PERSONAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8313, 29 February 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

♦ — Councillor Raymond lias declined nomination for the Mayoralty of Timaru. A London cable message says &>at the K*ev. Cecil John Wood has been *$£• pointed Bishop of Melanesia. Queen Alexandra and the Princess Mau.de are suffering from influenza, which prevented them attending the funeral of the late Duke of Fife. General Godley arrived in Auckland by the Main Trunk express from the , South ■ yesterday, en route to Whanga'r.ei, where he 1 will inspect the Territorials^ camp now being held there. The Archbishop of' Canterbury officiated at the funeral;of!the late Duke of Fife yesterday, and'fthose present included the King and' Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and her daughters. Prince Arthur of Connaught rand many others." :iThe service was I private. ; :r:! \ ■ • ■■ '- - ■ : ■ . " yn. a. A New York cable'-m'eraage announces the death, at Seattle;-of Mr W. Hofius, a millionaire manufacturer and capitalist, aged 60 years. He started life as a labourer in a foiindry, and having saved enough money' to buy a blast furnace,' he started rolling, mills 'and. : grew to be~ the wealthiest- man on' the •."■ Pacific Coast of America:. . , Miss A. M. Bentram, M.A., .of ■Mornington, Dunedih-,' who has beei ' appointed to fill the ; vacancy on th-» staff of the local High School, arrivei in, Ashburton by• the" I"last express 01* Wednesday. Miss F. E. Kershair, M.A., relinquished her duties in connection with the school this afternoon and Miss B entrant commences- to-inor- ■ row morning. MxSs Kershaw, *wJk> ■ leaves on Saturday afternoon Ghristchurch, will spend about ,a fortnight at her home'in Nelson prior to her departure for-Great Britain, where she expects to spend nine months.