PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 75, 28 November 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr -John Roberts, of Dunedin, one of the directors of the Union Company, arrived at Sydney from' a year’s visit to the Old World, states the cables. Lazern, the clever prestidigitatenr, Beebe s Polite A andevilles, graduated from the compositor’s frame. He served his “time” in Wellington Post twenty-two years ago. 31 1 V\ .R. Haselden, S.M., lias been appointed chairman of the Xorth Island Railway Appeal Board, in place of Dr. McArthur, deceased. Hie Ret. Keith It wan has resigned the pastorate of the Baptist Church, CishoOie, and is proceeding to England. The marriage of Miss Eileen Ward, daughter of Sir Joseph Ward, and Mr A ood, of Christchurch, is to take place in tile first week in December. At the first meeting of the Xorth Island Railway Appeal. Board since the death of the late chairman, Dr. McArthur,, held at Wanganui to-day. eulogistic reference was riiade to the deceased gentleman in both his official and private capacity* and it was decided to send a letter of condolence to his widow.—P.A.

The Hon. Arthur Lyulph Stanley, MV -0., heir to Lord Stanley, of Alderley, and Unionist M.P. for Lancashire, S.VI., Ormskirk Division S' nee IS9B. lias been appointed G'overnoi of Victoria. Itie new Governor was horn in 1860. He was private secretary to Ur Balfour in 1892 and entered the Foreign Office ami afterwards the Diplomatic Service.