PERSONAL MATTERS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 21 March 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL MATTERS.

A London table states that King Ed ward continues to remain indoors.

Mr and M'rs Warren Blyth, of Auckland, are visiting Nelson, and are staying at Waiiiui House.

A London cable messngs says that Lady Dudley is now doing well after the serious operation she underwent.

Thy death has occurred at Glendermott, Co. Tyrone, on January 25, of tho Rev. Dr. Corkey, one of the oldent and best known divines in the Irish I'resbyterian Church. His eight sous are Presbyterian ministers, and his only daughter is a missionary.

llr Harnett, of the Wellington office of Ihe Department of Agriculture, has been sent to "Nelson to inspect ami pass the shipment of apples tofbc sen!, to England by the Vaparoa.

The death has occurred .suddenly on January 25 of the dowager Lady Lawson (the widow of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bart.. M.P.. of Brayton and Isel) at Arkleby Hall, which had been her Cumberland residence since her husband died in 1906. Lady Lawson was an effective platform speaker, and she will be long remembered for her work as president of tho Cumberland Hand of Hone Union. For some time also she had been at the heitd of the* (.Ms' Friendly .Society Movement in tho North-West/ Mr D. L. Luxford, of the Agricultural Department, died at Napior "it Friday, aged forty-two years. TI'P deceased, who was a son of the late Mr William Luxford, of Wellington, was for some time engaged in journalism in Wellington, and he was also on the literary staff of the "Mail" for two years.' He thewn joined tho Veletrwinary Depawrtment, as correspondence clerk in the Government laboratory." () M tlio reorganisation <>f Hi' 1 Deparlment Mr Luxford was transferred to Napier as district agent, lie h'Jiyes a wi<l<) and onewwwwwwwwl) leaves a widow and hue child.