PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume XLVIX, Issue 11824, 3 January 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The late Mr Joseph A. Harley's estate paid probate duty on £16,403. Miss Scaly is expected to return to Nelson on Friday, having returned from London, where she has been most successful ,at the Royal Academy of Music. Sbe intends following her profession in this Oolony.

Dr Hudson, who has for the pa3t 26*^2 years been practising in Nelson, has decided to Jtake up his residence in the Motupiko district. He bas for the past 25 years been Surgeon of Oourt Robin Hood, No. 3930, and last evening he resigned the position, his resignation to take effect from June 30th. Dr. Hudson has been elected Surgeon of the Shedwood Lodge of Druids, at Tapawera. Dr. Bett. who was Resident Surgeon at the Nelson Hospital two years ago, will be Dr, Hudson's successor.

At (Jollingwood on New Year' ■ ight, Mr A. T. Maginnity was preaented with a gold sovereign-holder in commemoration, of his 25 years 3onnection with the Coilingwood Athletic Association. Major Joyce, the new District Commander, has arrived in Nelson to formally take over the district ■ from Col. Wolfe. He will return at '■ the end of the week to Wellington * : to bring his^farhily heie. It is understood that Col. Wolfe will similarly : take over the Auckland District from Colonel Davis towards the end , of the month. s. Mr James Craigie, Mayor of Timaru, fhas been presented by the Corporation employees of that town with a handsome silver Soup, tureen, ahd a: silver entree dish. ■ ■i'iiTriin"ii*i*ii 'mm ■in Mr Bullen, of Kaikoura, has given five hundred pounds to the Presbyterian Residential College at Dune- 1 din, and Miss Kirkland, Green Island, two hundred • pounds. The total ..amounts how in hand are £15,200. Archdeacon and Mrs Grace, at Blenheim, have been presented by the parishioners with some silver plate on the celebration of theii silver wedding. Sir Mortimer Dura'nd, the retiring British Ambassador, at Washington, says he has spent 34 years in service: outside' England, and hopes to pass' the remainder of his days at home. Mr Marconi has been approached^ to instal an ultra-potent wireless! telegraphy station in. the astronomic cnl observatory at ,the Vaticari ior the purpose of enabling the Pope to communicate with the whole world. The death is announced of Mrs John Daysh, who for 45 years resided in the Wairarapa district. The late Hon J. T. Peacock, of Christchurch, left an estate valued at £110,659 for probate „dut-y.