PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13051, 10 March 1911, Page 2

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Lord Crewe's condition is steadily improving.

Dr. Bell, the retiring Director of Geological Survey, leaves Wellington to-day for London to set up a private mining practice. Ho will have with him Mr. Facer, mining geologist, and Mr. P. Clarke, secretary.

Mr. G. C. Wheller, the well known sheep and cattle breeder, died at Palmor.ston North on Monday evening, after a long illness, aged 61 years... He was born at Gloucester, England, ami as a young man eamo to New Zealand. For thirty years ho has been in the Halcombe district.

The Rev. W. S. Lucas, vicar of All Saints, who recently .underwent a serious operation in London, returned to Nelson yesterday morning, accompanied by Miss Lucas. The many friends of the reverend gentleman will bo pleased to hear that he is now in good health.

Mr. C. W. Littlejohn. who has been chosen to row in the Oxford "eight," is a son of Mr. W. S. Littkjohn, principal of the Scotch College, Mci'.beurne, and formerly principal of Nelson College. Mr Littlejohn was a Victorian Rhodes scholar.

'J'he, death occurred at Hastings, on Sunday, of Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, aged ninety-two years. Deceased armed in New Zealand by the sailing ship Tornado, which anchored at Auckland. She bad for a great many years resided in the Hawke's Bay district.

Friday last being the thirty-sixth anniversary of the elevation of Mr. Justice Williams to the Supreme Court Bench, the president of the Law Society expressed to his Honour the congratulations of the. legal profession in Ot:ij.vo on the occasion, and expressed the hope that his stay in their midst might yet be extended'for many years. His Honour was also congratulated personally by members of the profes-

Mr. Walter Johnson, who is prominent in Now Zealand swimming circles, contemplates leaving for Great Britain on April 11. Mr. C. Atkinson, a prominent local swimmer, also contemplates an early departure for England.

A Christchurch wire states that Mr. Henry Mortimer Leathern, 46 years of age brother of Mr. Leathern, solicitor of Christchurch, died at the hospital yesterday morning whilst under an anaesthetic, prior to undergoing an operation for hernia. Ether was beiiijj used when ho suddenly collapsed and died.

Dr. W. A. Chappie, M.P., who has fought two political contests successfully in Stirlingshire, was (says a London correspondent) entertained at a complimentary dinner in Stirling on January 12 by a great gathering of Liberals, representing the whole of his constituency. The proceedings were most enthusiastic, Dr. Chappie having made hi nisei'f exceedingly popular in the electorate, and ho was very warmly congratulated on the fairness of the campaign.