PERSONAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 678, 30 March 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Governor arrived at Whakatane on Saturday, Yesterday morning the party should have attended ft big Maori gathering at Ruatoki, but owing to the heavy rain the Governor had to cancel his arrangements. He will return to Rotorua to-day 7 Mrs Kennedy, late of Peilding, is visiting Palmerston, and staying at the Grand Hotel. Sir Win. MaoGregor, Governor of Newfoundland, has been appointed Governor of Queensland. Sir Gerald Strickland, Governor ' of Tasmania, has been appointed Governor of Westralia. Lieutenant Shackleton, of Antarofcio fame, will arrive in Wellington this week, and while theze will interview the Prime Miuipter. Mr Charles Allison, present Mayor of Ohristohuroh, informed a deputation that he will he a candidate at the approaohing eleotion. The services at the Foxton Presbyterian Ohuroh on Sunday were conducted by Mr H. Billens. of.Palinerston North. The Rev. Father Kelly, who we understand is to have, charge of the Foxton parish, visited Foxton this week, and was the guest of Mr Heunessy. The Feilding delegates to the Manawatn Rngby Union to-night 1 ate to be Messrs Ongley, Ryan, and F. Pirani. Mr R. W. Beadnall, is to take over the Cheltenham Hotel. He has now praotioally recovered from his recent seven operations and many well wishers will <hopb that he may have a oomplete redovery. Mr 0, H. Hodgson, of Messrs Barrand and Abraham, is leaving for Nelson this morning to take np farming. A number of friends gave him a hearty send-off last night. . Mr Frank Gibbons, of the Gretna Hotel, Taihape, hs dead, aged 39. He was a well known sportsman and often rode his own horse Seddon to victory'. at Hunt Olab events. Mr S. J. Gibbons (Mr F. Preston) is a younger brother. The Hon. A. W. Hogg, Minister for Roads and Bridges, visited Pahiatua yesterday and after receiving deputations from the Chamber of Commerce and Oonnty Oounoil proceeded to Makuri. He proceeds 'to Pongaroa to-day and to Weber on Wednesday. Miss Florence Baines has apparently abandoned her proposed New Zealand tour so far as the North is conoerned. She is n»w making a brief tour of the South Island and after a short season at Ohnstnhurch at Easter will proceed to Vandouver and open at San Francisco on May 18th. The Canterbury College Board of Governors yesterday appointed Mr Norman Mnrray Bell, M.A., to hold the First Trinity College (Cambridge) scholarship, the institution of which was agreed to by the Board recently on representation made by Professor Haslam. At St. Margaret's Ohuroh Taihape, Mr Thomas Henderson, jun., of Foxton, was united, in marriage to Carrie, youngest daughter of the late W. A. Flod, of the Pnblio Works

Department,' Taihape. Hon. Dr. Fiudlay, Ednoation / Board's representative, Mr Charles Wilson, Parliamentary, representative, and Mr 0. Watson, teaohers' representative, have been re-elected unopposed to .the Victoria - College • Oonnoil.' Sir Robert Stout, graduates' representative, did not stand for re-election and Mr J. G. Aitken has been eleoted without opposition | in his plaoe. : . ; ;ii serions aooident happened to Mr . Rollet, of Wellington, at Takaanu on Saturday evening. He was on his >., way to a hot bath by himself, when, getting on the wrong traok in the darkness, he fell into one of the large boiling pools near by and was severely soalded. Fortunately some friends were close by and reßoned him and conveyed him to the hotel, where a visiting doctor attended to his injuries. ( . At a farewell banquet at Foxtou to Mr P. J. Hennessy, president of the Chamber of Oommeroe_, member of the Borough. Oonnoil, Harbour Board, and School Committee, there was a large gathering and Senior Or. Stiles oooupied the ohair. Mr W. Ross suggested that it would be benefioial were Mr Hennessy asked by the Government to inspect and report npon the hemp industry, etc., in various, countries he intended visiting. With reference to the serious aooident to Mr W. Logan, a member of the Woodville County Oonnoil, we take the following particulars from the Examiner :-Mr Logan left home early on Friday, taking the Masterton road to attend to some sheep. As he did not retain at night a searoh was made and at ten o'clock on Saturday morning neighbours notioed a horse lying dead at the bottom of a gully, and when they reaohed the spot Mr Logan was lying a few tee.t away from the horse. They thought him also dead, but after examination they found he was alive, but insensible. His left leg was broken above the knee and he was rather badly bruised. He was taken to the Palliatoa Hospital. It is thought that his horse stumbled and fell into the gully, a distanoe of fully 100 feet. The horse's neok was broken. Mr Logan at latest advice was progressing favourably.