PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9452, 27 February 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Hon, J, Carroll, Native Minister, left Gisborne for Wellington last night. Mrs Seddon and her daughters will be leaving this week for Sydney en-route for England. Mr Farquharson, third New Zealand Rhodes scholar, has been appointed penologist to the Wcstralian Government. The Mayor loft for Wellington this afternoon, and will be absent for two or three days. Dr. McArthur, S.M., who has been at Auckland on railway appeal, matters, returned to Wellington on Saturday afternoon,

Mr A. Clark, of Andrew Young street, who met with a severe accident some few days ago, is now> able to leave his residence. Ho hops to fully recover his health in the course of a few days. Mr W. A. Woodger, champion sprinter of Australasia, and Mrs Woodger passed through Palmerston North on Saturday, en route for Auckland. They arc about to commence a tour of tho world.

Mr Clement L, Wraggo has decided to make Auckland his headquarters. It is his intention to take a. trip to Tonga, to see the approaching eclipse of the sun under the most favourable"conditions. Mr G. H. Bennett, who has for some years been bailiff in Masterton, has been promoted to the position of clerk of tho Magistrate's Court at Collingwood, Nelson.

The Mayor of Gisborne, Mr W. D. Lysnar, is on his way to Wellington to attend a conference of committees set up by different centres in connection with the handling of frozen produce in London. Mr F. C. Brady, who has acted as despatcher at the local Post Office for some time past, has been transferred to Napier. One of the local telegraph messengers will be promoted to fill the position. Rev. Stephens, who has been in charge of Ali Saints' parish since Archdeacon Harper -was transferred to Wellington, left by the down Trunk express to-day for Christehurch, and from there he goes to his new charge at Kumara. At present it is not known who will be in charge here till the arrival of the new vicar, Rev. H. G. Rosher, on April 4th. Mr C. E. Nicholas, who. is about to retire from the position of postmaster at Stratford, intends to take up work in the Church of England, Immediately upon his retirement he will be admitted to Holy Orders, and will be ordained by the Bishop of Waiapu, proceeding to Dannevirke, where he will act as curate to the Rev. Robertshawe.

Mr Lomas, secretary of the Labour Department, was presented on Saturday with an .illuminated address, signed by the heads of the various divisions, congratulating him on his recent promotion. The presentation was made on behalf of the staff by Mr Rowloy, who referred to the esteem in which Mr Lomas was held

by all the departments. Tho recipient suitably responded.

_ Miss Mumford, a Palmerston North singer, with a fine mezzo-soprano voice, had a hearing.from Mr Fritz Hart, conductor of Williamson's Comic Opera Company. Mr Hart was charmed with Miss Mumford's voice and method of singing. Ho advised her to continue her studies, and_ eventually to try her luck in Australia. Besides having an exceptionally fine voice Miss Mumford is also a brilliant pianiste.. The lady is a pupil of Madame Harris, Palmerston North. Dr. Agatha Monfries, of Manunui, wife of the Rev. J, I. Monfries, Presbyterian Maori Missionary, whose death was referred to in Saturday's "Standard," succumbed to an attack of peritonitis. The deceased doctor graduated at Otago University, and served as a nurse to the troops in the South African campaign. She succeeded Dr. Cairns to the charge of the Taumarunui hospital, and had been

practising in Manunui for about twelve months.- • ■ - •■■' The death occurred at Albert Park, Melbourne, recently of Captain W. Sinclair, who was for many years in the service of the Union S.S. Company, and afterwards held the position of Marino Sydney for a period of ten years. He joined the Union Company in its early days, and commanded some of the finest vessels in the red funnel fleet, including the Tarawera, Monowai, and Molioia. , .. The death took place at. Blenheim on Friday night, after a long and painful illness, of one of the oldest settlers of Marlborough, Mr Register, who was born in Blenheim sixty-five years ago. Tho deceased gentloman was the father of Mrs McGuire, of Bourke street, Palmerston. He had been a great sufferer for a considerable lime, but passed away in his sleep. Mrs McGuire, who was summoned to her father's bedside, was able to see him before he died. Mr A. E. Pollock, till now stationmaster at Thorndon, who has been transferred to Hastings, was the guest of the evening at a farewell function at Wellington on Friday evening. Mr Pollock has been connected with the railway service for twenty-four years, for twentytwo of which he was with the Manawatu Railway Company. A presentation was made to Mr Pollock of a handsome silvermounted oak tray and bread platter, and an illuminated address in book form, from tho ex-employees of the Manawatu railway.