PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 253, 1 December 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

XuH'e has been received by Mr. J, Vigor llrown, Jl.l'. for Napier, of the death of his mother, at Drysdale House, Punt llill, Melbourne, at the ago of 07 years.

A Press Association wire from Duncilin announces tliu death of Mr. Alex. Sligo, bookseller, aged 78. Deceased represented JJuiH'din in Parliament in 189/ at the bye-election following Mr. Fish's death. He was a prominent Oddfellow.

An interesting wedding took place at AVost liedding, Connecticut, U.S.A., oil Ctli October, when Clara L. Clemens, daughter of Samuel 1... Clemens (Mark Twain), was' married to Ossip Gabnlowitscli, the Russian pianist. The wedding took place in the drawing-room at Stormlield, Mark Twain's country home. King Edward is a clergyman, although few people seem to be aware of the fact. He is prebendary of St. David's in Wales and gets a salary of £1 a year, lie is entitled to preach one sermon a year in the cathedral, lie is also a member of the English and Irish bars and a member of the Roval College of Physicians. '

Mr, Will Crooks, M.l\ for Woolwich, •irrivt'd at Christchurch from Wellington yesterday morning at noon. jfc was received by the Mayor at the Citv Council chambers (says a Press wire). Jn the afternoon he 'spoke at the suit! of work at tho Technical College in ail of work amongst children in tile Ki*t Imul oi London. In the evening at Ilia Majesty's Theatre lie wis tendered a ■welcome hv the Trades and Labor t'uanoils, the Fabian Club and other bodies Mr. Crooks will leave for Dunedin this morning.

A. private letter received bv the last mail from Sir Robert Stout, "and dated from a private hospital in London ju<t before lie underwent the operation reported liveable, states that he was then fooling l very lit and wo]], hut, noting on the best advice in London, -he had determined to submit to the operation, as lio was told that if ho delayed till lie was i|] lie might not ho able to stand it. Wo have since lmd cable news that the operation was "successful, and the Cliiot Justice was making a good recovery. Me nil! probably return to the Dominion )■) February.