PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9180, 1 September 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Miss Jessie Kiddie, youngest daughter of Mr Kiddie, of Carterton, is seriously ill, and is not expected to recover. Mr Albert Smith, of Martinborough, who has been seriously ill for some time in the Greytown Hospital, is reported to be now progressing favourably towards recovery. At a meeting of the Woodlands Hunt Club on Saturday, Mr S. V. Rodney was appointed master, pro tern, vice Mr J. Sweeney, whose resignation was accepted with regret.

The induction of Mr George H. Ra'ph as missionary to seamen in Auckland, ui.der the auspices of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society, took place at the Sailors' Hall on Friday evening. Mr Ralph was formerly stationed at Ekethuna, where he was engaged in mission work.

Rumors are persistently in circulation (write.-* the Wairoa correspondent of the "Napier Telegraph" that, owing to the Hon. J. Carroll's bad health, he will not be a candidate at the coming election. The same authority vaguely bints at a seat in the Upper House, etc. I have it from Mr Carroll's closest friends that there i 3 no truth whatever in either of the reports.

News has been received in Greytown of the death of Mrs E. Roberts, who was recently licensee of the Foresters' Arm-) Hotel in Greytown. The deceased lady was well known in the Otago-Southland district, having held licenses of various hotels—in Milton, Duned'n, and elsewhere. At the time of her death she was licensee of Mcßride's Hotel, Queenstown. The funeral of the lite Mrs C. Carrol, late of Mauriceville (who died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Jensen, Pine Street, Mastertcn), took place at the Masterton Cemetery yesterday afternoon The cortege was a large and representative one. The ceremony at the graveside was performed by the Rev. Dean McKenna. The deceased was a very old settler of Mauriceville, having resided in that town for twenty-eight years. The late Mrs Carrol was very highly esteemed for her hospitality, and her death will be deeply regretted by a large circle of friends.

The death occur' d Lit Rongotea, on Sunday, of the well known evangelist, Mr Gordon Forlong. aged ninety. He was a man of considerable intellectual attainments, having been admitted to the Scottish Bar in 1842, and heading the list in his year. After gaining some distinction as an advocate, he took up evangelical work ] and was one of the leaders in the religious revivnl in South Scotland in 1859-0. In 18G8 he built the Talbot Tabernacle in London, where he preached for eight years, ill-health compelled him to remove to New Zealand in 187fi, and since then had been engaged in evangelical preaching. Mr Furlong leaves a family of seven grown-up children. The eldest son, Mr Houlton Forlong, died in the New Hebrides, where he was a missionary, about thrpe weeks ago.