PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 14, 22 May 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Sir Joseph Ward will probably return to New Zealand about the middle of July; *

Archbishop Clark, of Melbourne, is recovering, states a London cablegram.

Mr H. H. Ostler was last night elected chairman of tho Victoria College Council in succession to Mr Wilson.

Tho Hon. A. L. Hordman, Minister for Justice passed through Stratford this morning en route for Wellington.

Tho Stratford County Council at yesterday’s meeting granted leave of absenco to tho County Clerk, Mr Chas. Penn.

* Dr. Chappie, formerly M.P. for Tuapeka, was, according to an American paper, among those who visited China to bo present at the opening of the Chinese Parliament.

George Howell, of the Patea staff of the Bank of New Zealand, was presented with a purse of sovereigns on the occasion of his departure for Manaia.

Mr J. J. Groalish, of the literary staff of the Wellington ‘‘Post/* has accepted a position on the staff of the Sydney “Daily Telegraph,” which is now largely built up by Dominion journalists.

A certain Cambridge “sport” is of opinion that he is dogged by an evil star just now. Owning a farm in the out-district, he gave instructions to his manager to lay poison for the rabbits that swarmed on his property. This was so well done that the bunnies died on a wholesale scale, many of them selecting the pig-sties for their expiring moments. The pigs thereupon eagerly devoured the car-

cases, with the result that some seventy of eighty pigs, to the value of £l5O, died from poisoning.

Princess Mary, the only daughter

of the King and Queen, celebrated fher 16th birthday on April 25. The Princess, who looks younger than her age, was overloaded with presents. The Queen has had her daughter educated according to old-time ideals. The Princess can mend her own brothers’ socks, bake dainty things for the tea-table, and occasionally she takes a turn kt making cheese and butter at' Sandringham. Besides possessing these useful accomplishments, she can swim, ride, drive, dance, cycle and play golf and hockey.. The Princess has also leatnfc shorthand and typewriting, and the King, sometimes dictates private letters to her. ~