PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 87, 16 August 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL

The Hon. W. Fraser, Minister for Public Works, returned to Stratford . 'ft froin Whanganioinona this morning, and continued on to Wellington bv tho mail train.

Princess Beatrice, wife of the Infanta Alfonso, of Spain, is abjuring Protestantism, and becoming a Catholic-, states a Times Sydney Sun special /cable.

■'l.- Mr J. Svrindlchurst has been apVpointed treasurer to the Taranaki Executive of the X/Z. Farmers’ Union, vdeo F. J. Virgin, resigned.

Mr J. P. Warner, the well-known English cricketer, has recovered from his recent sudden illness, says a London cabelgram.

Sir Samuel Griffiths will, it is confidently expected (states a Sydney cable), bo offered the position of Law Lord under the British Appellate Jurisdiction Act, but it is not thought likely that ho will accept. Sir Samuel is at present in England.

Mr J. Raetliel, previously with the llotorua Dairy Company and latterly on tho staff of the Stratford Dairy Company, is re-joining the Rotorua Company •as permanent AssistantManager. Mr Raetliel, who leaves for the north on Monday, will carry with him tho good wishes of many friends.

Mr W. Morant Bayly, who returned to Strati ord a few days ago from a pleasant holiday trip to Australia accompanied by Mrs Bayly, has been granted further furlough pending transfer to another branch of his Bank’s service.

Sir George Reid (Federal High Commissioner) and Lady Retd, leave London in September to attend the . wedding of their daughter in Sydney. The High Commissioner was to sail at an earlier date, but the trip was postponed. He will be absent altogether from England on leave for six months.

Miss Ethel Halley (daughter of the late Rev. J. J. Halley, of Melbourne), has been awarded by the Chinese Government a gold war medal for “Bravery under Eire, and Good Work done to Soldiers,’ a distinction given to only one other ■ woman in China. Miss Halley is matron of the Railway Hospital, Chin-kiarig, on the Yangtse River, about 80 miles from Shanghai.

Little Grade \v iciger is the daughter of ;a, wealthy American doctor residing at Sacramento. . She; lives in a germ- ... proof house, which is thoroughly stcri;liscd from top to bottom. Her par l i nuts, have! lost five children frdm in- ( factious diseases. ISO when G facie was born they brought her up in. a sterilised incubator, and now they are keeping belt as protected from germs as* they possibly can inside her mic-robe-proof house. Sorrow is greatly expressed in Tiremu at the tragic death of “Ned” 1 Julian' and his daughter, ' Gladys (states the TYaitara Mail). The Junta lian family lived in Ureinii for some years, aid thev all took a deep interest in the social life of the community. It will be remembered that \Vlien they left to go to Warea, Mr Julian was given a public farewell, and a presentation was made to him.

The most interesting figure in eon neetion with the Hon. W. Frafier’s visit to Y/hangamomona was Mrs Walker, whose husband occupies a holding,in the Marangae Block, on tho other side of the Tangarakau Kivor. She bore unmistagable evidence of travel, being mud-spattered. Her application was heard early, also, to enable her to get a start on her homeward journey. She made a strong plea for help, and she is deserving of every credit, not only for braving tho life in the back country, hut also for her action in undertaking a long, tiring and dangerous journey in order to impress on the Minister the danger to settlers’ lives which exists owing to imperfect reading. The Minister did not make any definite promises to any of the deputations, hut his reply to Mrs Walker was as sympathetic as any he made.