PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 30, 10 May 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL.

R. jB. And^tso'ri.j>.' , .yjio I ji , ave beein-Oii a motoring trip to''.Wellington, 'returned to Stratford last evening. The Governor and the Countess of Liverpool, accompanied by Mr Gavin Hamilton, private secretary, and Mr H. Heiniore; A.D.C.,;.IeFt Wellington last night for .Rotorua,; where they intend' 4o remain nntil May 20. Mr George Fife Bishop, who was vw.r over and killed by. a goods train at tinWellington road crossing at .Marten on Saturday night, was a resident of Wellington for nnyiy, years,;,;,He was born in 1853. -d^s-*V ,}«s Mr T. 10. Donne Tuis''Jwen. appointer to' succeed Mr Wr'ay r-rlfsbr" as scretary to the High Commission or.. .M .v Donne, who has been in |.he. Ncjv Zealand Public Service for for-y-ono year!-, has been in the London office for so: ■■■> years, as Immigration Commissioner.

Jlklge Jack, o!' the Native Lain! Court, wont through f i< n HaWera to New Plymouth on Monday nig'it, en route to Parihaka, whore iv;>:■;■!;-.ni sittings of the Court comirr cc il;'- ,eek. He will preside over a n.nr :■ i;;ng at Normanby ai'ter the roiU'hir.ioji of the [northern circuit. | At the Ok: i.iwa Hall on Vvkhy last Sister Nellie, 'who for eight years has I been working among the Maoris of that [district, hilt in her spare time had rendered valuable assistance to Europeans, was presented with a handsome dressing-case. Sister Whaiteri, wl.o was also leaving the district, w:-: t;:e recipient of a hymn-book as a -'sot! \ oiiir of her stay in Okaiawa.

The death occurred on Thursday last of Mr Owen Rice Tlyall, an old Napier resident and a Crimean veteran ; who was born in London in 1831. After a residence of sixty-one years in Auckland, Mr Frederick Lambert Prime died there last Friday night. Only a few weeks ago his wife died at the age of 91 years. Seven years ago Mr and Mrs Prime celebrated the diamond jubilee of their wedding. The late Mr Prime was born in Cambridgeshire, England, in 1825, and landed in Auckland in 1855.

Mrs H. Wheller entertained about forty guest.-, last evening at her residence, Wharehuia, in honor of her two nieces Misses G. and S. Carsoits, who are on a short visit from .Christchurch. During the evening progressive euchre was played; the prizes being awarded to Miss Skedgewefl and Mr Anderson, ;and,the consolation giftto Miss Hooper. A guessing competition was won by Master L. Sehultz. Our correspondent states that all. arrived home with; very pleasant thoughts of the host and hostess. The following Taranaki men are returning by the VY'illochia, which is due at Port Chalmers during the next day or two. Residence of next-of-kin is given in parentheses:— Wellington Mounted, George ii. Knight (New Plymouth); NX Field Artillery, Cyril ,] Holswick (New Plymouth),;and S. ,G. Robinson (Stratford); Auckland Rattalion, Corporal Ernest Wilson (inglewood); Wellington Battalion; Henry F.i Br'e'nchl'ey (Ekhani); Second N;%. Hike Brigade Hendry A. Hooker (New Plymouth,)- NX. A r cterinary Corps, Will H. Well's (taranaki); Army Service Corps A. 10'.' Weller (Fitwey).;Otago Mounted,'W. 'H.- Wishart-(Ka-puni); (Carles Creev'y (Hawerii).