PERSONALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 55, 10 July 1913, Page 5

PERSONALS.

While their Majesties wove tom'ing Lancashire (states a Sydney Sun special) the King, replying to the Knowesly County Council s address, said that he, trusted that every worker would feel the continued development of industries in Lancashire to be \ o f Utional and Imperial importance. j£ 0 concluded by knighting Mr Barrett, chairman of the gathering.

The Hon. W. F. Carncross has been elected Chairman of Committees in the Legislative Council unopposed.

Mr Henry George Kinsley, formerly on the railway at Stratford, died at New Plymouth yesterday, aged Go yo^a.

Mr Joseph Chamberlain’s birthday was widely celebrated (states the Sydney Sun service). His health remains the same.

The Hon. T. Mackenzie is visiting Hull at the invitation of the port authorities, to inspect the dock.—Sydney Sun special.

1 The Hon. W. F. Massey had the misfortune to strike his foot against thQ ; edge of a stone step at his residence on Monday night, and in consequence sprained Ins right ankle.

Mr C. H. Trask, who for some years has been a member of the clerical division of the Hawera railway station staff, has been transferred to the district inspector’s office at Wanganui.

Mr William Kirkwood has died here (states a Press Association mesfrom Rotorua). Mr Kirkwood intFbduced the trotting, ponies into Canterbury, owning Darky. Our Pony, and Titakowran.

Miss Gladys Codd, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Codd, of Dudley Road, was married at the Inglewood Wesleyan Church on Thursday list to Mr -I. H. Crowley, of Hamilton. After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Crowley left by motor for their future home at Kaponga.

l Miss May Cotter, eldest daughter N of Mr T. Cotter, Arrowtown (Otago), S has been appointed town clerk and treasurer of the Arrow Borough Council, out of five applicants for the position. Miss Cotter was also appointi ed librarian out of seven applicants.

Mr A. Hewitt, who has been in charge of the erection of the Napier powerhouse engines for the contractors has been appointed superintendent of the powerhouse and works engineer, and Mr J. W. Callaghan, of the Wellington tramways, has been 1 appointed traffic manager.—P.A.

The death occurred at Greymouth on Thursday of 1 Air P. M. Griffen, » very old colonist, Hecieased' came to Otago in 1860 and took part in the Dunstan rush. He arrived in Greymouth in 1865 and established the business since known as Griffen and Smith, wholesale merchants. For some time he was a borough councillor, and a J.P. H© was a man of great culture and of sterling character.—P. A. ' l '\ ■ '