PERSONAL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 55, 6 March 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Miss F. Brewer has besn advised that she was successful in obtaining a partial D certificate at the recent teachers' examinations. Miss Brewer will leave Blenheim to-morrow for the training college in Wellington.

Mr W. Coath, of Rakaia, has beea appointed manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Ivaikoura, in succession to the late Mr Twemlow, and will take up his duties in about two weeks' time.

Mrs Bettle, senr., and Mr T. J. Bettle, junr., accompanied by Mrs Brotidley'and her son, returned to Chriatcnru-ch lest week, alter spending a pleasant holiday with Mrs T. Tooms, of-Fern "Flat, and Mr T. .Lambert, "Shrublands," Kaituna Valley.

Mr Frederick H. Carrick, who has been in the postal sex-vice xn Wellington, Nelson, .and Picton for 25 years, has retired on superannuation. At one time (states The Post) he was prominent in yachting circles xn Wellington.

The late Mrs G. Morcom, whos*} deata occurred on Friday evening, after a short illness, was born in Corawall, and came out to JNew Zealand by. the ship Magnum Bonum in 186 a,' landing xn JNeison. With the except tion or a few months spent in that city, sho had lived in Blenheim ever since. Mrs Morcom was present at her grand-daughter's wedding somo time ago. By her death the Methodist Church loses a staunch adherent, who m the early days, worked hard xn the interests oi the church.

Mr Robert McNab, ex-Minister for Lands, has been appointed by the Government a member of Victoria College Council, vice Mr W H, Quick (resigned).

• \ cai i messaee has been received! in. Auckland announcing the death of Mrs Cleary mother of the Right Rev. Dr Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland. The deceased lady was in her eighty-sixth year. Mrs Cleary was a member of the Sutton family of Oak Hall, Wexford, and was a descendant, m the direct line, of the Suttons, knights of Ballykeroguo t/astle, who first came to Wexford County in 1171.

At the session of the New Zealand ■Methodist Conference in Christchurch on Thursday, it was announced that the Rev. «T. J. Pendray (of Eketahuna) had received a cablegi-am reporting that his son had perished in a blizzard after crossing a glacier near Lake Stewart, in British ■(Joluihbia. A resolution of condolence was earned.

The Prime Sinister (Sir Josephi Ward) has received a cablegram from -*™1 premier of .-New South Wales (Hon. J. McGowan) stating that Mr Macfarlane, Controller-General of 1 risons, will visit New Zealand to report on the tree-plantine: stations, the employment of consumptives at camps, and the treatment if inebriates by the -State^ Mr Macfarlane proposes reaching Auckland by the Moldavia on March 15th; and the New South' Wales Premier's cable requested that the JNew, Zealand Government should grant facihtjes to him to enable these inquiries to be effectively proTvZhk .Slr Jos?Ph Ward has replied that everything will be done to assist the voting. o ffi cer in hh mig _