PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14392, 6 January 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr .7. Harold Mooro has boon a'l'cd and has agreed to stand for a seat on tho Timaru High School Board as <ne of tho Borough representatives at tho next election.

Ail Invcrcargill message states lhat Sir Joseph Ward yesterday visited Stewart Island. To-day he -tt'ill probably go to ltiverton and on Saturday morning will start north again.

The Right Hon. George William Talmer, l'.C, and Mrs I'almer, of Reading, England, arrived in Christchurch on Tuesday. Mr Palmer, who is an Alderman of Reading, was Mayor of tho Borough in 1888-1889, and member of Parliament from 1892-1895, and again from 1893-1904.

One of the oldest, if not tie oldest of the Voortrekkers of South Africa has just passed away at Volksrusfc, Natal, in the person of Dirk Mys, who was present at the battle of tho 81-ooi River in December 1838, when the Impis of Dingaan, King of tho*Zulus, were shattered- by the band of Dutchmen who had trekked into Natal from the Orange Ereo State.

Visitors calling upon Mr W." T. Stead at his officers in Kingsway, found the famous journalist wearing prison garb (says Lloyd's "Weekly News" of November 13th). This is his custom on the anniversary of his imprisonment in connection with the agitation for the' Criminal Law Amendment Act, and 'J'hurMiay was the twenty-fifth anniverSaiy.'

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister of Canada, who celebrated his sixty-ninth birthday last month, has, says "Canada," held the position of Premier louger than any statesman, Overseas or British, for over a century, and each year lias added to tho prominence of his personality in the affairs of tile Empire, as well as of the Dominion. Tho fact that he comes of French-Canadian stock, and is almost as eloquent an, orator in the English language as he is in tho French, has always appealed specially to the people of the Old Country. Mr C. E, Holway, the champion sprinter, left Timaru by the first northbound express yesterday for Christchurch, which town will be his New Zealand headquarters till March 25th, when ho goes back to the other side. Home papers report the death of Mrs Kinling, mother of Mr Rudyard Kiplingf at tho Gables, Tilsbury, Wiltshire. She was Miss Alice Macdonald, one of the remarkable daughters of the late Rev. George B. Macdonald, whose house, some forty-five years ago, was a well-known centre of an artistic and literary circle.

Mr Thomas Nevell Digby, a very old resident of Ashburton, died on New Year's morning, at the age of sixtytjiree. He was bora at Birch, . near Colchester, Essex, England, and came to Now Zealand as a youth of nineteen years, in the ship David G. Fleming. He had been farming at Ashburton ever since, and was well known as the successful breeder and exhibitor of English Leicesters, being particularly successful on many occasions at the Ashburton, Timaru and Christchurch metropolitan shows. His rams and young ewes were eagerly sought after by breeders.

Mr Justice Denniston, who had in-1 tended to leave for New Zeland vu t!,o \ Osterley, thought it wise at ftie last! moment to defer his departure for a month, acting on the advice of h's medical advisor. The judge altriwards took his passage by. the Oro.-ites, which was to leave on December 23, itnd is due in New Zealand about February 2nd.

' Dominion Chief Scout Cosgrove, who is now at Christehurch, yesterday received a letter from General Sir R. S. S. Baden Powell, founder of i,he' U y Scout movement, expressing his ir.t'.rtion of visitig the Dominion at iho end of the nresent year. He states that he will make full investigations as !o the movement in New Zealand.

Notv- was rpr-eired in Auokknd last night, sars a Press telegram, that Rev. Fathe- Cluiie cf the Redemntorist Mor,a.st.~~ at Perth, who is well-known m New Zealand, has been appointed Roman Catholic Birhop of Perth. The Roman Catholics of Auckland sent a cable of congratulations to the row bishop. C. E. Holway arrived at Christchurch yesterday, to fulfil his engagements at the Christehurch Cycling and Motor Club's Atliletie Carnival ;it Lancaster Park to-morrow week. He was met at the station by a large • umber of local, snortsmen, and welosned to the city. Holway expressed himsclr confident of being able to still further reduce' the records he <"stab]isbed at Timaru last Monday, tin; Lancaster Park ground being much Tiarder and faster. He will rema.'n In Christehurch till about the 18th inst. when he lea'.«:s for the- North Island.

The following have b?en guests at the Empire Hotel in the nnst week From Dunedin—Mr and Mrs Sinnfc, Mr and Mrs Nicholson, Mr. and ?.lis Scandrett. Mr and Mrs Brewer. .Mrs and Misses Cossins (2), Mr and Mr? H. LeCren. Miss LeCren. Miss His: .p. From Christehurch—Mr. Mrs and Miss Riiss?l!, Misses Morrow (2), Mr M<C'nfc'hv?, Mr and Mrs Green, Mr rid Mrs- Mntv and two children. Mr md Miss Robins. Mr and Mrs S. Main, Mr and Mrs InMes. M"-s A. Townend :ind maid. M-'ss R. Townend, M : ss M. Tabart, Mr A. McKellor, .Mr Dnseitt From Orari—Mr and Mrs B. Tr;r>p. WVhao Downs, Mr P. B. Harrison. Sutherlands. Mr and Mrs A. ClsUia. Westport. Mr W. Gyles.. Invercarg.il, Mr and Mrs McDonald i-nd son. Ade. laid", Mr and Mrs Sh'erlnw. Victoria. Miss Wilde. England. M : ss Mathiis. s.s. Delphic, Captain Breen.