PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9740, 5 March 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL.

♦• ?' 5* Abraham has accepted the position of Boy Scout Commissioner in the Wellington (north) province. Sergeant Simpson, who for the past five years has been stationed in Invcrcargill. bas receded notice of his transfer to Dannevirke.

Dr. Mawson shortly visits England in connection with his expedition. His forthf™ damage with Miss Delprat, daughter ©I the general manager of the Broken a cabffi >Prietary mine ' is announcccl (*»*"» fo^i E " F'.9 rwn ' of Palmerston, and wfr' °J leaves on a trip to Australia by to-morrow's boat, accompanv- £* her "> n > Mr P. Green, who is returnpfi Q ueensl and after a holidaV visit to * almerston. The death is reported from Auckland of £L? 7 Grund - V - barristtl aud solicitor, only son of Mr VV. T. Grundy l£ dl H£ °1 Cl - v ; de Qua - v * cli ° ol - S «>n Deceased, who was twentv-eight vears of age, was attacked by tvphoi fever some weeks ago. ' P aj J itUc h ** retired from the Kn 1„V "> andma «t«r of the Feilding on TW * yoars serTiw " At a supper *jS M^? J £?T ne } ho ™>niber ß presentmeeWHffitt,e Wl , th a Ik^»r -tand. a Wk°*i -'i* 0 and cut & la arid M ls Haybittle with an electro egg stand. Kev. J. Reed Glaseon. of the Terrace S with »JL S erSt °» n > rth - and is BtavEl AH?" L A.spiantt. the. Rev. Glasson will conduct t L morning aen-.ee in connection Sh he next Sundav. He returns rn ivn; .T • on Thursday nett. Wellington The death occurred at Grevtown ~f «pTDadv e T- rick , Ki £? (stat * Se sfJed for I T O, Th ° dw * aswl h «d rehill bS f er 4 ° - vears ,n Wairarapa. and had been farming for a considerable tin He was very popular among all secriow of ne ar ter iUmt3 v/ 0r his inte^rit >- •'"" 1 neartedness. Many a voting man in the district was launched on a successful ca eer through the advice and assistant he had lived a retired life. He was 71 years of age, and leaves a widow and Several children. Among the latter are Messrs • x rT inff rV. of Masterton, F. King (Hast- < ings). H. King (New Plymouth), Met ■ dames C. Wiggins (Grevtown). W Baker 1 (Wellington), and D. Baker (Feilding) ! Mr Mark Harrison, who died in -Wk- ' jana last week, was well-known the Waikato and surrounding district. Sv. * M ,, te ™ ** Horncastle, Lincolnshire (England), in 1855, and was brought up to agriculture. He came to Auckland in 1880 by the ship Lady Jocelyn. and entered the service of Messrs Maclean and Co re- < siding for many years in the Morrins'ville ' and Lichfield districts, subsequentlv settling m Hamilton. Mr Harrison took a i prominent part in public matters, and served as a member of the Bav of Plentv Licensing Committee, and was also •, *< member of the Matamata Countv Council and other local bodies. Sir Harold Harmsworth, who was in the list of New Year peerages, is the second of the familv to be so honoured. A writer in London Opinion savs:— "Of course the proudest woman in England to-day must be Mrs Harmsworth. I cannot recall an- s other case of a mother living to see two r new peerages created for her sons. She is d a regal old lady of round al>out seventy residing sometimes at Pownter's Hall, Tot- * teridge, and sometimes at her house on the d north side of Hyde Park. A woman of v great strength of character and intellect. a Mrs HarmswortrTs famous sons have always been only too glad to take her opin- u ion upon the big steps in their various '.' great careers " d

The Japanese are artistic to a degree, and Japanese art is being featured in a window display at Collinson and Cunninghamc's. Framed water-colours, by Japanese artists. are shown. Each is a little gem of land or water, tvpical bits from Cherry Blossom Land. Each water-colour has the artist's iignature. Priced from 2s 6d to 7s lid.— Advt.