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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 65, 16 March 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL.

o The Governor hap approved of the 1 award of the Meritorious Service Merl.nl to Sergeant H. C. Petersen, Roya! New 1 Zealand Artillery. Mr. <;. L. Petersen, representative for/ the Wirth Rros , . cirrus, arrived in Auek- j land yesterday to make arrangements ' for a short season opening in Freeman's! Bay on Tuesday. March :>l-t. At the annual conference of the Women's Christian Temperance Union this morning. Mrs. Oldham was appointed j editor of the "While Ribbon." and was., deputed to arrange for the business man- ' agement of the paper in Napier. I Mr. \V. Beauehamp, who for about 1 twenty years has been connected with j the New Zealand Shipping Company's ' Wellington branch, has been promoted '• to a position in the head office of that company at Christehurch. Mr. Beauchamp will leave for L'hi'istehiirch about the end of the present month. Mr. Edward Cowan, a well-known pressman, died at ( hristchurch ou Thursday morning. Deceased started press work on I he defunct Napier "Evening' News." subsequently joining the "Tele- ! graph." ■He was very successful there ' as a sporting writer, writing under the norn de plume of "BufT and Black."' He had phenomenal luck in tipping tho winners of big race?, such as the Melbourne. C'aulfield. and New Zealand cups. ! fie was for a time sporting writer for ' the "New Zealand Times."' and subsequently did work for the Sydney "Referee." Returning to New Zealand, he , joined the staff of Christehurch "Spectator." and acted as correspondent for various sporting journals. Deceased leaves a wife and family. After spending a week in the Waikato ' on business connected with the Bank of New Zealand, Mr. Harold Beauehamp, chairman of the bank, and Mr. William Callender. general manager, returned to j Auckland on Saturday night. They 1 leave for Wellington by the Main Trurjc line on Wednesday next. The Bishop of Christehurch (Dr. Julius) arrived at Cmehunga by the Rarawa yesterday. He conducted t\*-o ordination services at St. Mary's Cathedral, Pfirnell, yesterday. To-day the Bishop held a confirmation servicp at Hamilton, and to-morrow ho returns to Auckland to hold a confirmation service in the Cathedral at. S o'clock. On Wednesday the Bishop leaves for NewPlymouth, where he will conduct another confirmation service prior to leaving for the South. Colonel Loveday leaves to-morrow morning for the Thames to meet Major Newton, commander of the Thames bat- ; talion, and make final arrangements for the encampment af Oxnakau, which is to extend over a week, commencing on March 20th. Cadets from Waihi, Paeroa, Te Aroha, Morrinsville, and Thames will participate in the encampment, aad it is expected that a total of about 30(Tcadets ■will assemble,