PERSONAL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 158, 8 July 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr D, H. Wilmot, headmaster of the Stoke school, is a visitor to Blen-

heim. ; I Mr T. Cawte, of Mahakipawa, is at present an inmate of the Picton Hospital, Although he had attained to, the age of 82 years, the late Mr Edward Thomas, whose death occurred at his residence in Main Street yesterday morning, was active until wijthin. a. few' weeks ago. • He was a member of the local Order of Oddfellows for fifty-three years, and served the MarlI borough Education Board in the j capacity of truant officer for seventeen years. The interment took place this afternoon. The Christchurch Sun reports that a haudsomc presentation was made on Friday to Mr CSharlos* Harris by his fellow-officers of the Telegraph Department, to mark his retirement x>n superannuation after over 35 years' service, including-.20 years' in the local office. Mr Talbot, Telegraph .Superintendent, asked Mr Harris's acceptance of a suit case, travelling ibag, and a silver watch, all suitably inscribed; and in the course of his remarks referred to the recipient's long and faithful service, and also to the personal esteem in which lie is Iteld, as evidenced by the many local messages and telegrams ' from other offices throughout the Dominion. Mri Harris was for pome years in the' Blenheim Post Office. A . meeting of members of the vesitry and choir of the Anglican Church wiis held in the Seddon Town Hall yesterday to bid farewell to Mr B. Irving, who is leaving the district. Mr Irving was the recipient of a very nice suit-ease subscribed by his fellow members of the choir und vestry. The Rev. Mr Quintrell made the presentation, and said that although (they 'regretted ' that so active and staunch a-supporter of the Church was leaving them, he wished him every success in his future home. Mr Irving thanked the donors for tho handsome present they had given him, and said that it had always been a pleasure to him to assist in any way he could to further the interests of the Church. Mr Irving had acted in the..'capacity of minister's warden for some time past.

A Wellington Press Association message states that at the annual conference of the Plunket Society a Dunedin l'emit that Mrs Truby King be elected joint general president with Dr. Truby King was carried by acclamation. The morning sitting Ay as principally occupied by discussion on the relationship of the Society to the.Stmte, the general feeling of delegates being that the functions of the Society's nurses were different to those of district nurses, being more of an educational nature. •

r During tine past six months, 177,-f 280 ounces of gold, of the value of £698,691, ware-exported, from the Dominion, being ,an increase of 699S ounces ajid' £26,396, compared with the'figures for the corresponding period of last year. ' The export of silver for the first half of the present year was 356,003 ounces, of the value of £37,584, a" decrease of 142,----027 ounces and £14,220 in value. The quantity of gold *exported lasb month was over 18.000 ounces, of. the value of £68,767, more than in June of la&t year. ■ . ■ ~....,, -, ... ..., ,

A resident, in the south part of Inveircargill had a ratiher exciting experience the other night. His wife bad retired Aj ust about midnight, and he,. after turning out the gais, was finishing his pipe bef6re the fire w!hen the front gate clicked. A little while afterwards he Heard the diningroom" window being raised. / Daslhing out, he got within a few" yards of the intruder, who bolted and scaled the adjoining fence with a good-leap. ' A stern chase ensued, but the would-be housebreaker was too speedy. The assistance of a cyclist was solicited by tihe.. pursuer, but was not given, and the c^ase was discontinued..

About nine o'clock the other evening (says the Christ-church Press) a man, who was riding home in a tramcar with his wife, jumped from the car, which was travelling at a fair rate of speed,. - He thought the car was not. in.motion, and as a consequence he was thrown heavily to the ground/in view of all the passengers. The wi£e, s thinking, her husband was severely" " •'injured,; # uttered loud screarnsy-and- in spite of what the passengers and conduqtor said she hurled herself from the car and was also thrown to the ground? The car was immediately brought to a standstill, arid the conductor and passengers, on goingiback to ascertain"what injuries the couple had sustained,,discovered husband and wife locked in one another's arms, uninjured, but severely shaken.