PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8895, 10 June 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

' It is stated that Sir Joseph Ward will leave for England on the 17th or 18th inst. ' ■ .

Another of Wanganui's old residents passed away yesterday morning in the person of Mr John Titter, of Springvale. Mr Titter was an old colonist. and took his part in the Maori war.

Mr G. V. Shannon's former colleagues at Wellington in connection with his retirement presented him with an. illuminated address, and Mrs Shannon with a suitably inscribed silver ■ tea service.

The Levin Chronicle states that Mr John Davies, the well-known settler, of Koputaroa, is in an indifferent state of health. He had, however, improved Sufficiently to be able to undertake a trip to Wellington yesterday morning.

The Lower Hutt Presbyterian eongre

gation have given a unanimous call to the Rev J. McCaw, of Martinborough. They have increased the amount of stip•end'offered to £225, in addition to paying half the expenses of removal. Mr William Morgan, mine manager, of Waitekauri, died suddenly tho other day. Deceased, who was 64 years of age. was one of the pioneers of the gold-mining industry on the Thames and Ohincmuri goldfields. ' ■

Sergeant Gough, of. the Christchurch police force, who was recently promoted and was previously stationed at Winton, died at Christchurch Hospital (save a Press Association telegram), after a brief illness. He was 47 years of age. He leaves a widow and three children. The Rev Wyndham Earee, formerly a

resident of Palnierston, and at one time vicar of St. Matthews, Masterton, has lost the sight of his right eye. _ Letters received by the last English mail stated that Mr Earee was in a specialist's hospital in Bristol, and that it was feared "ho might lose the sight of both eyes.'

Mr Henry W. Moxham, son of Mr W. H. Moxham, of Karori. and grandson of Mr William Moxham, who owned •the Upland Farm, now known as Kel"burne. died on Saturday from rheumatic fever. The deceased, who wae 31 years of age. was born in the Wellington, district, and has left a widow. , Mr E. Satchell, for many years master of the Granity (Westport) School., died on Tuesday last. The late Mr Satchell was a brother of the late Dr Satchell, who was a resident of Palmerston North in the early days of this town. He was • also a brother-in-law of Miss M. Watson, of Palmerston. Petty Officer George Woods is the successful candidate for the medal 'presented by his Excellency the Governor . for the best all-round boy on the New " Zealand Government training'ship Amo"kura. Woods, who is under 16 years of age comes from Aoroa. Kaipara. and Las been a year and eight months on the ship. Mr and Mrs Rutherford, father and mother of .Professor Rutherford, winner of the Nobel and other prizes, are at present staying with their daughter, Mrs Belh a resident of the Pohangma Valley. Mr and Mrs Rutherford, to-, o-ether with Miss Rutherford, were prolent at the opening of the Gorge bridge yesterday. ' The citizens of Milton tendered a social to the Mayor (Mr.Duthie), and presented, him-with a piece of silver plate In honour of his silver wedding, ihe committee found itself m possession ol a considerable surplus, and on Monday evening last gave Mr Duthio further presents, which consisted of a silver hot- * crater kettle and spirit lamp and a pair of silver-backed hair brushes suitably

•engraved. - . V Intimation has been received from London that Dr Mary Blair, who left Wellington for England some eight or nine, years ago to pursue her medical studies; has just been appointed house surgeon at the London Hospital for Women for the ensuing six months. Dr. Blair is a daughter of the. late Mr W. R. Blair, at one time Engineer-m-Chief to the Public Works Departments and is an M.B. of the London * Mr Oswald Maberley Curtis died suddcnlv at Stratford on Saturday. When trouble with the Maoris was anticipated in 1879-81 and a volunteer force tor tlie Mountain road was raised by the late Colonel Trimble, Mr Curtis held a com-, mission as lieutenant m the Stratford; corps. Ho was for some years chanman of directors of the Stratford Bacon Curing Company, and .at the time >of Jvs death occupied a similar position with regard to the Stratford Printing and Publishing Company, Ltd. The "death is announced of anohier very old Identity of Palmereton North m the person of Mra -Hirst of. 7«"™s™_Broad street, the late William Lockwood HireVwho was f^ manvycars a resident of Palmerston. North. Mr . Hirst predeceased his Avife by about Ton nearly .thirty years ago homo in the beautiful bnck-fencod spot in Broad street, which has bosn so much -admired for so many yeai* by Palmorstonians. - ■•-.