PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4290, 25 February 1901, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr George Urquhari. assistant clerk at the Magistrate’s Court at Wang.v nni, has been advised that lie has passed the section section of the LI/ !J. degree.

Tin- Governor has been obliged to abandon bis proposed trip through the ITrewera, Country this summer ,11- ’’ Excellency will leave in a few days for Auckland via, Rangilikoi, Taupe and Waikato.

ft. is stated by a Press Association message from Dunedin that intimation has been received that John Alexander (lay lui.s passed the* second section of the 15. A. examination, and lias also been swarded the John Tiniine scholarship for excellence in English luugimgj and literature.

A Press Association telegram - from Christchurch states that Mr Charles ICnsor, of Balcairu, died on Friday. The deceased, who came to the colony in 1861, had been chairman of tin New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association since its co'nunencomcni in 188 K and the present position of the association is mainly due to his strong com-mon-sense and financial ability. Mr itnsor, who wax greatly respected, leaves a, widow and family. By the last San Francisco mail Milt. B. Hayes, of the General Past Office, received advice of the death of an undo, Mr T. A. Tromvith, of Atlantic) City, U.S.A.. a, well-known end Iriglily-ostcemed United State* naval veteran. Mr Trcmvith served through the civil war as an engineer on the flagship of the redoubtable Admiral Farragofc, and was present at the taking of New Orleans. The deceased gen-' Reman was sixty-two years of ago at his death, and war, buried at Philadelphia- with naval honours.