PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 71, 16 November 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr! G. Woods, of the Patea Post Office stuff, has received notice of transfer to Opunake. The Rev. William McArtha has been elected Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly. Captain Amundsen, the hero of the South Pole, has arrived, states a London cablegram, and will spend the month in England. Mr I). Robertson, secretary of the Post Office, has resigned the position of Commissioner of Old Ago Pensions, and will bo succeeded by Mr G. C. Fache, who will also he Commissioner of Widows Pensions and Military Pension's.—Press' Association. Dean Grogan, a well known Catholic priest, died suddenly at Meanee ■yesterday afternoon from heart affection, says a Napier wire. Tne Dean filled the position of parish priest at Napier and Wanganui, and on Dr. Kennedy’s transfer to Wellington he assumed control of Meanee Seminary. Admiral Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne, the English coirimander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, is the third generation in his family to attain a big!) naval rank. His grandfather was Sir David Milne, whose career began with his participation in the relief of Gib- - ■raltar, towards the close of the eighteenth century. The present commander’s father was himself commander-in-chief on the 1 Mediterranean station .and utlimately was made an admiral of,the fleet- Sir Archibald has been ill the navy since he was fourteen, and lias taken'part in more than one engagement on land, having been wounded in the Zulu War while acting as naval aide-de-camp to Lord Chelmsford.

The Rev. H. 0. Hanby has decided, after considerable thought and with very great regret, to resign charge of the Anglican Church in Taumarunui district on account of losing his leg in . the recent tramway accident. In order to recuperate, he has accepted a light position as curate to the Rev. E. J. , MacFarland, of St._ Barnabas Church, . Mount Eden, and joins him early in the .'New Year. The position at Tau.marunui will probably bo filled by locating the clergyman who is appointed to the Qhura (who is now on his way , out from England—he is a Taranaki man who went Home for training) in Taumarunui temporarily till a permanent appointment can bo made. Mr. Hanby will not be leaving Taumarunui till January.' Both Mrs. Hanby and he are very well and recovering rapidly from the effects of the accident. Dr. Woodrow Wilson refused to listen to any Presidential election returns until 8. o'clock in the evening. At 7 o’clock he sat down leisurely to dinner with his family at his home in Princeton (N.J.), and is reported to have strictly adhered to his resolution not to hear any reports until the stipulated hour. It is considered probable, that-Mr. Bryan will be Secretary of‘State in the new Cabinet, Dr. H. W. Wiley Secretary of Agriculture, and Mr. L. D. Brandeis, of Boston, Attorney General. Governor Marshall, of Indiana, the Democratic nominee, has been elected Governor of New YorkState. It is reported that Colonel . Roosevelt, is to be made editor of the New Yoirk ‘Press’ at an annual salary of £20,000. With regard to the future of Mr. Taft, the general belief is that he will resume his law practice. “Extravagantly high as is the salary which it .is reported that Colonel Roosevelt will receive,” comments the ‘Sun, “it is no more than that which is actually paid to Mr. Arthur Brisbane, editor of Hearst’s New York ‘American,’ who may safely be said to be the highest salaried newspaper man in the world.”

Sir Joseph and Lady Ward entertained the recent presentation committee to luncheon in Wellington on Thursday. Dr. Collins, on behalf of the committee, thanked Sir Joseph Ward, and hoped they would have an enjoyable trip to the Old Country. Sir Joseph Ward, in returning thanks, said there were many people vho thought he did not intend to return to New Zealand, hut all his. interests and ties were in this country, and he hoped, all being well, to return in time to take his place in the House next session. The Hon. Charles Luke, on

behalf of the committee, then presented two handsome pendants to Miss Ward, and remarked that both Lady Ward and the recipient had been of great assistance to Sir Joseph Ward m his political career. Miss Ward said she would cherish the gift as a re-f minder of the many loyal political and 1 personal friends her father had leum New Zealand. The party left by the Ulimaroa in the evening, and will proceed by the vessel to Melbourne, en route to London. About four hundred persons saw Sir Joseph Ward and party off by the Ulimaroa for the south, there were many prominent citizens there, also Sir James Carroll and about a score of native chiefs. A number of beautiful bouquets were handed to the ladies, including a special one for Lady Ward, which was presented by Miss Amy McFarland. Sir Joseph was cheered very heartily.