PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 12899, 23 August 1906, Page 4

PERSONAL

.ALondon message advises the fleata o* the Right Rev. Daniel Fox Sandford. D.D., formerly Bishop of Tasmania (1883. 89) and Assistant Bishop to Bishop* Lightfoot and Westcott, of Durham, aged seventy-five years. Mr Ernest White, the eldest son of thfc Rev. J. White, of Pleasant Point, died rather suddenly yesterday from the effects of, a serious > intestinal trouble, for which an operation had to be performed. Deceased was well known in business circles throughout the colony, and was highly esteemed.

Mr H. L. Michel (Mayor of Sokitika}, who contested the Westland seat in the recent by-election. Was last bight presented by his supporters with a purse of 210 sovereigns, and an illuminated adr dress setting forth great appreciation of the honorable manner -in which he had conducted the campaign. Mr Michel, in the course of his reply, expressed his intention of contesting the next election. Mrs Michel was presented with an address, a dressing-case, and a marble clock. After the presentation Mr Michel and family were entertained at a social.

The Wanganui Education Board (states a Feilding message) re-elected Mr F. Pirarii chairman at last evening's meeting. Mr Alex. Wilson, M.A., has accepted the position of editor of the 'New Zealand Times.' He takes up his new duties in January, 1907, and has therefore intimated k> the Board of Governors his desire to be relieved of his duties as rector of the Boys' High School' at the close of the present session. Mr Wilson is a fine English scholar, a polished writer, and a man of brilliant attainments and acute intellect. Although he has had little direct experience of newspaper work, ho has more oi less been associated with journalistic work, and by many of his qualities he is eminently suited to fill the position for which he has now been chosen. Mr Wilson will be missed greatly in local literary and educational circles, in which for many years he has been a prominent figure. Especially will the Shakespeare Club be a loser. Mr Wilson has been thirty-two years in the service of the High Schools Board, during which period he was for ten years English master at the Boys' High for eleven years rector of the Girls' High School, and for the same period rector of the Boys' High School. " Our Own " wires that it is understood that Mr Wilson is under engagement for a term of three years.

On the motion of Mt JoKn MacGregor, Frederick George Duncan, of Dunedin, was on Tuesday admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court by His Honor Mr Justice Cooper. An Auckland message states thai Miss Thompson, formerly of Wanganui and latterly a resident at Auckland, died recently, and her will, now proved, shows aibout £IO,OOO to have been bequeathed to the Maintenance Home for Incurables? at Auckland. It is ascertained now that Mis Thompson avqs also the anonymous donor some time ago of £SOO to the Blind Institution. About the same time several other institutions received similar sums as from a, lady who wished her name kept private.