PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10575, 5 March 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

MHss Annie O'Leary, of Masterton, New Zealand's first lady swimming cluamipdon, was presented by the members of the Wellington team; which competed at Ohristdhurchwith a beautiful gold bangle, to mark their appreciation of her splendid performance tub C'hrissrtcburch. The bangle is inscribed "To the First New Zealand Lady Champion."

Prior to his departure to the Old yCouratry, Mr A. J. Sprat*, late of Messrs Knahagen and Chapman, Masprc:senited by his supporters at a social last evening at the residence of Mr F. C. Fox, Ivuripuni.

Messrs Ken. Johnston and J. Bndd are representing the Masterton. Fire Ilrigado and Fire Police respectively at the Fire Brigade conference now being held at Eotorua. Mr H. L. Midbel, who unsuccessfully contested the West-land seat against Mr E. Y. Seddon, M.P., was presented by his stipporters ta a social tfatihering with a purse of 230 sovereigns.

Cyril Asquifch, the younger son of the' British Prime Minister, lias been Hfkardctl the Hertford scholarship, a university prize for Latin, tenable for one year". .It amounts to £4O. The bon of tlio classical school at Oxford. Last April young Asquith headed the ijionmif list'in classical moderations. He obtained the Goddard scholarships from Winchester. to Balliol in 1907, iuid in October, 1905), took up his residence at Oxford.

Writing from Ottawa to her brother, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Princess Patricia says that she was delighted with her visit to New York. She adds ,that she should very much like to have stayed there a month, but says that mho newspaper reporters made such a • thing impossible.