PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Miss'Eva Booth, daughter of General Booth, is reported to be dying.

Baron Saye and Sele and Lord Chelmsford, are mentioned as probable successors to Lord Denman.

Mr Austen Chamberlain lias accepted the offer to be a candidate ior Mest Birmingham, his father’s old seat. The death of Mr Thomas Davis, aged 61, senior partner in the firm of Thomas Davis and Co., accountants, is reported from Sydney.

Mr Hansman, postmaster at Otira,

who is to be succeeded by Mr Arthur ' M‘Sherry, of the Greymouth telegraph office, has been promoted to a similar position in the Taranaki district.

Mr W. Scott has been re-elected unopposed as the employers’ representative on the Arbitration Court, and Mr W. Pryor was similarly returned as the deputy representaive.

Mr E. W. Burton, the newly-appoint-ed magistrate, took his seat on the bench at Wellington yesterday for the first time, prior to leaving for Otago. He was congratulated by the Bar on his appointment.

The death is announced by cable from New York of Mr William Irwin, millionaire, the owner of the island of Louai, in the Hawaiian Group, which he purchased in 1909 for four shillings. Irwin, as a British subject owning American territory, created international complications, but the United Court upheld Irwin’s title.

Mr S. Saunders, who for over 20 years has occupied the editorial chair of the Lyttelton Times, lias resigned his position owing to a difference of /opinion with the directorate regarding the political policy of the Times. Other resignations from the editorial .staff have also been announced.

Miss Rosemary Rees, daughter of a New Zealand ex-member of Parliament, is suing Walter and Frederick Melville for infringing the" copyright of her play “The Beggar Bride,” in “The Beggar Girl’s Wedding,” (states a London cablegram).. Plainiff gave evidence that the Melivlles paid her £6O and afterwards refused to produce the play The money, was refunded

Lieutenant William Johnson, one of the veterans of the Taranaki Maori War, died yesterday at Inglewood, 74 years of age. The late Mr Johnson was a member of the mounted corps from the beginning to the end of the war, and saw a good deal of service ;

taking • part in nearly every engagement of note with the exception of Waireka. He served under Captain de s Vaugh, and afterwards under Captain Mace, N.Z.C. Amongst other stiff engagements in wßich Lieutenant Johnson took part was that at “L” Pali, which was the first fight of importance in the war. Mr Johnson farmed for a number of years in the Tarata district, but has latterly lived in Inglewood.