PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19, 24 January 1911, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

The Hon. Dr. Findlay left last night for Dunedin, where he will lecture before the Burns Society and the Eugenic Education Society. Mr. Parker M'Kinlay, a member of the Otago Education Board, intends (according to our Dunedin correspondent) 'to contest the Bruce seat at the general election, in the Liberal interest. Among the passengers by the Warrimoo, which arrived at the Bluff yesterday from Melbourne,- was the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Lowther Clark), who Is on a short visit to the Dominion. He is going to Rotorua. The Hon. G. Fowlds, who represented New Zealand at the celebrations held in connection with the South African Union, returned to Wellington by the Main Trunk train yesterday afternoon. He was given a hearty welcome by Sir Joseph Ward and other colleagues. Some time ago (telegraphs the Dunedin correspondent of The Post), the* statement was made that Mr. E. E. Stark, electrical engineer, was to receive a Government appointment in connection with the harnessing of some streams of the Dominion for electrical purposes. The - report was contradicted, but it is revived by Mr. Stark's ultimatum to the City Corporation for an increase of salary of £900 per annum, and asking for a reply before Ist February. .The death took place on Saturday (telegraphs our Auckland special) of Mrs. (iilea, wife of Dr. J. Giles, after a short but severe attack of influenza. The deceased lady, who was 80 years of age, was a direct descendant of Admiral (Sir Francis Drake, and came out to New Zealand with her husband in the sixties. After living in various parts of the Dominion, she settled at Mount Eden, Auckland, over twenty years ago. Mrs. Giles was well known for her keen intellectual abilities and her cheerful and kindly disposition. Our London correspondent writes on. 16th December, stating that Bishop JVeligan, who had then been in England about a fortnight, had been obliged, on the advice of his medical attendants, to decline the invitation from the Bishop of Manchester to undertake the work of missioner in that diocese. Since reaching England, Bishop Neligan has been staying in Devon, where he has taken a house for the winter. He was met on arrival by the otfer from the Manchester diocese, and was anxious to accept it if ihe state of kis health permitted. The death is reported by the Timaru Post of Mr. Earnest Ferdinand Gabiiel Johnpsen, barrister, who was at one time resident in Wellington. Mr. Johansen, whose age was- thirty-three years, had a brilliant academic career, winning both the New Zealand University junior national and senior scholarships. He graduated at Canterbury College, taking his B.A. degree when only twenty years of age, and his M.A. and LL.B. degree two years later. He -was the son of Dr. Johansen, of Nelson, and started private practice on his own account at Motueka. He then entered the office of Messrs. Adams and Harley^ solicitors, Nelson, and later the firm of Mr. T. F. Martin, Wellington, and Findlay and Dalziel, Wellington. He was associated with Mr. Martin in. passing the latter's text book ''Conveyancing in New Zealand" through the press. He took up a position with. Messrs. Smithson and Raymond, solicitors, Timaru, towards the close of 1908, and was proving himself a valuable servant when his ailment (a longstanding complaint) took an aggressive turn. Latterly, Mr. Johansen had been in anything but good health, and his end was not unexpected.