PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9556, 29 July 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Sir Joseph Ward sailed from Sydney foi Auckland by the Niagara yesterday. Sir James Carroll will probably leave with Lady Carroll for Gisborne this week It may be some time before he returns to Wellington to attend Parliament. Before leaving Mastcrton for Wellington Mr J. B. Moodie was presented bv his fellow-stewards of the Masterton Racing Uub with a handsome pair of field glasses. There.passed away at his farm. "Borderside, Parewanui, on Sunday night William Brookie, one of the pioneers of this ooaat at the ripe old age of 93 vears. Mi Brookie leaves three eons (one being Mr William Brookie, of Sandon), four daugh Mrs and numerous grandchildren. Mr Hugh Luek. the well-known Canter - 7n.°" C » ' W "° ie one of t,le nlas *»r ot Christ's College, leaves for England tc day. He goes t6 Rugby and Ciifton fo two years under the scheme for the inter change of teachers between New Zuiianc and English secondary schools. His plact at Christ's College will be taken bv an Eng liih teacher. The late Mr Edward Page, who died at Foxton on Sunday, was well known in Palmerston. He was married to a daughter of Mr Chas. Hill, of David street, one of Palmerston'a earliest settlers, and was a brother in-law of Mr L. Giorgi. He was a prominent member of the Foxton Druids' Lodgo and was accorded a Lodge funeral at Foxton to-day. He leaves a wife and young family who will have the svmpathv ot a large circle of friends in their "bereave ment. General Sir Harry Pendergast, V.C. whose death was reported bv cabie vester 7 ' * aa Af n in India - He entered th< imF T IiSFi and b ?* me , a neral » 1807. Jn 1857 he served m the Persian War ih the same year with the Malwa Fielc roroe (being severely wounded), in 1858 witl the Central India Field Force (again severe lv wounded, and awarded the Victoria V*™}- in 186 ?-68 in the Abyssinian War in 1873 commanded the sappers with tfu ? 0 dl » n Expedition to the Mediterranean, ii 1885-86 commanded the expedition that suited in the annexation of Upper Burma He held several Indian commands, and wafer a period Secretary to the Governmeni Military Department. Later, he helc several cm] appointments. In his earliodays he distinguished himself at boxing fencing, sword-play, running, cricket, foot ball, hunting, and polo. J. C. Williamson's death makes practi cally no difference to the management of the firm in which, for the past two vears. he was very little more than a figurehead (states the Bulletin). When the combine was formed J.C.W. disposed of two-third.« of his interest in the companv to his righthand man, George Tallis. The latter, with Clyde Meynell and Hugh Ward, will run the business exactly as before, but will gradually broaden the line*. Some couple of years back the late Mr Williamson, when he felt his health failing, looked the future steadily in the face. He made certain business arrangements which removed responsibilities from his shoulders, and aleo settled £30,000 on each of his two daughter* These daughters are at school in France, and were with their father when he died. They ar e accomplished girls and speak five languages. All Mr Williamson's family have been provided for by him before his death, so that the estate is not likely to be a very large one. Some six weeks ago Mr John Cunninghame was busily buying from leading Ix>ndon houses the very newest in charmingly dainty evening gowns. These came by parcels post and were opened last week. In the shade that fashion demands, maize pastel blue, hay green, puttv, pastel grey mole, champagne, oreme, etc. The latest •fleets have been obtained and vour vi*it Za S? l « tio, U™ invitcd - Prices from 39s od »o /sa. Collinson and Cunninghame