PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1088, 14 February 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Dr. G. K. Morrison, political adviser to the Chinese Government, who has boon touring New. Zealand for tho past few weeks, is at present visiting Auckland.

The death is reported from Auckland of Mr J. T. Wilson, one of the few survivors nf tho party, of settlers who arrived in Auckland from Scotland in the ships Jane Gilford ami the Duchess of Argylc, over 75 years ago. Another of Auckland's old colonists, in the person of Mrs John Williams, passed away at. her late residence, Dovonport, on Saturday last, The deceased lady arrived in Auckland with her parents 60 years'ago in the ship Joseph Fletcher.

Our Tokomaru correspondent writes: The many friends of Mr and Mrs Ralph Stewart will regret to learn that their son Ralph is very seriously ill in a private hospital in Pdinierston North. Mr and Mrs Stewart, are well known and rerpecfed residents of this district, and the sympathy of a. large circle of friends will be extended to <hem, and the hope expressed that their son will soon-bo well a^rain

The death is reported from Melbourne of Mr A. P. Webster, formerly inspector of the Hank of Australasia' for New Zealand. He joined the bank in 1876 as a junior clerk. Rising step by' step, he served as manager in various parts of New Zealand, including Feilding, Ashburton, Patea, Palmorstdti North and Wellington. In 1901 he was appointed sub-inspector in Now-Zealand, and in 1903 inspector, succeeding the lato Mr 11. K. lietlmne. He spent a year in London at the invitation of the directors oi the Hank of Australasia; and in October, 1915, was appointed chief inspector of the Hank of Australasia for Australia and New Zealand, removing to Melbourne. Mr Webster had been operated on for appendicitis in January last. Deceased was recognised as an authority on Australasian banking and finance.

Dean Oarrw, of Greymouth, whose death was announced on Tuesday, was born in the parish of Coleman, Tipperary, in 1849. lie began his education at the local school, (.hence he graduated to the Monastery of Mount Mallory, in charge of the Caithusian Monks. Ho completed his theological studies at St. Mary's. Dundalk. In company with the late Dean Mahonev (Nelson), Father Kirk (Wanganui), and Father Foley Teipuka). ho arrived in Wellington in 1875. For a short period lie was curate to the Yen. Father Forrest, at Napier, during the living period of epidemic- of diphtheria when all Ids youthful energies were taxed to the utmost. Dean drew was appointed to Heel ton, and lie laboured there for eight years, erecting the present substantial church. LVJmorston North next laid claim :o him, and during his short stay lie erected the. present presbytery, Feilding proved the. ne'Nt field of his labour, and whilst in Feilding he collected material, timber, etc, and funds for the erection of the Feilding Church. Greymouth finally claimed him as its own for 34 years;

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