Personal Pars.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 4697, 13 August 1904, Page 2

Personal Pars.

King Edward received a warm welcome on his arrival at Marienbad.

Mr Hunt and family left Waipukurau, yesterday, for a trip to the south. Mr Martin Kennedy intends to leave London on his return journey to Wellington on the 22nd September. “The Premier is the champion legpuller of the world, says Mr Witty, one of the Government party. The death is announced of M. Wal-deok-Rousseau, formerly Premier of Franoe, after an operation for caucer. The death is announced of Mr W. H. Raworth, who settled in New Zealand in the fifties, arriving with the Canterbury Pilgrims.

Mr Fred Dillon left for the Wairarapa, yesterday. It took sixteen railway trucks to convey his belongings to his new home.

Mr F. W. Massey, leader of the Op position, has received a large number oi invitations to visit Taranaki during the recess.

Mrs Maloney, an old Wairoa settle: who has resided for 31 years in the dis trict, died yesterday, aged 52. Sh< leaves elevtn sons and daughters, al grown up.

The erstwhile featherweight champion of the world, “ Billy ” Murphy, a native of New Zealand, and now well on in years, essayed a return to the boxing arena in Sydney last week, but was defeated by Tim Hagarty before the third round was half through. Hagarty was heavier and stronger than Murphy. Cable advice has been received at Government House that Lieutenant A.

M. R. Bingham (of the Fifth Lancersj, Associate A.D.C to his Excellency the Governor, left London by the R.M.S. Himalaya on the 22ud ult. He is expected to arrive in Wellington on the 7th prox. Miss Sebley, who was at one time a clever member of the Waipawa Dramatic Club, has been appearing with success in a “ Flower Fautasia ” at Petone. The Petone Chronicle , in its notice of the performance says: —The pick of the lot were ’Lizer (Miss Sebley) and ’Enry, the acting of the former especially being ex oeptionally good. Thus the Hastings Standard Mt

Jens Neilsen, of Hastings, who went to Monte Video to assist in starting a 1 newly-formed freezing works, arrived in Uruguay only to find that mercurial Republic in the throes of one of the many revolutions which convulse the giddy South American Republics. He has been absent eight months, and dur ing that time, business has been practically at a standstill in the Uruguayan capital, whilst he himself, though under pay all the time, was not called upon by his company to commence operations. Owing to the unsettled state of the country he was obliged to leave for his home, to which he returned last Thursday. Mr Neilsen is looking very well after his trip, but he is very glad to get back again to Hastings.