PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1720, 22 January 1920, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Lady Rodwell, wife of the Governor of Fiji, Sir Cecil Rodwell, is at present visiting New Zealand. Messrs J. P. Luke and R. A. Wright, M.'sP., intend to proceed to Samoa next month with tho Parliamentary, party.

Mr W. G. Stead, who was thrown from a jxjlo pony at Hastings, sustaining slight concussion, is still confined to his bed.

The death is reported of Mr Frederick Stringer, an old resident of Wanganui, aged 80 years. The Rev. A. H. Collins, formerly minister of the Ponsonby Baptist Church, is visiting Auckland. For some years Mr Collins has been minister of the Parksido Church, Adelaide, South Australia.

Surgeon-General S. Skerman, who has been acting as principal medical officer to the Garrison Force at Samoa for the past two years, returned to New Zealand this week. Colonel R. W. .Tate, Administrator of Samoa, arrived at Auckland by the Navua on Monday morning. He has been summoned to New Zealand by the Minister for External Affairs, Sir James Allen, to a conference on. matters of policy.

Captain Louis Noedl, D.5.0., M.C., A.1.F., returned to Woodville yesterday after an absonce of seven years. Captain Noedl left with' the Australian Forces in 1915 and served with distinction through all the lighting. The Earl of Liverpool has received a cable from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, inlorming him that His Majesty the Kins has approved of an extension of His Excellency's term of office, in order that he may be in New Zealand when the Prince of Wales visits the Dominion. The death occurred on Monday at Auckland of Mr William Beaumont, for many business manager to the Brett PrintIn"- and Publishing Company. The deceased who was 74 years of age, was a native of'the North of Ireland. He came to Auckland in the 'sixties, and after having engage'! in various business enterprises he joined the firm named in 1871, retiring from the oiwiness management through failing health at the end of 1913.

Miss Eileen Williamson's.many friends on the stall' of the Premier Drapery Company attended u "kitchen tea" tendered in honour of her- approaching marriage at tho residence of Mrs C. Donald, Ferguson .street, Terrace End, yesterday afternoon. Nearly forty people were present and on eniovablo r.fternoon was spent. Included in tiie numerous useful gifts received was one from Mr Wallace, manager ot the firm. At Levin on Tuesday evening the citizens entertained Mr and Mrs W. fl. Hughes, who were presented with a cheque for a substantial sum. Mr Hughes has been manager of the Levin branch of the Bank of Australasia for 8 years, and has been ' transferred to Temuka. The congregation of tho Presbyterian Church.also entertained Mr and Mrs Hughes and presented them with tokens of their esteem and goodwill. Tho Order of the Nile (second class) has, according to a London cable message, been conferred upon the following New Zealander -Colonels A. F. BatcHelar (Palmerston North), and A. G. Powles (Wellington). Tho same Order of the fourth class has. tho message further states, been conferred upon P M. Acton Adams (Canterbury), A. O. ll'ineman (Machine Gun Corps), and 11. C. Hurst (Canterbury). The death has occurred of Mr N. • J. Perntsen, of Waipatiki, a well-known settle! of Southern llawke's Pay, at the. ago of 59 years. Deceased, who was born in Denmark, came to New Zealand with his parents in the ship Ballarat in 1872. and was a son of Mr Anton Berntsen, one of tho original settlers ot Dannevnke. lie took up a holding at Waipatiki about 3) years a P go, being one of the Hmt to settlo fn the district, and had resided in it right up to tho timo of his death. _ A few months ago Mr C. Pickering, of College street, sold his farm of 26 acres vn Boundary road to Mr Bruce, for£l2o cr acre, and intends in the near futuic to evi.it the Old .Country with Mrs Pickcrae Mr Pickering camo to New /.calami About 50 years ago, being, for many years a traveller for farming impleme s, ind for tho past 24 years he has made his homo n Patoerston North. Prior to coming to e Dominion, Mr Pickering [or a consuer(K resided in Birmingham, and this til be one of tho first p aces he will, visit w enhft gOCS to Great Britain. Mr Pickermg has not sold his homestead in College "trWt and he and Mrs Pickering intend roii.Jtho bridegrooms being the late Won. J. jo. Aciaiid of Mount Peel, and Mr G. P. Cox, then of Springs Station, Springfield, and then ot oi"" » M iim \ y rß Cox, who ESh -joy wonderfully, good health, coleL hj„ diamond jubilee of theiwed,2 in hristchureh on Saturday at. lilford hj" residence of their daughter, Mrs HanSiei^geafgrandchildren, being present . V i i ;,, the gathering were Mr and Mr "pe ey"ll tS their six sons and Mrs rerwy **. «., IK |f o rd Cox, of the ,\, <L.\ (' Cox Hank of Australasia, "?;■«, of Atiiunun. and »1» Co«. W„ n v Albari Purehas, and his bixtli great grandchild.