Personal.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 23, 19 May 1914, Page 5

Personal.

Sir H C. Munro-F ergnson has been sworn in as Governor-General of the Commonwealth.

A Mr Charles Reade, organiser of an Australasian town-planning tour, leaves for New Zealand by the Maungamii'on Saturday, states a Sydney cablegram.

The death of Alderman Brennan, aged seventy-one, who was Supreme Grand Arch of the Druids of Austialia and New Zealand, is announced from Melbourne.

The Bciough Council at its meeting last night passed a vote oi sympathy with Cr. Arden in his serious illness, expressing a hope lor ms speedy recovery.

The late George McSheehy Gentlemun, of Temuka, left £3350 to charitable objects, £IOOO of it for the Catholic school in Temuka, £7OO to the SoWiety of St. Mary, £3OO each to Mt. ’Magdala and Nazareth homes, the Catholic Cathedra], Christchurch, and Catholic Church, Temuka, and smaller sums to other similar objects.

Mr John Strauchon, who has just retired from the position of Undersecretary for Lands, was entertained at dinner at Wellington last evening by his colleagues in the Lands Department. The Prime Minister was present, and, on behalf of the officers, made a presentation to Mr Strauchon of several pieces of plate and other mementoes of his association with (hem.

Mr P. H. Kelly, managing director of Richardson and Co., Napier, and who had been selected to contest the Napier seat in the Reform interest at the general election died with tragic suddenness early this morning. The Press Association states that his face became somewhat swollen at the end of last week, and yesterday acute blood-poisoning developed, and he rapidly sank. Deceased, who was only 38 years of age was, extremely popular.