PERSONAL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 65, 17 March 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr Massey, Leader of the Opposition will address a meeting at Kaikoura on Wednesday, March 29th. A Wellington telegram states that the successful candidates for the surveyors' examination for Australia and New Zealand werer-J- D. Jack, Wellington; R. E. Fry, Auckland; W. P. Black, Dunedin; J. P-^km, To Kaiti; R. M. Mclver, Chnstehurch; H. M, Thompson, Hokitika; _H. R. Young, Wcstport; 11. M. Mouat, Wairoa, Sawke's Bay. Mr E. Cann, of Takaka, is at present on a short visit to Blenheim. PMr Robert McNab has mfamated his ,B*ceptance of the requisition ot the Progressive Liberal League to stand for Ralmerston m the Government interest. The'reply had been delayed by the illness of Mr McNab during the past fortnight. He has now recovered

Mr H. E. Rawson, well-known m the Upper Hutt district, died at Marton on Tuesday. For about twenty-five years he was engaged in .forming pursuits at Upper Hutt, and then went to Perth, W.A. About two years ago he returned to New Zeakna, and went to live at Marton. Deceased, who was •a firss cousin of the late Admiral Rawson, had been an enthusiastic member of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. . Lady Broome, widow of Sir Frederick Napier Broomo, an exGovernor of Western Australia, whose death is announced this week, was better known as Lady Barker, under which name she wrote "Station Life in New Zealand," "Station Amusements in New Zealand," and other books. After the death of ncr first husband, Sir G. R. Barker, of the Royal Artillery, sho married Mr; 1. N. Broome, then a Canterbury settler, who was subsequently knighted.

Consfeble Gillespie, of Temuka, who has been retired from the police force on superannuation, was presented by the townspeople with a well-filled purse of sovereigns. In acknowledging the gift, Constable Gillespie said he had been retired five years, before his time, and had not been consulted in the matter at all. He was ofilcially a constable until. June 30th next, arter which dtate he would; probably, have something to say as to the present and past administration of the Police Department.- Constable Gillespie has been in tho police force for the past thirty-five years, and was stationed at Parihaka. during the whole of the. Maori disturbances in that district.

Mr John Judd, one of the oldest settlers in the Wairarapa, passed away on Tuesday at his residence at Greytown. Deceased, who was the son of a Kentish farmer, was born, in 1833, and came to Wellington withAi* parents in 1840 in the sMp Martha Ridgway. When, quite ia young man he settled in Greytown, where he had carried on farming pursuits ever since. The late Mr Judd1 took a considerable interest in local government matters, and was also at one time a member of the Greytown Rifles. Ho was a'good specimen of the old type of settler, and was greatly _ esteemed for his many good qualities. He leaves a grown-up family of eight sons and five daughters.

Mr James T. Crokor, who hias been promoted from the Dunedin staff of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company to the inspection branch of the head1 office in Wellington ; received1 a presentation of a case., of-pipes on Monday from the Ekmedin staff and Otago agents. A solid silver tea service was handed to him for Mrs Croker. Mr G. N. Sail referred to Mr Croker's lengthy service with the company and to the sterling qualities he had always displayed in his business and on behalf of the staff and \agencies. Others also spoke of the happy relations which had always existed between Mr Croker and' the officers of the company, and of the high esteem in which he was held by the united staff. After Mr Croker had suitably responded on behalf of Mrs Croker and himself, the meeting closed with musical honors.

Mr and Mrs Thomas Field, sen., of Nelson, arrived back in New Zealand by .the Ruahine on Saturday, after a trip round the world. They left Nelson in June, 1908, and travelled by Northern Australia, the Philippines, Chiha ? Japan, and Hawaii to San Francisco. A lengthy stay was made in Southern California, and one winter was spent at Los Angeles. Mr and Mi;s Field then travelled1 across the United States to Now York, and afterwards went on to London. After spending some time in the Old Coun^ try they sailed for the Oape, and made a stay of three months in South Africa, journeying through the different States of the Union. Thence they came on to Wellington, and on arrival left by the Main Trunk express for Auckland. ;