PERSONAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 31 October 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Sir William Steward's condition has jjono from bad to worse, and no hopes are now held of his recovery.

The many friends of Mr \V. S. Smith, son of Mr J. Smith, the local station master, will bo pleased to learn that ho has kept his second terms at Auckland., word having been received to this effect yesterday. Mr Smith is a student for the Wcsleyan ministry.

Tho Rev. F. H. Radford, who has been called to the pastorate of the Ingestre Street Baptist Church, arrived •in Wanganui last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Radford received a very warm welcome from tho members of their church, there being an assemblage- of about 100 (including representatives from the Smithfield church^ on the railway station.

'Mr. J. E. Vernon, Rector of tho Palmerston North High School, was granted nine months' leave of absence at Tuesday nights meeting of the High School Board. The leave will be from about the middle of March next, and Mr. Vernon intends visiting the Old Country during the nine months, making tho journey home by way of Vancouver, and the return by way of Suez. 'During Mr. Vernon's absence Mr. F. Foote, at present chief assistant master, will be acting master of the High School.

A tprivato cablegram received in Wellington yesterday afternoon (says a press wire) announces the death of Captain Henry Rose, formerly well known ; n Wellington. Captain "Rose was born in Central America in 1833, went to sea at the age of 14, became third officer at 18, and at 24 years of age obtained a cantain's certificate. For fifteen years, between IS6O and 1875. be traded lyetwecn London and Canterbury, until 1869. He was an officer of tho old White Star line, and eventually be-r-rtmo captain of tho first boat of tho Now Zealand Shinning Company—the Rakaia. In 1875 he was appointed marine superintendent of tho company's fleet for tho Dominion, and a year later ho aocr-nt-otl the •position of local manager of tho New Zealand Shimrno; fomtxany at Wellington. JTr, retired from tho oempanys' tervioo sixteen years ap:o •md. sincn then IK-od in retirement'"'n London, but occasionally ho made trms to New Zealand. He 'was for ne^rlv twenty yeans a member of the Wellington Chamber of Cornmnrce. art] ,iK-> filled the nation of chairman of tho Harbour Br>.arr] for several Wiis. fl->nt.nin Row hns loft a widow and an unmarried daughter in London. Ann+hor •laughter (wife of Mr. C. V. Houston manr>g-r-f tho N.Z. Shinping Cnninony t "J^""*) -^Tifl three sons, Messrs. J. O. Rncv-, r-r^b Mnc^rc W nnc ] C i riirnbul! and Co.). W. IT. Rn SO (with M^srs n. Andemon and Co.. Well-jnetn-iV -nd \ 73 jj,^ f ti:o Brit'vh Army.