PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8305, 8 June 1907, Page 5

PERSONAL.

r?Ma4it!ay:<tiext, the 10th inst., is the •i anniversary of the death of the late •Mr-SiwMon. The many friends of Mr Nils Friberg will be interested to hear that '.he is to be ordained to the office of'. deacon in the Anglican Church , at.«ftKJson Cathedral to-morrow. ! On. arrival at> Adelaide Sir J. G. Weot'd< will travel overland to Sydney, j. catching , the Maheno there, and arriving in "Wellington on the 26th irst. ■ - Ar immour has gained currency that , Mr... C„iJ (Canton, of Te Kapua, 43ae neA\ly elected member of the \Vellington .Land Board, and member of the Bangiidkei County Council, mil templates contesting the next llangitik'eiielection against Messrs A. IL Hamington and Jas. Georgetti. Mr G. W. Russell, editor and proprietor of Christchurch Spectator, and. chairman of the Board of Governors *■ of Canterbury College, was on a visit to Palmerston to-day. Mr Russell proceeds to Daimeriria. tikis afternoon, and after spending a couple of days there will travel North via 'the Main Trunk Railway, itotoj rua,.. Cambridge and Auckland to be included in the tour. Several years have, Relapsed since Mr S.usseH last visited Palmerston, and lie is naturally much impressed with fhe prothe town and district. Mr. W. Garrett, late Government ; Valuer of the Piako County, Aaack-; land province, was recently tendered a complimentary sm-oke concert at Te | Aitolm, prior to his leaving for Auek-i • land, where he will act ajs district 1 representative of Messrs Beattftie, i uLang asal Co. The chairman of tlie . Piako County (Mr Gavin) presided., and ampngst those present was Mr 1 \W. H. iMerries, M.H.R. During ifhe evening ,Mr Garrett was presented with a substantial purse of sovereigns .on behal£ of the settlers of the -district, as a mark of esteem. Complimentary reference was made by tke several speakers to the general satisfaction given by Mr Garrefci in hiifi capacity as Government Valuer. j