PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 215, 7 August 1909, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

From Sydney comes news of the death of Will Stevens, "The Sad-eyed Shriek," ■who, lor so many years, was under the Fuller management m New Zealand. • • • »■ Mr John Norton, M.L.A., proprietor of "Truth, V arrived m Wellington from Sydney, per Manuka, on Wednesday. The fact is merely mentioned should the dailies have overlooked it. George Garry, . the well-known bandsman and a former conductor of Miss Maggie Moore's orchestra, who died the other day, has a son who is now leader m the orchestra of Jack and Jill Pantomime Company. "Bunny" A'ubott, the All Black, struck trouble at Wanganui the other day, wJien for slanguage and window smashing he was fined a tenner and costs amounting to £7 5s Cd. "Bunny's" beano makes good reading, and shows what an All Black can do when on the "bust." • » * Dr. Herman Gans, the Magistrate at Frankfort-ohpMain, m Kaiser Bill's conntry, occupied a seat on . the Bench, at the Magistrate's Court, on Friday WEek with Magistrate Ridde"!!, for the purpose of gaining an insight into the working of courts m Ward's Dominion. Horatio Nelson, not Lady Hamilton's mash and the liero of Trafalgar, but the tea man and ex-president of the Wellington Boxing Association, left Mew Zealand last week for Sydney, where, during the week, he joined the RJVLS. Omrah on a trip to Ceylon. Tea m all its branches is the mission. » • *. The Union Steamship Company has presented Mr Jas. McMenamin, ol Terawhiti, with a free trip' to Sydney for services at the wreck of their rotten tub Penguin. This is about all the U Shant Sleep Co. have given away m connection with the sinking of their old kettle. What about the destitute survivors who couldn't get any compensation 7 • ■ » The Rev. F. Swainson, vicar of St. Barnabas, Holloway, has just rejected tne offer -of a living worth approximately £I&QQ, although his present income is under £300 ; and simply because he is so deeply attached to the working people of his parish that he will not leave them.. Dr. Gibb, J. J. North and other professional pietists too numerous to mention, are here requested to take note. • • • Captain A. Anderson, local marine superintendent of, ( . the Union Steamship Company for many years past, shortly proceeds to Sydney to take up the position of acting marine superintendent m Australia m place of Captain Sinclair, who recently retired from the service m consequence of failing health. Captain E. Stott, of the s.s. Mperaki; has been appointed to the position of acting marine superintendent m Wellington during the, absence of Captain Anderson. From Kylemore, Invercargill, comes ,news of the death of Mr J. F. Collins, m his seventy-fifth . year. Mr , Collins came to New Zealand m the early days. He had been a member of the Southland Provincial Council, and was for years on the council of the Southland Acclimatisation Society, pf which he was a valued member. His eldest son, Mr Frank Collins, is on the staff of the General Post Office ' m Wellington, and his second son, Fred, who "qualified as -a mining engineer, left for Klondyke m the early stages of the gold discovery m that region. Latest heard of Benjamin Fuller is that he is m the Big Smoke floating a- company, which will erect Skating Rinks and Picture Palaces everywhere m the Doughminion. Maybe it's right, but gee, what with All Linley and Tom Donovan erecting a new theatre m Courtenay-place, West's and Cooper threatening to do something similar somewhere m Wellington, things don't seem to.be so bad after all. Right on top of everything Johnny Fuller, jnr., and Alf. Linley have an inky scrap m the daily press, and big houses nightly at all the theatres suggest the old proverb, or adrerb, or whatever it is, "Sweet are the uses of" advertisement." The will of Janet Marion, Lady Clarke, late of "Cliveden," East Melbourne, widow of the late Sir William John Clarke, of "Rupertswoad," Baronet, who died on April 28th last, and step-mother of Sir Rupert Clarke,. has been lodged m the Probale Office. Deceased executed her will on June 9th, 1908, and her estate has been sworn at £200 realty, and £109, 355, personalty, or £109,588 m all. She leaves the following legacies : To her daughter, Mary Janet Lindsay, £8000 ; to her daughter, Lily Vera Montague Douglas Clarke, £8000 ; to her daughter, Ivy Victoria Clarke, £8000 ; to her son. Francis Grenville Clarke, £5000 ; to her son, Captain Reginald Hastings Clarke, £5000 ; to her sister, Agnes Vera Hughes £1000 ; to her sister, Gertrude McVean, £1000 ; to her brother, Rev. Frederick Evelyn Sturt Snodgrass, ■ £1000. The late Sir Andrew Lusk, ex-Lord Mayor of London, who died m England recently at the great age of 9'J, was, m his own opinion, a relative of the family of that name of which members are settled m Auckland, Dunedin, and Napier, George Lusk being the Wellington representative of the family. Sir Andrew Lusk had lived m the reign of five British soveigns. Born m Ayrshire m 1810, at the age of 35 he had become a ship-owner, and removed to London. He hecame a member of the Common Council of the City of London m 1853, Sheriff of London five years later, an Alderman m ISC3, and Lord Mayor of London m 1873. Within his term £150,000 was raised by means of the Mansion House Fund m aid of the sufferers by famine m Bengal. For twenty years he sat m Parliament m the Liberal interest. Sir Andrew and Lady Lusk celebrated their diamond jubilee last year A

