PERSONAL ITEMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 12 August 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

An Ottawa Pie;-' A.*-ociat i.m cable state- thai Lord Htndlip. Lord Clinton, and Loid Duiiiiiiite have arrived at Winnipeg, and are exploring WeKte.rn Ca nada to liud a field for mvestmeiils. According- lo a Loiiili.n press cable I he late Sir Ceorge Newues' will contained onlv 24 word.". His estate was sworn -.,: .cr/ci.v:. A Paris oress cable -ays thai Plcneh papels announce I hat the P.ar.ine-s V.-iugim n. the mi.rgtuia lie wile of the lat... King Leopold, is :boul to m.ury a wealthy ITeiic hiiiaii nam: d Km a auol Ihnioux. A joe-, ,-able from Paris stales thai the ex Kmpie s Kugeuie, mixing Incognita with the sightseers. revisited i 'iiui piogne, which was the favourite of her husband and herself in tlii- days of iiio Xapoie.ni ie Kmpii'o. '-'io vii.'WT.i the pictures in the rooms w'..ieh i he I'l'illi'r !m|crial used to ficcup.N. and wa-.. deeply afl'eeted. 'ln the Supreme Court at Wellington on the ZBth ult.. Mr Justice Cooper, on tit* application of Air J-;. li. Moore, granted probata of tho will of Alexander Drtiniinond. the elder, deceased, to Alexander Drunnnond. tho —younger, and Ann Drumniond. two of the executors named in the will, reserving leave for Kiutiia Louisa Drumrnond, the other executor, to come in and prove. An application received by the Wellington Presbytery fiom the Rev, t'iiaries I'.ir;. r, who recently resigned his position as Methodist minister at Masierton, for admis ion to i h-e Presbyterian Church, was referred to ;i committee to consider and report to the Pre-bytery. One of PictonV old identities passed tuny at the Hospital in the person of Mr James Fielder, aged 87. says the Marlborough "•Kxpress." The deceased was a well-known figure, having resided in Marlborough over forty years. He '•'•as l.oin in I uswi. h about 1823. and went to c-ea at eight years of age. fishing ■.lf the hanks of \ew■fouiidlancf and trading to the We.-1 Indie.-, later carrying troop- to the Crimea. He was fur .some years a servant <,f the KasT Indian Company, and experienced very exciting time.-. He landed at Nelso'ii in the 'sixties, and tramped to Pit-ton. where he had lived since. He was highlv respected, and was noted 'or Jiis sterling ■•| unlit i<.-s.

Another well-known face will be missed, from the streets of Blenheim. Mr William Farquhar, of "Bleak Hou.-o. *' Maxwell Road, having passed ••way. The late Mr Farquhar. save the 'hxprcss." wa.s a na.tive of Aloravshire. Scotland, and was educated in the' Tom's Hill Parish School at Birnie. near which place his father held a farm on the ..-late of the Earl of Seafield. For the oa-U 20 years or more Mr Farouhar had uoen a resident of New Zealand", and had proved a very successful colonist. His wife predeceased him by about four vears. and he leaves one son (James.) who Ls, now staying with friends in Blenheim. About eight years ago Mr Farquhar came to Blenheim and purchased the Royal Hotel, which he held tor a number of years. He eventually -old out to Mr f'.eoru'e Cheesman. who .lied recently, and retired, into private. life, taking up his residence at "Bleak [louse.'" The deceased gentleman, who >vas in his 56th year, had made a host, f friend.-, owing to his Welt-known \indne.ss of heart and charitable actions.

-I. V. Saunders. ~j' Melbourne, who has been appointed groundsman and o;u-!. to the Wellington Cricket. Association, made his fir t appearance for Victoria in I\}»!>-I Jl(U> season, and for a new man achieved a marked degri e of success ;•• securing Ul wickets it an average cost of Jo. The follow- ''{,' season ii t . increased his bag to 2f> at 17 apiece. Against New South Wales at Sydney in .Ininiary. 1002, he ici'iiinpli-he.l a remarkable performance in taking G wickets for o~ in fho first innings, and ."> for 73 in the second—a performance which made him a certain ~tarter f.,r j he H>OU Australian levcii in Kngland. In three test ■Hatches his record i a s follows: \: Me'bonrn ■, ." for US; at Sydney. "> i'< r S'J; at Adelaide. ."> for (in. S-Aiui-Jers was born in I.STIi. Mr William Henry, founder and present secretary of the Royal Life Saving Society, wil J tour Australia and New Zealand in th,. interests of the society next summer. He is due in New Zealand early in November and will I H . prepared to give lecture-, examine candidates for the sociofv's" awaid-. and generally do what "he •'•"•'I to help forward the life-saving moveiiK nt i n [lie Dominion. Mr Henry i- a recognised authority o M all matter-, pertaining to life-saving, resuscitation. i'ii'., and is the author of th',. society - - handbook of instruction "Sw-i mining." Badminton Library s'eries. and other works. IIi s should have beneficial results, and should greatly help on the great movpment that h ( , has ,„.,,!,. j,j s } .„,-, life's work.

According to a Berlin statistical report, the total number of horses slaueh tered 'or food in the German Empire ciurmg 199 was 151.357. Tho quantity

s,T, ,• ° f 1,v1,, e ,n th <> United iil, T / u t , < ; ord ' l, R to an official calculation last March, was 33.8 per cent, high--1800 IRQO "™ rage • fOT the 10 - vears 1690-1899 The price of meat, butter. fhmr. and milk has been gradually increased.

\ UII tlle coming Spring our Lady Headers are reminded that the first shipments of Spring and Summer Millinery are now being shown- at Mrs Anstice's,, where everything that is correct and becoming for the coming season may be including stylish' ready-to-wears, all marked at most moderate pr;,-•«.,' Call and inspect. A visit will be nuicii appreciated.—Mrs AiiHtiee, 1 r-if.tig&r----street. *

Those who've not already visited this great winter and stock-taking sale at Mrs. Anstice's .should do so at once, fin* thiwe bier bargain chiys cannot last for ever. Hundreds of delighted purchasers have already visited the store and made real genuine worth-while savings on their smallest parcel. Don't he left out of this rich bargain feast, but get in now. and investigate these unusual offerings for yourself.* We have just received our second shipment of the famous "New Home" 5 drawer, drop-head Sewing Machines. Also a number of the well-known Myers Spray Pumps. As we have very little space for new goods arriving, great reductions will be made for nett casli only during our sale for one month lonsrer W. It. May, Richmond.* ' Sixty coils English Stee] Fencing "Wire, \(is. S and 10; •> tons Roof Ting Iron —at wholesale ra res for cash- during our -ale.—W. 1?. May, Richmond;.* .Specially selected Farm and Garden Seeds for Sprin - sewing. Pater!; : Manures (Special Mixture, Superphosphate, Blood and Bone, Basic Slag, etc.) Our shed space being limited, special reductions will be made for cash during our great Reduction Sale. —"W\ R. May, Richmond.*