PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 98, 20 December 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

LORD LIVERPOOL

Of middle .’eight, with well-knit figure, dark hair turning grey at tl;o temples, close cropped moustache, tne sunburnt face /that speaks of muchj time spent out of doors, a slight pucker at tuc corners of the eye that is always found in people with a keen! sense of humour, Lord Lverpool at once impresses you as being just the sort of man likely to make a succors ;

of the important post which he has come out to fill. He has the heartiest laugh of any Governor we have had for many years. When you combine this with "ability and dignity, you have the ideal occupant for Government House . iA perfectly natural manner, a steady gaze, and a quickness of perception that at once places him on rapport with fresh situations and people, are attributes that stand a Governor in good stead. Lord Liverpool has them all. There is t refreshing absence of what has so aptly been termed “starch,” which is such a handicap when dealing with colonials. LADY LIVERPOOL. The Countess of Liverpool is bound to bo popular. She is just as unaffected as the Governor. She has been described as athletic-looking. This is rather mis-leading (states the Auckland Star), as it suggests someone with more than a fair share of avoirdupois, a marked muscularity, and a mannish manner. Lady Liverpool has none of these. Perhaps it was intended to convey that she was suggestive of outdoor life. This she cer-| tainly is. She is short, has a fresh complexion, like most of Erin’s daughters, and dresses quite simply in good taste. She is keen on outdoor life, fond of gardening and flowers, and at! home spends much of her time look-, ing after her poultry and many farm pets. _ Accompanying Lord and Lady Liverpool is Miss Foljambe, who is Lord Liverpool’s niece.

Mr Hector McLean, M.A., a former dux of the Otago Boys’ Higii School, lias headed the list for the whole of Scotland in the annual examination of the United Free Church of Scotland, and won two bursaries. One of these is the special and muchcoveted Freeland bursary for Hebrew, and the two together are valued at £52 per annum for two years. Mr G. T. Brown, M.A., came seventh on the list for the whole church and fifth among Glasgow United Free College students, thus gaining one of the larger bursaries of £25 a year for two years. Mr McLean is a brother of Nurse McLean, who was recently on the staff of the Stratford Hospital, and he is well known in this district, having conducted services in Stratford. Mr Brown, also, has conducted services at Inglewood, where lie was extremely popular.