Personal.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 67, 19 November 1913, Page 5

Personal.

I Lady Fuller, wife of the Governor of Victoria, is a passenger on the Macedonia whicli'has arrived at Fremantle. The death of Madame Marches!, the eminent teacher of singing, is announced by cable from Loudon. At the Mater MiserAordia private hospital, Auckland, the Lev. Father Williams, of Taumarunni, passed away on Sunday last, after a brief illness. The rev. gentleman was quite a young man, and was highly esteemed by all classes of the community. Bishop Crossley, according to a letter received by the \ en. Archdeacon Calder, is much improved in gene, health, but his nerves are still in a weak condition. The bishop states that he has taken a house at Wheeler’s, Bramshot, Hampshire, England.

Disquieting reports have arrived in England in regard to the health of the German Empress. Her Majesty has not been well during the last twelve months and the Kaiser has sought medical advice. Since Her Majesty’s ■stay at the Koval Schloss, Homburg, somo of the old trouble has again manifested itself. This was why the Kaiser, immediately after his cruise to Norway, hurried back to join her.

Court gossips are talking of a necklace mystery which they maintain is even more romantic than the one, that recently engaged the attention of Scotland Yard, for in this second mystery no less a personage than Princess Mary is involved. Like many other members of the Royal Family, the young Princess is the recipient of gifts from people anxious for social or commercial advancement . Usually those donors take good care to make their names known, but in the case of a present that reached Her Royal Highness just after her recent arrival at Balmoral, the identity of the donor has so far remained a puzzle to all. This anonymous gift to the Princess consists of a diamond necklace valued at fully £2OOO, enclosed in an exquisitely carved silver jewel case. It was posted at Vienna, and there was not the slightest indication as to who was the sender. Her Royal Highness has not been allowed to have the necklace, which is at present in the possession of the Queen, who is having inquiries made regarding the identity of the donor.. Once this has been ascertained the necklace will he returned.