PERSONAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 24 October 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Melbourne cable announces the death of Father William King, of the Redemptorist Mouastery, Ba.llarat. Ho was well known in New Zealand.

Tho Czar's heir ia ill at Upsala, in Sweden, says a St. Petersburg cable. Ho sustained an injury to his groin as tho result of an accident.

Mr. A. T. Sellars, who formerly represented tho Manawatu "Daily Times'' at Feilding, but latterly has been teaching at,prautoha, near Raetihi, has left to take up a. position under the Auckland Education Board.

Dr Robert Robinson, of Manchester, has been appointed professor of organic and applied chemistry at Sydney University. Dr Anstruther Lawson, of Glasgow, has been appointed professor of botany.

Dr A. S. Wohlmai-:, Gr-voriHiiPiit Balnealogist at Rotorua, has .nxr: grnnt";l a year's leave ot absence to piuibie him to visit Europe. A .stfiiene'it onrrent in Wellin;T-. 1 that ho is retiring from the Government sorv;-.e h;is iioeii officially contradicted.

Mr. E. Beatson, who for the past I threo years has been in charge of thy ' Raetihi butter factory, has accepted an appointment in Taranaki, and will be leaving shortly. During his managership Mr. Beatson has taken prizes in' nearly all the important shows in tli3 i North Island. i

Another of Tarmaki's early selviens passed away .at Egmont road on Monday in the person of Mr Alexander (:..]-• son at the advanced age of h4 yeans (says, the "News.") Jeceasrd, who' was. an old militia man, arr veci in the colonj considerably over hair t cen+i:.. y ago. a_ic had been in Ta-.vr.iki evei smic€ He leaves a widow and a fnurly of .^..v. viz., Messrs T. Colson (Srratfor<l, 3 A Colson (Fitzroy), C. C'ji&cn •P->'-mont road), Mrs J. lljnpvh>?:d 'Moturoa), Mrs McDonnell (Wcllingfan), aid Mrs Ban- (Sydney).