PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 14573, 23 May 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr George French, postmaster at Mokoi, near Tattpo, died suddenly on Saturday night from heart disease. Ho was fiftyeight years of age. Mr J. P. Lane, for many years manager for the Citizens' Life Assurance Company in Wellington, died at Perth, West Australia, after a short illness. Mr Lane, who was forty-two yeors of asre, had been in charge of tho company's West Australian business. Ho left a widow and three children. A Oreymoulh message states that the death occurred last evening of Mr Lilly Joseph Williams, fourth f.on of tho lato Mr and Mrs Ilanwell Williams, both of whom dietl within the last fortnight. Mr Williams for f.omo time was West Coast traveller for Kempthorne, Pressor, and Co., and gave up the position to take over his father's chemist business in Greymoulh along with his brother. Ho was more or loss an invalid for tho last two years. He leaves a wife, hut no children. Tlw Rev. 11. I). L. Snow, vicar of St. John's, Rosiyn, has resigned hiti charge. He was up north for his health, and sent the intimation, s.n unexpected one, from Wellington, lb is understood that he intends returning to the Old Country at once. St. Jolm'ii vestry meet to-night. •'Our Own" at Wellington wires that ho has good authority for saying that when Constable Sweeney, of Diined.itt, reached Wellington with a prisoner for the Inebriates 7 Home at Rotorua. the local inspector ordered hie; detention. Sweeney's case is under consideration, and it is understood that Inspector Mitchell will hold an inquiry into the matter and report in due course'to the Commissioner. A Thames P.A. mo-sage stales that Mr P. I!. Davis, of the Waihi Company, iias been appointed electrical instructor at the Thames School of Mines. The Hen. it. M'Keuzic (says our own reporter at Lawrence) has amended his plans. He will leave Lawrence to-morrow morning, and etay at Roxburgh for the night. On Thursday'he will proceed to Alexandra. Mr Yung' Liang Hwang. Chinese Consul for New Zealand, who recently took up the duties of Consul-General for Australia temporarily, has received notification that he has been permanently appointed to the latter position.—Wellington telegram.