Personal.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 72, 25 November 1913, Page 5

Personal.

Sir John Fuller, K.C.M.G., Governor of Victoria, lias resigned owing to health and lor family reasons, states a Melbourne cablegram.

Professor Starr Jordan, Chancellor of the Leland-Stanford University, California, visits Australia in 1914 for the purpose of a peace propaganda, states a Sydney cablegram.

Mr M. J. Miller, the Government candidate for the Lyttelton seat, is chairman of the Lyttelton Harbor Board, and a member of the Lyttelton Borough Council. This will be Mr Miller's first attempt in the political field.

John A. Bartrum, M.Sc., at present assistant geologist to the -New Zealand Geological Survey Department, has been appointed Lecturer in Geology at the Auckland University. He was educated at Tiraaru and Christchurch High Schools, and the Otago University. There were two other New Zea landca ml ida tea.

The death of Mr Frank Walsh, son of Mr John Walsh, of Rawhitiroa, on Sunday afternoon, was announced by private cable from Sydney received in Eltham yesterday morning. It will be remembered that deceased ,who was just 24 years of age, was one of the victims of an accident in the railway yards at Forbes (X.S.W.), and had to undergo an operation for the amputation of both of his legs. The body is being brought to Eltham for interment. Mr Walsh and family will have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their sad bereavement.

Peter Lobengula, eldest son of the former King Lobengula, who, until the "British occupation in South Africa, ruled the rich domain of Matabeleland, has been found living in poverty in Pendleton, Salford. The once heirapparent in suffering from phthisis. He may live a year, but hardly more the doctors say. Prince Peter has been working as a common miner in the Agecroft coal mines in Pendleton. His identity was revealed at the Revision Court in Pendleton Town Hall, where he appeared in defence of his vote as a British subject.

The death occurred this morning of Mr John Wisnewski, of Climie Road. He suffered, a severe attack of influenza about two month'* ago, but three weeks ago the serious illness' ctdminating in his death set in. Mr Wisnewski has been farming in the district for many years, and when he arrived the township of Stratford consisted of about live buildings and the road to. Ngaere was a mere mud track. Mr Wisnewski, who was 76 years of age, was a native of Western Prussia. He settled in Canterbury in 1872, coming to the Stratford district in 1885. He is survived by a widow and four sons, all of whom are resident in the district.

Mrs Hamer Jackson is probably the most remarkable woman farmer in the Dominion of Canada. She is handling a square mile of land in the lied Deer district, which is devoted to mixed farming. Mrs Jackson was formerly a journalist in England and became interested in Canada through the emigration authorities. She made her first trip to Canada in June of last year, and in December took over 30 people and placed them on the land she. is now farming in Alberta. She had no previous knowledge of farming methods, but as an evidence of what a woman of intelligence and resolution can accomplish', Mrs Jackson, through her individual efforts, has placed these people on Iter -farm and is now prepared to conduct the place for farming. She is her own managing director, and has nothing but thoroughbred stock on her farm. She housed her people in tents in the first instance, but now has all the necessary buildings erected, and her dairy products are already being put on the market. In other words, her big farm is a going concern and it is not yet one year old.

A large gathering of settlers and friends assenihledyat the Toko Road Hall on Tuesday night last to welcome home Mr and Mrs E. Marfell, who have been absent from the district for about seven months, on a trip to the Old Country. The weather was anything but favorable (states our correspondent). The hall was tastefully decorated by the ladies. Mr T. A. Bocock, who carried out the duties of chairman, welcomed the guests on behalf of the settlers of the •district, and spoke at some length of his practical knowledge of the sterling qualities of both guests Addresses of welcome were also given by Messrs IV. H. Were and C. Bayly. Apologies for unavoidable absence were read from Mr J. B. Hine, M.P., and Messrs K. Walters and R. Masters. Others prevented through various reasons were: Mr R. Dingle (chairman Stratford Dairy Co.), Mr W. V. Kirkman (manager of the same Company), Mr .1. McAllister (chairman Hospital Hoard', Mr Hathaway (chairman County Council), and Mr 0. C. Bain (chairman Toko School Committee). The following ladies and gentlemen contributed items to the programme ;—Misses Hine, pianoforte duets (2); songs. Mrs Wilkes (2), encored : Miss Cumberworth, Miss Maunsoll (2), Mr R. Binnie (encored), Mr J. Lncena (encored), Mr Harvie ;recitation, Gnonnie Colson. The concert closed with the singing of the National Anthem. At about ten o'clock supper was banded round, and then the floor was cleared for dancing, which was kept going until the early hours of the morning. During an interval Billy Wi sang “The Village Choir” in a very creditable manner, receiving an encore. A verv pleasant function broke up with the singing oftf’Anld Lang Syne.”