PERSONAL.

J tie engagement is announced ol Hugo, eldest son of Air and Mrs P. C. Frecti, of Paimeistoti, to Miss Matt 10 Brown, of Aehhurst. Cr*. W. G. Pearcc and M. AkElroy were elected yesterday to continue to represent the Oroua County Council on the Feilding and District. Patriotic Committee. At Waiiganui yesterday Mr Howaril Batehelar, son of Air aud Airs Batehelar, was married to Muw Rita Arenas, of Wellington. Mi.ss Madge Batehelur was bridesmaid and Mr Dmlley Batehelar best man. Captain Tabu Rhodes, private *eeretary to Lord Liverpool, ha.-, gone to Suva, where he wilt await the arrival of the Prince ot W/ales, whom he will accompany to New Zealand. Captain Rhodes carries all the detail*; for the Prince's tour of the Dominion. Sir ilamillo/i Goidd-Adams, kite Governor of Queensland, is dead from pneumonia. He arrived recently m Capetown with his wife and children on a holiday tour, intending to visit place's iv Alrtca where he served as Administrator and .soldier, but he contracted a fatal chill. To the .surprise o| bis fellow members, Cr. Gfeehow, whom they had farewclled ;il, the previous meeting, attended yesterday's meeting of the Oroua County Council. Ho exprained that the steamer by which he uitoiided voyaging to France hail been diverted to America, ami her English passenger list was cancelled. This bail so greatly upset his-arrangements that. Cr Greeiiliow had now postponed his visit abroad until next, year. .Mr Thomas Knight., of Newbury, passed away yesterday aged 77 years. He wan the first while, .settler to reside on the Raiigitikci Line, where he lias lived since IS7I. He bought the prose nt lioltfing from a negro, who was-known as "Darkio Boss," a 11,.] he til ways declared Dial ho wai- the first, mail'to walk over the Rimutakas. The laud was then in heavy Lu>-h, and Pahuersloii was mainly a. Scandinavian'settlement. Of fen brothers and sisters in Mr Kiiight'n family, tin' on' survivors now are Mrs Barber, of Mr David Knight. of Hnwerii. Mr Knight's widow is a daughter of the Into Captain dohn Varnfiam, Their surviving children are Mrs S. .1. Sanson, Mrs Stanley Hume, Airs Ross Campion, Mrs N. Cole, Mr Marshall Knighf, and Ml' Warner Knight,