PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 47, 18 October 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

His Excellency tho Governor attended the Agricultural Show at Hastings yesterday. At the luncheon on the grounds, in the course of Ins repK to the toast of His Excellency, the Governor mentioned that Hawke’s Bay was the first show he had attend ecl after Ids arrival in the Dominion, and it would probably be the last he would visit in this country. He said that the stock compared favourably with the best the Old Country could produce. Although leaving New Zea land, he would always remain in spir it with the agriculturalists of this country. He emphasised that the peo pie here were dependent upon the do velopment of a great agricul,aural in dustry for tho future solidarity of the Empire. To-morrow His Excellency opens the newdy-established cheese factory at AVaiohiki, which is the firs 1 in tho Taradale district.

The death of Mr. Jamieson, a mem her. of the Adelaide Assembly, is re ported. Mr. O’Connor, one of the rescued from the North Mount Lyell mine, ha? a sister 1 in Timaru, who states that her three brothers are employed ir. the mine. Dr. Fitchett, Public Trustee, maj bo expected hero shortly (says the ‘Kawhia Settler’), and will remain on his property at Tiritiri for a month or more to recuperate, his health re quiring a lengthened absence from of* fice work. Mr. Jacob Marx has .been appointed to represent the combined districts of those parts ofjhe counties of Elthnm and Hawera which are included in the New Plymouth Harbour District, ir succession to the late - Mr. Swadling The appointment is made by the Goy ernor-in-Council. Mr. G. T. Murray, Resident Road Engineer, who has been, away on n holiday trip to_ Sydney and the Bhn Mountains during the past month

passed through Stratford by last night’s mail train, en route for New Plymouth. Mr, J. P. Stuart was the recipi ent of a presentation last week _a + the opening ceremony in connection with the New Zealand Dairy Union’r Newman cheese factory, on the occa sion of severing his connection, aftetwenty years’ service, to take up r

Government appointment. Mr. H. Phillips, who for the pas* five years has been managing the Feilding branch of Messrs. Baraud and Abraham’s business, has been pro seated with a handsome set of bino culara. and a substantial purse of sovereigns. Mr. Phillips leaves Feild ing immediately to take up a farm on the Wanganui River.

Captain Sidney St. John Lidiard. wfio was well known in nautical circles in Taranaki, died on Tuesday at the age of T 5. Some three years ago Captain Lidiard sustained an in jury by accident while assisting to un load his vessel (s.s. Pitoitoi), at Mnrakona. as a result of which be nlti matelv became totally blind, and although ho consulted eminent special Jf'-o, hJo nfflintinn became finite incur able. His case aroused unusual svm pathy, inasmuch as, owing to the pro visions of the Workers’ Compensation Act. 1908, hy which persons in vopni'nt of wages in excess of £{s per week were precluded from claimin' l, thereunder, he was unable to obtain ■inv monetary redre°s. and the hards’>ip which his case disclosed had eonshlerahle influence in getting the pro visions of the Act modified. Recently the unfortunate man’s mind h o ea TV ' at feeted, and he had been in the MenH Hospital only a few days when death ensued. Deceased leaves a widow, but no family.

The funeral of the Into Mr. T. S Weston took place yesterday afternoon at New Plymouth, when thew was a large and representative gathering of members of bodies to pay their last respects. The remains were interred in the Te Henui Cemetery. The pall-bearers were: Messrs. ,T 15 Roy. A. H. Johnstone. H. R. Billing, and F. M. Cottier. The chief mourners were the deceased gentleman’s four sons (Messrs. T. S.. O. T. W C and C H. Westo"). his brother /'Mr. Henry Weston), and MV, R. Hi’l The last vit r, p "’ere administered by +i.« Ro V- S. S. Osborne. Mnnv boauh’fnl wreaths were received by the relatives of the late Mr. Weston including these from the Taranaki District Law Society, the Canterbury Law Society ar/1 tho Canterbury Colleoe Board of Governors, with all of which bodies the deceased was at one r,-v,o nrominently associated. Ths cortege was a very large_one._

The demand is running strong for Hoyle’s Prints, Warner’s Corsets, and Roslyn Unshrinkable Underwear. x