PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11368, 10 May 1900, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tire Countess de Maniu, who is touring *« colonies on pleasure, was a passenger from Wellington bv the s.s. Rotoiti yesterday. Mr. J. A. 'McKinnon, sub-accountant ffl tie Wellington branch of the National BanK, has been appointed to the position of mansger of the bank's branch at Mosgiel. Mr. W. A. P. Sutton, of Waikato.fi" been appointed inspector of meat and wineat Thames, vice Mr. C. Jephsotf, re*™ the appointment being subject to the p proval of the Thames County and WW Councils. There were a large number u applicants for the position. .. • Our Mekohe West correspondent W'«; -Two or three weeks ago death cg rf another victim in the person of air.» . East, who was located in this distw . over 30 years, and who came to the colon) the year 1846. He was an Englisb« ] in the parish of Bension, near the town Wallingsford, County of Oxford. /% age of 22 years he enlisted on $<**&<&' 1845, in the 65th Regiment, coming to colony the following year. He serve , the regiment all through the Maori ana o wars, and received his discharge in, Zealand, after serving a term of 19 W""j a-half. Some years ago he niarne*i fe ,, settled down on a little farm, and in years a good family sprang up ««"" yWith his Imperial"and New sions he was getting on, and se !°T„ $> very comfortable. He was one of tW ~ received an invitation from the W» e _ jjjj attend the late function of old at Government House. The > jj reached him when on his deatn-oeo.i,- how : was able to say to his sons, ' You . your old father is respected." He , {jti*p respected, a good husband, and Kin '-*y He died at a good old age, 77 1fP.t0 to a widow, two sons, and two dM a I mourn their loss. Hjs two . d S r hood. married, and living in the neignW*