PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12105, 2 December 1907, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Mr Thomas. ycctt-Smith, 3.M..,'ha3 been .appointed Deputy Examiner of Titles at Nelson t ; Mr ->1 ustic© Cooper will preside at the -Supreme Court aessious to be lield at Nelaon thia month. At Cbristchurcb, Professor Etaslam continues to make good progress, towards recovery. The death is announced of Mr J. A. Miller, for many years the, leading solicitor at the Thames. The deceased gentleman, who was -58 years of age, was an exceedingly able mining advocate. Mr Percy Whittle, sDn of Mr Whittle, of the Wellington staff of the Bank of New Zealand, has been engaged as accompanist by Madame Melba for the concerts she is to give in Melbourne and Sydney. The death is announced from DunGain of Mr Thomas Sneddon, a wellIcnown bowler, who visited Australia with tba "All Whites." Death was sudden, and was due to congestion of the lungs supervening on nn attack oJc influenaa. The Hon. W; "W. MeCardle has t&" tired fcom thd Auckland Land Boarcl tinder a clause of the Land Act passed last session, which disqualifies members of the Legislature from holding ' seats on .. Land 1 Boards. The vacancy will be tilled by ii in'eniber elected by the tanants. ihe death is announced -of Mrs Walter Kutherford.j The deceased laclv. . who was thirty years of age, was' the daughter of Mr R. tl. Young (Government Inspector of Koads), and was a landscape painter of some) note. pIMr Alexander Whisker, one of the" few surviving soldiers who were present at the Coronation of Queen Victoria, died at Auckland last wefik: aged eierhtY-nine. He was 0, niember of the s'Sth Regiment, and took part in the Maori wars. Hutchison, vicar of BlurtoD,. North Staffordshire, has celebrated: his ninety-seventh birthday. He is believed to be the oldest clergyman in England actively at work" ?§^