PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 74, 25 February 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Sir Win. Mercer has been appointed president of the Pacific Cable Board. Mi's K. Hannah and Miss Hannah, of Wellington, are at present on a short visit to Stratford. Mr S. H. James has been appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for the District of Stratford, as from the 18th inst. A London cablegram states that the Prince of Wales has accepted the presidency of the National Rifle Association. Mr Frank Rhodes licensee of the Caledonian Hotel, Napier and onetime resident of Stratford, has filled a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities are over £15,000. Miss D. A. Chamberlain, of the Stratford High School teaching staff, left this morning by mail train for Victoria College, Wellington, where she undergoes a two years’ course of study. A London cable reports . the death of Earl Brassey. The late Lord Brassey was created a peer in 1886 and created an earl in 1911. He was a noted yachtsman, and at one ' time Governor of Victoria. Mr and Mrs J. Crosson received advice from the Dei’etjce Department on Saturday that their eldest son George, who left with the 22nd. Reinforcements, had been wounded in the back and admitted to hospital on February 11th. Router reports from London the death of Sir Henry Blake, aged 78. The late Sir Henry Arthur Blake, K.C.M.G., was born in Limerick. He has held several Governorships including those of Ceylon, Bahamas, Newfoundland, Jamaica and Hong Kong. , At the last Senior National Scholarship Examination, one of the Stratford School Boys, Ronald Clare, missed the bursary by just one mark in 1200. He has now received word irom the Director of Education that as a result of the recount of his marks, a Scholarship has been awarded him, Mr Robert Greig, the well-known actor, who lias many friends in New Zealand, has been appointed an associate director of Harry Rickards’ Tivoli Theatre, Ltd., Sydney. His new duties include control of the firm's stages of the theatres in Australia, file Greig will also act as producer, and from time to time may be seen on the stage again. On Saturday, Mr and Airs J. W. Mail, Midhirst, received information that their son Laurence, had passed his final medical examination at the Otago University. Master Laurence, j Mail won a Taranaki Scholar-hip five .'years ago when he was a pupil at the ! Stratford District High School and j since then has boon pursneng his studies. At the various examinations, I \ V hh*h he, has gone through at live Uu>versitv. he has each time s-enred a , first-class pass. He now goes Kito camp.