PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 27, 2 October 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor, Loid Liverpool, accompanied by Lady Liverpool is to arrive m Stratiord at .M £m. on October 12th from -New Ilymouth, and will leave for south at olt n m The presentation oi an aCidress’©/ welcome will be A»<le from the Post Office steps.

Court circles in Vienna (states t cablegram to-day) do not behove anybeyond that there is a nmniua Reconciliation, between ex-King Mauod -'and his wife in view of the incompatibility of their tempers.

Captain E. B. Atwood formerly master of the ill-fated Ehngaimte, has received a cheque for £IOOO from the Government; as compensation m view of the fact that the Three Kings Islands were wrongly located on the Admiralty chart. •

Hary Pikitea, a Maori woman, reputed to bo fully 104 years of age, died at Parikino on Saturday. She went through the wars with her third husband, who was an officer under Major Kemp.

-Mrs Ellis, wife of Colonel Ellis, of New Plymouth’, died early yesterday morning. The late Mrs Ellis, who was a Miss Ward, has resided in New Plymouth all her life. Her. parents arrived in the Timandra in 1842.

There is a great gathering at Knole House for the wedding of Miss Victoria Sackville West to Mr Harold Nicholson, son of Sir Arthur Nicholson, states a London cablegram.

The many friends of Mr Philip Skoglund, Town Clerk of Stratford, will he glad to learn that this morning the Mayor (Mr W. P. Kirkwood) was advised that Mr Skoglund’s operation was successfully undertaken yesterday, and that ho is progressing quite satisfactorily to-day. Lieutenant William Sims, UN. after thirty-eight years’ service in the J Navy, has been voluntarily- retired. The officer has been placed on the retired list with the rank of commander. Mr Sims was the first officer of the ’modern Navy to be. promoted to a lieutenancy “from the ranks.” Ht entered the service in 1875, and was gunner of the cruiser Powerful when the naval brigade was landed from that vessel for the defence ! of Ladysmith. As one df the party he greatly distinguished himself by His management of the guns and by his con duct in the field, and was mentioned in despatches for his services at Waggon Hill. My Sims was 'strongly recommended for promotion by his captaiii, and was advanced to the rank of lieutenant in May, 1960., About 100, lieutenants who have risen from the rating of “boy, 2nd class,'” ‘afe'now on the active list.

Sir Gerald Strickland, Governor of New South Wales, at the North Sydney Grammar School on Thursday last, told a story of generosity that might well excite the envy of the heads of educational in solutions everywhere (states the Sydney Daily Telegraph). The principal of the Church of England Grammar School l in West Australia was visiting England, and staying at the- house of a Wealthy acquaintance. After hearing about the school, the host said he would like to give something to the institution, and asked the principal what he would like. The latter, half-seriously, replied that he would like a chapel. “Very well,” said his friend, “when’ you go back have your plane and estimates prepared, and send them to me.” This was done. Some friends of the school thought the plans were too elaborate, and when the estimate was, supplied the cost was found to be £30,000. In. trepidation, these here forwarded to England. The feelings of those concerned can scarcely' be imagined when they received the intimation:—“Go ahead,/and if more is required it will be forthcoming.”