PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 21, 17 September 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Miss Edmomlstone has been appointed Hunkot Nurse for Wanganui. Mr and Mrs C. Chard leave tonight by mail train to take up their residence in the Auckland district. Sir James Carroll, M.P., delivered an address entitled “Some Personal Reminiscences” in Auckland at last week-end. Mr John C.. Mitchell, who has been Town Clerk at Balclutha for over 20 years, has intimated to the Borough Council that ho intends to resign the position shortly owing to ill-health. Mr. B. E. Maunder, of Messrs. Standish and Stundish, New Plymouth, arrived in Stratford yesterday to take up the position of managing clerk 1 of Messrs. Wake and Wright’s office. Mr. John Townsend how in r, of Mas - terton, who died at Napier, aged 82 years, was formerly Inspector-General of Schools in the Madras Presidency, India. One of Mr Fowler’s sons is head master at the Nelson College. Mr J. W. Wingate, who has held the position of conductor of the choir of the Waitara. Wesleyan Church since he has been a resident of the town, has been made the recipient cf a Gladstone bag from the members of the choir ana while Mrs Wingate received an E.P. jam, dish, both as tokens of -- eciation. Mr. Wingate, in returning thanks, said his duties had been a labour or love. Mr Murdoch Fraser, of Burgess, Fraser and Co., New Plymouth, and his son Mr Graham Fraser, who went ■ to the Islands about two months ago, have returned. They visited Rarotonga, Tahiti,, and other islands, and I Mr Fraser, senior, who is a member Of the Polynesian Society, seized the opportunity to make further re--1 searches. The New Zealanders were not at all impressed with Tahiti as a place of residence. Rarotonga, in theft opinion, is an ideal place for a ’ holiday in the cOol weather.

1 Sir G. H.Archibald, child psychologist, has arrived from Australia |by the! Moeraki. . Mr .Archibald, w)io. is director of studies at the Boiirheville Training Institute, England, comes to New Zealand after a pioneering tour of Australia in the interests of the Npw Education, of which ho is: an ac-

knowledgecl leader. He is endeavouring to promote the introduction of new methods into schools, particularly in regard to the moral and religious training of children, and naturally includes on these lines the Sunday school in the field of his work. He has with him Mrs Archibald, Miss Ethel.' Archibald and Miss Backhouse as helpers. , Couples who had the privilege of being able to say they were married by Anglican. Bishop George Augustus Solwyn are now getting somewhat rare, but Mr and Mrs Hark ness Hamilton, who celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding at their residence, Ellerslie, last week, 'were married by the only Anglican bishop of the whole of New Zealand, in St. Mary’s Church, Parnell, on the 11th of September, 1862. Mrs Hamilton was the second daughter of the late William Buchanan, of Tara, New South Wales, and Mr Hamilton came to New Zealand in the early sixties, with his parents, being the eighth son of the late Dr. James Hamilton, of

Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland. Mr Cecil Ryan, a New Zealand baritone who is now in New York, has, according to. letters received by his friends in New Zealand, secured a two years’ engagement with Joseph Gaites, as leading baritone for a now operetta by Victor Herbert. It is stated that Mr Ryan was advised by Sousa, when the great bandmaster was on his Australian tour, to seek his vocal fortune in America. He had hardly been a week in New York when, on account of his dramatic abilities, he was engaged as leading man with Gi ■ace La Rue, in “Betsy.” Mr Ryan has stated to an American intervio.ver: “I am delighted to bo in this country and find it so full of opportunities. I must confess that I have an ambition for grand opera some day, and through my concert work I have become acquainted with most of the baritone roles.”

By the death of Mrs Marjory Maxwell Wood, relict of the late Dr. John Wood, there passed away at Auckland another link with the past. The deceased lady was born at Jedburgh in 1822, and after her marriage passed several years in India. She was in Delhi when the mutiny broke out. Her husband was shot in the face by a Sepoy, and during 12 long days she, with another lady, Mrs Patterson, tended him whilst they made good their escape, travelling by night and hiding by day. Finally, with the aid of friendly natives, they reached a place of safety. She arrived In Now Zealand in 1862 with her husband and family, and since then has lived in Auckland and the neighbourhood, passing away at the age of 90 years. occurred on Sunday in WatMfa of Alfred Pearn, one of the old ffit-diminishing band who fought for their country on this Taranaki soil. He was the first white child born in New Plymouth, his parents having arrived in the “William Bryant." When the Maori troubles came on he was just reaching man’s •estate, and he'saw four engagements, including Waireka. Ho was also with the rescue party when tney brought tile Gascoynes in. For flies) services ho was awarded the N.Z. War Medal, Deceased had reached the ago of 70 years. Latterly he had been getting very frail (states the Mail), and death occurred through senile decay. The only daughter rf .deceased married the (lev. G. W. Dent, Eltham. The funeral took place to-day, the interment taking place at Te lioiiui cemetery.