PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 71, 23 July 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death of Sir Sandford Fleming founder of the Pacific cable, is- announced from London.

Madame Melba is expected to pass through Auckland early next month on her way to America, where she will undertake a lengthy tour.

Mr Peter Hunter, who served with the Waikato Regiment during the Maori war, died at Birkenhead, aged 7o years, and was buried on Saturday afternoon.

Mr W. E. Bird. M.A.v who has been appointed to succeed Mr 0. A. Robbie as headmaster of the Pa tea District High School, is a. son ol Mr Mm. Hird. Manaia.

Information has been received in Wellington that Dr. Walter Fell, who went Home some months ago with the intention of offering Ins services to the Imperial authorities, has received a commission in the R.A.M.C.

Leave of absence for the remainder of the session was granted by the House of Representatives on Tuesday to Mr Downie Stewart (Dunedin West) and Mr T. K. A’. Scddon (Westland) on account of their having joined the expeditionary forces.

Mr James Drysdale Wilson, aged 84. a veteran of the Crimea War. and one of the few survivors of the famous charge of the Light Brigade, died at Christchurch last Friday. Two years ago Mr Wilson married a blushing bride of 75.

On Tuesday afternoon a military wedding was celebrated in All Saints Church. Eltham, when Private Harold Lowick Bates, who will shortly be leaving for the front, was married to Miss Gladys Maud Andrews, daughter of Mr A. H. Andrews, of Eltham.

The following names have been add-, ed to the probationers’ list at the New Plymouth Hospital: Misses Beryl A. Hirst (New Plymouth). Margaret Coutts (Tariki), Elizabeth L. Weir (Eltham), Eileen M. Taylor (Vrenni). Lilian M. Winks (Purangi , Ora R. P. Paget (Stratford), and M. Surrey (Inglewood).

Miss Cameron, teacher at tbc Denbigh Road School, and inspector Ballantyue had an exciting experience while driving from the school to Midhirst the other afternoon. It appear* they were crossing one of Hie unbridged creeks on the road, when the horse got into a whirlpool, and the lady occupant jumped out. and was in danger of being drowned bad not some settlers come to her rescue.

.Mr W. J. Sim. having resigned the Cummissionership of Police at Samoa, the position has been' tilled by the appointment of .Mr E. Nash, who has been acting as secretary to the Administration of Samoa. In addition to his other duties. Mr K. M. . Watson has been appointed Crown Prosecutor, while Mr J. Rye-Smith succeeded Mr W. M. Mason as Commissioner of Chinese Affairs.

The funeral of the late Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson took place at Mount Vaea. Vailima, Samoa, on Wednesday, June 'l'l. Mrs Stevenson died at Santa Barbara. United States of America, oil February 18. 1914. Her remains were (‘reunited and her wish that shn should be buried by the side of her husband, the noted novelist, was carried out by her son-in-law and her daughter, Mr and Mrs field. Ihe Governor oi Samoa, Colonel R. Logan, read the burial service.

Mr A. H. Norrie arrived in Stratford this morning from Auckland to take up work as Home Missionary of the Presbyterian Church in Whanga- * momona. Mr Norrie was last in charge of the Ross Home Mission I held in the West Coast. Owing to the state of the roads, it will not he possible to reach Whangamomona this week, and Mr Norrie will preach in ' the St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday morning. Douglas in the afternoon, | and at Toko in the evening.