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Evening Star, Issue 14511, 1 November 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL

Dr Fitchett succeeds the late Dr Blomfield as lecturer on materia medic* at Qtago University. Two young American botanists (Messrs Sinnott and Fames), students of Harvard University, have come to New Zealand to make a special study of our fossil plants. Air John Tough, a well-known Milton settler, died yesterday, aged seventy years. Ho was a member of tho Otago Land Hoard, the A. and P. Society, and the Bruce County Council. The School Committee, teachers, and pupils of the Maori Hill School met yesterday afterpoon to bid "good-bye” to Miss Liddle, who is leaving the school. Mr -S. N. Brown, on behalf of the Committee and teachers, presented her with an oak cabinet of cutlery, and Mr Fitzgerald, on behalf of the pupils, handed to her a silver hot-water kettle. Mies Liddle returned thanks for the gifts. A Wellington wire advises the death fl| Air Henry Flocton, aged seventy-five, who before coming to Welling ton thirty yeans ago was instrumental in forming a Fir* Brigades’ Association of Great Britain. He claimed to be the first to introduce Mr Joseph Chamberlain to the British pubKo from the political platform. Mr 11. W. Richards, town dark, has received numerous messages regretting that he is resigning his position here- Mr T. K. Sidcy, M.P., wired : “ I regret tp observe that Dunedin will lose your valuable services. Throughout many transactions with your Corporation I have been impressed by your ability and unfailing courtesy. Congratulations on securing doubtless more important appointment.*’ A wedding was solemnised in Knox Church this afternoon, the happy principals being Margaret Annie, eldest daughter of the Hon. T. Fergus, and Thomas Cassels, third son of Mr John Ross, of the firm of Messrs Roes and Glendining. The church could not hold the crowd of spectators. The sanctuary was prettily decorated, and the approach from the street to the church door was carpeted. The bridesmaids ware Misses B. Fergus, Ross, and Z. Ross. Th® bridegroom was supported by Air Walter Ross, Mr Ewen, and Dr Barrio. Thai Rev. R. Evan Davies, assisted by the Rev. Professor Hewitson, officiated, and Mr Paget Gale, organist, attended to the music. The bride was charmingly _ attired. To those who put weight mi signs of the sky it may be mentioned that «m shone when the bridal party left in carriages. The honeymoon, we understand, will be spent in the North Island. A London message announces the death at the age of eighty-five of Sir William Agnew, Bart., ex-M.P., chairman of Bradbury, Agnew, and Co. (proprietors of London 1 Punch publisher and art dealer. It was, wo believe, the firm of Agnew and Sons that purchased for £IO,OOO Gainsborough’s famous painting the Duchess of Devonshire, which was afterwards cut from its frame and not recovered till nearly thirty years afterwards.