PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2767, 23 March 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Kenneth Sisam, who has been selected as the Rhodes scholar for New Zealand for 1910. has been appointed assistant professor in English at, the Auckland College for the next term. A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that the Rev. Gray Dixon, minister of St. David’s Presbyterian Church, Auckland, lias received a call to the Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North. The vacancy there was caused bv the Rev. I. Jolly having accepted a’c-al] from St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, Auckland. Mr C. KoldV.vorth, general manager of the tii-. n Steamship Company, who had been spending a couple of days in Gisborne, left for South by the s.s. Victoria last night. His Honor. Mr Justice Cooper, left for Wellington last evening, accompanied by his associate. Mr A. Cooper. Mrs E. M. Dunlop is at present on a visit to town, and is staying at the Gisborne Hotel. Mr A. J. Paterson, the Borough Engineer, left on a visit to Timaru and Christchurch last night to acquire information respecting sewerage schemes. Mr Irving Webb, touring manager for the Musical All Blacks, arrived in town yesterday to make arrangements for the Company’s appearance next week. Dr Morrison arrived from the North by the s.s. Victoria yesterday. His Excellency 7 the Governor has planned an extensive travel programme for the last few months of his stay in New Zealand. He left last week for the South, accompanied by the Hon. D. Buddo, and will spend three weeks in South Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, returning to Wellington on April 9. The southern programme includes a visit- to Rakaia on March 23, motoring thence to Mount Somers, and thence taking train to Ashburton on March 24: he travels via Temuka to Timaru ou March 25; Fairlie, March 26 aud 27: Waimate, 28.- Kurow and Oamaru, March 29 : N'gapara and Elderslie, March 30: Waireka, Palmcrst-ou South and Port Chalmers (where the new drydock will be inspected), March 31 : Dunedin. April 1; Mosgiel, Balclutha, Gatlins River, and Clinton. April 2; Edcndale, Glenham. Waimaka, and Bluff, April 3; Riversdale, Switzers. Waikaka, Gore, Tapanui, Mataura, and Dunedin. April 5. His. Excellency will leave Dunedin on the Sth prox. for Wollington. Probably he will spend 10 days fishing at Toh’aunu, and will follow this with a visit to Taupo and Rotorua, reaching the latter town on May 6. Tauranga will be visited on May 7. and Katikati and Wailii on the- 9th. Hamilton will be reached on May 10, and His Excellency will return to Wellington in time for a Masonic function next evening. Probably Lord Plunket will then tour the West Coast- of the North Island, stopping at the principal towns between Wellington and New lymouth, and going on to Auckland for a few days, v ion the occasion of his last official visit later he will payfarewell visits to Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington, and sail from Auckland for Australia early in June. His Excellency intends spending a holiday of eighteen days in Australia oefore taking steamer for England.

Advice by cable from Ceylon states that Mr. F. E. Baume, M.P.. is very much better than when he left Auckland last month and that his health is steadily improving. The Rev. Dr. Cleary has (says the “Tablet,” of which- paper he is -editor) had a very agreeable time in Uruguay and Buenos Ayres. He spent some days in Monte Video, where he was received with great eordialitv by the Bishop, the cathedral clergy, the Salesian Fathers in their great workshop schools, and the Jesuit Fathers who are in charge of the fine ecclesiastical seminary there. From Monte Video, DrV Cleary went inland as far as Colonia, meeting eA'eryAvhere with the greatest courtesy from the clergy and from lay fellow travellers. From Colonia ho crossed to Buenos Avres, a four-hours’ trip 'by steamer across the great Plata River, which looks like a wild arm of the sea. In Buenos Ayres the Rev. Dr. Cleary Avas at time of writing the guest of the learned and genial Vicar-General of the arch-diocese. Every day Avas spent- in visiting the great educational, charitable and other institutions with Avhieh the city abounds. Dr. Cleary aass also fortunate enough to have interesting and instructive inter vi’caa-'s with the Minister of the Interior and other members of the Cabinet, a rather unusual favor for Ncav Year time. With the sanction of the Archbishop and the •zeal and activity of the Right Rev. Monsignor Ussher, he also formed an agency in connection Avith the journalistic- apologetic Avork recently inken up iby the, Australian Catholic Truth S.>cietv. . •

A rather interesting little story is told of his Grace, Archbishop O’Reilly, of Adelaide, Avho arrived in Auckland hv the Mongolia last Avoek. In his younger days the venerable prelate av is a journalist, and at one time edited a Roman Catholic weekly journal, published in Adelaide. During his association Avith the paper a strike occurred amongst the compositors of South Australia, and the editor arrived one morning to find the composing room empty. Nothing daunted, he sot to Avork, and possessing a knowledge of the “case,” he managed not only to Avrite, hut to set up, the Avhole of the noAvspaper matter himself. The journal Avas about the only publication issued in Adelaide Avliile the strike lasted.