PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1911, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

/ Mr. Shaldrick, manager for tHe Northern Company at Onehunga, is on a visit to Wellington. The Rev. W. E. Gillam, vicar of St. Matthew*, Auckland, will be a passenger for Sail Francisco by the Maitai, which will leave Wellington to-night. He is to make the trip for the benefit of his health. Mr. H. W, Brown, of Messrs. Laery nnd Company, Ltd,, accompanied by Mrs. Brown 4 leaves to-morrow for Auckland to catch the Navua for Suva and the Islands. They expect to be away for two months. Among the many congratulatory mes« sages received by Sir Joshua Williams was an appreciative letter from the Secretary for the Colonies (Mr, L, Harcourt), recognising Sir Joshua's manU fold services to the Empire. Captain Strang, Marine Superintendent for the Union Steam Ship Company, arrived from Dunedk by the Warrimoe. this morning, and will go on to Tahiti by the Maitai this evening. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Strang. Whilst attending to hia duties at the < Defence offices yesterday, Captain Stuart Robinson was taken suddenly ill. and had to be removed to hospital. It w thought that the oaptain has appendicitis, but no operation has yet been formedPrior to the initiation of H> Excel, bflcy Lord Islington ' v a member of the Ariden* Orde* ot Forester* l«t ovetning, P.D.C.R. Bro. Keys, a veteran footer of Wellington, wa« presented by the Dntri<!t Chief Ranger (Bro, w. L Smith* witb a P.D.C.fl.'a neck nbbofi. . • Mrs. R. M'Kenzie has received the following letUf from His Excellency the Governor i~*"Dear Mrs. . M'&enzie— "With reference to the address of loyalty from the women 6f New Zealand, which wns presented to H« Majesty 'the f ' teen by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph <Yard on the 21et June last, I am com* manded to express their Majesties' best thanks for the loyal sentiments con- % yed in the addreai. Will you be good enough to inform Mrs. Phoebe Dy&r, Rtrk-Btreet, artd Mrs. field, Welling* ton4erraoe. arid the other signatories of the address accordingly. Believe me, yours very, truly,, Islington, Governor." During the past twelve months, according f* tlw Agricultural Journal, eight fl«w butter factories and 27 new cheeso factories have been registered with the Agricultural Department. There were aluo registered 36 private dstirfes and six packing-houees. A varied and large selection of the latest in Straw Boaters can fee Wewsd at Geo. ftwrtdii, Ltd. 'A glance at our window display will convince aa to guality.-iAdtt. ' ' ' ~ ' *