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PERSONAL PARS.

Mr X- Hillary, of the Railway goods department, has been transferred to his old home, Christchurch. On Saturday last he was made ■ the recipient of a handsome marble clock by his fellow-employees as a mark of their esteem. * * * Mr 'A*. Schlesinger, of Christchurch has been a visitor to Wellington during the week. He is one of the most enthusiastic followers of boxing m the colony, and journeyed to this city for the sole purpose of witnessing the -championship fights. ** ' * Capt. R. Heaton Rhodes, the wellgroomed young man who represents Ellesmere m the House, doesn't seem to take his parliamentary duties ver'v seriously.- He drifted into his seat casual like the other day for . the first time this session. * • •» Mr C. B. Rogers, of the Auckland branch of the Ocean Accident Insurance Company,' arrived m Wellington on Wednesday night. He was present at the Opera House during the evening witnessing tlie championship finals. Before he left for the northern city, he was a vice-president of the Wellington Boxing Association. * * • • .. Th's German Emperor, he of the sore ear, has onoe more uttered" a singularly nious note. He thanks Heaven and the swords of his trusty troops that peace has so . long been maintained. Sounds Cromwellian. Oliver counselled his troops to put their trust m God, and keep their powder dry ! * * * The services of^Detectives McGrath | and Cassells m connection with the late burglaries have been recognised by Wellington Chamber of Commerce, which body passed a special resolution commending the ' clever officers for the services rendered to fhe commercial community m effecting the capture of the desperadoes. j * * * Miss Murcutt, who delivered an address m Wellington Town Hall on Wednesday night on the subject of "The White Slaves of Britain," is an Australian girl who recently visited the Old Country, and was able to judge for herself of the awful sweating conditions existent m the Big &moke. The fact that samples of the sweated industries of Britain are now being exhibited m the Town Hall gave point to the lecture. * * * Rumor hath it m Petone that at the next general election Tom Wilford will have ! a tough proposition up against him m the shape of a local worker, who, if working silently, is working consistently, a»d will probably command the support of the local workers. Of course, th©. General Elections are a long time off yet. Tney do come, though, nxucfe quicker than some politicians desire. Anyhow, the Hutt promises to provide j something m the shape of a fight tliat a Donnyforook fair would, compare well with.; * * v. Several changes are being made m the Post and Telegraph Department. Mr J. F. Mcßeth, Chief .Postmaster at Christchurch has retired on a pension, and Mr S. P. Stevens, Chief Postmaster- at Nelson, has tak-* en . his place, while Mr G. V. Senn replaces Mr Stevens at Nelson. Mr Robert Tait, Wellington's Assistant Postmaster, has fcee'i tTansfered to Christchurch m a similar capacity, and R« Morris fills his position here. Mr Tait will be much missed from the local office, as by his urbanity be had made himself very popular, both with the staff and the general public.: . . ." * * . * "Munsey's Magazine'" published a thumb-nail sketch of Mr Keir Hardie, M.P., now on his way to Australia, thus :—"The man m the old tweed coat, with the pipe, is Mr Keir Hardie, who has made a dread^ful name as the chief of the Independent Labor Party m Parliament, a new and unexpected party. He is a man of as stout a determination' as Mr Redmond, the famous leader of the Irish Party. He lear»ed his i alphabet by smearing a stone with a j miner's lamp and writing on tfoe soot with his finger. There is no immediate danger that his outcry for Stats (confiscation of railways, mines, and i steamers, will take effect ; yet he is ! a force to be reckoned with. MrHazj die and 'hi"? comrades m the House (over' 40 strong)are specially remarkable m that they have broken all the laws of etiquette m dress. The British member of Parliament was once a splendid spectacle from a tailor's point of view. His glossy top-hat, his neat waistcoat and tie. his inima- | culate frock-coat, were all m their way sartorial triumphs. The members of the new Labor Party, m their, j big cowboy hats or cloth caps, their ;old flannel suits and glaring ties, ■make a picturesque oasis m the I conventional ranks that surround

