PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 33, 13 June 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr Carbery leaves Stratford on a holiday trip to England on June 17th. It is announced that the Duke of Connaught is certain to return to Canada to finish his term of office. The Dean of Canterbury stated that the King had made a rule never to travel on Sundays unless absolutely necessary, and Lord Stamfordham has confirmed the statement.

Mr J. D. Henry, oil expert, accompanied by Mr L. Stevens, who joins ' the staff of the Taranaki Oil Wells, Ltd., as chief chemist, arrived in New Plymouth last night.

Speaker Willis, of the New South Wales Parliament, on behalf of Parliament, cabled his condolences to Mr Massey and Lady Guinness on the death of Sir Arthur.

Mr I). L. A. Astbury is to be the recipient of a presentation at a smoke.l concert in Eltham to-night under the auspices of the Egmont Liberal | League. j

Miss H. J. Vine was admitted by. Judge Chapman on Tuesday as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court. Miss Vine, who is the first lady lawyer in Wanganui, is an LL.B., of the New Zealand University, and v will shortly be sitting for her LL.D. > degree. While in Auckland on a holidays visit, Mr A. W. Budge found it desirable to undergo an operation, and hi many friends will be glad to lear lie is progressing favorably towani full recovery. His return to Stra : fold is expected at no .very distar date.

Sir Willian and Lady Hall-Jone with their three daughters, arrive - at Wellington from London, via Sy Ip 1 ney, on Tuesday. They are tlj guests of Mrs Christie—who it wi be remembered was Miss Hall-Jon ej Replying to a reporter, Sir Williaj said:—“l have no intention whatevt of re-entering public life in New Zef land. I have had a long time of if and now I think I should let otheri have a turn,’ said Sir William.

MU C. E. Mackay, who has just ■ j’.ompleted a seven yeans’ term as Mayor of Wanganui, has been present* ed by the present Mayor and members; of the Borough Council with an illuminated address, a gold albert, and a gold sovereign case, as a mark of apt preciation of hi® Mayoral services, 1 while Mrs Mackay was the recipient of a beautiful gem necklet in an in--scribed case. The hope was expressef 1 that at some future time The 1 borougi j Would again have the benefit of Mi’ 1 and Mrs Mackay’s services. j

The Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes (Post • mastor-General and Minister for Hospitals) accompanied by his privati secretary (Mr W. Crow) arrived iji i; , New Plymouth last night by the mall 1 train. The Minister was coiiductejl i over the Winter Show by the Presi- - dent of the Society (Mr J. B. Connett), , and afterwards received several deputations, introduced by Mr H. J. Okey,, M.P. The Hon. Mr Rhodes leaves? early to-day for Awakino, where hr) l opens the new post office on Saturday. . He then proceeds on a trip up the < . Mokau river. '

Mr Bernard B. Wood, whose engagement with Miss Eileen Ward, , daughter of Sir Joseph and Lady - Ward, has been announced, is 26 ! years of age, was educated at Christ’s : College, and is in his father’s business, that of William Wood and Co., frozen meat and flax merchants. He is a well-known golfer, was local champion in 1908 and 1909, and last year won the New Zealand championship at Wellington. His engagement to Miss t Ward took place before Sir Joseph and his family left for England. It is expected that the manage will take place not long after Miss Ward’s return, early in August. Dr L. Forbes Winslow, founder of the British Hospital for Mental Diseases, London, whose death was recently announced, was born in London in 1844, being second son of Dr. Forbes Winslow. He was a lineal descendant of Edward Winslow, a Worcester gentleman, who was one of tlie founders and first Govrnor of Plymouth settlement, being a member of the Pilgrim Fathers who left England in the Mayflower in 1620. Dr. Winslow was educated at Rugby and k Downing College, Cambridge, and was * a D.C.L. of Oxford, M.B. and LL.B. Cantab., and M.R.0.P., London. He was vice-president of the Medico-Legal Congress, New York, and chairman of the Psychological Department, and was engaged in the principal lunacy investigations of the last quarter of a century in England. Ho was also engaged in a similar manner in tho Tinted States. Among the chief cases in England in which ho was retained as an expert may be mentioned the» Penge mystery, 1877; Balham mystery, 1876; homicidal cases of Lefroy and Currell; the Old Kent murder; Leeds murder, Taylor’s case; case of the Rev. Mr Dodwell (who shot at tho Master of the Rolls); the Whitechapel (“Jack-the-Ripper”) crimes; Mrs Dyer’s ease; the Reading baby farmer; Curragh’s ease; Mrs Maybrick’s case (in which ho had charge of tho medical petition and presented it in person), and many others.