PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 45, 21 February 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

M. Delcasso has been appointed French Ambassador at St. Petersburg. —Cable.

Professor Percival, of Frceburg University, has arrived at Sydney on route to New Zealand to investigate thermal phenomena, states a Sydney message this morning.

Probate in the estate of George Chamberlain, late of Ngaere, deceased, was granted by Mr Justice Edwards on the 17th instant on the motion of Mr E. S. Rutherfurd, of Mesrs Anderson, Rutherfurd, and Macalister.

Mr John Lafferty (a very old farmei of the Ngaere district) and Mr David Jones have booked passages per the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.’s fine mail steamer Corinthic, through the district agent, Mr Newton King. Both gentlemen hope to return to the dominion within the next eighteen months.

Sir William and Lady Hall-Jones and their daughters, who have been staying at Bournemouth for some time past, have booked their passages to return to the Dominion by the Mooltan, leaving on March 20 (writes the Post’s London correspondent). They will probably spend some time in Australia before going on to New Zealand.

Mrs Frances Emily 7 Pauling, Leichhardt (Sydney), died last week at the Lewisham Hospital, blood poisoning having sot in from the prick of a needle. Deceased was the wife oi Detective Thomas Pauling, who is a] so well known as one of the finest Rugby forward players New Zealand ever sent to Australia. She leaves four children.

The death was recently announced at Venice of Signorina Rosa Sarto, one of the Pope’s sisters. The Pope has three other sisters, who are all simple ladies, never presuming in the slightest on their brother’s high position. Even when living in the archi-epis-copal palace at Venice they always wore the peasant’s head dresses to which they had been used when young On their brother being made Popt they removed to Rome.

Mr and Mrs H. J. S tanners and Miss Stanners, who are shortly leav ing on a trip to England (states the Eltham Argus) were entertained a]t r farewell social function in the Missior Hall on Wednesday evening. Tin hall was very prettily decorated, am several of the church workers expres sed their regret at losing such valued workers. Mr and Mrs Stanners suitably replied thanking the speakers foi their kind remarks and many kindnesses.

Mrs Humphrey Ward, L ',io noted authoress, is an Australian by birth, it will be news to learn. She was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1851, and was the eldest daughter of Thomas Arnold, son of the famous Dr. Arnold, of Rugby. Mrs Humphrey Ward’s newest novel is entitled “The Mating of Lydia,” and has begun to run scri ally in the February issue of Every body’s Journal, now before us. Ii is fitting that this notable story 1 r an Australian authoress should ap pear exclusively in so popular an Aus tralian woman’s magazine as Everybody’s Journal.

The Chapman-Alexander mission party left Melbourne on February 12th on board the steamer Moeraki, for New Zealand. At the conclusion of the morning service, crowds went to the wharf, and gave the evangelists an enthusiastic send-off. Mr Alexander, standing at the gangway of the ship, conducted a series of hymns, which were sung to the accompaniment of the Salvation- Army band. As the steamer cast off the hymn, “God Be With You Till Me Meet Again” was sung, and- cheers were given for the missioners.