PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 14629, 27 July 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr G. M. Thomson. M.P., left Dutiedia for Wellington yesterday. The death is ’announced at Christchurch of the Hot. James Maxwell. Presbylciian minister, late of Waddinatoa (Canterbury). The City Council, on the motion of Cl White, last night passed in silence, and al standing, a vote of condolence with tlx widow of Mr Dow, for many years an ia specter in the gar, department. hie JtoLx-rt Dre. kLw>:;, a well-known resident of Queenstown. died on Monday, in hie eight y-eecojid year. He arrived in the. Dominion in 18c2, and was at the Cabided Gully and Shotovc-r mining fields. He afterwards took up sis cep farming, bat retired in 1834 and !i,.d lived in Queenstown ever since. He ivu associated with various public bodies in tee district. The late Mr Ailin' laijonc, of Hanworth Park, llomrAorv, stldlcscx, who was Unionist .M.P. for Pcrinondmv from 38Sc to IBhii. left a fortune of £156,150. Oh Lafono, who was ninety when he died, was a member of the firm of Bnutcher, Mortuiorc. and Co., leather factors, of Dennoi! ns y and Liverpool. Members of the Dunedin Foot hill Club mot loot evening for the purposo of making a presentation to Mr if. Paton on the occasion of his marriage. Mr St J. J. Buitnc, in nraaing the presentation, referred to Mr Patou's good qualities and the services he Aid rendered the club Loth, as a player and a member, and concluded by wishing Mr and Mrs Paton ever; hrppir.oHv in the future. The recipient suitably responded. During the evening musical items were- rendered bv Messiv: Paccy (who aim offieiatod »t the piano), M Le.-nt, Popped wo!!, Cook, Smith, and Fitzpatrick. A London cable advises tho death of Sir William Tyrone Power, K.C.8.. who was at one time in Xow Zealand ; aged 92 years.