PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 14163, 13 September 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Hops. J. Carroll, J. A. Millar, and G. Fowlds will go to Auckland at the cud of tho month to welcome the; Prime Minister on his return from the Defence Conference. Sir Joseph Ward tranships from the Makui-n, at Suva on the 25th, arid is expected to reach Auckland bv H.M.S. Challenger five days later. Mrs Johanna Brydon, of Renwinktown. MiWlhorough. whose death was announced recently, had been a resident in Marlborough for fifty-seven years, and a colonist of sixty-seven years' standing. She was ninety years of age when she died. 'JV.n children, seventh-two grandchildren, 124 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren survive her. Mr John Uibb, the well-known Christchurch artisti is dead. He came out from Scotland in 1876, and made a specialty of Now Zealand scenery. The <leath is announced at Sydney, where ho had lieon in the hospital for some time, of Mr Harry Shine, who last visited tho Dominion with the 'Mother Goose' pantomime, in which ho was responsible, along with Mr Phydora, for a number of local hits in the airship scene. Mr Shino was married to Miss Violet Kliott, a fine contralto, now in J<ondop, but was divorced by Tier. Mr D. T. Shawl was to-day elected chairman of the Taiori Drainage Board.