PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9544, 16 July 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr Charlos Butler, "father" of the Tas*manian Bar, died last week, aged 89 y>ars. He arrived in Hobart in 1835, and was head of the firm of Butler,\Mclntyre and Butler. Miss Ola Humphrey, the American actress, win has been placing with'J. C, Williamson's company in Adelaide, having finished her engagement in Australia, left fot London by the R.M.S. Macedonia last week. Tie death is announced at Wellington of Mr Geurge Harris, formerly of the Customs Department, and one time well-known in cricketin? circles. The deceased wlis during the Maori war a troop SergeantMaj ir in the Hawke's Bay Cavalry, and was prssent at the storming of the Omaranui Pahs. Mr Broanahan, who has been canstable in charge of the Woodville district for the past eleven years, but who has now retired, and Mrs Brosnahan, were on Monday night presented by the Mayor of Woodville on behalf of the residents of the town And district with a solid silver tea and coffee service, gold Albert chain and illuminated address. Mr George Lynch, a leading member of the Lynch Family Bellringcra, who visited New Zealand on various o:casions, died from heart failure at South Yarra, Melbourne, last week, aged 52 years. Great success was attained by the Lynch family when they first, appeared in Australia in t'-e sixties, and subsequently in England, America and tlie East Word has been received by the Salvation Army that Commissioner Bays, who has been appointed to the command of the Salvation Army in Australia and New Zealand, in succession to Commissioner McKie, would arrive in Australia during the second week in September. The new commissioner will receive an official welcome from the Melbourne Salvationists on his arrival, and he will then proceed to Sydney, where he will commence a tour of inspection of Salvation Army work in all the Australian c:pitals, preparatory to , entering upon his administrative du- ; ties. At the monthly meeiing of the Otago Earl Settlers' Association on , Monday, record was made of the [ death of one of the few now remaining wro were the piomers in 184849. Mrs McLaren, of Kinmore, was the daughter of Corporal James Mc- ; Uregor,:a Waterloo veteran. She '. .was born in Strathspey in 1826, and shortly after her marriage to Mr Peter McLaren sailed from Lon- .' don in the ship Mariner, arriving ] at Dunedin in [June, 1849. The . young couple experienced many trials in the new land, but with - youth and health, industry, perse- J verance, and carefulness all diffi- < culties were overcome; land was se- ] cured, and the foundation laid of a j comfortable home for themselves and their increasing family. In 1889 Mr McLaren's health failed, arid after i bin death Mrs McLaren carried on < the work of the family. Seven sons ] and three daughters survive her, whilst those of the third generation ( number 20. *