PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 186, 6 August 1913, Page 2

PERSONAL.

>Jr. nml Mrs. Large, of Coote Road, Napier, celebrated their golden wedding on Friday.

Amom* the guests at the Star Hotel are Mr' and Mns. Ga.ha.gan, of Te Aroha. and Mr. R. S. Allan, of Hoang-a, Northern Wairoa.

His Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool were present last night at the benefit concert given to Mr. Herbert Bioy. formerly of Auckland, the well-knowu violinist.

Mr. Jams Jordan, clerk of the court at the Thames, has been appointed to a similar position at Napier, in place of ■Mr. Alfred Trimble, who had to resign owing to failing cvr sight.

Captain Charles Bonncr, a shipmaster very well known on the coast, died in Wellington Uio day before yesterday. The captain, who was 72 years of age, was one of the old school. Up to a fen- months ago ho wae in charge of the Sailors' Re^t.

Mr. F. Baker (Assistant Land Registrar at Dunedin), who ha«i ]ÜBt Tersigned after /orty Tears" eexrice, "was presented by the members of the lngal profession with a tea service as a mark of their appreciation of hiri (are and courtesy. It was pointed out by Mr. Donald Reid, who ma<le the presentation, that Mi. Baker had been connected with the Dnnftdin office for nearly twenty vea.n=.

News has baen r(*ceived in ."-Sydney from the Riviera of the deaths of '.Mrs. E. K. Kolbe, of Ralum. New Britain, and her husband, 3fr. J'aul Kolbe. two of the. most prominent planters and traders of the South «ipa.=. Both Mr. and Mr-s. Tvol'be had gone to Kuropc in search o=f health. "Queen Emma," as Mrs. Kolbe •was affectionately called throughout the Western Pacific, -was one of t"ie most notable figures in South Sea circles. Khe wae born in Samoa, being the daughter of Mr. J. M. <'oe. liret American Consul there. One of her achievements -was the rescue of the survivors of the ili-fated "Marquis dv Ray' , expedition at New Ireland.

.Speakinn' of the lute Mr. J. 11. T>ope, formerly Chief Inspector of Native iv*.hooK the Wellington "Timee" says: ''He was a man of very remarkable character, combining an unueual breadth and depth uf and constructive ability, with an altogether unassuming manner, and engaging personal qualities. lie was an accomplished linguist, equally at home in Greek, hatin, French. German, well versed in Hebrew, ;\nd probably uiLsurpa.=6ed in his mastery of Maori. He -was an enthusiastic i'KtroiiniriPr and botanist, a deep student of mental ecfence, and a clever musician. To him must be ascribed the establishment of the native school srsU-ni r« now known in New Zealand. In the organisation of this scheme he r-pent the best years of his life."