PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 50, 2 June 1916, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Trooper John Henry Home, who has died of enteric, was a son of Mr William Home, of Eltham.

Francis Maurice Priest, of Inglewood, who went to the front with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, is returning to New Zealand by a transport.

Mr Callaghan, postmaster at Hawera, who has been on leave through ill-health for some weeks, has been granted one month's extension.

Mr T. B. Salmon, formerly post-' master at Hawera, but now an inspector, is acting as chief postmaster at Westport.

Gunner J. C. Thomson, of the 13th Reinforcements, the only son of Mr JC. Thomson, M.P. for Wall-'*?, died in Greytown hospital restore v.

The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, who is still confined to his bed, is making a somewhat slow recovery from his indisposition. He hopes to be about again shortly, but it is doubtful whether he will be able to resume his Parliamentary duties this week.

A cable message has been received in Auckland stating that Biihop Cleary, of Auckland, arrived safely in Rome on Friday, on a visit ad lihiina to His Holiness the Pope. Bishop Cleary, who is accompanied by Father Kehoe, goes from Rome to Great Bri- 1 tain and Ireland, and is due back in Auckland at the end of the year.

The death is announced of Mrs Mary Ann Pinny, of Rawhitiroa Road, Eltham. Those left to mourn her loss are: Mr Wm. Pinny, husband, and Messrs Leonard and Donald Pinny (Hawera), and Leslie Pinny (Ngaere), sons of the deceased, and Mrs H. C. Mills (Eltham), Mrs Harry Clement (Te Kiri), and Miss Marion Pinny (Hawera), daughters.' .

The death took place at Napier on Tuesday of Captain Richard Todd, director for New Zealand of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line. Tlfe\ deceased had suffered indifferent health during the past twelve mdnthsj but was able to attend to his .duties h until about a week ago. Captain i Todd was a native of Aberdeen, Scotil land. His first visit'to New Zealand was in the old Malay, which arrived at Wanganui in the early 'seventies.*'! to inaugurate a direct sailing sen-ice between London and that port.

Driver S. G. Robinson, son of Mr R; H. Robinson, of Stratford r who was invalided home from Egypt in the Willochra, arrived home by the mail train, last evening. On behalf of the citizens of the town, His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. W. Boon) accorded Gunner Robinson a very hearty welcome back to Stratford. After receiving an ova-, tion from the large number of people' >who assembled on the platform. Gunner Robinson was conveyed to his home m Mr J. H. Thompson's motor car. Gunner Robinson has received his discharge from the Forces.

The Empress Eugene, widow of Napoleon HI., celebrates her ninetieth birthday this month,, says an English v exchange. She has been residing in England since the Emperor's star set,-" in the stormy days of 1870, and she had to fly from the Tuilleries to find safety across the Channel. Her home is atVarnborough Hall, in Hampshire, where she has been living since 1881. During her exile she has frequently, visited France, and she never tails to <r o to Versailles, where, with teardimmed eyes, she gazes long and sorrowfully at the magnificent coach in which she and Napoleon ITI. drove through the cheering crowds of Paris on their wedding day.

Mrs Tudor Atkinson, whose death is announced from Wellington, was. born in 1858, at Hurworth, New Plymouth, and was the elder daughter of the Hon. J. C. Richmond and niece of Mr Justice Richmond. She was educated in Switzerland and Germany, and at University College, London,' when it first opened its doors to women in 1878. Her linguistio gift was very great; she spoke three languages remarkably well, and was a brilliant Latin scholar. A competent judge once called her "that Queen of letter-writers," and she wa.< a brilliant conversationalist and a very wittv and accomplished woman. She was married in 1887 to Mr. E. Tudor Atkinson, son of Sir Harry Atkinson, and leaves two sons, the elder, Esmond, being Biological Assistant in the Agricultural Departmcnt.and the younger, Hal, sub-lieutenant R.N. Volunteer Reserve, and two young daughters, Mary and Rosalind. Miss D. K. Richmond, the well-known New Zealand artist, is her only sister.