PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 88, 18 August 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL

Sergeant McNeely arrived back m SWatfordon Saturday, after, a short; holiday spent in Auckland. The death of Mr C. B. Hoadley, a; well-known resident, at the age of 66 i is reported from Napier Maxim Gorky is lying serionsly ill it Capri suffering from consumption.—(Paris cable). Horr Bebel's (the German Socialist) fortune was £30,000. A Berlin cablegram states that a large portion *.H L to the Socialist Party's fund,. " Mr Newton King arrived at his home in Now Plymouth from the Sonth on Saturday, by the mail train. Mr Armstrong, who for 'the past sixo r eight month* has been rnanagng clerk for Mr Cecil Wright .ohcitor left on Friday evening for AuckW, where he will take up his professional duties.

M , W. Hathaway, chairman of the Stratford County Counal and M, a H Penn, County Clerk, left »y the L| train this morning for WellmgS in order to attend the Counties Conference, W hich opens to-morrow. Mr u. R. Drury, who has been ru'lic Works Department ' QH-ntford for the past tno >eai», ,*,to to the Otira tunnel works, :!;,;;t ££. «*>*« -■*- motion. The New South Wales Chamber of Manufacturers has decided to raise a national memorial to Sir W. Lyne The form of the memorial has not yet been decided upon. Captain Davies, of the steamer Suffolk, which is now Dunedm is a brother-in-law of the, Chancellor of the his wife being a sister of Mr Lloyd George. Mr U S- Grant, a son of the late President Grant, of the United State, . ~r i ved in Wellington by the Aorangi from San Francisco. He.'is nceornpanied by his wife, and they intend to tour New Zealand and Australia. A Bolton Corporation laborer named Tunstall (states a London has, it is reported, inherited £200,000 from his father-in-law, named Westwell, who" was engaged in the West Australian pearl fisheries. Mr John Roberts, the famous billiard player, has finally decided to retire from the game, and has presented his favorite match quo to Mr Reece, another well-known playei'.-Times-Sydney Sun special cable.

Mr'Jambs Brown', of the Walrarapa died suddenly on Sunday morning, at the age of 71. Decease^ had for many years been identified with journalism in Mastcrton and Carterton. He was a justice of the peace, and for two or three years Mayor of Carterton.

Mrs Jessie 'Young, of St. Loins. U.S.A , has just been married for the third time, says an American news paper. All her husbands have been brothers. Mrs Tctattg says it is convenient to have only one mother-in-law.

Mr R. O'Dea, who has successfully managed the.Opunake Co-operative Dairy Factory for over seven years has resigned his position to accept an appointment on the staff of a wellknown dairy firm, and will he stationed at AVhangarei, North Auckland.

Lord Lincolnshire lias announced his retirement from public life, state; a London cablegram. Lord Lincolnshire, who as Earl Carrington was Governor of New South Wales from 1885 to 1900, has taken a very prominent part in,politics. Ho was Lord Chancellor in 1892-1895; President of the Board of Agriculture 1905-1911; President of the National Liberal Club and Lord Privy Seal 1911-12. His lordship is 70 years of age.

Mr Ernest Scott, a Melbourne pressman, who has been appointed Professor of History at the University, is not a University man. He has no degrees and has sat through no profes sor's lectures. The council of tlr University, however, recognised tha' Mr Scott's training in press work, hi. diligent historical studies, and his experience in the university of life hav< outweighed academical distinctions.

The New Plymouth High Schoo Board of Governors lias from amongs a number' of 'applicants selected M R. H. Eockell as English and classical master. Mr Rocked pased hiM.A. degree in 1901, taking bonon in Latin and English. For the las' twelve months he has been Englisi and Mathematical master at the We! Imgfcon Technical College. Fie, is alsi a good athlete and an old Rugby pro vincial representative,

The Very'Rev. Dean O'Shea v. as consecrated as Coadjutor-Archbishop of New Zealand at the Wellington Basilica yesterday morning, in the presence of an exceedingly larg« gathering. The church was crowded with a congregation which included many visitors from other parts of New Zealand. Archbishop Redwood was the consecrating prelate, and was assisted by Bishop Cleary (Auok land) and Bishop Verdon (Dunodin) The consecration ceremony lasted about two hours, and at the conclusion a sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Ryan, of Melbourne The new Archbishop preached at Si Joseph's Church at night, and wil mjeive several presentations at i ce-wnon ; n fche Town Hal) tonight