PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8342, 31 January 1913, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Sir George Clifford arrives from tb* South by the Maori this morning.

Lieutenant E. G. liliodos has booked to Sail Francisco by. the Tahiti, leaving Wellington to-day. Dr Valintinc, Inspector-General of Hospitals. has returned to Wellington from Auckland. Mr K. \V. Holmes. Chief Engineer of tho Public Works Department, has hit on a visit to Auckland.

Mr E. W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Chiof to the Public Works Department, is at present on a visit to Auckland.* He will return to Wellington to-morrow. Mr J. T. Fahy, electrician to (he Kailway Department, who had been on a tour of Australia, returned to Wellington yesterday by the Tahiti Irom Sydney.

Mr Henry Willis. Speaker of the Nov South Wales Assembly, leaves \\ eUiiigion to-dav on his return to Sydney, after a tour of the Dominion, winch included visits to the Hot and Cold Lakes.. Mr T. Buxton. M.P.. and Mrs Buxton will leave on February 6th on a trip to England, joining the Orvieto at Sidney. They will return via Canada some time in July.

The Rev. Canon Mac Murray. who was thrown from a motor car at Happy \ alley, Nelson, on Saturday, is progressing satisfactorily. Ho expects to return I© Auckland early next week. Sir Cecil B. Moon, Bart, and Lady Moon, of Copsewood, England, went on from Wellington to Lyttelton by the Corinthic. Sir Cecil intends taking up land in New Zealand, and with this object m view is having a good look through Canterbury.

Mr Reg. Andrews, who has been a prominent figure' in New Zealand aquatic circles for some years, having stroked the champion Bicton tour last year has joined the steamer Hainan at \Veil’iuglon cn route tor London, Mr Andrews has been connected with Mr is. R. Lane’s engineering works tor soma years. When presenting the at the annual picnic of the stalls of ihc heau offices of the Railway Meparlmout at Day’s Bay yesterday, Mr 1. Ron ay no. General Manager, said that it was tha last picnic ho would attend in his oflicuu capacity, but ho hoped, ho would be spared for many years to come to enjoy th© annual outing of th© various staft® connected with the railway.

Kegret is expreseed in the ro port of the Polynesian Society at “the death of several of our members during the year among whom are Professor AH. Keane, LL.B., F.E.G.S., of London, a very well-known authority on. ethnology, and a leading author or such subjects; th© Rev, Father Oiaude Cognet* S.M.; the Rev. J. J. K. Hutchon, of Rarotonga, and John Webster of Hokianga."

A Press Association, telegram record# tho death, which occurred yesterday at his residence, St. Clair, of -Mr William Milne, late headmaster of tho Caversliam school, in his eightieth year. Mr Miino received his early training in Scotland* and was a Master' of Arts of Aberdeen University. He came to New Zealand, in 1865, and was appointed by th© Otago Education Board headmaster of Caversham school in the same year. Deceased tilled this position up to tho time of hia retirement on superannuation in 1906, a period of forty-one years. Uo had been In failing health for some time* The Hon, W, F. Massey returned to Wellington from Hastings last evening. The Hon. W. Fraser, now at Dunedin, will arrive back in Wellington on Sunday. The Hon. F. M. B. Fisher reached Greymonth last evening, ami will visit Hokitika and Westport befom leaving the West, Coast district. Tho Hon. R. H. Rhodes is still in the south. The Hon. W. H. Herries is at Napier, and the Hon. Dr Pomare, now in Taranaki, will probably return to Wellington on Monday night. The Hons. A. L. Herd man and H. X). Bell. K.C., are at Wellington. The Bishop of Wellington, Dr SproU, will be in Auckland from February dtu to 10th inclusive. He is to deliver a. series of midday addresses to men, and also to conduct several church services. Other engagements made by the Bishop include tho following; Sunday, February 16th, Pongaroa, confirmation; Sunday, February 23rd, Paraparaumu, confirmation; Friday, February 28th, Wanganui, meeting of college trustees; Sunday, March 2nd, Wanganui parochial district, confirmation; Sunday, March 9th, St. Paul's, Wellington, ordination; Good Friday, March 21st, Hawera, preach morning and evening; Easter 3>ay, March 23rd. Hawera. preach morning and evening.

Privy Councillor Prince Georg Ko»* stantin Czartoryski, Duke of Klewan and Zukow, member of the Upper House of the Austrian Beichsrath, who died la Vienna a few weeks ago, in his eightyfifth year, was born in Dresden- H« was the youngest son of Prince Konstantin. Czartoryski, who took part in Napoleon’s Bussian campaign in 1812. Alter having devoted himself to musical and dramatic criticism, and having, together with his brother. Prince ■ Konstantirv edited a review dealing with these subjects, the Prince took over the management of the very considerable estates, that came to him on his father’s demise in 1860, and contributed to the promotion of agriculture and the improvement of the position of the rural population, in his district. In 1861 he married. Maria, the daughter of the Vienna physician Johann Czermak, and in 1867 was elected to the Galician Provincial Diet, where he led the Federalist party. In 1873 he was returned for the Beichsrath.

The funeral of the late Mr A. Manoy, of Motueka, took place yesterday at Karori, a large number of sympathising friends joining the cortege to the cemetery. The Bev. H. Van Staveren, Jewish Eabbi, conducted the burial service. The chief mourners were the four eons oC the deceased—Messrs Albert, Harry, Leo, and Beg. Manoy, Mr S. Jacobs (son-m----law), and Mr P. Moss (brother-in-law). The Nelson "Colonist." referring to Mr Manoy’s death, says: "Mr Manoy, who took over the leading business in Motueka from the late Mr S. Buchoiz, was a man who marched with the times, and he was one who early saw the benefit of all concerned in the modern method of dealing with dairy produce, and the advantage of bacon-curing establishments. In these directions he took an active part, and though he took no prominent part in local affairs so far as taking office on local bodies, ho was certainly a power in the distriot in which he resided, and his influence was always in the direction of progress. In his own establishment, the Biwaka butter factory, and the bacon factory in Motueka, which he owned, Mr Manor showed enterprise that was rewarded by results.”