PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 12170, 14 April 1904, Page 4

PERSONAL.

As a result of the death of Mrs Thomas Head, of Wanganui, the following bequest l ? made in the will of the late Thomas Head become payable to the resp ctive institutions: Wangamii Hospital, £5,000; Wanganui Orphanage, £I,OOO ; Old Men's Home, £500; St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, £400; Wannanui Library, £2OO. Under the will of Mrs Read the Wanganui Presbyterian Church and Orphanage are also residuary legatees. The Hon. C. Hill Trevor is a passenger by the Rnapehu, which left Wellington for London to-dav.

The Premier returned to Wellington yesterday from the Wairarapa district. Mr A. W. Hogg, member for Masterton, was presented by his constituents yesterday with a purse of sovereigns. He leaves ly the Moeraki on a holiday to Australia. Mr A. B. Williams was yesterday elected unopposed as Mayor of Onslow (Wellington).

Mr B. C Robbins, the retiring Mayor of HaweTa, Ims been re-elected unoppose'd. Mr Charles Worthington, who died at Durban. Natal, recently, held the position of Tt.M. and Gold Commissioner in this colony in the latter sixties. fie resided for years at Baiberton, in the Transvaal, where he was interested in railway contracts.

The members of the Royal Comic Opera Company left to-day for Timarn, three carriages in the express train being reserved for their use. A large number of friends bade the party jood-bye. The company reach ChrHchurch to-morrow.

It is stated that the managership of the Stale coal mines was offered to and declined by Mr K. R. Green, Inspector-of Mines-for Otago, though the position meant a considerable increase in his salary.

Mr Seddon has been told by liis medical advisers that three months' complete political rest is essential for his health's rake. The friends of Mr Arthur Lilly, organist of St. M.in-'s, Mornington, will lie glad to learn from a letter just received l that he is making good progress with his studies. He had the honor of being presented to Sir Frederick Bridge, organist of Westminster Abbey, and pluyed" on the srreat orsran on March 5. Evidently Sir Frederick Bridge takes great interest in Mr Lilly, inasmuch as he has offered to awivfe him in his studies for the examination which ccmes off in July nest. Mr Lilly has been acting as deputy-organist at St "Saviour's Orphanage.

The Hon. George M'Lean left for Sydney by the Moeraki to-day. An Auckland telegram reports? the death of Mother Paul, aged seventy-five years. She was lart year reverend mother of vhe Catholic Order of Sisters of Mercy at Auckland.

Mis? Barbara Robertson, employee in the 'Evening Star' Company's manufacturing department, o'i the eve of her marriage, was presented with a tea and dinner ret bv her fellow co-workers. Mr Stanley Smith wade the presentation in a few well-cho~en words. Mr Poynt-z, on behalf of Miss Robertson, suitably 'responded. Showers of rice were throw*! at the .voung lady from all sides