It. was 39 years ago on Saturday! { since the valiant Major Von Temps-* j ky was killed m action with the •! Maoris m the bush at Ruaruru, or To I Ngutu-o-tu-Manu. This brilliant j soldier was a Prussian by birth. Hes \ has been immortalised m Tom Brack* j em's "How Von Tempsky Died." i * * * I Latest boomed addition to "Even- I ing Post"' staff is A. G. Stephens, ; erstwhile of the Bulletin's pink page } for pious people. A. G. is a litter- ■, ateur of some ability and ones m } Sydney suggested that John Norton' I had pink or long cars. When finished '• with by "Truth," Stephens's lugs i were unrecognisable, even to his ■ nearest and dearest friends. * * * Miss Jessie McLachlan, the wellknown and populnr Scotch singer, is not making the recovery from her recent illness that her friends would-' like. Taken with influenza m Blenheim sh3 had to postpone her Wellington season and cancel some of her country dates. Her recovery?, however, has been so slow that it is now feared she will have to cancel all ; future New Zealand engagements to i fulfil her oblig-atic-ns . m Melbourne. ! She has received 'quite a pile.;of syin- \ pathetic letters from her many i Scotch and other friends and admir- ; ers m New; Zealand. * * * The death of Mrs L. B. Morley occurred at the Palmerston Hospital Ihe other day from natural causes. Deceased will no doubt be remembered by many as Madame Morley, the sinerer who was known as the "New Zealand Nightingale." She was tha widow of Signor Carmini Morley, leader of Lester's Opera Company, and subsequently of Miss May's Qoera Company^ both of which visifcgfr New Zealand some years ago. Signor Morley met with an accident irt Sydney which caused his death, attar which Madame Morley taught music m that cityj, and subsequently weat to Wanganui, where she was teaol*|r of music m the convent. She hjjsl been ailing for some time, and wad m Palmerston en a visit when li^r. illness became serious. She was taken to the hospital., where her death took place. Deceased leaves a sister m Palmerston to mourn her death, m the wife of Mr Hawkins,, solicitor. * * * On Saturday afternoon there massed away at the Wanganui Hospital a young man who some years aeo was one of the finest forwards m the colony, viz.,, James Shore- The de-* ceased learnt his football m Wanganui, and play-ad some sterling games there, both for his club and for the Union. Later on ha removed to Petonc, where he joined the club of that name, and distinguished himself ■ greatly m club and representative matches. It will be remembered that j whilst living at Petone Shore was j arrested on suspicion of having mur- '■ dered Mr and Mrs Jones , the old cbu- I pie who were so foully. dons to death., 1 The sensational developments m con- , nection of that affair, viz., the establishment of Shore's innocence and the ■■ arrest and just punishment of the ac.tual murderer are matters of historyj. also Shore's unsuccessful efforts* .- to oMain compensation for wrongful arrest, etc. Jim subsequently, obtained a situation m the Railway! Department, andt later on returned to» - Wanganui, where he had lived for a numler of years. Though ho, had his faults, Shore was a -hard-working man} possessed of -great physical strength, and news of his untimely death will be heard with great regret by his friends. The deceased, who was 3R years of age, leaves a Widow and 1 eight young children. * * * r .^~ . Walter W. Johnson. ex-Minister of the Crown, recently deceased, was the eldest son of the late Jndge Jphn^ son, of WellioEiton, N.Z., by his marriage with Charlotte Henrietta, Halton. He was born m London is 1839,, and arrived m Well-inarton w.vtfr*~* Iris parents m 1842. He sat m ths House of Representatives for Manawatu from 1871 to 1884. and was a member of the Atkinson Government (Postmaster-General and Minister for Public Works) from 1881 to 1884., Mr Johnson was related Ly marriage to Viscount Avonmore, who, as jM-aj'or Yelverton. of the Royal Artillery, became notorious m conneo* tioa with Theresa. Longworth and % famous action tried m Dublin nearly; half a century ago,, m winch the Major was sued nominally for the board and lodging of Miss Longworth. Ths pair were married m a R.C. Church at Rostrevor, but the Major bein&. a Protestant and Miss Longworth a j Roman Catholic, the -legality ot the i marriage was questioned. The Major [when he tired 01 Miss Longvror.tiV ! (whom -he met m Sciitaria. m t?«^ time of the Crimean war m 14mi garb, of a nursing sister), mauii'd the widow of Professor Forbes, ctf KdinboKo'. The Dublin jury f.v.mft the marriage good, but an oppn :>•;-> the Lords declared it to lie riiM! ""onfl void. Yelverton. who succpi'iied V s the title m 1870. o ;o { : . a.nfreat •>v, i^_ ling from James Whites: dc. \vh.-i ''ip_ peared for Mrs Yelverton. and Ahra-?* Koxn. Brewster, liis owa counsel, ~

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NZ Truth, Issue 117, 14 September 1907, Page 1

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PERSONAL PARS. NZ Truth, Issue 117, 14 September 1907, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS. NZ Truth, Issue 117, 14 September 1907, Page 1

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