PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 22, 26 September 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor is to arrive in Stratford at 2.15 p.m. on October 11th, breaking his journey from New Plymouth to Wimganui for about an hour. Sir Francis Price, Bart., son-in-law of the’ late Sir William Russell, M.L.C., arrived in Wellington from Sydney by the IJlimaroa on Wednesday. I Mr H. E. Abraham, manager of Mr Newton King’s Stratford business, returned last night from a holiday spent in the Manawatu district. Sir George Clifford, who is a member of tfie London Board of. Directors of the Taranaki- (N.Z.) Oilwells, Ltd., the company’s properties at New Plymouth to-day. Bishop Julius, who has been on a visit to Australia, returned from Sydney on Wednesday. He intended to take part in the Church Congress at Brisbane, but was prevented by indisposition from getting any further than Sydney. 'He left by the Wahine last night for Christchurch. Mr G. P. Donnelly, of Napier, Hawke’s Bay, returned to New Zealand by tlje Niagara on Monday. He left in May last ’for England via the an’d‘ ivihle in London underwent 1 a successful Operation. On the return trip Mr Donnelly spent some time in Vancouver.

Lady Denman, wife of the Gover-nor-General of Australia, is a passenger by the Niagara for Sydney, on her return frbm a visit to England. Her party'‘inblixdes her brother, the Hon. Weetfaah Harold Pearson, Libc-' ral member of the House of Commons for Eye, Mrs Pearson, the Hon. Miss Hugeson, and Captain R. V. Pollock, A.D.'J. I'-! - • ■ *- '■ The remains of Sir’ William Russell were interred yesterday afternoon in Slipier cemetery, and the funeral was very largely attended, among those present being the Hon. H. D. Bell (representing the Minisctry), and Capt Shawe (Military A.D.C., representing the Governor). An impressive funeral service was held at the cathedral.