Personal.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10, 12 January 1914, Page 5

Personal.

Mr N. J. King returned on Saturday evening from a trip to Wellington.

Mr Dan O’Connor, ex-Postmaster-General of New South Wales, is critically ill, states a Sydney cablegram.

Mr W. E. White, of Bclitrees station (N.S.W.) a prominent pastoralist, breeder, and owner of racing stock, died after an operation, states a Sydney cablegram.

County Councillor C. H. Hirst has been appointed to the vacancy on the Opunake Harbor Board, caused by the resignation of Mr M. J. Maclievnolds.

The Sir William Lyne Memorial Committee has decided to place a marble bust of the late statesman in the Federal Parliament House, says a Sydney cablegram.

Miss M. Marquis, who is leaving .Stratford, was, on Saturday night, at the Club Hotel, presented, by a number of friends, with «a pretty jewelled pendant as a mark of the regard s.he has won during her stay in the Hotel.^

The death is announced from London of Viscount Cross, who, as Mr Richard Assheton Cross, was Home Secretary from 1874 to 1880 and from 1885 to 1886, and was Secretary for India from 1836 to 1890.

Mr H. W. Climie, C.E., of Hawera, has entered into partnership with Messrs. Robinson and Christophers, of Stratford. Mr Christophers will attend to the Stratford business of the new partnership.

Lord Lansdowne has transferred his Scottish estates to his sons. The Kinneff estate goes to Lord Kerry, and those at Trully, Beagles, and Aldie to the Hon. Charles Fitzmaurice.— (London cable).

The Prime Minister (Mr Massey) who is almost restored to complete health, left last night for Auckland, where he stays about a week, but does not intend to undertake any business there. In discussing his illness, he said that although 57 years of age, lie never before bad been confined to bed for a single day (states n Wellington Press Association telegram to-day).

Mr S. Sharp, who was married on Thursday last, was duly “tin-canned” on the following evening. During the ensuing pleasant evening spent with Mr and Mrs Sharp, a presentation of a fender and irons was made to Mrs Sharp by Mr Herbert on behalf of a number of business friends of Mr Sharp. Mr Sharp suitably acknowledged the gift, and the rest of the evening was enjoyably spent with song and music.

The Hon. Geo. Fowlds entertained his election committees at Auckland on Friday night prior to his departure

on a trip to Europe. In the course of his speech he stated that he would ' again be a candidate- for Grey Lynn at the general election. Referring to the last election he said:—“We had a combination of circumstances that was peculiar. The most that can be said about it is that a fluke occurred. 1 have no expectation that a similar result will occur again. There is not the slightest fear of that.”