PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 65, 25 March 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Tbo funeral of King George of Greece has been fixed for March 30th. . * Mr D. Hatton, postmaster at Whangamomona, visited Stratford on Saturday. Mr G. S. Porter, the oldest pi inter in the world, viho on Tuesday last celebrated his 100th birthday, died j.Asfday at his residence in Phillipstowh. Mr W. B. Scandrett, Mayor of Invercargill, was last night entertained at a banquet, at which a presentation was made him in honour of his golden wedding. m-: Mr M. C. Keane, associate editor of the Dominion, has, it is understood, accepted a similar position on the * Christchurch Press. Mr Graham takes over the editorial reins of the latter :• paper. Mr J, B. Hine, M.P., was in Stratford yesterday, and during the afternoon paid a visit to the Stratford Gymkhana. Mr C. Potts, of the Coronation Hotel, Eltham, is at present in Auckland for surgical treatment, undergoing an operation on Monday. The staff of the Stratford Evening Post on Saturday afternoon made a presentation to Miss I. Butcher, who. after some years’ work in the office of the paper, is leaving the district.

Sir Frederick Carrington, K.C.M.G., aetat 69. Major r General Sir Frederick Carrington was LieutenantGeneral on the ft.iT 11. South Auica in' 1900, and commanded the Rhodesian Field Force in the war. Miss Mary Ellen Hcdgman,, who was the victim of a serious accident at Islington, Christchurch, on Thursday, when by some means, she got toe close to a passing train, a collision resulting, is a sister of Mr Frank Hedgman, of Pembroke Road. ,k The District staff of the Public Works Department last night presented Mr 0. J. McKenzie, resident engineer, with a gold watch and sovereign case, and Mrs McKenzie with an oak tray Mr McKenzie leaves for Wellington on Saturday to take up his new duties, as Inspecting Engineer. Marie Corelli is proceeding for an injunction to restrain George Gray, “the fighting parson,” from producing a music-hall sketch entitled, “The King’s People,” alleging that it is an infringenient 5 on the copyright of ‘ her bobk ‘‘Temporal Power."”

Mr J. W. Carter, of Eltham, is shortly taking oyer the Dominion Hotel, Kaponga (states the Argus). Mi Garter ifc a member of the Borough Council and well-known throughout the district, having driven the Opu nake coach for a period of eight year-3.

Adjutant Scotney, Staff-Capt. T. G Gilbheroe’s successor in charge of the Eltham Salvation Army Boys’ Home, arrived on Thursday evening iron Wellington. The Argus says the Adjutant has for some time past been, in charge of the Boys’ Home at Is land Bay, Wellington. rfrar.SS, Mr F. Notley Meadows, of Christ church, has been superin tendent of the Auckland Exhibition, which will be opened at the end of thi: year. Mr Meadows (says the Lyttelton Timsej has had much experience in connection with exhibitions, beginning with the Dunedin Exhibitior of 1889 and including the Internationa Exhibition in Christchurch in 1906, in which he held a responsible position Next month he will make a short visit to Auckland, but he will not take up active duties there until about November.

Surgeon-Major H. B. Hinton, of Adelaide, recently celebrated his hundredth birthday. He ranks as thf oldest officer of the British army at present living, for he dates back tr March 7, 1813, when George 111 was King. He was born in England, saw service first in Bnrmah, was present in the Sikh wars .and Indian Mutiny, and later on was among the fighting in China. He then retired to pri vate life in Launceston. However many years ago ho was tempted to South Australia, and has practically resided in the central State ever since.. Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen, the Danish Arctic exporer,. speaking at the 2Ealian Hall, London, on his three years’ expedition to North-east Greenland, said when the food supply was running out they dreamed of food at night. One night he dreamed he saw a large plate of beautiful sandwiches, but when he approached them he found they were enclosed with glass, and ho could not get,at them. Another time he saw in a dream a plate of sandwiches covered with a newspaper, but when he took away the newspaper lie found another newspaper, and still another, and never get to the sandwiches.