PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 15182, 13 May 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr Asquith and Mr, Churchill have arrived at Venice. The Duchess of Connaught passed a satisfactory day. The King and Queen attended the Garrison Church at Aldershot, where' an impressive military service was: held; ' On his return from England (wires our Wellington correspondent), where he has been undergoing a mrse of instruction with the Imperial i tees, Captain R. J. S. Seddon, formerly adjutant at headquarters, Wellington, will be posted to the Auckland military district as area group officer, with headquarters at Paeroa. Mr John Townley was yesterday reelected unopposed as chairman of the Gisborn Harbor Board, a position which he has filled for 23 years in succession, being first elected to it on December 11, 1890, four years after the board -vvas constituted. Mr Townley has occupied a seat on the board ever since Its inception. Miss Lucy Biistow, who has keen teaching singing in Dunedin for some two years, will leave on Wednesday by the Maunganui for Australia, en route to London. At a public meeting at Wellington last night it was decided to present an illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns to Mr D. M'Laren, the late Mayor, in recognition of his 12 years' service" to the City Council and other public positions. Mr W. R. Morris, Secretary of the General Post Office, succeeds Mr J. W. Poynton as a member of the National Provident Fund Board. Mr John G. Osborne, for many years secretary to the Kaikorai Band, in which he has won several prizes for drumming, is about to shift to Hawera to go into business on his own account. He will be much missed in Dunedin, Laving on many occasions placed his commercial and musical_ knowledge at the service of his fellowcitizens when patriotic and chartiable functions were being arranged. Some 20 years ago Mr Philip Wirth, on? of fho k,<iafws of the Wirth fortune, married in Auckland Miss Jennie Hodgson, a daughter of Mr W. Hodgson, who daed at iHaim'ilbon last Friday. Mrs Wirth has ■been living at Ponsonby (Auckland) for some yeans. She has one daughter, who recently married a clerL'vman. A Blenheim telegram states "'that Mr David Sturrock, who was for 19 years headmaster of the Blenheim Borough School, has been appointed inspector for Marlborough from 14 applicants. Mr George Reid, one. of the earliest and most respected of Ota go school teachers, died at hie residence in Macandrew road yesterday, aged 87 years. He reached Dunedin from "Scotland 46 years ago, entering the Otago Board's service in October, .1867, and obtaining the post of head master of the Forbury School in 1875. " This poet he held with distinction until - February, 1892, when he resigned and left the board's service, and has lived privately since. In his later years he did yeoman's service in church "and school committee work. He leaves a widow but no family.