PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mataura Ensign, 30 September 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A liomlon cable states that Mr Hugh' Latter, of Cheltenham College staff, has been ■appointed headmaster of the Collegiate School at Wanganui. Ex-King Manoel of Portugal is returning to England (stales a Berlin Press Association cable). His bude remains at Sigmaringeii for (he winter. There aro persistent rumors in Munich that ex-Kmg Manoel's wife will noi return to him.

Captain Connor died this morning, aged 74 years (states a Greymouth Pi-ess Association telegram). Deceased. was for many years a captain on the intercolonial 'boats and for tho last 20 years had been harbormaster at Grey. A pretty wedding took place at Chrislehureh on September 24 (writes a correspondent) when Mr Lionel MoKenzio was married to Miss Alice Gray. Tho church was crowded with spxxrwitors, though the guests were only near relations. Tho bride wore a beautiful dress of white satin with a )>ea<}ed ninon bodice, and draped skirt. She also wore a cap of ninon and carried a tulle muff. Mr and Mrs MeKemsie subsequently left for Sydney where tliev will take up their abode. The bride's travelling drew was a gold-color-ed skirt ami a maroon satin cutaway coat relieved with purple and she afco wore a smart gold straw hat with maroon feathers and violets. Dr Strong has resigned the charge of the Australian Church (states a Melbourne Press Association cable). Johns' I 'Notable Australians' states that Rev. Charles Strong, D.D., was born at tho Manse, Dailly Ayrshire, Scotland, in IS4I. He was educated at tho Ayr Academy, Glasgow Academy and Glasgow University, was minis!er of the Old West Parish Church, GreenoeLaml Anderson Parish Church. From lß7f> to 1884 he was minister of the Scots Church, Melbourne, but owing to doctrinal disagreement with his Presbytery he resigned and returned to Scot, land. He revisited Melbourne in the following vear, and consenting to form a free unsectarian church, a new building costing £21,000 and accommodating 1300 peoplo was opened in 1887. Dr Strong lias taken an important part m humanitarian work in the city. A very pleasant function took place at' Messrs" R. L. Christie and Co.'s (Gore) Engineering Works to-day, when Mr Chrstie, on behalf of tho firm and its employees, presented Mr W. N. Wilson with a pair <>f binoculars on the occasion of him severing his connection with the firm at the <«nd of tins month in order to lake up fanning pursuit*. In making the uv-eiitaiion Mr Christie referred to ih"< nleeant relations which had always existed in the works between Mi- Wilson and the staff and wished him every success in his new venture, expressing the hope that with the aid of the binoculars Mr Wilson would h»o his racing colors as often as ever first past the winning post. "Mr Wilson feelingly thanked the donors for their handsome reminder of Ids connection with the firm, and staled that if tho men always worked as willingly as they bad- done in the past, they could not fail to bo appreciated.