PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 6, 8 September 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr P. Skoglund, Town Clerk, resumed duty this morning.

Sir Arthur Douglas, who was injured in the railway disaster in North England a few days ago, is dead.

Mr J. R- Anderson, of the Bank of Australasia’s Stratford staff, has beer, transferred to the Bank’s Taumaranui branch, and to-day left Stratford on a fortnight's holiday' leave prior to taking up duty at his new quarters. Mr Anderson is succeeded in Stratford by Mr L. B. Mace, who comes from the Bank’s ]»eliding branch.

The death occurred on Friday evening of Mr Robert Chisenhall Hamerton, for many years in the Government service, ’ bind at one time 1 nolle Trustee, at the ago of 74. Mr Hamerton arrived in New Plymouth in 1854, and seijved during, the Maori War, fising frofm ensign to captain. He was wounded at W aireka. All Hamerton, who was a brother of Messrs. T. F. and L. A. Hamerton. of Inglewood, and the late Mr G. D. Hamerton, who died at Patea recently, married a daughter of the late Major Parris.

Mrs David Duncan, mother of Mr J. Duncan, of this town (.states the Te Awamutu paper), has been the recipient of congratulatory messages from His Excellency the Governor, Lord Liverpool ,ancl the Hon. W. F • Massey, Premier, for her clever and approprite ti ibnto to the memory of the late Sir Arthur Guinness. The tribuate referred to is in booklet form, containing an excellent photo of the late Sir Arthur, with verses in memoriam. Mrs Duncan is also well known as a writer jof verse. A copy of her song, “Sons of Zealandia,” was forwarded and graciously accepted by His Majesty the King.

Of the Sovereigns of Europe, the Emperor Francis Joseph of AustriaHungary has the greatest knowledge of languages. He speaks German, French, ’Hungarian, Czech, Polish, Servian, Croatian, Dalniatian, Roumanian, and Italian. He has also some knowledge of Hebrew. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is master of French English, Gorman, Russian, and all the Slav dialects. King Peter of Servia speaks the same languages. The Czar knows Russian, French, English, and German, as well as several Slav dialects. The Kaiser, knows English. French, Russian, Polish, and Latin