PERSONAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 680, 1 April 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The weather conditions having improved, his Excellency the Governor visited the Urewera country. He was warmly received, by the chiefs and had a brief conversation with Rua, who, his Excellenoy said, appeared to be doing good by induoing the natives to cultivate their lands and observe sanitary laws. The Governor and party left Rotorua for Wellington yesterday. Mr Louis Seifert left yesterday on a short visit to Ohristchurch. Lieut. Shackleton is to lecture at Wellington on the 14th inst., in aid of the Viotoria College funds. Dr. Goode, the Taranaki paranoic murderer was taken through to Auokland last night, where he will be plaoed either in Mt. Eden goal or the Avondale Asylum.

Miss Elsie Massey, daughter of the leader of the Opposition, was marriod at the Presbyterian Ohuroh, Manges, to Mr G. Lawrence Taylor, an Auckland dentist.

MrPeroydeJß. Brandon, son of the late Eustace de B. Brandon, been married at Sydney to Clara, daughtei of the late Mr Frederick Riohards of Pohangina. Constable Fitzgibbons, for some time stationed at Palmerston, has been removed to Inglewood to replace Constable Duddy, retired under the Police Provident Fund. Constable Sylvester of Invercargill will fill the Palmerston vaoanoy.

Mr Hamish Wilson; who had his jaw fraotured whilst playing polo for Rangitikei against Hawke's Bay, has returned home, having made a good reoovery.

Mr C. W. Naylor, who was for ten years organist at Ohrist Ohuroh, Wanganui, has been appointed organist and ohoirmaster at St. Andrew's, Palmerston North. Mr Naylor was at one lime conductor of the Wanganui Liedertafel and is well known in musioal oiroles on this ooast. He will be an acquisition both to the ohuroh and the town.

Mr A. Dillon, M.P. for Hawke's Bay, who defeated Sir William Russell in the seoond ballot, told his audience at the Irish national banquet at Hastings that he would ndt come out as a candidate at the next general eleotion, but would leave the field to Mr Simpßoq, and a soore of others, who, he. understood, were already , preparirig for .tho fray. ' • will open a new. post office, at Featberston.at noon on Friday next. He will be present at a similar fpotiori at Upper Hutt later on in the day, and will attend a banquet there id the evening.

Mr F. J. W. D. Walmsloy, Deputy Commissioner of Taxes ; retired yesterday on superannuation after 30 years' sorvioe. Be was presented by Mr P. Heyes, Commissioner, on behalf of the staff, with an illuminated address. Tlni Foxton Haibour Board has granted Mr J. P. Hennesßy nine months' leave of absence, daring whioh time he will take a health trip to the Old World. Members generally spoke highly of Mr Hennessy's good work in oonneotion with the established of alHarbonr Board, and wished him a ploasant voyage and a safe return. , Mr W. P, Glasgow, sooretary and inspector to the Custom? Department, retired from the service yesterday after years' service. He will shortly take a trip to England. He was presented with a number of presents subscribed for by offloers of the Department throughout the Dominion It is .understood Mr R. Carter, now oolleotor of Customs at Wellington, suooeeds Mr Glasgow. MrO. A. Wray, S.M., presided over the oourt for the last time at Timaru yesterday prior to retiring under the Civil Servants' Aot. There 'was a large attendance of justices and members of the bar. Mr J. W. White, senior oounsel, and others delivered farewell addresses, and Mr Wray made a feeling reply. He said he very much regretted having to retire. The court officials and polioe! presented Mr Wray with a goldmounted umbrella. There is no word | of Mr Wray's successor. Mrs David Hannan, widow of a former Napier resident, died at Oakley street last night. She- arrived in Napier in the ship King of Italy 41 years ago, with her first husband Mr John Monagin.' She leaves four daughters and one sod, . Mr John Monagin, Mrs Campbell (Napier), Mrs Hageson (South Africa) and the Misses Agnes and Josephine Monagin of Palmerston North. ' Mrs Hannan was much esteemed in Napier for her praotioal philanthropy and resided for the last two years in

Palmerston North. The Post understands that in pursuance of the polioy of retrenchment and consolidation which Government is pursuing in the oivil servioe, Messrs G. J. Yon Dadelzen, Registrar General, and 0. S. Hickson, Commissioner of Stamps, are to be retired though neither has yet reaohed the age limit. The suggestion is that the Eleotoral and Registrar General's Departments be. amalgamated with Mr Mansfield in charge, and stamps be merged in another department. The Post also believes that the Mines Department will be joined to Pnblio Works and the Valuation and Tax Departments will again be worked as one.