PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4, 9 May 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The estate of Dr. Wilson, the Antarctic hero, has been proved at £965.

King David, of Uganda, is touring England for three months, states a London cablegram.

The Duchess of Connaught passed a fair night, and her strength is being maintained, states a London cable.

Mr J. J. Franklyn, of Sydney, late of Nelson, has been engaged as permanent organiser for the United Temperance Deform Council in Dunedin.

The retiring Mayor of Inglewood, Mr G. W. Bennett, was a member of the first Inglewood Borough Council ten years ago, and has been Mayor of the town for the past eight years.

Mr Hugo Gorlitz, who is well-known in Now Zealand, underwent a serious operation in London a few weeks ago. At latst advice he was progressing rapidly towards recovery.

The appointment of Messrs Peter Barr and J. H. Richardson as members of the Public Service Board is announced. The former is to be chairman. The new General Manager of . Railways, Mr E. H. HilCy, is expected to reach the Dominion on September 1. The present General Manager, Mr T. Ronayne, will continue to hold office until his successor arrives.

Tile Marquis of Hertford hgs be- ~ come engaged to the widow of ,Mr Charles Moss Cockle, a solicitor,/ A. , ( London cablegram states that the late , Mr 'Cockle' was formerly Commissioner, , for Queensland, and left his widow £652,000.

"Colonel J. W. M‘Cay has resigned from the position of Director of Intelligence in the Commonwealth Defence Forces, and has been transferred /to the unattached list. With his retirement the position has been abolished. ' ’ , ~r ,

Mr D. Buick, M.P., denies the report that lie will not seek re-election as member for Parliament at the close of the present Parliament. “You can give the rumour the most emphatic denial,” stated Mr Buick to a Manawatu Tillies representative. “I have no intention of retiring for the next twenty years. I will stick to my seat until I am defeated.”

Mr Alex. Henderson, the Society’s retiring secretary and teasnrer, was made the recipient of a cheque at the meeting of the Taranaki Provincial Scottish Society yesterday afternoon, in making the presentation, Chief Kennedy paid a tribute to Mr Henderson’s untiring energy, and said that had it not been for the energies of their secretary the Society would not have been in existence to-day. Mr Henderson’s instrumentality had kept the Society in existence, and his genius for organisation had created branches almost throughout the entire province. He understood that Mr Henderson had lately been given very considerable promotion on the staff of the “Xew Zealand Scot” and he wished him, on behalf of the Taranaki Provincial Scottish Society, every success. (Applause.) Mr Henderson, in returning thanks for the handsome presentation, said that much of the credit lay in the work of the committee, who had given their time unsparingly. If he might he allowed to offer the Society some advice he would

say; “Keep your Society absolutely free from political and religious discussion. Work on the principal of tho greatest good for the greatest number, and if you have any functions, don’t spare any expense to make 4-hem worthy of the Society. A small credit balance and n first-class function, is infinitely preferable to a large credit,balance, and a third-rate function.” (Applause.)

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