PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3054, 26 November 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL.

An old colohist in the person of Mr J. S. Cox, died at Fonsonby (Auckland) on Wednesday last, at the age of 72 years. Mr James Heron, ex-builder and contractor of Auckland, died there at the age of 92 years on Friday last. He was an old colonist, and in his time had erected some of the principal buildings im Auckland. A report from London states that Mr Cryil Towsey, formerly of Wellington, is acting as accompanist to Madame Melba's Concert Company, with which the diva is farewelliug before leaving for Australia, and is receiving excellent notices for his work. Melba.has a special accompanist herself. The Hon. It. M'Nab intends to leave for the south on Monday next. The members of the Executive will assemble in Wellington before the end nf this week, and Mr M'Nab, after meeting them ar.d completing some routine work in connection with his Department, will resign portfolios and his seat in the Executive Council. The lady who recently entered the House of Commons and demanded, in a loud voice, that that august body should cease discussing the Children's Bill and deal with the women was Mrs Travers-Symons. Mrs TraversSymons is said to be the wife of a New Zealand sheepfarmer. Mr Herbert Marshall, of Auckland, hassbeen appointed to the position of Napier manager for the New Zealand Insurance Company, rendered vacant by the promotion of Mr Maurice Herrold, the ex-New Zealaud representative footballer, to represent the company in Buenos Ayres. Mr John Thornton, principal of Te Aute College, Hawke's Bay,, reached London at the end of last month. There he joined his daughter, who preceded him to England,, and who has been under medical treatment since arrival, and is making rapid progress towards complete recovery. Mr C. B. Kingswell* of Remuera Auckland, a member of a w illknown firm of auctioneers, died on Saturday morning, aged 52 years. He was only taken ill on Friday afternoon. Heart disease was the nause of death. In his younger days he played interprovincial football for Otago, and was captain of the Invercargill Cricket Club. About 1875 he won the rifle championship of New Zealand, and latterly was associated with bowling in the northern city.