PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 48, 25 February 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr W. H. Gifford, late general manager of the New Zealand Times, has purchased the Tauranga Times. Mr Bert Rawles, Tauranga, arrived in Stratford last evening, and is visiting his parents. The death of Sinclair, the wellknown African cricketer, is announced by cablegram from Capetv,. .n. Dr. Levick, of the Scott Antarctic expedition, has left for Rotorua, on a few days’ visit to the Hot Lakes district, prior to returning to England. Mr John Clarke Hoyte, the wellknown scenic artist, formerly on the staff of the Grammar School, Auckland, has died in Sydney, where ho resided since 1877 on leaving Auckland. Mr V. B. Hall, who was recently appointed to the position of junior assistant master .at the New Plymouth High School, has received notice that he has passed his M.Adegree. ,

Mr J. Marshall, the well-known dominion sportsman, has arrived at Melbourne by the Otranto, en route to New Zealand, after an extended holiday in England.

Mr T. H. Sandford, stationmaster at Waitara, is to be transferred to Putafuru station on the Rotorua line. Mr Sandford’s successor is Mr Bourke, of Putaruru.

Mr C. J. McKenzie left for Wanganui this morning on business in connection with the supervision of the construction of the new bridge across the Wanganui river.

The King has granted the widow of Captain Scott the same rank and precedence as if the Captain had been nominated Commander of the Bath, as he would have been if he had survived.—London cable.

Porter Ellen, of the Stratford Railway Station staff, who left on Monday for Wellington, was presented with a handsome travelling bag by local carriers, on the eve of his departure. Many complimentary references were made to the departing officer’s sterling qualities.

The following have passed the promotion examination for the New Zealand staff: —Captains Seddon and Barton, . Lieutenants Finnis, Mathers Hay, Skelly, Avery, Kelsall, Header son, Braddell, Wood, Cardale, and Artillery-Major Pilkington.

P.G.M. Bro. Snowden, D.G.M. Bro. W. Mountford, and the corresponding secretary, P.P.G.M. Bro. 0. E. Bellringer, district officers of the Taranak. district of the Manchester Unity, In dependent Order of Oddfellows, paid their annual visit to the Kaponga Lodge last night, and will visit Toko on Wednesday evening next.

Mr J. H. Rowe, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Inglewood for the past fifteen years, but who has recently been promoted to the position of manager of the Oamaru branch, was on Saturday entertained at a farewell gathering. Mr Vickers presided, and on behalf of many Inglewood friends presented Mr Rowe with a silver tea set suitably inscribed. Mr Esse, successor to Mr Rowe, who was present, was also formally welcomed.

The Rev. Canon Garland is taking paid in a series of meetings this week in connection with the Bible-in-gchools movement. He is being assisted at a demonstration in Christchurch to-night by Mr J. G. Foulkes, who was a member of the West Australian Legislature for twelve years. The system of Bible reading advocated by the league has been in operation in West Australia since 1895.

The Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, who left Wellington by the Main Trunk express yesterday for Auckland, will be absent front Wellington about a fortnight. He will then make a brief stay en route to Bluff, whence he leaves for Melbourne on March 24th. The Hon. W. Frazer is at present at Invercargill, and will return to Wellington about the end of this week. The Hon. W. H. Herries, now at Wellington, will leave this week for the East Coast district, and will attend a native gathering at Gisborne on March sth. The other Ministers are at the seat of Government.

President Taft is said to have shaken hands with 7052 persons at his final New Year’s reception at the White House on January Ist, and it was a brilliant function. The President has announced his acceptance of a professorship at law at Yale University on the expiration of his term in the Capital, and will first, spend a few weeks in Augusta, Ga., where he has many friends and has passed two winter vacations. The wife of the Pre-sident-elect has engaged the same lady who was social secretary to Mrs Roosevelt, to act in that capacity for her, And it is said she will plan rather a gay campaign. As President Wilson has three unmarried daughters, it is expected (writes the New York correspondent of the Auckland Star) that Washington will not lose anything in gaiety by his advent to office on March 4th.