PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 647, 26 October 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon.' T. is expected to return to-day from; Auckland.;! •,, -, ..,'-,..-,, v. ■Mr, J.'U. "Murray;'.'of Eltham, is announced.,: as a candidate for the present vacancy'' on the Wanganui' Education Board.-;. •--.; '■ "-.■■'■'• ■ : Cable' advices: have been received (states a Press- Association telegram from Asuburton) that Mr/ Arthur J. Friedlnhdor,- oldest eon, of, Mr. Hugo I'riedlaiider, has passed his medical .examinations in ■< all subjects' at London Unjversify,., and-is-now an IMJ.C.IV;, .■■■■• '■.:',

,'. Mr;, J. ,'Fpster Froscr arrived;at Palmerston by-motor car.from .Wanganui-yesterday afternoon, and. was accorded an official welcome by the Mayor.and, Mr.' J. M. Johnston (president of .tho Chamber.of Commerce), and other,- citizens*: The/Mayor, Councillors Haydon, Hewitt, Palmer, and Clausen, and Mri Johnston:'spoke. ,Mr v l'Yaser driven to see the principal spots of interest in the .vicinity of Palmerston. f ,'-. :' ',' ;"■'; ■''■V. The Eovi Isaac Jolly, moderator of the" Presbyterian General .Assembly, left Palmerston yesterday en route for. Dunedin. He expects to uo v away for a month. ( !•;.;. ...-., ';-.- . The Rov, -H. S. Woollcombc, who is at present conducting a : mission in Australia in connection with tho Church of ''.England Men'e So-: ciety; will' subsequently -pay;:a.visit to New.' Zealand, His addresses appear: to have aroused much interest in Sydney. The "Sydney Morn- • ing Herald" states thnt "Mr. Woollcombo has an impressive, forcible," vigorous,'-yet not over-' bearing, ■ stylo of: preaching; that carries \' his words homo. His matter is always interesting, and abovo all : straight to the point. Herein he has the favour- of the: business men who haveihalf ans hour to'sparo at lunch timo to hear an excellent address." -.. ' -.;.-..

'/Our Wanganui correspondent siatosiv Mr. B. 3 : { :■ li.< Stanford, formerlj'i S.M. hero, who died on .. Saturday, aged 09, was a B:A. of Oxford, and began.his. career asaj.olerKyman of tho Church of England. ; Arriving in No* Zealand in 1804, he became vicar,.bf St. : John's,' T'okoinnirjro, : j artd later of All Saints', Dunedin.' In 1878 he re-'-I moved- to. Wnitatii and, for" somo years,'sue- .-.'' cessfully,conducted .'a private school.;,Ho had, - .howovcr, a stroiig bent towards law and, taking ■/ bis LL.B, degree,: was admitted to.the Bar, and commenced, practice ,-.ih; partnership with/the ./ lato Dr. Milne. During l this .'time no also did considerable journalistic work. In 1804 ho,was.'.-.-..-'.' appointed to the magistracy, and served terms /-." at Napier, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, / and Wanganui. Twelve 'months ago -failing : health-caused him to take -six months' -leav'o, .' and he retired from the Public Service in Marco ' last. Ho had been ailing for, some time,.and / his death was not unexpected. Ho took a keen•■'.'■'■ interest in Church and educational' matters, , and was formerly, a member of tho.Otago Uni. ■vcrsity -Council; ; director 'of• the' Wangauui . Public Library, and vestryman at Christchurch ,--.' and Wanganui; Ho leaves four 60ns and five daughters., Mr 6. Stanford predeceased her husband ,by a year.:■!■• _ -.v.-,:

Mr. Stuart Richardson, city electrical eni>i-' neei, who has been on a visit toAuckland for ,' the purpose of advising tho Auckland Citr ' Counoil in reference to their new, lighting schomo, iV.exneofed to roturn to town by this; afternoon's Main Trunk express. ~ : , . . Dr. Martin, who has been spending, a month ill the country, has returned-to town, and ro-,' sumed his practice, ,;-. .Mr. B.Neilson.iof Wangahui East, is a oa'iii.. \ didatc for the vacancy on/il>e' Wangauui Edc- . cation Board. ■-. . . "■. mjj ■;; -;