PERSONAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1345, 17 June 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A SOLDIER PREACHER.

Mr' Brown, poultry expert, will nrrive in Palmerston ou Monday, for the Winter Show, Mr J. Morrip, who left yesterday for Sydney whs. pticr fa his departure, presented by tlin manager and staff of the Rank cf New South Wales with a handsome case of pipes. Rev. F. MoDonald loaves Palmerston to-day for B'tliam to oowiint au evangelistic mission for the Primitive' Methodists of that town. The umsiuu will last for a week or ten days. The pnlpit at the Baptist Church will be supplier! by the Rev. Oarslile during Mr McDounld's absence. Qnite a gloom was cast over Fox,ton yesterday by the death of Mrs Whvte, wife of the proprietor of Whyte'fl Hotel, which is an institution of FoxtoD, aud one of the land marks, Mrs Wiiyte had motored to Wellington ti Bee the Industrial Exhibition ami retnrnod on Tuesiay. It is feared that she got a chill and us she was suffering from iudneuzi she became worse and expired at 7. SO a.m. yesterday. One of Mrs Whyte's children Bonnie, is ttlso laid up with

the same complaint. Very great s-mpatliy will be felt all over the district with the widower aud yooug children. Mrs WhHe was widely known in the district and generally respeoted, and she had great iufluenoe over all who were brought into contaot with her iu the hotel and otherwise.

AND HOW HE WAS APPOINTED. MINISTER FOR DEFENCE HAS QUALMS. AND SEEKS ADVICE FROM THE SCRIPTURES. (Press Association.—By Telegraph.™ Copyright). Received June 16,11 p.m. ■Melbourne, Last Night. Rev, Ross, au Adelaide clergyman, applied for appointment as an officer of the military defence 'force's, The local Commandant dia not approve and referred the matter to the Military Board, which saw no objection to the appointment. Senator McGregor, Acting-Minister of Defence, having qußlms on the subject, stat-s that lie solved the difficulty by opening the Bible at random, when his eyes fell on the versa "He that hath no sword let him sail his garment and buy one." That decided liim, and he ordered that the Rev. Mr Ross ba admitted as an officer.