PERSONAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8689, 15 October 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is announced, at Sydney, of the Rev. Dr Dill Mackay, a prominent Presbyterian divine. ,

Captain Andrews, of Timaru, was in Ashburton to-day in connection with local military matters.

The Rev. A. Grant, of Dannevirke, has been nominated by the Wellington Presbytery for the moderator-ship ot the Presbyterian General Assembly for 1914-15.

Dr Thomas McGibbon, of Hastings, is mentioned as a probable candidate for the Hawke's Bay seat at the next general election, in the Opposition interests. .:

A London cable states that it . has been officially announced that Lieu-tenant-Colonel Sir Henry Gallwey, Governor of St. Helena, has been appointed Governor of South Australia.

No successor has yet been appointed to Mr A. Watson, as stationmaster at Dannevirke, but the names of Mr Appleby, stationmaster at Woodville, a&d Mr Somerfield, stationmaster at Rakaia, are mentioned as likely to receive the appointment. ,

A Press Association telegram from Hawer'a, Taranaki,; states that his.Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool paid their first official visit to that town yesterday / afternoon. They were presented with an address of welcome from the citizens. The party left later for Wanganui.

The only child of Mr and. Mrs Andrew Carnegie is to make her debut next year (says a chronicler of Society news). She is an heiress to an almost incredible fortune; she is kind-hearted, quite a little beauty in a way, and very natural and unspoiled. In the neighbourhood of Skibo Castle, a few miles from-'Dunrobin, she is : .a great favourite, for she has been always encouraged to be about among the humbler people and to do them' kindnesses. Her childhood and early girlhood have been rather lonely, but she has revelled in the lovely Scottish surroundings. Her father is said to desire nothing greater for her husband than an honest man and a good fellow. He will probably find plenty of suitors with these qualifications. However, (says the "Lady's Pictorial.), there is truth in what some of the shrewd High-*----landers say: " Ye'd need to be oot reicht airley to get the better o' oor Androo!" . „ • ;