PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mataura Ensign, 19 March 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A cable states that Mr Broad head, of Christchurch, has secured an open senior scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge. A London cable announces that Sir William Hall-Jones (lam -New Zealand High Commissioner) will sail for New Zealand on March 20.

Mr J. T. Martin, manager at Ohxirtchurch of M'essrs Wright, Stephenson and Co.'s branch, is at present on * visit to Gore, arriving by lasi night*.! express. Mr H. I). Acland (president of the Christchurch branch of the lie form League) has consented to contest tho Avon seat at tho next ekxjtion in tho Government interest. The death is announced at the mull at the residence of Dr (her brother-in-law) of Mrs Geo. A. Scott, of Feldwick. Mrs Scott, who was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo. Collie, at one time resident at Goro and now of Auckland, was born at Waikaia in 1871 and was married in 1889. Tho deceased, who was highly esteemed in the district in which sho j lived, leaves a husband, four daugh-1 tors and two sons to mourn their loss. Tho death of Sir lliehard Nicholson is announced (states a London Press Association cable). Sir Richard, who was born at Hertfordshire in 1828, joined tho surveying staff of tho New Zealand Company in 1843. Ho assisted in laying out tho town of Wanganui. Ho was also tho surveyor who laid out tho town and country sections of Dunedin. On return! hi; to England ho becamo a solicitor in 1851, and was charged with tho claim of the lato Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot to the Karldom of Shrewsbury and the ear tates annoxed to the title, which was established in 1869. Ho was created a knight in 1886.