Personal.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 January 1914, Page 5

Personal.

Mr T. B. Salmon, Postmaster at Hawera, I'.as been promoted to the position of Chief Postmaster at Blenheim, and will leave shortly for his new position.

The Hon. David Laird, first commissioner of the north west territories, who negotiated many treaties with Indans whereby large tracts of territory were added to the Dominion, is dead. —(Ottawa cable).

The friends of Mrs William King, Stratford, will regret to hear of the death of her sister, Mrs Charles Peterson, which occurred in the Picton. Hospital on 6th January, after a long illness. Deceased was 49 years of age.

The Rev. William Ronaldson, now in Dunedin, father of Mr T. S. Ronaldson, beputy Public Trustee, celebrated his 90th birthday last month. He is still mentally alert and in fair health. In the early days he was a missionary in the Wairarapa, his first visit to that district being in 1858, in company with Bishop Selwyn. He is a prominent Mason, and will be remembered by the brethren of N.Z.C. as their first Grand Secretary.

Mr John H. Davidson, who' has been appointed orchard and garden overseer at the Weraroa Experimental Farm, received his early training under his father, who for 30 years filled the position of head gardener to Sir Richard Graham, at Netherby Hall, England. Prior to coming to the Dominion Mr Davidson had charge of the gardens and farm of the late Mrs Newberry, Detroit, United States, America.

Mr J. B. Clarkson, of Christchurch, is expected to shortly tour West Canada to meet the Boards of Trade (states a cablegram from Ottawa), and urge them to endeavour to secure a Dominion subsidy for a new steamship service between Canada and New Zealand, in order that New Zealand may import Canadian wheat and other agricultural products, giving butter and other dairy products in exchange therefor.

Sir Hartman W. Just, of the Colonial Office, leaves in February on an official visit to Australasia, says a London cable. Sir Hartmann Just will proceed to the Cape on February 7th, and joins the steamer on March 27. After a visit to South Australia, he proceeds to Western Australia, thence returns to the Eastern States, and after visiting Tasmania, will proceed to New Zealand, and thence to Vancouver at the end of June. Sir William states that he hopes to acquire something of the Overseas atmosphere, which is so essential in dealing with colonial problems, and which will also be invaluable to him as secretary of the Imperial Conference.