr. J. R. MacCormick (Ohaltuno), Mr. T. H. Macky (Auckland), Miss Houghton (Prankton), Misß N. . Houghton (Palmorston), Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mandcrs (To Awamutu), Mr. H. Hayward (Auckland), Mr. V. J. Larner (Auckland), Sir. B. C. Chilwill (Auckland), Mr. Fricdlander (Auckland), Messrs A. D. and 1!. Riley (Wellington), Mrs. A. W. Turnbull (Christchurch), Mrs. Henry Smith (Wellington), Miss Mary Seaton (Wellington), : Mr. W. T. Jennings (Now Plymouth), Mr. W. J. Hollis (Wanganui), Rev. W. . and Mrs. Jellio (Auckland), Miss Jean Boyd (Palmerstoii), Mr. and Mrs. M. Gorringo (Palmerston), Mr. T. Conijiugliam (Auckland), Mr, A. T. M'Coll (Tailiapo), Mr. T. C. Brash (Lower Hutt), , Mr. Ernest I<\ IColly (Auckland). Mr. A. Knack (Auckland), Mr. H. E. B. \\ atson (Palmcrston North), Auckland hockey team (1U-