PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10261, 13 June 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL

A quiet but pretty wedding wae celebrated at the residence of Mr and Mrs Powell, of Featherston, yesterday, the contracting parties being Miss Violet Ancell and Mr S. Smith, both of Palmerston North.

A New York cable announces tiie death of Mrs Canie Nation, the well known temperance reformer, and better known as the "saloon sma slier."

The death is announced by cable of Baron Dynevor, who was born in 1836, and succeeded to the title in 1878. His heir is the Hon. W. F. Rice, M.P. for Brighton. Bishop Neviil (Anglican Primate of New Zealand) and many other New Zealanders and Australians attended the Royal Levee.

■Mr ;James-Linton, late manager of the Omimi dairy factory, Otago, lias been appointed manager of tine Parkvale dairy factory, vice Mr J. Bowers, resigned. Mr Linton, who fifteen years ago was at the Dalefield daily factory, will take up his duties in August.

Mrs Bryce, wilose tragic death occurred at Wanganui on Friday, was tfhe' widow of the l late Mr Chasi C> Bryce- (son of the-Hon. John Bryce), and the sister of Mrs John Duthie junr., and Miss Rogers, of the Land and Licome Tax Department. She left five children, the eldest' being sixteen. She was born in Queenstown, New Zealand.

The engagement was recently announced of Miss F. G. Speedy McHutcheon, daughter of the late Mr Alexander McHutcheon, of Whatoataki, to Mr S. Hoklsworth, of Rongomai, EJietahuna, fourth son of the late Mr J. G. HoldswortJi, Wellington.

Messrs J. C. Ewington and P. Cotter have been appointed delegates to represent the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company at the annual meeting of the National Dairy Association to be held at Palmerston North this month.

Professor W. T. Mills, M.A.; of the United States, will give a lecture in , Masterfcon on Friday next, under the auspices of the Labour Party. The Hon. T. Mackenzie will represent the Ministry at the Coronation festivities at Christchuroh. i

Mr Hammond, the aviator, is among the passengers by the Moeraki, which is due at Wellington on Wednesday.

Bishop Mules, of Nelson, wishes it known that a recently-published statement, to the effeot that he intended to resign at once, appeared "without authority from the person immediately concerned.''

Mr D. L..'Robertson Iras been, appointed secondary assistant at the Carterton District High School. Mrs E.-'Coanell lias been appointed sole teacher at. Taratahi West, and Mr J. J. Clarke at Pirinoa. Miss J. H. Halldane has, .been selected as assistant mistress at Dalen'eld,' and Miss A. Campbell at Hast well, .-.' .

Members of the Sheffield Choir include Lady Norah Noel, a daughter of the Earl of Gainsborough.

V Mr F. W. Reid, late Director of '■ the School of Mines, KarangaJbake, ! left Auckland yesterday for Adelaide, to take up the position of instructor in metallurgy to the School of Mines and Industries. • in that city.

Another old Mr Michael Galvin, passed away at Auckland on Friday last. Deceased was born at Kingston, Dublin, Ireland', in 1838, and in the early, days emigrated to Australia, where he took up goldminiiig. He then turned towards New Zealand, where he has since lived.

Mr Peter M'Ewan, father of Mr Charles D. M'Ewan, of the Postal Department, Wellington, died on Thursday at TiuvercargiU,' aged 69 years. Deceased was connected with iTivercargill for a very long period.

Mr Fred Train, the well-known

storekeeper of Waa'totara, and who is chairman of the Waitotara-iMomo-ha-ki Road Board, has decided to ' contest the Pa tea seat in the GovernI ment interests against Mr G. Pearce and Mr P. O'Den,