PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, 13 January 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Duchess of Connaught is out of danger. Mr G. H. Archibald, who recently lectured throughout Australia on child training, lias returned to England, and received an enthusiastic welcome at Bourneville.

Mr Gladstone Dowie, son of the late Dr. John Alexander Dowie, of Zion City, has been ordained a deacon by the Episcopal Bishop-Coadjutor of Chicago, Dr. Tell.

The death occurred at Hamua, W airarapa, on Thursday, of a well-known native of that locality, named Reihana Takawa, who had reached the venerable age of 90 years. The death' of Sir Edward Dalton Shea, the oldest active legislator lithe Empire, is announced from St, John’s, Newfoundland. He was President of the Legislative _ Council of Newfoundland.

Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., at Christchurch, the condition of whose health has been giving his friends some anx iety recently, successfully underwent an' operation on Saturday, and now is reported to he progressing favourably.

The Prime Minister, who went North on Saturday, left the train at Otahiihu. In the afternoon he was entertained at a garden party at Papakura by the electors. Mrs Massey was also present. The function was most enthusiastic. Mr Massey will tour the Auckland province for about a fortnight.

Mr H. D. Grqcott, who acted as private secretary to various Ministers during a period of four, years, has been appointed second clerk to the General Post Office, in succession tc Air J. C. Williamson, who has beei appointed chief clerk.

His Excellency the Governor am Lady Liverpool'are to pay a flyim visit to Auckland on January 21st arriving in the morning and leavin; the same evening by the express to, Wellington. While in Auckland lin Excellency will be presented' with ai address of welcome from the citizens Mr Alan \Yhite, of Hastings, arriv ed in Stratford on Saturday evening and will ishortly take up his duties a Whangamomona as clerk in the urn of rAnderson, Rutherford and Macahs ter, solicitors, Stratford. Mr Mat donald, who formerly held this posi tion, resigned some weeks ago.

Mr J. B. Spencer, president of th Australiasian Christian Endeavou Union, has arranged to attend thu year’s national convention in England Rev James Mursell, of Brisbane, Dr M‘Cl ell and and Mr Henry Pain, o Sydney, will also be present. Rev. i' E. Harry, of Melbourne, is to repre sent Australia at the national con vention in Los Angeles, Caliform. (U.S.A.).

Mr L. E. Johnston, private secre tary to the Hon. W. H. Hemes, wh> met with an accident when travel in. from Waihi to Katikati on Tuesday continues to make steady progress The accident happened through thhorse in a gig, driven by a settler swerving. Mr Johnston was thloui out, and the wheels of the conveyano caused some bad lacerations in th' region of the groin.

HI fit. I ftv% i t • * l ' ■ • ■ ■ Carmen Sylva, the Queen of Ron mania, had her eyes bandaged fo weeks while she laborously learned t write Braille, the raised letters to the blind. It is said that not onl; did her eyes ache, but her right ham as well; but by the process she becam one of the most helpful friends th blind people in all the world hav. ever had. She established a school fo them, where they were taught muse and many industries so that they conh earn their own livelihood.

Mr E. Bryne, whose death is re ported, was a colonist of about sixt, years’ standing, .over forty of w'hicJ were spent" in Hawera. He wen first to Hawera from Wanganui wit Genei'al Cameron’s force in 1866, whei he was in charge of a team of bul locks for carting supplies for th forces. For many years he hve< with his parents on the South Road His father was a private in one o the English regiments. For a loir time Mr Bryne and his mother live< in Erin street, Hawera, and his me ther, who is over ninety, gtill live there.

Dr. Martin O’Connor, of Coovalin Chatteris, in Cambridgeshire, wa found dead in bed last month. Oi the previous day he was in his usue health. He was seventy-four year of age, a member of the Royal Colleg of Physicians, Ireland, but retiree from practice. In October last wa; recorded the sudden death of hi cousin, Dr. Charles Patrick O’Con nor, of March, Cambridgeshire. H was found dead in his armchair, wear ing Lie overcoat, his luggage besid him, as if he were getting ready tf leave for the funeral of his brother who had also died suddenly in an arm chair. The third brother, Dr. Fred eriek O’Connor,' likewise died in a 1 armchair last year.

General Booth's grave In Abne; Park Cemetery continues to be visit ed by people from all parts of tic world. “Each day we get many in quiries for the general grave,” sab the gatekeeper the other day. “Peo pie from Germany, France, India, am America have already been ; in fact they come from all over the world Sometimes we have as many as 5 visitors to that grave alone in on day. All classes of people come.’ The other day, while on a motor ’bui in the city, an Indian student win had lately arrived in London asked s Salvationist the nearest way to Abne; Park Cemetery. He said he had at tended the general’s meetings in In dia, and wanted to pity homage ti the memory of one who had done s much for his country.

Rev. J. E. Watts-Hitchfiekl had r great reception in London after hi; nine months’ tour in Australia anc America. Although ho did not read his parish in Bethnal-green until mid night, the throngs in the streets wer< so great that repeated stops had tr be made that the crowd might demon strate their hearty welcome. A torch light procession was formed, and tin scene outside the vicarage was one uneasily to be forgotten. Rockets were fired and cheers were raised, anc then followed silence, and the crowd joined heartily in the singing of tin Doxology, after which Mr Watts Litchfield gave the crowd his blessing On Sunday large numbers assembled at the early celebrations, the church being crowded morning and evening and in the afternoon it was filled with men. Meetings were held nightly in the parish during the week, and the utmost enthusiasm was manifested by the people gt his return, strong and vigorous, to take up his work among I horn again.