PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10057, 31 May 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The many friends of Mr F. T._ Harding will regret 10 hear that be is very ill, and confined to bed at his residence, Walton's Avenue, Masterton. Captain Shannon, A. D.C., to his Excellency Lord Plunket, will meet Lord Islington's, the Dominion new Governor, in Australia. Captain Shannon will return to New Zealand with Lord Islington and remain in New Zealand for some time. .The Very Rev, Dean Harper, of Christcburcb. returned to New Zealand yesterday, after visiting Engand. He has been absent about eleven months. , Dr C. B Maude and Mrs Maude, of Ashburton, will be passengers by the Tongarirofor London to-day. A private telegram received in Wellington states that the Hon. K H. J. Keeves, M.L.C., is seriously ill in Nelson The transfer of Mr H. B. Reid, from the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Tourists, to the* Justice Department, has been approved. Mr Reid takes up his duties in the office of the Magistrate's Court. New Plymouth, as from Ist June. Mr Charles Beeby. tbe oldest resident of Queenstcwn, died last week, states the Mataura Ensign. He was born on Waterloo Day, 1815. Mr Cyril Towsey. the well-known pianist, who has been following his profession in England for about four yesis. returned to New Zealand yesterday by the Ruahine. On Saturday the Hon. E. Richardson, CM.G., who is retiring from ithe position of manager of the Patient Slip Wellington after twentyone years' sreyice, was presented by the employees of the company with a handsome tobacco cabinet.

Mr Henry Georee E. L. Burton, a resident of Wellington for a number of years, died on .Saturday, aged 46. The deceased was at one time ' in the service of Leviji and Co.- -He ' then became a land and estate agent at the Butt, and subsequently he was appointed secretary of the Wellington °.< Hospital Trustees, a position which fcf he held until last year,\ when he was compelled to retire owing to .. -bad»healtb. > . . ■ -\