PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 49, 3 July 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

General tan Hamilton visits Australia and Now Zealand early m I‘JLi,. states a Melbourne message. Mr H. Graham, who tor four years has had charge of the Dawson’s Falls Mountain House has been appointee caretaker of the North Egmont Hostel ; •uicl Mr Murphy, who was last sea-; son in charge of the North Egmont I Hostel will take charge of the Dawson’s Falls house. Deceased persons estates certified to last month include W. 'H. Smith (Auckland), £117,115; Daniel Guthrie (Canterbury), £24,525; Wiliam Goldstone (Poverty Bay), £29,525. Ihe largest New Plymouth estates are John Searle £17,504, William Abbott £3223 Stephen Gedge £2367' William Miles £IBO3, Adolph Olsen £O67.—P.A.

The name of the young lady who received severe injury to her eye in an accident at Te Roti, was Miss Inez Dale, and not Day. She was removed to the Hawera Hospital, where she underwent an operation on Saturday, having the injured eye removed. Miss Dale is now progressing as well as can bo expected.

Mr A. 0. Pike, of the Otaki Post

Office staff, who has received notice of transfer to Stratford Post Office, will | probably leave Otaki almut the end of the present week. Mr Pike has been en enthusiastic member of the Otaki Tennis Club, has occupied the position of organist at the Anglican Church, and was at one time conductor of the Otaki Orchestra and Otaki Musical Society.

A big representative of Waitara citizens entertained the Mayor (Mr Jenkins), and Mrs Jenkins at a complimentary social on Tuesday evening on the anniversary of their joint birthdays, and presented them with a solid silver tea and coffee service, suitably inscribed, as a birthday present, and to mark the public appreciation of the work done by Mr Jenkins during his seven years’ term of office..

The death occurred on Monday morning of an old and widely respected resident of Palmerston, in the person of Mrs Astbury. The deceased lady, who was in her seventy-eighth year, was the widow of the late Mr James Astbury, army schoolmaster in the Ist King’s Dragoon Guards, and was the eldest daughter of the late Mr Henry Sehultze, of Wellington. She had been a resident of Palmerston for over thirty years, and was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. A family of four sons and two daughters are left. The sons are Messrs J. P. Astbury (Sydney), D. L. A. Astbury (Mangatoki, Elthaip), H. E. Astbury (Kimbolton), and V. R. Astbury (Taoroa). »

Captain Larnpen, lately adjutant o the Xlth Regiment (Taranaki Rifles; and who has been transferred to Nelson left by this morning’s mail train en route to his new home. Previous to his departure he was farewelled by the members of the Operatic Society on whose behalf Mr F. H. Wilkie presented Capt. Larnpen with a set gold sleeve links. Mr Wilkie voiced the regret of members at losing the valuable services of Captain Larnpen as stage manager. In returning thanks daptain Larnpen said his duties had always been pleasurable because of the loyalty of members to him. He lipped soon to be back in Stratford on btave, and would be greatly pleased if he could witness the Society’s production of “The Pirates of Penzance.”