PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9687, 11 January 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr and Mrs J. A. Fuller were the recipients of many presents last week, on the occasion of their silver wedding. Many friends were and a pleasant afternoon was spent at their home, Wailohi Mr Bert Royal, one of Mr J. C. Williamson's most popular representatives, arrived in Mascerton yesterday, to make arrangements for the new Dramatic Company's appearance here in "The Cheat" on January 17th. ; Mr E. J. Mirams, who has held i the position of accountant for the ; local branch of the New Zealand ; Loan and Mercantile Agency Com- | pany. Ltd., for tbe past three years, , has received notice of his transfer to ] the Company's, branch at Hamilton, i Mr Mirams will leave for the Wai- j kato within the course of a few days. ( Mr Justice Denniston's leave com . mences on February 9tb, and he will , be absent from New Zealand for \ twelvemonths. His duties will be ; shared by the other judges, Mr Jus- i tice Sim taking the Timaru sittings of the Supreme Court in addition to his duties as President of the Arbitration Court and relieving his colleagues wherever possible. There is some difficulty in making arrangements for the heavy business at tbe next criminal and civil sittings J in Auckland. The Attorney-General i (Hon. Dr Findlay) states that he is endeavouring to find some means of relieving Mr Justice Edwards of some of the weight of work always found at Auckland. Mr Charles Banyard, formerly of H.M. 14th Regiment, died in the Veterans' Home, Auckland, last week. Deceased was born in 1839 at Codingham, Suffolk, joining the 14th 1 Regiment at the age of nineteen years, arriving in Auckland in 1860, and was selected as orderly to Sir George Whitmore, Sir John McNeill, General Tate, and General Cameron, and with the staff was present at all tbe engagements in the Waikato, at Wanganui, and Tauranga, including the Gate Pa. At the conclusion of the war he rejoined his regiment, finally taking his discharge after serving more than nine years. He entered business at Tauranga, where he resided for many years, • The retirement from active service is announced of Captain John Bernecb, the veteran skipper of the Union Company's fleet, who was appointed to the. command of the Beautiful Star on March 3rd, 1876. He was afterwards transferred to the Maori and the Mahinapua, and in January, 1885, was appointed to the command of the Ohau, remaining with that vessel for four years. For many years he was in the Penguin, and he subsequently commanded the Te Arau. Tarawera, Talune. Waikare, and Monowai. He had to come ashore owing to illness at the end of last October. Captain Bernech, says a Press Association message, was the oldest master aiiuat in the service of the company, with which be had been associated since its flotation. His careor has been conspicuous in its freedom from accidents, and it is stated that he was the best coast master the company had.