PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9554, 4 July 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

His Excellenoy tho Governor'passed through Palmcrsfcon this morning on hie way to Htiwera,

Mr-James Reynoldi, fltationmaster _at To Aro, is about to' retire -after.having gerved nearly forty yoars on the Now Zealand. Government-railways', ■

Mr F. V. Frazer, recently appointed S.M., is to commonco his duties temporarily at Wanganui during Mr N. Kerr's disablement through his recent -severe-' accident when returning from an inquest. Rcv.'A.-M. Johnson, MjA., vicar of St, Mark's, Sussex square, has Iwen appointed vicar of St. Paul's, Thorndon [Wellington), in succession to Rev. T. H. Sprott, M.A., elevated to the Episcopate. , Constable King, who for the oust three yoarg has been on the staff of the local police force, has receive! word of his transfer to Wanganui. Constable Purvis, of the Training Depot, Wellington, has airived to fill the vacancy.

The-'Rev.'A. M. Johnson, formerly of St. Matthew's, Mastorton, vicar of St. Mark's, Wellington, has accepted the charge of St. Paul's Parish, Wellington,' which was ( recently rendered vacant by the elevation of the Rev; T. 11. Sprott to tho Bishopric of Wellington.

Mr Christcnsen, who was knocked down by a motor car on Foxton Line recently is in Wellington, suffering from internal troubles. It was his intention to visit Australia to regain his health, but at present he is unable to proceed there. she death took place suddenly on' Saturday of Mr' Dan McFarlane, a wellknown and highly-respected Settler of Koputaroa. The-deceased was a singlo man, aged 65 years, and it is believed that tho cause of death was duo to heart failure. Mr McFarlano had been a resident in the district for some twenty years. § .

In a letter to Mr Fred Pirani, dated Kent. May 25, Mr G. H: Bennett, of Palmerston North, says: Tho scenery hero is verv fine; in fact all Kent and Sussex resemble-a-well-laid-out park. I have- been doing a- lot o'.' motoring through both countries-, and, so far, havo formed a great impression of tho beauty of "rural" Eng-, land.

At the joint meeting of tho committees of the Overseas Club and Navy League last evening Mr C W. Naylor, who conducted the children's items at. tho Coronation Day concert, was presented with a pipe and case in recognition of his efforts. Reference was also mado to the assistance given by Mr C. 11. Warden in training the children, which was, without doubt, responsible in a large measure for the success achieved.

The death took place at Woodville, on Sunday morning, of Mr Thomas Rabone, the second son of the late Mr E. B. Rabone who had been a resident of Woodvillo for many years. Ho had been a' sufferer from asthma all his life, being unable to undertake anything but tho very lightest wor'.c. For many years past he had been a familiar figure on the railway platform, assisting the refreshment room keepers in various ways.

Tho Hastings Borough Council has appointed Mr W. H. Cook, at present borough engineer at Petonc, as town clerk and engineer. Thore were, fifteen applicants. Mr Cook assumes duty in a month's time. Mr Collinge, tho present town clerk in Hastings, has accepted the position of assistant town clerk. The arrangement now made is in ".coordaiico with tho views of Mr Collingo, in a letter to the council, stated that failing health and defective hearing would make his retirement from tho chief work of the' Council a necessity in the near future.

The death is announced of Mrs W. 11. 'Trimble, the wife of the librarian of the Hocken' Library. She passed away _at Auckland, where sho has been enjoying a holidav. The late Mrs Trimnlo was herself a very capable journalist, and her connection' with letters was not confined to the daily press, for sho was avalued contributor to tho pages of the Atlantic Monthly. The deceased lady was a daughter of Rev. John Nelson, a Wesleyan minister of tho English Conference, and sho was educated -it, Home for a teacher of music and English literature. No ono anticipated so sudden a termination to her career, for tho symptoms of a fatal disease were only diagnosed a few days before sho succumbed.