PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIV, Issue 12323, 13 October 1900, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Messrs D. Thomas, C. G. Matson, F. Le Cron, and J. B. Fisher were passengers -for the south by yesterday morning’s express train.

Lady Rcinfurly has left far England byway of Sydney, accompanied by her daughters.

A latter received iu Christchurch from Mr William Hutchison, who went to South Africa with the Fourth Contingent, . and subsequently joined - the; R'h-odo&h.-; Field. Forces, states that he is in excellent health and spirits. Messrs E. Herring and T. Audrey arrived by the express train from the south last evening. The “ Cromwell Argus ” reports the death of Mr John Arkoll, one of the pioneers of the district. Born in Middlesex, Air Arkell came to the Australian, diggings when quite a youth, and later on came to this colony. He was among the first at the Kawarau Junction, the present Cromwell, and did well at Quartz Reef Point in tiro early sixties, and afterwards came to the Lowburn side, where ho and De Bettencor brought in a large water-race to Bell Hill terraces, where he has resided ever since, except during a trip to the Old Country in the latter end of the -sixties.

Mr Joseph Braithwaite, of Dunedin, says the “ Otago Daily Times,” has received a letter from General Hector Macd-.uja.id, who hopes to visit what he-calls this “grand country ” some day, if his country can spare him from liis. military duties. It now appears that some time must elapse before Colonel E. W. D. Ward can assume the duties of Assistant Quartermaster-Gene-ral at headquarters, to which he was appointed a few weeks ago. Colonel Ward, who was all through the siege of Ladysmith, and at the relief was described by Sir Georg, White as “the best supply officer since Moses,” is now on the staff of Lord Roberts-. When applied to, the Field-Marshal Com-mander-in-Chief in South Africa refused point-blank to release Colonel Ward from his present duties, viz., those of Director of Supplies to the Field Army. The London correspondent of the “ Lyttelton Times,” writing on August 31, says: —Among the New Zealanders “ on the wallaby ” for pleasure who have paid a visit to your London offices this week, are Mr rho’mas Dwan, J.P., of Wellington, and Mr E. Perrstt, of Wanganui, both of whom are temporarily in residence at M’Culloclr. Hotel, Thavies Inn. Air Dwan left Auck !and for San Francisco by the Moana early in June, ard found in the- Californian capml much good-fellowship among the Press-

men. He stayed in San Francisco- a cou; L: of weeks, and br-fore he left was made a member of the Geographical Society of Calilomia —an honour which, I believe, had fallen to only’ one New Zealander previously, namely “King Dick.”