PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 47, 1 July 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The friends of Mr and Mrs Thomas Brown, of Cardiff, will regret to learn of the death, of their daughter Elizabeth, which occurred yesterday at her father's residence, Waingongoro Road.

Lord Lyttelton became seriously ill after dining at the Foreign Office (states a London cablegram), and underwent an operation. The latest report is that he is progressing favourably.

Air J. H. Burgess is at present in the Stratford Hospital suffering from a fractured skull. He was engaged with the survey party on the Opunake railway line, and on Friday last fell out of a cart, sustaining the injury mentioned.

Mr W. Hunter, the popular engine driver on the Toko train, who is an inmate of the Stratford Hospital owing to a sudden attack of bronchial trouble, is convalescent, his friends will be pleased to learn, but it is not anticipated that he will be able to leave tho institution for two or three weeks at least.

Mr F. Huse, buttermaker at the Midhirst Dairy Factory, who has been with the company for some fourteen years, has been appointed manager of the North Taranaki Dairy Company, which operates in the country north of Waitara. .Mr Ustella, also on the Midhirst company's staff, accompanies Mr Huse as butter-maker.

Colonel Robin is one of the officers now in England who will be returning to the Dominion soon. Captain Sectdon is also under orders to return, and Major McDonald, formerly in charge of the Junior Cadets, will return to the Dominion about the end of the year. The New Zealand officers as they return will be appointed to the staff.

Mr William Burton, for many years manager of the old Colonial Bank, and laer, manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Dunedin, died recently in Sydney at the age of sixty-five years. On leaving New Zealand, he went to Fiji, where he was made a member of the Legislative Council. A few years ago he was in Auckland for several months, after Which he went to Sydney.

Mr S. Clark severed his connection with Mr Garrett Wilson's firm on Saturday night, and to-morrow morning, accompanied by Mr McMillan, of the same firm, with whom he enters into partnership, he is to Te Awamutu, where they will go into business on their own account. On Saturday evening about thirty brother Druids met Mr Clark at the County Hotel, and on behalf of the Lodge, Arch-Druid Ladd presented Mr Clark with a travelling bag. Eulogistic speeches were made by a number of those present, reference being made to the fact that Mr Clark had been a trustee of the Lodge for many years and had devoted much time to the affairs of the Lodge generally. Last night the members of the Stratford Association Football Club met in Mr I). Butchart's shop, and on behalf of members, Mr J. J. East presented Sir Clark with a gold-mounted fountain pen. In the course of his remarks, Mr East stated that Mr Clark was the founder of the Associa tion game in Taranaki, starting the New Plymouth Club and the Stratiorcr Club, since which the number of clubs in the province had increased to nine. During the whole of his time in Taranaki, Mr Clark had been unceasing in his work in the interests of the game. Mr Clark suitably responded. Mr "Tim" Richardson, formerly in charge of the manufacturing department of the "Red Post" in New Plymouth, takes Mr Clark's place in Stratford.