PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 3 May 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL.

| Sir .lames Allen, who is to become j High Commissioner for New Zealand, was on Friday evening farewelled at Wellington by members of the Returned Soldiers' Association. Mr:. L. If. Freeman, of Wbyte'Hotel, Foxton, with hor two children, left by the Corintbic yesterday morning on a visit to her parent.- at Stevenage, Herts, England. The Hon. W. D. S. MacDouald, ae companied by Mrs MacDonald, and M. and Mrs Izard, of the Hat'.. wer among the visitors to Otaki on Saturday, having uivtorcd thruuglj, from Eotorua. Mr George Kit by, of Koputaroa, died at his home a few days ago, aged 62 years, The late Mr Kii-'oy was a sterling settler, and was hell in high esteem in the Koputaroa district, where he had rc.-ided for the past 21 years; also previously in the Ohariu Valley. lie leaves a wife and family of sevenone daughter and six sons. There a relive brothers to 'he deceased, including

Mr Charles Kil-.by. of Otaki, and 31r W. Kilsby, of Levin. Mr and Mrs Mainwaring, of Xgaio. celebrated their golden wedding o:i the 23rd of April last, their marriage having been celebrated at Towa Flat by the late Archdeacon Fancourt on April 23rd. IS7O. Mr ami Mr- Mainwaring. we are glad to say, .-'ill enjoy good health, on the whole. Mrs 1". T. Wil ton. Of Otaki, is a daughter of Mr and ilainyraring, and the old couple re ecntly spent a holiday at Otaki. They have received n-imeiou.-. congratulation* on their golden wedding. Miss France.-. Hodgkins (sister to Mrs \V. H. Field), who is -hov.ir.g some water-colour paintings at the Hampitead XrtiSaOery, js considered by the

art 'Titie of the "Evening Standard' to be remarkable for the power am. expression of her brx-h-drawing (»ay; an English correspondent). It is added "As a rule, -he avoids the solid 'wash,. and outlines the subject with a running hand, the result being very lively and tjtfertaiaing. Almost necessarily sh« is better with" mß*%B&vi or transitory espre-sjon than when Vnh permanent character of things is the motive, acd her attempts at stability arc cot good. But in dealing with the bugtis of Popperro and St. Ives Harbours, or thfe activity of 'Threshing.' or such human' expression as comes out in 'The "GrandrcotiLfer 3 j22d 'Children on a Log,' she is exceedingly clever." The death occurred in a private hospital in Wellington on Thursday of Psptaia Felix Black, one of the beat-' kiiws_.2ia.iei Etsriners in. this part of New Zeakrl-i. Cantab Black »ra» born M Belfi-;:'. Irel&ail, 66 vears ago. aa/I

went t<< ts? hi. an early age, being for some year? eon seated 'wh the Arrow Line, whose vessels ran betweett Glasgow and Canada. He came to K&vt Ze-jland a iraasbar of years ago. and for « ftoiii.iij.trai.b. tUne in the "-en-ice or tie W&c&ajf Coal as m*~ fer of the Heskeifc «r : d other st<sae«er.«. He -*h- abo ?riiii the Union Company. Vog wme time before Li: 1 : death he ■: .--i m pilot of deep-#ea ve.;gel? alon-' the New Zetland zzd £..'- ;. Imi -'- r as i nautical assessor ic c'jenectios «rith wrveraJ raagi|ferial jsfo sjisaaps to ship*. A few 3ay» ago he naderwient an operation tor tatemal r-rtr-laizt. Ea has left i widow and