'Tec. Fahey, of Auckland, has gone up one <to Timaru, where he succeeds "Demon" Fitzgerald, whose ill-health of late necessitated his resignation. « ■ • Mr Justice Cooper's son, Mr Harold Cooper, second eldest son, who, with his sister, Miss Ella Cooper, return to Wellington m a month or two, has obtained his M.B. and B.Sc, degrees at Durham University, England. ■ » « Captain Russell, of the British Army, and Miss Russell (son and daughter of Sir William Russell) have booked passages for Tahiti by the Manapouri, leaving Wellington on 12th August. They are bound for London. Dick Raymond, bagman and genial soul, left Wellington last Friday week by the Ulimaroa for Australia. Dick, . who was for many years with Messrs E. W. Mills and Co., was very well-known on the "road" and his palsi will miss him greatly. Tahmy-Noah-Brusso-Burns, ay ho, till he struck a black squall m Jacko Johnsing, Was reputed champion bifier of the world, r didn't arrive m Wellington on Wednesday,' as lots of people anticipated. The Irish-German-French-Canadian Yank ought to put, in an appearance on Monday afternoon next, and no doubt will be paid homage by the W.B.A. * » » Passenger .by the Corinthic. due next Tuesday is Mr William Bowron of Bowron, Bros.,- Christchurch. William is more generally known as common "Bill" among his pals, and although he is not m keeping with the rest of the firm, who are mostly wowsers 'of the worst type, he passes as a decent sort amongst a certain sort- Of course there are different sorts of sorts. * * » Mr Gresley Lukin fG-risly Lookin"), editor of the "Post," and Imperial Press delegate, is now homeward bound, as he was due to leave London yesterday (Friday) by the Ruapehu. G.L. was a great gun at 'Ome, and shook dooks with all the' noffs and all the toffs. Standing to be photographed with Lord Roberts, "Bobs" was made to resemble a very small beer— "Truth" means jeer. "Boer" Unholtz, the pug., whom our own Tim Tracy is to try his hand on, wasn't on the Manuka when she arrived m Wellington from Sydney on Wednesday last. The "Boer" who, from a photo, is a nuggety, ■ muscular little chap, ought to happen along either on Monday or Wednesday next. What with Tahmy Burns, Les O'Donnell, and Mick O.'Keefe, tha very atmosphere is pugilistic. The Petone Working Men's Club members rolled up last Thursday week night to present "Pie" Wynyard, their former president, and one time well-known football i rep., with a whole heap of presents. Dave Wadsworth, president, made the presentation, which was a set of silver spoons arid a box of cutlery, and a life member's ticket. The "boys" told "Pie" what a jolly good fellow he was. • w * The death is announced of Miss Mary Gilfillan, aged 78, one ; of the oldest identities of the Wanganui district. She was the sole survivor of the terrible "Gilfillan massacres" at Matarawa, m 184-7.-This occurrence supplied one of the most tragic chapters m the early history of Wanganui, the whole family, except Miss Gilfillan (anS her father, who was absent from home), being murdered by natives. »' » * Gil. P. Hoskins, who is at present managing West's Picture Show at that dry area called Gore, forwards a very modest request to "Truth," the smallest want being 1,000,000 bottles of fizz. Gil will have his joke, even to the extent of pulling the leg of local newspaper scribes about the enormous salaries alleged to. have been paid Chung Ling Soo, Tommy Burns, and Yack Yohnson. Get thee to a brewery, Gilberto ! A conscience-stricken member of the British Royal Family is Arthur William Patrick Albert. Duke of Connaught, who has resigned the office of Commander-in-Chief and High Commissioner m tha Mediterranean (headquarters Malta) on the ground that the position is a sinecure and an unnecessary expense to the nation. The Duke was appointed to the >post on December 31, 1907. He has, however, a small pittance of £25,000 a year from the Crown. Likewise he had an annual salary as. Colonelrin-chief ol the Rifle Brigade, Colonel 6th Inniskilling' Dragoons, and Colonel of the Scots Guards. He is also a Field Marshal, to which are attached many privileges and' certain emoluments* There is not much likelihood that the Dook will want a dinner, even if he did resign -his Mediterranian job. « • » R. S. McGowan, the Dunedin manager of the Government Insurance Department, has been compelled by ill-health to retire from the service. Mr McGowan entered the Insurance Department as a cadet m IS7B, and m 1886 became chief clerk m the head office. A few years after he was promoted to the position of ■ district manager at Dunedin, a post he has held for the past twenty jears. His health for some time past has not been satisfactory, and has rendered necessary the step now taken. Mr McGov.an has received most appreciative letters from the head office, and his retirement is regretted both by his fellow-ofHcers and many personal friends, as well as by those who have had business transactions with the local office., In view of Mr McGowan's retirement, it has been decided to constitute Invercargill and Oama.ru (hitherto part of Dunedin district) into separate districts. Mr M. J. Heywood, of Wellington, has been appointed district manager at Dunedin, and will shortly take up his duties^