PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 27 August 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

An Ottawa cable message states that the Prince of Wales has arrived at Toronto. He was greeted by thousands of people. A Berlin cable records the death of Professor Fiiedrieh Naumann the author of "Mittel Europa." An exchange reports that Mr C. E. Major (formerly of Hawera) announce^ his intention of standing as a candidate for Manukau in the Liberal-Labor interests. The present member for that district is Sir Frederick Lang. [ Replying to a representative deputation which waited on him a fortnight ago, Mr James Craigie, M.P., has, states a Press message, agreed to con- | test the Timaru seat at the coming ; elections as a supporter of progressive measures. An old identity of Masterton, Mr Edward Braggins, died last week at the age of 77 years. He arrived at Weli lington in the early forties. He was ; one of the first hotelkeepers in Masterton, and was the promoter of the first i fire brigade and brass band in the town He had been night-watchman to the ••rough, for many years. Mr Arthur Robert Newman, Levin died suddenly on Wednesday last at the age of 69 years. Mr Newman settled for some time m Palmerston North, where he followed sawmill contracting. He afterwards moved' to Aahhurst, Dannevirke and other milling centres, and went to Levin about 17 years ago, residing there ever since. . A Reuter message, states that a leading Scottish Radical newspaper learns, on the best authority, that Mr Asquith will seek to re-enter the House of Commons at the earliest possible moment The appearance of the ex-Premier will | be followed possibly by other ex-Min-isters, and the country "will see the evolution of what is strongly desired namely, an alternative Government. ' Mr J. Kennedy Brown, who died on Wednesday at Takapuna, _t the age of 83 came to New Zealand from Australia in 1876. He was a native of Dunoon, Scotland, and left Heme for Australia as a young man of 20 He ; settled at Beechworth, Victoria, and | ior some years was Mayor of that town , He was connected with the Australian | Mutual Piov__ fc _t> Company in Auck- ! land irntd four or five years ago when failing health necessitated his 'retirement.

j 'Granny" Collins, Foxtofi's oldest resident, is 94 years of age, reports an exchange. The old lady i s in possession ot her mental faculties, and is able tC move about the house without assistance. Mrs Collins will be remembered ny the very old residents of the Manawatu as the mother of Messrs John and j VUlham Collins, who were members of : the old Dolly Varden crew that easily vanquished Wellington and Wanganui j o&rsai.n at successive regattas. | Sir Harry Lauder, has decided not to yiMt New Zealand, having been held up in Australia tor so long. In a letter to tne Wellington Scottish Society, he writes: "I may be prevailed upon at ! a later date to take another tour in lieu of the postponement I have had to make, but meantime I must carry out | my original plan: if everything failed, , to return Home via America and South i *■ i nCf' + w. hlch arrangement I have now I competed. This news I know will be wholly unwelcome in New Zealand; but I am a young man yet (just feel 20), . ;ad, it spareo, I shall hope to return"out meantime my Highland glen calls tor some personal attention • my horses coos, and sheep are a' weariein' to see me, and /London i s calling me, too." 1 By the .Shropshire, which sailed for London the other day, left Mr A. F Meldrum LL.B. (.son of Brigadier! General Meldrum, who rendered splendid sei-vice with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force) Mr MeldiW wm Wow Zealand's Rhodes scholar for 1917 He has had a brilliant university career, ana while a student at Victoria College enlisted when war broke out ♦ t-s+xr seT Ce, ln. Samoa Mr -Meldrum let* New Zealand m 191 C with the 13th i Beanf orcemfent and was wounded in the Sonune. He subsequently served I credit an Palestine; and Tvaf^ Moted to lieutenant. Mr Meldrum will . be a student at New College, Oxford i wnere he will take a special 'coSSto