PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 154, 30 June 1911, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. Alfred Boothman, oae of the oldest Australian actors still ia harness, arrived from Sydney by the W&rrmwto at Wellington on Wednesday.

Mrs Wemyss, wife of Captain of H.M S. Cambrian, arrived in Auckland this jnoraing, and is staying at "G%rgen; v Captain Wenjyss is expected to "arrive in a day or two.

Constable J. Lipsoomflae, wh.o is leaving for Duhedin. .tcr-nAght, having been ■transferred to that jeifcy, wa» last eyening presented toy his local comrades •with a. valuable ring, * gold .;br,<w>ch being also handed to 'him for Mrs. Lipscom'be. The presentation was made I>y Coneta&le Blake/

The death is announced a.t GisbornE of Mrs. Andrew, aged 87 years, relict of -"fche ■late Mr. John Andrew. The late Mrs. Andrew and her husband came ou.t to New Zealand in the ship Egmont, about 55 years ago. They.landed at Auckland and from there went to the Big Barrier for the coppej mine work. Later they went to JDrury, 'but had to leave there ■with their children on the outbreak of the Waikato war. Then they proceeded to Coromandel, ajid when the Thames gold rush broko out in the early days ■they removed from there to the Thiamce, residing there for some time, and fchep "(rent on to Gisborne, where both Mr. and Mrs. Andrew spent their remaining years.

■ Mr. John Lamb, a well-known contractor of Sydney, and ioxmexly .of Wellington, New Zealand, died, at the age of 57, at a private hospital in Darlinghurst, on June 21. Mr. Lamb had been ailing for some little time, but his end came unexpectedly. Hβ was one of two brothers who arrived in New Zealand as boys from Hawick, Scotland. Mr. Lamb was one of the leading contractors, and constructed some of the most important buildings in the Dominion, and was a much-respected citizen. .He ivaa also a prominent bowler, and in his younger days was a keen athlete. Mr. Lamb's only brother died suddenly in Christchurch seven weeks since.

Three awards for 'bravery iwere presented iby the Mayor (Mr. C. J. Parr), on behalf of the Royal Humane Society, at the Municipal Chambers last night, before the business of the Gity GoundL Master Eric P. G-reenhough, a lad of twelve years, received a bronze medal and a framed certificate for courage in having rescued a man from drowning at ISentinel-road Bay, Ponsonby. Mr. Leslie IA. Henderson received the Society's certificate for hia action in saving «. child from under a horse at Newto-wiT, Wellington. A bronze medal has *deo ■been awarded to Mr. William R. Orandall for his bravery hi attempting to cave the life of a man who was drowned off the Queen-street wharf. The medal will be forwarded to Mr. GrandalL who is in the hospital