PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 64, 13 September 1911, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr. P, B. Wa.t!«, of Wellington, returned from Sydney by the Manuka to day. Mr. J. "!ty<n, who ha« gone ficm Tawa Flat to Danneviske, was ptcacnted with a handsome dVessing'Cafia bcfon? lccvin. 1 ;. Amongst tho passengers by the Syd* iifiy bo.vt, whiih a* lived in Wellington today, wfts Mr. L, >). Nftthan, who ha^ bfeft'in Auslfalia on » bufcr'A'ss trip. Mr. A. \V. Ruthcr/ord. formerly mftiibfi' for Iluraimi, who, MtJth liia fattiMy, ]w»9 been on a visit extending over ei^httfen fttfitAie f-o Britain, Europe, #ud Ame/ics. ateived by the Manuka fi-tm fc'vclney ij>il*y. 'J."hc Rev. P. C'«ar>'. vicar of Si. "Maik'd, Te Aroha. and Mr. J. D, Mori«M, of r-he platv, have arrived m W#ll:i?gton with a jwtltkm MgiHid by • l»rgro nnd initoantial stctio-i of the Te Arab* towttftfolk ttupte&ing flatisfac* tion with the inclusion' ot To Aiohs, m the Oinufftinri tfJeetornfce. Yiv. A, ( il»fryittfc, who ren t kit"t valu* »b!c iwAcps in connection vrfth at tlip Exhibition, was laet ov<»tijig pr«*«i»cd wiih a «ta?Wng b*ui and (il&o n»ide a l'h member of the Wellington Ittuite^rial Associaia'jm. In ucknowledg* ing 4Ji« prefiet't^fcion Mr. Mn.wyatt poiuted miti tiisfj such honmtr to a Civil sftvv»nt was indeed unique, Mr. AT, J. Jteyvood, who beeamo district orgaxtk&r fot' the Oovc-mnrsnt litisttraiice DapsffOncnl at Dtmndin hi buc4*c,ttion to the iaie Mr. R. S. M'Gf>WiW. will ehoffcly take up a similar 1)UBi ( lii-»n ia Aiicld^nd, vic-e Ml. W. J. P^eight, who i« resigning from tJte m.'* vice'srt «<der to heetAsaa a candidate at t4-.e General Election. Mr. Hcywo(xl's pjecU'nt position in Dtifledin Jis to be f'ficd by Mr, I*'. B. Bolt, chief cktfk (!n( !n the department's MMlmgion flistrict branch. . t)f. Wilfred J. feithnm, M.8., C1i.8., intoiids to return to l\*\v Zs^ln-nd in .Trt-tnmry riext. He has just gained bia M.V. degied at Edinburgh, f<ie subject of his thesis twinjj, " The antihsemolyMc action' of arsenic, with special i-ef eiience to it« value in pavmcioup anjemi* and other blood tlisetw^W Fnr this he Wdg highly commended, and. in Sldition to this sitcciSM. was a-watded ie (iunninft Victoria Jubike priae in matei'ia metlica. value £50. Vt. l>ltham, who has had a particularly Bticcceeful dare« at Edinburgh, besides being n, medailiet at several examinations, won a special prize foi* anatomy, a bursary of HZS, And three year* back tied with another New 2Tealand student for the Vans Dunlop scholarship, valued at £100 a year, and tenable for three ymte. LtetiteflankCo'lotiel Etlwatd Saunders. the Salvation Atmy's architect and secretary for Army pfoperty affairs, arrived this morning from Sydney. Thin afternoon hfe left by the Patecna for Nelson, where he will commence the erection, of a Bftlvatioit Army hall. This is the result of a revival of interest in the work at Nelson, From Nelsofi Lioutettattt-ColoiWl SautideM tfoes fuf* ther South, visiting Blenheim, Greymouth, Dunedin. and Invettatgill on general ptofierty mattetfl. The visit is practically a, tour of inspectioft and 6v*reight. Lieutenant-Colonel Sanmkra te* tufne to the North Island in th« course of a week and proceeds to Haweta and Now Plymouth in connection with the purchase of pfopettiea there. Prior tv leaving for Sydney, tho Army architect will visit Auckland— hk poft of de paftiire— to deal with mattem relating to extensive property extensions in that city. i>Jaygoer» all over the BrittehjEmpifo will lea*n with regret of the d>ath ,of Thomas Kingston in London, whence word was sent to J. C. Williamson, Limited, Sydney, la«t Friday, undw whose nianatfement the actor alwa-yis appeared ifi Austtalapia, The deceased wae one of an increasingly large group of artists who made tt reputation abroad, and never stayed long enough in London to take the position to which hi« talents would otherwise have entitled him. He came ottt to Australia- (record* ths Sydney Mofning Merald) about twelve year* ago as leading man to Mies Nance O'Neill, played Scaipia, Esses ("Queen Elizabeth "), a.nd many other chafacters with her, stayed with her during hey totfr of the world, and pla-yed lead during the season of the American actress at the> London Adelphi in 1901. He then Mfled. Lewis Wallei, and eu> potted him tm'otighont a run of 600 nights in "Monsieur" fieaucaif*," afld had an excellent part as, the Chevalier de Valcloft in that actor-manager's London production of " A Marriag* of Convenience." Ac the Chttya-lier Mf. Kingston appeared before King Edward at Sandritigham, and subsequently toured the provinces in the comedy with a company of his own. Besides playing lead m Canada- and th# United States with Mm. Lanatry, the actor twice toured South Africa-, vfttwt than made Another long stay irt Australia about 1907. His a-Mociation with Miss Tittell Brune brought him forward as Parsifal, in the Rev. fifllhottse Taylor's spectacular version of the dramatic legend, and it Was with this actress that lie made his appearance last year as Johnson, the adventurer, in " The Girl from the Golden West." He also played the lmtYmq part in "The Flag Lieutenant" last year, and one of hi« brightest imperSGflfttiofls was as Brewster in the «f»tn«dy "Brewitter's Millions," in which he showed a very light touch and a settee of hitinotir. He was, in fact, an accomplished artist, and aa he was probably not quite fifty years of age at the time of ni« detUn, and was reputed to he well-to-do, slfbuld have had many happy years before him. Mr. Kingston was married to Adelin* de Laf *, a very brilliant pianist, who gave concerts here during his first season. She was a. cousin of Landon Ronald . and both of ifrem were grandchildren of Henry Russell, the composer of " Cheer. Boy^. f'.hecr." At the time of her visit to Australia Mrs. Kingston had two children. • In private life the deceased, who •was a. very handsome man, was highly esteemed.