Personal Items.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3524, 20 May 1905, Page 2

Personal Items.

Mr Vile, M.H.R., left by train for Palmerston today,-having completed a tour of his electorate.

The Premier,■ who is* suffering from inflncza, was confined to bis bed on Thursday, bat was reported to be considerably better in the evening.

- Guard Carrol), the popular man-in-ch a rye on the local railway ser/'Ce to I palnteoton, left yesterday on holiday leave, f rff* to* the north 6’f Aucin-

land. To-morrow, SunmGv ra’arks? the quarcentenary of the birth of John Knox, the great Scottish reformer, and will be observed in the Presbyterian Cburfth by special services. Mi - C-brfs.- Matter, who by grit, energy and industry* has become one of the most capable journalists in the colony, has just been, appointed sub-editor M ibe Sydney Daily Telegraph. “Charlie”' was formerly a well-known reporter on several New Zealand papers. ' On Tuesduv next at 2.30 p.m. a mAfbfe tablet erected to the memory of the ]’af6 OsUAS Honore, a scholar who was drownVrd -> n tbe_ Manawatu River a few months ago, is to be unveiled in the Foxtnn s .?°j Ibe memorial has been sa. <is ? n ' )ac ‘ by the children and teachers ot tb® sdhb’ol; and the unveiling will tak'A place iti the presence of members of the school committee. TbA, Mayor, Mr B. G. Gower, has been invited to’ take part, and as many of the public as can make it convenient to attend are asked to do so.