PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4826, 2 December 1902, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Lord and Lady Ranfurly, Lady Constance Knox and Captain Alexander arrived at tho Bluff yesterday by tho Talune, from Melbourne. Mr-Jos'. Mcßae, of tho Stronvar run. North Wairarapa, has gone into partnership with Mr Robert Cobb, tne well-known Manawatu ehoep-hreeder. -Mr T. S. Weston, barrister and solicitor, of New Plymouth, is joining m partnership with Messrs Skerrett and Wylie, of Wellington, and will tako up his residence in this city. Our correspondent at Danncvirko records the death there of Mrs Hodder, widow of tho late Mr Walter Hoddor, of Featherston. Deceased was one of tho colony’s pioneers, having landed at Pctone in 18-12. Mrs Hodder was well known in Wellington and tho Wairarapa. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that Mr \V. D. Gobble, a prominent Peninsula Settler, died on Sunday. He was born at the Head of tho Bay fifty-four years ago, his parents having taken up land there some years before tho arrival of tho “Pilgrims.” Tho death is announced in Auckland of ono of the earliest settlers in this province,'Mrs James J. Taine, five of whoso family—Messrs Alfred and Frod. Taine, Mrs W. Darling, Mrs Charles Webb and Mrs J. G. Fildes—reside in Wellington. Mrs Taine’s death will bo mourned by a very wide circle of friends. Mr Walker, who was burned to death at Aramoho on Sunday, was 82 year* of age and a very familiar figure m Wanganui. He wont to that town in 1855, and had resided there over since. Ho was looked upon as the father of horso-racing in the Wanganui district, as he was ono of the first, if not actually the first, to run racehorses ‘here. Mr Walker was an excellent horseman, l aving had experience on the turf in the Old Land. He rode many a good race in Wanganui in the old days. The Premier left for Nelson last night to open the agricultural show there to-day. On Friday Mr Seddon will go to Palmerston North, and will be present at tho banquet to be given to Mr W. T. Wood, M.H.R. He is to bo at the Maori pa at Wanganui on Saturday, and intends to deliver an address there at tho request of the natives, who are to he present from all parts of the district. Tho Premier intends to give an exposition of tho native policy of tho Government, and will deal with tho position of the native lands under offer to the Couneils. and +he are*- which ’s likely to he put into the market at an early date.

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.Mr V/iiliani Km'lai! tUi'd at Martou on Sainnlnv, :i tl * il LiS. Tile doci-arieil c;;jii./io t li’ ’ualuiiV in the rarly .sk\D“s nctlar on i, tu Ctiuiml !>n)Uu*r.s ot'a-n.i.uiV'" tU V“ :4 , connection with a paimt t-.u* a' l ' l '-iiarl at Wellim-um. .11.- later on ueni with McNeill It re*. to sink Iho piers lur tn,. ■VVimniUiiii liriil;:'■ -IK* «vim «H<tv/anis rn*iday''U ky Messrs Rumll*; arm Dassvlt Ui cio tin; diving work in c:>nrn',u!ioii v.iGi llio Anuiiono krMtfG. In 1 smili'd iu AVany-'iii'U iu 1870, and had sinno hern iu va-i'ians Gowrnjnoid- ciiiuvucts. ID' did vulnublu divji.a work iu namuxdhvv. v. it.h the Qufcii Tjoo and oUilt wrack;;. A in our issue of yostorday ioni-I t.hal “Mr .Harold a rrc'.-u L. arrival from Ihiyjand, J*ad, out of numerous appliealicam. heon up-onra-uisb and ehoirnuis:<t of St. Raul's PreshyD-riaii Church, >.a;her, iu piaco of Mr Novdle Rfimuii. re’ Sir Grenson. who is a. man of hr y/’. I>an«, reci-ivod his musical cducnL;ori td, Maucinviter Royal ('ollcyo of Mu 4c under Sir ( linrU-s Hallo. OnjiinMly, Air Greysou iii'lcn/lcd to be a medical man, and with that end in view ho ■wont through a oourso of mr-djeai studies at Owen’s Colloyo, Victoria i’aiversif.y. .Manchester, and also at the Jloyal Iniir.’nary in Uio same eily. .M----iiieuyli lie is a sou of a suryeon, heredity iu hLs case "uva no hi:is.. and he ovcTil-UJilly took wholly to music, and beoaino organist and ciioirniastor of .St. John's Church, in Blackburn. Lancashirc, iu which town lie was also seine time oryauist of Christ Church. Air Oregon was for several years prominent in the musical world of Knyhutd ami Soul land, a,mi has yiven mu-icM recitals iu various parts of those emm--tri.es. Ovviny to failing health, lie. was obliged to emiyrato to Now Zealand, where ho now intends to make his permanent home. A. competent Kr: relish critic writes of Mr Greysou that “ho is a brilliant/ pmnist, a good ancoinpanist and siny>; fairly well.” "VViMi Nueh accompiishm'nt.s as these, Mr Grcyson is likely to bo a boon to Napier musical circles. Ho leaves {‘nr that town by Thursday mommy's train.

Among recent arrivals in the colony was Mr Victor Mantilla, the new Peruvian, Consul for Australasia.