PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1916, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. J.. J. Craig left for the South by last night's express. Mr. L. Blundell, one of the.proprietors of the "Evening Post," Wellington, left by the express last night. s Tlie Hon. W. F. Massey and. the Hon. A. St. Myers left for Wellington by last night's express. Mrs. Myers aecoiri-' ' panicd her husband. ' , T|b death of, Mr. David Bowrhaii, :*&.- L«adcr of the Queensland Labour party, Is announced He was 55 years of age. . .The well-known ..cricketer Mr P. _F. : Wariier is recovering from his i'teees, arid an operation is not deemed necessary, says a London cablegram. ! Mr. Aldwyn R. Gordon, M.A., i»vinj§ enlisted with the Kxpeditionary Forces,; the NJ*. Methodist Conference this ' morning decided to exempt' hiih. from study for the ministry for the year. According to a "cable received froth England, Mr. W. J. Gatetiby, 8.A., of I Beresford Street School, has been ad- 1 vised that he has passed the final examination for the degree of Bachelor of 1 Law. ' iff Frank Kenny, ropreseritirigT'Ulen ; Doone's feature ifllms, arrived by. the • Victoria from Sydney to-day to make | arfahgemente for the icfeenhig at the I Grafton Tidatre next .week of. a bjgr picture entitled "The Rebel." Mr. N. S. Perry, the newly appointed i hianagef ior''the..£rve~irp*9ol,.''Lon*d'6B''lUid Globe Insurance Cbmpany, artivied in. Auckland this morning, and is staying' iat "Cargen." He is neeompanied by '• Mrs* Perry. i Dr. C..G. Watson died at his rciuderice, i Park Road, 77 years of age, of : acute gastritis. Deceased was born in England and joined the Navy in a medicay capacity. His health breaking down, in, 15190- Dr. Watson came to Tasmania, and two jrears later came on to New Zca- ! land. He took, great interest in the j vdlUntecr movement. He was surgeon to . ''A" Battery N.Z. Field Artillery, and, ' was" appointed surgeon-major t "i few •, years.ago, and w&b awarded the.long serr vice medal. Deceased 'is . Buryived by •• three sons and one daughter (Miss fc L. t: Watson). : Tlie sons are Rev..CIA.. 8... *' Watson, Messrs. Claude H.. F. Wattohy '. of Auckland, and Percy A.F. Watson, of • Wellington. :."'.' ' " :" .