PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1906, 14 November 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. and Mrs, diaries Dahl, of Pahmcrstoii North, leave on a trip to Bgfl,mark and England early in the Nevr Year.

fir. and Mrs. Zg'bcl, of to Kuiti, left ■for Sydney en route for London by the Mauiigaimi on Saturday last.

Tho Tiniaru Sav.ago Club list evening farowclled the Rev. A,. E. H«ri.ti> who has been a valued member, ahd. is leaving for Wellington shortly. Ho was presented with a case of Press Association.

The Eev, R. f. RetlMvell, of LytMton, has been invited to succeed iho Rov.. T, R. Richards ffs superintendent of the Methodist circuit, Blenheim. Mr, iticha'rdy is completing his -five years' military in Bieiflidim in Marclt next, and the itinerant principle Of the Mothtwlist Church will not allow any minister to remain, for a longer torni! Ho has accepted a. call .froin tho Tr-pity Methodist. Church, Napier., end will enter upon bis hevv oliafgo in March,

A presenfatioU was niailo ait tho Dresden Piano Company's head office in fiuuedin a few days ago to Mr. H. Brascli on his 'retirement from control, of tho financial part of Hie company's business throughout Now Zealand, to resume thepractice of his profession of law.

Tho Rev. Win. Tye, B.A. (Church of England), Rov. Wni. Wallace (Baptist Church), and Lieut,-Colonel A. K. Powley (Salvation Army) arc .gasSetted officiating ministers under the Msrriagfl Act

Amongst tlve passengers for Welling; ton by tho Manuka., duo this rnoruiiig ■from Melbourne via tho seutn, ■is Mill. M'Nab, who lias returned" from his historical researches in Syd|ioy> Mr. M'Nab is stated to have been very sue/ e&ss.ful in his quest.

Mr. Thomas Alexander Miinro has been appointed a.meiiiber of the Otago Land Board,

A Press Association telegram from Aiickjaiid announces the cfcaiji .of Mr. John Burns,hardware mtirchaiit, .'Au'ck* land,' Mr, Rurria, was a coiitempprary of the late Mp. John Chambers, aha. both gontlomoji wont 'i-ii largely for 'the importation of mining machinery, elee-. trical appliances, and other, 'mmliig'ac*' . cessgries. Mr. Burns was joined .at the .foundation o:f bis business itt ISB2 by, Mr. Wingstei well known ,'iii.tlio early days '.pf Wellington as manager .for tho late .Bfr. Waring Taylor's' hardware business fa 'Willis Street. He rehibvect •te Auckland in the early 'eighties, and ■retired from the firm in 1:890. . Since then the business lias been ■cpiiducte'd imder the style of "John Burns and ■Co." Mr. Burns,, who held. aii agency for tire- extensive Union .Ironworks, Bin Francisco, was a largo, 'exporter of kauri gum, flax, and other .Colonial pro r ducts, and introduced our phprmittm lenax not alone to New York, kondch, and other ports, but to Asia; as Well. He was for many years Consul for -Belgium in Auckland.

.. Jlr. E, ft, Armit.) who, is leaving, the. Parliamentary staff of the ''New "'Zealand Times" iuoriler to jom. the literary staff of the "Sydney; Daily Telegraph/' Was- presented by his colleagues in. the *P.rcss Gallery with a : walkiug; stick, as a, testimony of ajfp'rajiatioii mid .goodwill. Mr-. Ajfiiit -jails-, by tlio: Willoc'ljr* ■kwl.ay, and makes, the third Wellington .journalist who has joined this Sydiiey paper dujihg ,the current year.

. .Passengers from thp north ifoj the Main Tritftk express yesterday included MM*.. A. .Ctfnway., Chcltp.nh-am-; Miss D ; . M. Dgbsoji,. Paliherste.n ''North \ Rev. J. and Mrs, M.acGregor, Wangaiiui; Mr. U. A, Moore, Pallherston Worth; Mr. A. Holnips, Auckland.; and Mr-, H. M. S'ihimbndS) "Pa-l-morston .North..