PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 11, 11 January 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The funeral of the late Ernest Smith will leave his late residence at 1.30 p.m. to-morrow, not at 2 p.m.

Mr Hugh Cameron, of Mr Newton King’s local staff, has been promoted from the Hides Department to first assistant in the Stock Department.

Messrs Parke. Beamish, Dixon, and Lowe, of the British lawn tennis team, left Wellington for Sydney by the V limaroa yesterday.

Mr Robert Hogg, late of Wellington has resigned the cditprsnip ot “Barrier Truth” after being four months in the chair. ihe paper lias had nine editors in fourteen years.

Herr Overlive, who for some months conducted the Orchestra of His Majesty’s Picture Theatre,,Stratford, has accepted an engagement at the King s Theatre, Wanganui, and took up his duties there last Monday. The Hon. P. Mcßride, Minister of Railways, has been appointed AgentGeneral for Victoria for three years. The Hon. W. L. Baillien, Minister ot Public Works, acts in the interim, states a cablegram to-day.

Mr John Robertson, M.P. for Otaki, is suffering from a nervous breakdown, and has been ordered a change by his medical adviser. He lias left foi the King Country, where be intends to pitch his tent at Eura, a little place about 3000 ft. above sea level, and situated beyond Waimarino.

Staff-Captain Wallace ,who has been in charge of Salvation Army opeiations in the Eltham district for the past twelve months, lias received orders to farewell, and proceed to Palmerston North, and take charge of the work in that centre. Adjutant Brown, from Oamaru, has been appointed to the Eltham district, says’ the Argus. Baron Willingdon succeeds Lord Sydenham as Governor of Bombay n April next. Baron Willingdon war formerly a Lord-in-Waiting to the King. He was A.D.C. to Lord Bras eev when Governor of Victoria, and lias been a Junior Lord of the Ti’easxiry. He was Liberal M.l . for Hastings 1900-6. Mr John Phillips, father-in-law to Mr William Yeomans, the well-known old-time jockey, died in Melbourne on Ihe 2nd inst., at the age of 83. Mr Phillips was a well known old trainer at Lower Ramdwick. Among the horses he turned out were Candour, My Lord, Australian Peer, Kangaroo, and many others.

Miss Nancv Wilson, an Opawa schoolgirl, holds a splendid record She has only been awarded the gold medal as diix of the Opawa school, but at the recent prize-giving ceremony she carried off first prize for cooking, first prize for swimming, first prize for running, and a special prize for regular attendance, not having missed a single day at school for three rears. Miss Wilson has also gained a Board scholarship tenable at the Girls’ High School.

Rev. J. Watts-Ditchfield, on his return to London, related that Mr Deakin, in Australia, bad told him that the thing that impressed him most when he came to King Edward s Loronation was an incident lie saw in a dark alley at midnight On the doorstep he saw a little lad of 12 sheltering his little sister, aged 3. The lad had taken off bis coat and wrapped it round the child, and bad covered her feet with bis cap. Mr Deakin said nothing he saw in London would remain longer in bis memory.

Mr J. K. Caird, jute merchant, of Dundee, is among the New Year honours not previously announced. Sir J., K. Call'd has made many handsome contributions to deserving objects. He has presented large sums for the building of a cancer hospital, a maternity home, and a sanatorium tor consumptives, it having been computed that during the last ten years lie has donated £IOO,OOO to charities, chiefly associated with Dundee. About three years ago he gave £IO,OOO for the furtherance of the freetrade movement, and a couple of months ago gave another £IO,OOO to the British Association ’ for the Advancement ot Science.

Mr Alfred Coleman, of Stratford, has for some time past been in indifferent health caused by attacks of appendicitis. This morning he underwent an operation, and it is veij pleasing to he able to state that it was thoroughly successful and at time of going to press Mr Coleman was doing very well. His many friends wish him the speediest and most complete recovery. The vexatious and often exceedingly dangerous complaint which made the surgeon’s knife necessary in Mr Coleman’s case is alarmingly prevalent in these times, and attacks all, from infancy to old age with equal disregard. Mr Coleman, however, must be counted to have been especially hardly used, for it is onli a few weeks since his wife underwent an exactly similar ordeal, but is happily quite recovered at this time.

Mr G. N. Curtis, who for many years has done yeomen service on the Domain Board, yesterday presided, probably for the last time over the meeting of the Board, as he is leaving shortly for a holiday in Otago. Mr T H. Penn moved that a tribute to Mr Curtis’s valuable services on the Board be placed on record, and the motion, being seconded by Mr h . P. Kirkwood, was duly carried amidst applause. In response, Mr Curtw thanked the members for their kind appreciation of his services. "Whilst in the early days of the Board he had had to put in a good deal of time, latterly he had been able to take tilings more easily. He was, however, to know that he had the good wishes of his colleagues and their thanks.

Mr George Bond, of Mr W. H. H. Young’s staff and who has recently been appointed to an important position in the Loan and Mercantile Company’s Hamilton branch, was last) night, with Mrs Bond, the recipient of a small presentation from the members of the Stratford Dramatic Society. Mr T. G. Grubb, the Society’s conductor, made the presentation (a handsome silver fruit dish with nut crackers'), and in doing so referred to the commendable spirit in which both Mrs Bond and Mr Bond had served the Society, Mrs Bond as a songstress] and Mr Bond as a very enterprising, and able stage manager. While the. Society would miss them very much,! he expressed the gratification that] members felt at Mr Bond’s success in his business career, and, in conclusion, wished them both every happiness and prosperity. Mr Bond, in reply, thanked the members of the Society for the good wishes expressed, and for their kind gift to Mrs Bond and himself. While regretting! that his new appointment necessitated his parting with old friends, and severing his; connection with the Society. he urged members to stick do the Society, and see to it that the present excellent progress is maintained.