PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 15027, 8 November 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A private cable announces the death, on October 30, of Mr William Finlav, who was in Dune<lin in the early sixties with the-firm of R. B. Martin "and Co. Ho was one of the pioneers at the Dunstan rush. From there he went to the V\ est Coast, where he was in business for many years, finally retiring and living at Wellington for the last 30 years. He had large interests at Wellington, and was until recently one of the principal owners of the Waipaoa Estate (the largest run in Poverty Bay). Ho was on a visit to the Old C'ountrv.

-Mr William Grant, who passed awav at Outram on Wednesday last, was a colonist of many rears' standing. Born at Perthshire in 1856, he arrived at Port Chalmers by the Strathmore in 1858. After roughing it for some years, as most of the pioneers had to do, he settled at Southbridge, Milton, but later on went to Clnirjnch. near Outram, where he had resided for the last 35 years. He was for some years a member of the road board, and also served on the Outram School Committee. He was an elder of the West Taien Presbyterian Church, and held office at the time of his death. He is survived by a widow and a family of eight. Mr W. Ca.llaghan, the cook on the steamer Karamea, which arrived here today from London, died of pleurisy on October 6, and was buried at sea. He was a married man. His wife and two children reside in the Old Country. Mr J. F. Sindrey, who "leaves for Melbourne on Sunday, received from the Hairdressers' Assistants' Union a silver sovereign case and a case of pipes as a token of his fellow-workers' appreciation of the work he has done to help the union. The president (Mr Homan) made the presentation. Professor Malcolm was married at All Saints' Church this afternoon to Miss F. H. V. Simpson, daughter of Mr W. Lawrence Simpson. Dr Woodrow Wilson, United States President-elect, is of quite recent Scottish descent, and that descent links him on to Scottish Congregationalism. His grandmother was the daughter of Robert Williamson, of Glasgow, who in 1903 helped to found Dr Ralph Wavdlaw's churcii, now known as Klkin place. Mr Williamson's wife, on the other band, was a Keith, aunt of the late Rev. Patrick Keith, D.D., of Hamilton, who was the grandfather of the present Archbishop of York. A Wellington telegram announces the following Dunedin passes in the PharmacyBoard examinations :—Section A : N. S. Peacock and R. G. Maekie; section'b": J. A. Johns and M. Lorv.

Mr Clement M. Bailhache. K.C.. has been appointed a Judge of the High Court of Justice in England. Called to the Bairn 1889, Mr Bailhache. who is the son of a. Baptist minister, practised for some years as n solicitor, and afterwards won fame as a commercial barrister. Sir Arthur Quiller Couch, the well-known novelist, poet, and essayist, has been appointed Professor of English Literature at Cambridge University.

WORLD'S PICTURES. The change of programme producpd at St. Ki'kb last night proved to be tho finest films yet shown by the World's Picture Company. The opening subject. ' Capturing Crocodiles,' was a most interesting one, full of excitement and danger to the hunters. 'The Masterpiece' and 'Aida' (a magnificent colored Egyptian film) are dramatic pictures. A special programme of cowboy and buffalo pictures, including thcee popular comics 'Dirty Dick' and 'Taking His cine,' will be shown to-morrow afternoon. Last night's programme, will be repeated to-night and tomorrow night. WILD WEST PICTURES. To-morrow night, in the Garrison Hall, the Wild West Picture Company era to present a strong snd excellent piogramme of Indian and cowboy films typical of the life and habits of these wonderful Western horsemen. There is a 10.000 ft constituting ninj thrilling dramas, the whole being a magnificent reproduction of Western life. A matinee will be given in the afternoon, and each performance will be accompanied by a full orchestia. The Dominion Executive, of the United Labor party met at Wellington veslerdav. The business was chiefly of a routine nature.