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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 95, 15 April 1914, Page 5

Personal.

The death of Captain James Hamilton, formerly a well-known New Zealand trader, aged 78, is .announced per cablegram from Sydney. Mr W. Lovett, the well-known exboniface of Stratford, will enter into the lease of the Club Hotel on the expiration of Mr Chas. Diamond’s tenure on the 14th prox. Or. W. Rogers was granted leave of absence from this morning’s meeting pf the County Council. Cr Smith, i who apologised for Cr Rogers’ absence, stated that Cr Rogers had been called to Auckland in consequence of sickness in his family. Mr H. Childs, of Messrs Mcßain and Childs, Stratford, has been elected a member of the managing committee of the New Zealand National Association of Coachbuilders and Wheelwrights. Mr Childs is the only Taianaki representative on the executive body. The Right Hon. Sydney Buxton has been created a Viscount. The new Viscount is GO years of age. He is president of the British Board of Trade, and played a conspicuous part in settling the railway strike in 1911. As Postmaster-General in 1905-1910, he established the penny post to Australia.

Mr J. E. L. Cull, at present employed in the engineering department of the Auckland Harbour Board, has been appointed to the position of designing engineer in the Public Works Department, for which applications were invited last month. The Press Association message from Wellington adds: Mr Cull will act as one of the assistants to the Enginfeer-in-Chief, principally in connection with designing structures.

• Miss Billie Burke, the actress, married Mr Horenz Ziegfeld, theatrical manager at Hoboken, New Jersey, states a Times-Sydney Sun service cablegram from New \ork. Miss Billie Burke, who is about 27 years of age, is a noted stage beauty and decidedly popular both in the States and in England. Her forte is burlesque and musical comedy. It was her intention-to go in for opera, but was prevented from following this up owing to a tendency to be an asthraatical subject, The bridegroom, is also wellknown in the theatrical profession. V" ' ■ .1, ,y. ; ' '! ... Miss Amelia Annie McCracken, eldest daughter of Mr McCracken, of Pembroke Road, was married on April Bth to Mr Leslie James Jones, second son of Mr H. J. Tones, of Page ‘ Street, Stratford, the Rev. E. Bandy .performing the ceremony at the Methodist Church. The bride, who was given away by her father, was in white ivory silk with silk insertion and ruching. She wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet. Miss Ivy McCracken,, sister of the bride, and Miss Alice Jones, sister of the bridegroom, acted as bridesmaids, and they wore frocks of creme mercerised silk trimmed with silk ruchings and ribbons, with hats to match. They carried pale pink bouquets. All the bouquets were the work of Mrs Crofts. Mr Harold Jones, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and Mr James McCracken, cousin of the bride, was groomsman. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a gold watch, and to the bridesmaids gold pins. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s parents. happy % couple left by the afternoon train for Wanganui, where the honeymoon was spent. .The bride’s travelling dress was a navy blue costume, with black hat'trimmed with Tangerine plumes. The presents received were both costly and numerous.