PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7023, 11 January 1910, Page 5

PERSONALIA

His Excellency the Governor is at Tokaanu, Lake Taupo to-day.

-V Press \ssoeiatioti cable message from London announces tho death of Mr Charles Waters founder of the International Bible-reading Association. ■V Press Association message from Hamilton records the death of Mr George Maves, aged ninety, who arrived there many years ago w 11. the 1-ourth Waikato Hcgiment. He was one of tho oldest residents of the district.

Dr Solf. German Governor of Samoa, who has been touring the -North If™}including tho Hot Lakes district anmil in Wellington on Saturday. He left Wellington last evening in .continuation of "his tour through tho Dominion.

Dr Perry was entertained at the Potone Commercial Club last night, prior to his departure for the north of Auckland district. Speeches were made eulogistic of tho doctor's qualities as a medico and as a citi/.en. Dr Wallace Mackenzie was among the visitors.

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice (Hon. Dr Findlay), who left for the South last night, will mako calls tortile transaction of public business at Timaru and Christchurch while en route for Mount Cook. He will return to Wellington on Sunday week.

The Rev. C. E. Ward, Mr M Murdoch, and 31 r Isaac Clark, delegates, from Thorndon-Northland to the Proline Methodist conference to he held at ijniaru this week, left Wellington or south bv tho Maori last evening. There will be about ono hundred delegates ut the conference from various parts of the Horn inton.

Mr S. Samson, a member of the Fedoral House of Representatives, and Mr W. Hutohinson, a member of tho Victorian Legislative Assembly, are visiting Wellington. They have toured the South Island, and leave by the midday train to-morrow for Rotorua and Lake Taupo. The visitors called on the UnderSecretary for Lands yesterday. Members of the Ministry in Wellington to-day are the Hon. J. A. Millar and Hon. James Carroll. The Prime Minister is travelling from InvercargiU to Christchurch, en route to Wellington; tho Hon. G. Powlds is at Auckland; Hon. E. McKenzio at Reetton; Hon. 1. Mackenzie, Dunedin; and Hon. A. 1. Ngata, Tuparoa. Mr Ilenirv P. Gaze, who has been appointed physical director of tho Sydney Young Men's Christian Association, has been for somo time a member of the Lancashire and Cheshire League Council and Judges' Association. He was the Lancashire and Cheshire League champion for 100 G and Liverpool champion lor 1907. He was also captain of the International 200-Guinea Challenge Shield team for the samo year. Mr Oscar Asche, now appearing in Melbourne, received a cable message last week making him a most advantageous offer to visit America, the stipulation being included that "Tho Virgin Goddess," tho remarkable classical play, bo one of tho repertoire. M<r Asche, howover, will not bo able to visit America this year, as ho is booked to tour England with " Count Hannibal," which is to bo staged in Melbourne shortly. During- the absence from Wellington of the Rev. J. Reed Glasson, who leaves by the Marama on Thursday to represent New Zealand at the coming triennial congress of the Australasian Congregational Union at Hobart, his pulpit at the Terrace 'Church will be occupied in turn by the Rev. Wilson Potts, of Te Kuiti, and tho Rev. W. Eernie, of Dunedin. Tho Rev. Mr Potts will preach for the first threo Sundays, and tho Rev. Mr Fernie for the last two Sundays of the Rev. Mr- Glasson s absence.

The Governor has forwarded to tho Mayor of Napier (Mr J. Vigor Brown, M.P.) an Imperial service medal tor presentation to Mr Samuel Tanner, a, recent arrival in Napier on a visit from the Old Country. The medal has been awarded to Mr Tanner in recognition of overTbrty years' continuous and faithful service in the British Postal Department. Tho medal itself is of silver and bronze and suspended by a red and blueribbon. The bronze is in the shape oi a six-pointed star, and the silver is circled and inscribed "For Faithful Sorvioe, 8.8., VII." Tho name of the recipient is inscribed on the obverse side of tho medal.

It is understood that Mr Richard Dalrymple Hay will receive the appointment of Director of Forests in New South Wales under tho Act just passed, Mr Hay has been in -charge of the forestry branch for some time, and has been acting as chief forester. The Minister favours the appointment, as ho considers that it would be unwise to bring anyone from another country to take charge oi a department of this nature. Tho appointment" carries with it a salary of £750. The whole branch is now to bo reorganised, so as to bring the work of administration up to date. Mr Hay joined the service in September, 1881, and has filled the post of chief forester since July, 1904.

The Acting Mother-General of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Sydney, Sister La Merci, died last weok at tho convent of the order. Mount street, North Sydney. It was only recently that the death was announced of the Mother-General and foundress of the order, Mother Mary, and Sister La Merci, who had been her assistant, carried on tho duties of the vacant office ponding the election in February next. Her health, however, had not been satisfactory for some months past. Sister La Merci (Miss Mahoney), who was born in Tasmania in 1859, made her profession thirty-three years ago, and spent most of her life as a religious in • Victoria. Tho congregation numbers 750 sisters, and there are 109 branch houses in the Australian States and New Zealand. Mr FArward Willian< Pasley passed away at Nelson on Friday evening, after an illness extending over several months. Mr Pasley was born in the Bengal Presidency, India, in 1836, being the third son of Colonel G. J. Pasley. of tho 49th Foot. Mr Pasley was educated at Bath, England, and in 1851 came to New Zealand in the ship Maori, landing at Nelson. For four years ho remained with his uncle, who was farming, and afterwards took ut> sheopfarming in the Waitrau district till 1863. The following year ho joined tho Customs Department at Nelson as a junior clerk, and worked himself up to the position of landing waiter at that port. In 1876 he received the appointment of Collector of Customs at Blenheim, and was transferred to Gisborne in December, 1894. He retired from tho service in 1901, after a term of about forty years, and removed to Nelson.